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If you read the article closely, the original author isn't claiming this. He's merely relaying the words of others.
And yes, those others are stupid.
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/olymp...sent03.article
Some Chicago officials say anti-American resentment likely played a role in Chicago's Olympic bid dying in the first round Friday.
President Obama could not undo in one year the resentment against America that President Bush and others built up for years, they said.
"There must be" resentment against America, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said, near the stage where he had hoped to give a victory speech in Daley Center Plaza. "The way we [refused to sign] the Kyoto Treaty, we misled the world into Iraq. The world had a very bad taste in its mouth about us. But there was such a turnaround after last November. The world now feels better about America and about Americans. That's why I thought the president's going was the deal-maker."
State Rep. Susana Mendoza (D-Chicago) said she saw firsthand the resentment against America five years ago when she was in Rio de Janeiro. "I feel in my gut that this vote today was political and mean-spirited," she said.
"I travel a lot. ... I thought we had really turned a corner with the election of President Obama. People are so much more welcoming of Americans now. But this isn't the people of those countries. This is the leaders still living with outdated impressions of Americans."
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) said she was approached by a consul general at the plaza as they waited for word Friday. "He said ... he was hearing that there wasn't enough time for Barack Obama to dispel the old image. ... But I don't know if that's it."
Presidential press secretary Robert Gibbs rejected the notion that the vote was influenced by the United States' standing: "No, I think you saw both at the U.N. General Assembly, you saw at the G20 last week ... I think virtually every measure of our standing in the world is different than it was just this time last year. So I don't read too much of that into this."
If you read the article closely, the original author isn't claiming this. He's merely relaying the words of others.
And yes, those others are stupid.
Come on people. We all know it's president Bush's fault. The lib s keep telling us that.
Darrin's just laying the groundwork to claim we all blamed Bush for Chicago losing.
Refuting/resisting the meme=propagating the meme.
100% of the time.
dubya's bull wars and -all-y'all-who-don't-slavishly-follow-USA-into-disasters at ude certainly didn't promote the USA brand in the world's Beauty Contest.
The US banksters ing up the world's economic system didn't help, either.
The US corruption in the Utah winter games didn't help, either.
But I guess the IOC just wanted to give the Olympics to South America, rather to N. America yet again.
It's amazing how much time posters spend ventriloquizing through strawmen they allegedly despise. Maybe it's the only way to keep them alive.
Who was going to beat Rio? It wasn't Bush or Obama's fault. It was the fact that Chicago is in the northern hemisphere. This will be the second Olympics in the history of the world to be south of the equator. Think about that.
Making fun of Obama cultists made some sense during the campaign, and even in the first month or two. Now it misses the mark completely.
The bloom is off the rose. The scales have fallen. People can see that their President has feet of clay.
Last edited by Winehole23; 10-05-2009 at 12:07 PM.
Rio vs Chicago
lets see:
Weather: Rio>>> >Chicago
Women: Rio>>>>>Chicago
Recreational outdoor activities: Rio>>>>>Chicago
Food: Rio<<Chicago
Culture: Rio>>>>Chicago
Architecture: Rio <<<<< Chicago
Commerce: Rio <<<< Chicago
Not saying you're wrong, Rio will be a great host city, but Chicago is pretty awesome if you've ever been there.
I actually liked the food in Rio better than the food I ate in Chicago. It wasn't even close.
Rio politics are better too.
Like how, jack?
Less corrupt.
Well of course it's bush's fault, I mean the only other plausable reason is America is full of.............racists.
You and Darrin are the only posters who say so.
Blame it on Rio...
That is a great movie if you are into child molestation and all.Blame it on Rio...
well rev. wright and his CONGREGATION say so ....all his congregation.
Rev. Wright blamed Obama?well rev. wright and his CONGREGATION say so ....all his congregation.
in chicago you will be cold. in rio chicks are in thongs. no wonder it wasnt a close vote
I really don't think anybody had an influence on this. It was just time, time for South America and Rio. Just as it was Time for Beijing last summer. Just as it will be time for South Africa and the World cup.
Last edited by nuclearfm; 10-05-2009 at 08:03 PM.
Time. Time? Time!?
Father Time ain't got on Obama!
If only Obama could tear himself away from the olympics, and spend a few moments speaking with the generals in afgahanistan, he's making bush look like a leader.
Meeting with McChrystal aboard AF1 isn't enough? Oh, that's right, FAUX News never reported it so, so it never happened...
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