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Chicago Loses Olympic Bid

By John Johnson| Posted Oct 2, 09 11:25 AM CDT|

(Newser) – So much for the clout of the Obamas and Oprah. Chicago lost its bid to host the 2016 Olympics after being eliminated in today's first round of voting in Copenhagen. Despite personal appeals by the president and first lady, the city got the fewest votes in the International Olympic Committee tally. Tokyo also missed the early cut, leaving Madrid and Rio de Janeiro battling for the honor. Rio eventually won, reports the Chicago Tribune.

The mood among the Chicago contingent in Copenhagen ranges between "shock and devastation," says one member. Larry Probst, chairman of the US Olympic Committee, left the convention center immediately and refused to comment to reporters who trailed him for blocks, notes the Sun-Times. President Obama, flying home after his morning pitch in Copenhagen, learned of the news aboard Air Force One.

President Barack Obama gives a 'thumbs-up' as he walks to Marine One helicopter before his departure to Copenhagen. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Barack Obama is escorted by Colonel Steven Shepro upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base en route to Copenhagen. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Standing in front of a backdrop of the Chicago skyline, Oprah Winfrey introduces U.S. first lady Michelle Obama. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)

Standing in front of a backdrop of the Chicago skyline, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is introduced by television host Oprah Winfrey. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)

Chicago supporters react after the announcement. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Chicago 2016 supporters wait in Daley Square for the announcement. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, Pool)

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divetrader
Oct 2, 09 10:43 AM CDT

Excellent! Reply

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Citrixguy
Oct 2, 09 10:53 AM CDT

Most Excellent!

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Thinker
Oct 2, 09 10:55 AM CDT

Whew! Chicago dodged a bullet on that one, so to speak. One street closed for the announcement, blocking traffic and delaying public transportation. Can you imagine what it would have been like if we had to accommodate several million more people?

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doingtherightthing
Oct 2, 09 10:58 AM CDT

beyond most excellent!

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QueenAlli
Oct 2, 09 12:11 PM CDT

YES!!!! CHICAGO FAILS! THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED HARD FOR IT FAILED!! O FAILED! HE'S RUINED FOREVER!!! THIS SEALS IT!! HE'S DONE!!! HA HA HAHA HA LOL!!!! AMERICA FAILS!!!! HA HA LOL!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! ----------------------TOTAL ASSHOLES YOU ARE!!! If this was George, you'd be donning cowboy hats cheering him on.

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timeandagain
Oct 2, 09 12:54 PM CDT

Egg. On. Obama. Face...

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odowd80
Oct 2, 09 1:19 PM CDT

And righties bitch that liberals hate America? I think the comments by Citrix, rightthing, and the rest of you shows who is truly unpatriotic.

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 2, 09 1:38 PM CDT

Why do you hate America right wingers?

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Snowleopard
Oct 2, 09 2:20 PM CDT

I'm with Joe Scarborough on this one: "Count me as one conservative who is disappointed that President Obama's hometown will not be hosting the 2012 Olympic Games."..."the President was right to fly to Copenhagen to try to land the games, not for the sake of his city, but for the good of his country. The fact President Obama failed makes me respect him more for taking the chance, and the fact many right-wing figures opposed the President's mission shows just how narrow-minded partisanship makes us all." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-scarborough/thank-you-mr-president_b_308022.html

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ClearSight
Oct 2, 09 2:25 PM CDT

Rio is a great city. congratulations!

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dontlikeyou
Oct 2, 09 2:27 PM CDT

This must come as a shock to the Obamas. They just assume that their word carries as much weight as God.

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rajanKazhmin
Oct 2, 09 3:53 PM CDT

@dontlikeyou: there is no god.

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Fiskebolle
Oct 2, 09 4:04 PM CDT

rajanKahzmin: "there is no god." You are one and the same with the religious folks, congratulations. The rest of us bow to reason: we simply don't know whether or not God exists.

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dontlikeyou
Oct 2, 09 4:06 PM CDT

Surely Chicago did not win the bid because the IOC is racist. And since Obama is 1/2 black and 1/2 white, we must now sit down and figure out which branch of his lineage the IOC is being racist toward.

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dontlikeyou
Oct 2, 09 4:23 PM CDT

Take a look at the picture for this story headline on the Newser home page.... that will be the look of democrat faces all across the land in 2010 and 2012.

