No Olympics for Chicago!

[brimic]

Daley has been quoted as saying that hosting the Olympics would allow him to displace his low-income housing demographics north to Madison and Milwaukee.

And I have not a shred of doubt that Gov Doyle would do everything in his power to accomodate Daley's plan- hell he'd even build a railway system to move them in faster..

[roo_ster]

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTNiMjBjMWI5OTdkNDliMTcwMmUwZmI3NTM0ZDcxYTc=



Top 10 Reasons Chicago Didn't Get the Olympics 



    10. Dead people can't vote at IOC meetings

    9. Obama distracted by 25 min meeting with Gen. McChrystal

    8. Who cares if Obama couldn't talk the IOC into Chicago? He'll be able to talk Iran out of nukes.

    7. The impediment is Israel still building settlements.

    6. Obviously no president would have been able to acomplish it.

    5. We've been quite clear and said all along that we didn't want the Olympics.

    4. This isn't about the number of Olympics "lost", it's about the number of Olympics "saved" or "created".

    3. Clearly not enough wise Latina judges on the committee

    2. Because the IOC is racist.

    1. It's George Bush's fault.

[Perd Hapley]

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=OTNiMjBjMWI5OTdkNDliMTcwMmUwZmI3NTM0ZDcxYTc=



Top 10 Reasons Chicago Didn't Get the Olympics 



    10. Dead people can't vote at IOC meetings

    9. Obama distracted by 25 min meeting with Gen. McChrystal

    8. Who cares if Obama couldn't talk the IOC into Chicago? He'll be able to talk Iran out of nukes.

    7. The impediment is Israel still building settlements.

    6. Obviously no president would have been able to acomplish it.

    5. We've been quite clear and said all along that we didn't want the Olympics.

    4. This isn't about the number of Olympics "lost", it's about the number of Olympics "saved" or "created".

    3. Clearly not enough wise Latina judges on the committee

    2. Because the IOC is racist.

    1. It's George Bush's fault.

While that is an excellent list, number 2 will not be very prominent.  After all, the Left-Wing Establishment^TM won't be so unkind as to frivolously ascribe racism to an international body (at least not very much). 

That sort of abuse is reserved for their fellow Americans. 

[Perd Hapley]

I am as stunned by this as anyone.  I just can't imagine anyone wanting to spend their summer in Rio, instead of Chicago. 

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

I am as stunned by this as anyone.  I just can't imagine anyone wanting to spend their summer in Rio, instead of Chicago. 

You've obviously never heard of Mark Sanford. 

[Waitone]

Ladies and gentlemen,

We have a stark pattern here.  President Obama habitually places himself in situations where he has no plan B, no bailout, no alternatives.  He walks into situations where he can not shed blame or make excuses. 

Latest example is wading into the Olympic site selection.  Why did he go? Did he not have a 10 pound political brain in the WH who accurately assessed the situation?  Or did he know it was iffy and he thought he could salvage the gig for Chicago.  In any case he just suffered a major loss of face (as our Chinese brethren would express it).  He put his prestige on the line as well as that of his wife, Oprah, and even the US.  Not only did he lose it was in in-your-face lost because of his presence just before the announcement.  I am as cynical as the next guy but this stunt has me shaking my head.  Is the president that deluded about his own abilities.  Does this guy ever consider his humaniss and the high likelihood of failure at some point.  He strikes me as a guy who want to become a high wire performer but doesn't want to put in the time training (and also endure implicit failure that training implies).

What happened tells me we as a country have considerable cause to be verrwy verrwy afraid in all things foreign policy.

Just amazing!

[Silver Bullet]

Is barry already the most inept president since Carter ?

Congratulations to Rio, though.  That is going to be one fantastic festival.

[HankB]

If I remember correctly, there are over a dozen shooting events in the Summer Olympics.

HOW would this be allowed in "Daleyville on the Lake?"

Anyway, I understand they were planning to bulldoze CITY BLOCKS full of homes & apartments where people live, in order to make way for Olympic venues . . . I suspect it would have gotten ugly.

And of course . . . with literally BILLIONS being sunk into the project, graft, kickbacks, and payola levels would have been obscene, even by the corrupt standards that have become the norm in the Windy City.

[280plus]

What a trio of asses, they totally embarrassed the rest of us 

Friggin' Oprah, yea, that's who we want to represent us to the rest of the world. Just goes to prove no matter how much fame and fortune you have you can still be a LOSER!