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aces08
Oct 2, 09 4:25 PM CDT

I'm sorry Fisk but a so called god as religions today see it is a dictator. As an American i oppose dictators and therefore god. Also there is no god.

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Hip
Oct 2, 09 5:36 PM CDT

Perhaps it's for the better but America lost...not just Chicago...or Obama. Lots of "hope the president fails" sentiment on this post. You wonder why the richest country in the world is in such disarray.

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Pragmaticrealism
Oct 2, 09 6:11 PM CDT

Never thought I would see Americans cheering for our own defeat. How perverse. You should kill yourselves.

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Bryanw55
Oct 2, 09 7:05 PM CDT

All of you people celebrating this failure-why to you hate America. Even the smarmy Mit Romney thinks that it would have been a great thing to bring the games to our country. Why the smug satisfaction of a fellow community failing? Have the republicans succeeded in making us hate each other this much?

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Bryanw55
Oct 2, 09 7:07 PM CDT

That said, congrats to rio. They could use this boost at least as much, if not more, than we could.

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KurtRambis4va
Oct 2, 09 10:46 AM CDT

Bringing in the two most powerful people in the world (Obama and Oprah) to fight dirty was upstaged by Juan Antonio Samaranch Sr, who fought even dirtier, by pushing for his native Madrid's bid- On his deathbed! That's like giving the award to the little boy who cried in front of class Reply

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MarkMcJackoff
Oct 2, 09 10:48 AM CDT

That should please everyone on this forum. I hope it's Rio that gets the final vote. Reply

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schmidtkoff
Oct 2, 09 12:47 PM CDT

rio did get the final vote, and i applaud them. they obviously had a better presentation, and yes they probably did deserve to have the olympics in south america where they have never been held. their turn and fair play. chicago had a lackluster presentation - but it had nothing to do with the obamas or even oprah.

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polstroad
Oct 2, 09 10:50 AM CDT

I like sports when they are clean and all we concern ourselves with is steroids and not powerful people making pitches of some kind. Reply

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carol
Oct 2, 09 10:50 AM CDT

Rio should be picked. South America needs to have a shot at the games. Plus the weather there is a lot cooler in late summer than Chicago. Reply

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barthy
Oct 2, 09 10:51 AM CDT

i am actually glad Reply

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lumina
Oct 2, 09 10:54 AM CDT

Well done. If Michelle wanted to go that's alright. Oprah, please, is she pimping books while she is there? Anyway she is still way over her fighting weight. Reply

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BeatBlaster
Oct 2, 09 10:57 AM CDT

What does her weight have to do with this? Ridiculous.

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Rob
Oct 2, 09 12:12 PM CDT

I dont think that means what you think it means, beat.

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doingtherightthing
Oct 2, 09 11:02 AM CDT

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QueenAlli
Oct 2, 09 12:13 PM CDT

Poor people are so ugly!

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Lost_in_europe
Oct 2, 09 11:03 AM CDT

believe me, as someone living in London, losing the Olympics is a very very good thing..Obama is a bonehead to have made such a public plea for the Chicago bid...Are we starting to see the beginning of the end for the world's love affair with Obama? Reply

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QueenAlli
Oct 2, 09 12:14 PM CDT

Yes, he's such a dork for taking five hours out of his schedule to make a bid for his former city. Gah, impeach that idiot now.

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serfinWI
Oct 2, 09 1:01 PM CDT

And how much did we spend getting him over there, and his lovely wife, separately. Lot of carbon, too.

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newzjunkie
Oct 2, 09 9:46 PM CDT

Good post Lost.... I don't think it would have been good for Chicago either. The times they are a changin' for Obama and for the Olympics.

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Rembrandt_Q_Einstein
Oct 2, 09 11:10 AM CDT

As a Chicagoan all I can say is that I'm finally glad that's over with. I really didn't want the games here at all. Daley is a tool. Reply

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Thinker
Oct 2, 09 12:13 PM CDT

You are SO RIGHT about Daley.

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Spudsy
Oct 2, 09 12:43 PM CDT

Agreed. Chicago is rampant with corruption. I once ran a condo assoc there and our garbage cans disappeared before elections so the alderman could do us a big "favor" and get us new ones, along with a stackof absentee ballot envelopes.

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foodchain11
Oct 2, 09 11:25 AM CDT

YOu are all idiots. Where the heck is pride in the USA??? This was about jobs, about the US All about pride!! All "those" people would have had jobs. All of our athletes would have had a much easier time training. Statistically, this would have been a $$ win. Reply

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Rembrandt_Q_Einstein
Oct 2, 09 12:04 PM CDT

Do you live here in Chicago and know how much of a clusterfuck this would've been for us? If not then STFU.

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QueenAlli
Oct 2, 09 12:15 PM CDT

@Rem: The Olympics is a clusterf#ck for any country. Let's just ban it all together if people feel this way.

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foodchain11
Oct 2, 09 12:47 PM CDT

Yes, I do live in Chicago, and I think it would have been great, but then I like growth. I'm not interested in protecting my liitle spot. I don't mind troulbe if it means something better. Daley has been great for Chicago and he kinows a lot more than you about this city

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Rembrandt_Q_Einstein
Oct 2, 09 1:37 PM CDT

I've been pushed out of three neighborhoods due to "growth", but let's just call it what it really is gentrification. I live on the South Side now and when I saw the plans for the Olympics it made me blood run cold. The way Daley and his developer buddies sat down and just started to slice up whole neighborhoods like a big cake without a single though as to the families they would displace or the parks that would get bulldozed all for the glory of King Ritchie and his quest to purge the city of low-income and poor people in order to make it more palatable to suburban yuppies and trust-fund hipster kids. There's a reason that the expressway cuts the city in half, it's because Daley I wanted to bury the blight and poverty he couldn't be bothered to deal with while he catered to the affluent North Siders and their larger and more white tax base.

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passinthru
Oct 2, 09 2:06 PM CDT

oh poor rembrant, he might have to sit in traffic while the money that would be pouring in from these games to help our economy, but not for rembrant, he could give a shit as long as it isnt an inconvenience for him...youre a douchebag.

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Rembrandt_Q_Einstein
Oct 2, 09 2:16 PM CDT

@passinthru I didn't mention traffic in my post at all since I don't drive one dumbfuck, I take out pisspoor excuse for public transit the CTA which would of imploded under the strain of the Olympics. read the whole post next time you stupid cunt.

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johntitor
Oct 2, 09 2:53 PM CDT

Yea I tend to see it from Rembrandts view. Well put sir. Easily more trouble than they're worth.

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prowlerzee
Oct 3, 09 1:21 AM CDT

Rembrandt, please don't insult cunts.

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Derni
Oct 2, 09 11:28 AM CDT

Rio gets the World Cup-bigger than the Olmpics & Madrid has the housing and transportation already in place..so who gets it??? Reply

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inky
Oct 2, 09 11:43 AM CDT

You know what I'm already tired of? TIghty righties celebrating every perceived "failure" of our duly elected POTUS. They gave it a shot. Give the Obamas some credit for trying. It was a small political gamble, and they lost. Not a big deal. But the neo-con pundits are trumpeting the entire collapse of this administration due to this thing. Doubt it very much. Reply

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Thinker
Oct 2, 09 12:15 PM CDT

They take every non-opportunity they can. They have nothing else.

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schmidtkoff
Oct 2, 09 12:37 PM CDT

@inky - obama would have been mocked no matter what the outcome. if he didn't go, he would have been thumbed down, if he went and lost, he would still have been thumbed down. what's wrong with trying to fly the us banner? granted we have had more than our share of olympic games here. but chicago would have to start now in building the olympic infrastructure which would employ a lot of people fpr quite a few years. i'm glad he rallied for the us. too bad he lost. but at least he tried.

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Spudsy
Oct 2, 09 12:45 PM CDT

Yes. The righties are celebrating a failure by our nation. The Fox news agenda of destroying our country to benefit its foreign owners has clouded their minds.

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carpenocturne
Oct 2, 09 1:56 PM CDT

In all fairness, the opposite was equally guilty for this type of behavior just a year ago. That doesn't make it right on either side, however. And while I agree we should tidy up our civility, we have officially wasted $50 million dollars in the process of 'suping up' our bid. Not the best outcome for a nation that should be penny-pinching.

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thejoint00
Oct 2, 09 3:36 PM CDT

I do consider myself a righty and I for one am very saddened that even our president couldn't not speak well enough of our country to encourage even 20/94 people to vote in favor of our country hosting the olympic games. chicago was the first one voted out.