I think a new tee shirt is in order, it should say, "I didn't vote for him"

[Perd Hapley]

Or did he know it was iffy and he thought he could salvage the gig for Chicago.  Is the president that deluded about his own abilities. 

Yes.  He thought he had the star-power with "the world community" to pull this off.  I'm not so sure he any longer understands the concept of "looking stupid," or "losing face."  He's had his ego petted so long, so hard, he may think he's indestructible.

We have a stark pattern here.  President Obama habitually places himself in situations where he has no plan B, no bailout, no alternatives.  He walks into situations where he can not shed blame or make excuses.

What other situations are you thinking of? 

[Harold Tuttle]

[Hawkmoon]

What happened tells me we as a country have considerable cause to be verrwy verrwy afraid in all things foreign policy.

Fixed it for ya ...

[Silver Bullet]

In the words of Flounder (as best as I can recall)

"Oh boy, oh boy, this is great !"   

[Harold Tuttle]

[Dannyboy]

You've obviously never heard of Mark Sanford. 

Um, not to quibble, but Sanford' chica was from Argentina.

As for Chicago and the no-go, I'm wondering if Obama is starting to think the rest of the world might feel about him the way a butt load of Americans do.  The CNN guy is a perfect example.  He was flabbergasted.  There was no way that Chicago could lose with the Obamessiah in their corner actively pulling for them.  It just ain't right.  There was no way Chicago could lose.

[Wildalaska]

Chicago hosting the Olympics? A crime ridden, corrupt congested urban wasteland that lacks culture and class (well the Chicago symphony is good) and whose whole raison d'etre is trying to be like New York...

Pass....who goes to Chicago anyway?

Note: I see we have an Arsenal fan in the house: Its time to chant, for all you footie lovers out there.....

If I had the wings of a sparrow,

If I had the arse of a crow,

I'd fly over Arsenal Tomorrow,

And s**t on the bastards below, below,

S**t on the bastards below.....

 Yid army,

Yid army,

Yid army,

I    -    O    I    -    O

We are the Tottenham boys

I    -    O    I    -    O

We are the Tottenham boys

And if you are a Arsenal fan

Surrender or you'll die

Cos we all follow the Tottenham

Note: I take my footie seriously...despite my fatness and age, Im going to England to attend a Millwall match (No one Likes us, we dont care) and I'm going to riot and get banned for life

Eat it Gunners! Your manager is a Frog!
 

[El Tejon]

HOW would this be allowed in "Daleyville on the Lake?"

That's what Indiana is for.  Heck even Oprah buys her guns here.  Oprah still has her place in Michigan City, maybe she could let the IOC use her place in Indiana.

All the bigwigs in Chicago all have residences in Indiana and Wisconsin.  It's where they buy their guns.  Oh, except for Daley who gets his guns in Michigan.

[Harold Tuttle]

[MicroBalrog]

Wait wait wait.

Why would anybody even want the Olympics? I mean, isn't the taxpayer cost of  hosting them usually far greater than the supposed increase in revenues?

[RevDisk]

Wait wait wait.

Why would anybody even want the Olympics? I mean, isn't the taxpayer cost of  hosting them usually far greater than the supposed increase in revenues?

Graft, kickbacks, etc.   Sure the taxpayer gets soaked, but plenty of money goes into certain pockets.

[makattak]

Graft, kickbacks, etc.   Sure the taxpayer gets soaked, but plenty of money goes into certain pockets.

Exactly. My family who are in Illinois are overjoyed they won't be soaked for this.

[Monkeyleg]

Why would anybody even want the Olympics? I mean, isn't the taxpayer cost of  hosting them usually far greater than the supposed increase in revenues?

Michelle Malkin did an in-depth look at the people who would benefit financially from having the Olympics in Chicago. A lot of friends of Obama bought ghetto property on the chance they could flip it for high-dollar Olympic villages.

[Scout26]

If I remember correctly, there are over a dozen shooting events in the Summer Olympics.

HOW would this be allowed in "Daleyville on the Lake?"

The 17 shooting events were orignally to be held at the Aurora Sportsmen's Club in Waterman

[MicroBalrog]

Graft, kickbacks, etc.   Sure the taxpayer gets soaked, but plenty of money goes into certain pockets.

Obviously; what I am not sure about is why would ordinary people, who're not in on the soaking, want this.

[Regolith]

Obviously; what I am not sure about is why would ordinary people, who're not in on the soaking, want this.

For the most part, they don't.  The only 'ordinary' people who want this are those who don't mind getting soaked by the .gov.