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carpenocturne
Oct 2, 09 8:02 PM CDT

I love how people get voted negatively solely because someone refuses to acknowledge the truth. OUR NATION IS IN DEBT. The democrats were decrying our nation's wasted dollars and nowadays they ignore frivolous spending (like the $50 million I just mentioned wasted on a whim for the Chicago Olympic bid) and pretend like its warranted, just like the Keyenesian-based stimulus (which Harvard and Stanford economy profs scoff because Keyes' theory was debunked in teh 70's). Talk about bias!

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professortech
Oct 2, 09 11:45 AM CDT

As Someone who is proud to say "I'm from Chicago" even though I haven't lived there in years - 1) This has less to do with Obama and more to do with Chicago's bid and the half hearted way Chicagoans supported it ( the recent viral videos of the kid getting murdered in Chi-Town did not help either, 2) The strain on the city infrastructure would have been horrendous and The 4 billion dollar low ball bid did not include an upgrade of the transportation, 3) we now lose the chance to be the scene of a global terrorist attack that would have surely been more likely if Chicago had won and finally 4) If Obama had not gone and made the attempt, and the same result would have occurred, there would be just as many people saying that he didn't do enough to win the games... Long and short of it - Short term loss, Long term a wash or gain. Reply

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thejoint00
Oct 2, 09 3:54 PM CDT

if what you say is true, (and I believe it is) why would our PRESIDENT go to encourage other nations to vote for Chicago to be the host of the Olympics. It just doesn't make sense that Obama would vie for the failure of a city of the sate that has the highest unemployment rates in america. He should have let Oprah lose and stayed out of it if he knew what a detriment it would be for Chicago.

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Bryanw55
Oct 2, 09 7:25 PM CDT

Looks like the terrorists have won with you for sure. And who told you $4 billion is a low ball bid, considering all of the money that would come to the city when the games commenced. I am starting to think that more people would drink the koolaid if Glenn Beck told them to that did when they were told to by Jim Jones.

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youngblood
Oct 2, 09 11:55 AM CDT

Love it!! Reply

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passinthru
Oct 2, 09 11:56 AM CDT

Fuck the Olympics committee. boycott them for pushing us out first. Reply

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Realist
Oct 2, 09 11:58 AM CDT

It's probably because of people like you that Chicago lost the bid - stop taking things so personally - "Boo hoo, some organization doesn't like us!" And congratulations to RIO!

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passinthru
Oct 2, 09 2:04 PM CDT

no jackass, what it meant was millions of dollars for our economy and thousands of jobs lost because of the view people have on america right now. FUCK RIO, and fuck you...how bout them apples.

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Realist
Oct 2, 09 2:54 PM CDT

You sir, are the modern face of America. Short-sighted, loud-mouthed and of limited intelligence. Step aside, kid, let the grown-ups talk.

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passinthru
Oct 2, 09 5:54 PM CDT

IM SHORT-SIGHTED because i want whats BEST for the people of this country??? well, lets just be happy for rio then...yaaaay, congrats rio... id like to see what happens when all the druglords there start killing the tourists, and start kidnapping. not to mention the filth and STDs that flourish there. Rio is a shit hole. this is one big ass forehead smack that will be landing very soon. what a joke...now lets try to pull another reason to blow off another opportunity that presents millions of dollars and employment opportunities like the Olympics could have presented, because of people like the dislikers of obama, you, and bitchass rembrandt think of it as an inconvenience...you dipshits really think that they wouldnt be upgrading these things to accommodate the influx of people that would be here?? then youre retarded. ...alot of people forget that back in 96 atlanta couldnt support all the people coming there either, but they made it work, and the city is flourishing still because of it. Chicago is one of the most struggling cities right now, and ill be damned if im not going to feel a bit jaded because the reason we lost this chance is because of people on capitol hill are crooked war hungry pieces of shit, and has put a bad taste in the worlds mouth about us. why dont you wake the fuck up and see whats really going on instead of being so passive that nothing bothers you...unless its to take potshots at the psycho conservatives on here...yeah, that you can do because it doesnt require effort........ and youre right about me being the new voice of america, because im not blue nor red, and i dont give a fuck about either of them. theyre all scum, and they all dont do shit for us except waste our money, and make it harder for us to survive. so, like i said before, FUCK RIO, FUCK THE IOC, and fuuuuuck you.

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Bryanw55
Oct 2, 09 7:32 PM CDT

passinthru, you better figure out what the real problem is real quick, you little uneducated, uncommited whining bitch. It did not occur in the last 2 days but in the last 8 years. Stop this histrionic everyone should give us everything we want even if we shit on them behavior. Learn some shit before you post some shit. Congrats to Rio, even though I wish Chicago had won.

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carpenocturne
Oct 2, 09 8:09 PM CDT

hahahahahahahahahAHAHAHHAHAHAHAhahahahaha passinthru, you are one hell of a sore loser. Your logic= Rio won and Chicago lost, which means Rio hates America. Have you been outside of the country, let alone know anything about Cariocas? They NEED it more than we do and they DESERVE it more than we do. Why even waste my time with trying to explain to you logic...

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passinthru
Oct 3, 09 11:57 AM CDT

because you have no logic carpe-whatever witty fucking ghey ass name you got...its not about Rio, but fuck Rio anyways. its about the Biased opinions of the Committee, which is what i had said if you werent so quick to hit reply with such a dumbass rebuttal. obviously you two shites cant see what the im talking about since you read my comment with READING MY FUCKING COMMENT. you wanna chime in as the hero, then actually have something of substance to defend whatever dipshit mentality youre attacking me with. no i DO NOT see it as Rio vs. US. that is retarded, but its within your thought process so i guess it makes sense with everything i said that was the only thing you saw. but to answer your question. i understand completely why Rio needs it, but there are a million places in this world that needs tourism too, and i dont see you running to defend them...LIKE US, and youre seriously wrong about them DESERVING it more than us. Rio says they NEED it, yet they will be getting the world cup a couple of years beforehand, so im not really seeing the dire stress with all the money that will be coming in from that, but it will be a good way to see how they deal with the violence in their society during that time...as for brian, what the hell are you even talking about the last two days?!?! i WAS referring to the last 8 years genius... lets face it, because of the bush administration, the world hates us, and this would have been an awesome showing that the people of this country do not always coincide with the decisions of Washington. that we, mostly, want peace and dont care about the back ally alliances with oil tycoons, and world banks. that we could keep the people a hundred times more safe than Rio is going to be able to, that we have a better society here than they do there, that there are more options to do things here than there, etc... But thats not how they view us, and obviously people like you dont care enough to get that message across to the rest of the world. but whatever, this is a dead issue now, im spending too much time defending myself to a couple of people id rather see playing in traffic. so go fuck yourselves.

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Shannonals
Oct 2, 09 5:00 PM CDT

exactly how is the hiring of Police officers in Chicago the responsibility of the President MichaelSavageFan? See, this is exactly what people are talking about, everything in the country is blamed on the man, (any man), in the White House. You want to blame someone for the violence on the streets of Chicago or lack of Police Officers, I advise you to start pointing your fingers at the state.

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Bryanw55
Oct 2, 09 7:38 PM CDT

I am a peacful man, up until now, but shit on this thread celebrating the failure of Chicago to win this bid, is starting to make me want to take America hating scalps. Why would "Hussein" want to do a got damn thing for you or care in the least what you have to say? You really are happy that our country lost this bid, aren't you, you ignorant person? I know that the Glenn Becks and the terrorists of this world have truly succeeded when I see crap like this posted. If you had been in Jonestown, you would have been drinking the koolaid and serving it to everyone who you possibly could.

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rajanKazhmin
Oct 2, 09 8:09 PM CDT

To hire more cops you'd need to raise taxes.

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Timinator2K
Oct 2, 09 12:06 PM CDT

What-a-Shock! It wasn't in the bag for The Blow Hard City?!! More than A LOT of embarrassment for the USAfor our leader to come home with his tail tucked between his legs. NOTE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA: NEVER, EVER GO ANYWHERE EXCEPT TO SIGN A DONE DEAL. Idiot. Reply

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QueenAlli
Oct 2, 09 12:16 PM CDT

I figured that's how you lazy right wingers see life. Don't try, sit on your asses unless it's guaranteed, it's the American way.

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doingtherightthing
Oct 2, 09 1:05 PM CDT

Obama: Chicago politics doesn't fly internationally. This goes for your policies at home, they won't fly either. Your a international outcast. How's the talks going with Iran? This is bottom of the barrel politics.....vote him out in 2012.........

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Dictator
Oct 2, 09 12:06 PM CDT

lot of fuel flying that far on Air Force One... really diplomatic. Reply

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pwnage
Oct 2, 09 12:11 PM CDT

Yeah, you beat me to it - I was going to remark on the carbon footprint of that extra special trip.

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thejoint00
Oct 2, 09 3:57 PM CDT

x3 -once for michelle, once for Barry, and once for the communications plane that had to fly between.

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QueenAlli
Oct 2, 09 12:17 PM CDT

THANK YOU FOR TRYING CHICAGO!!!!!!!! Reply

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ClearSight
Oct 2, 09 2:28 PM CDT

Obama's a tool!

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thejoint00
Oct 2, 09 3:58 PM CDT

Chicago is the most happy that he failed. read the posts.

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Oct 2, 09 12:17 PM CDT

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QueenAlli
Oct 2, 09 12:17 PM CDT

THANK YOU CHICAGO, MR. PRESIDENT, OPRAH!! Reply

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thejoint00
Oct 2, 09 3:59 PM CDT

thanks for the left wing hate speach.

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QueenAlli
Oct 2, 09 12:25 PM CDT

MR. PRESIDENT, YOU ARE AWESOME. WE LOVE YOU. DONTLIKEYOU LOVES YOU, CITRIX LOVES YOU, THEY ALL LOVE YOU, WE ALL LOVE YOU. OXOXOXOXO Reply

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 2, 09 2:54 PM CDT

I thumbed up every one of your posts Queenie.

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dontlikeyou
Oct 2, 09 4:20 PM CDT

I thumbed them all back down. ;-)

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dontlikeyou
Oct 2, 09 4:40 PM CDT

I thumbed down everyone of your posts whackjob.

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Uptik
Oct 2, 09 9:32 PM CDT

I'm surprised you could pull you thumb out of your ass.

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prowlerzee
Oct 3, 09 1:27 AM CDT

Shouting repetitive spam should be flagged and reported, regardless of content.

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BOTHPARTIESSUCK
Oct 2, 09 1:02 PM CDT

We all love you so much MR. President you are our god, you can do no wrong, whatever you want I will do, I know you failed on this one, but we all know it was because of Bush. But atleast you can now have Valerie take care of the Grov Park apts. All you die hard libs need to look up Grov Park apts in Chicago and see what our Presidents advisors company did to those poor people. Reply

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thejoint00
Oct 2, 09 4:01 PM CDT

even in sarcasm

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serfinWI
Oct 2, 09 1:03 PM CDT

I think it's more than love, queenalli, more like worship and adoration. Nothing better to do? Reply

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dontlikeyou
Oct 2, 09 4:21 PM CDT

Eerie, isn't it?

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Shannonals
Oct 2, 09 5:02 PM CDT

There goes another right wing nutcase talking about people worshipping a man.

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rajanKazhmin
Oct 2, 09 8:11 PM CDT

It's because people of the conservative mindset see a black and white world where there is absolute good (god) and pure evil (liberals) When in reality everything falls into shades of gray. There is nothing that deserves "worship" by their definition, not even a fictional god.

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Worthingtons-Law
Oct 2, 09 1:11 PM CDT

I think the committee took a look at how efficient we were with Millennium Park. Reply

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Rembrandt_Q_Einstein
Oct 2, 09 1:40 PM CDT

Too true.

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Enoughie
Oct 2, 09 1:34 PM CDT

Obama's first international blunder... Reply

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cornelison
Oct 2, 09 3:18 PM CDT

So everyone who made a bid for their country is a blunderer except the reps. from Rio?

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thejoint00
Oct 2, 09 4:02 PM CDT

not the first.

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Enoughie
Oct 2, 09 4:23 PM CDT

when the "Leader of the Free World" goes to Copenhagen to convince the IOC, and then Chicago is the first to get knocked out of the race? Yes, that's an international blunder. I didn't see Brazil's president go to Copenhagen, did you?

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ifbit
Oct 2, 09 2:50 PM CDT

U-S-...eh? Reply

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metalworldorder
Oct 2, 09 2:55 PM CDT

How is this a blunder? All he did was try to drum up support for the Olympics in Chicago. People are touting this as a major failure. Would it have been sweet if we hosted the Olympics? Absolutely. But for those who say that Obama's failed because of this: get a life. It's as if Obama has his own America, and his Chicago failed as opposed to the US in general. I guess the rest of the US didn't fail in pitching it either? All in all, it would've been sweet if we hosted it because Chicago's only 5 hours away for me. It would've been cool to be a part of it. Reply

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cornelison
Oct 2, 09 3:22 PM CDT

Take heart. At least Rio is close to our time zone - better than Madrid! All the people who call Obama a failure are just jealous. They're insecure because they don't have any leader who is as selfless as Obama.

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thejoint00
Oct 2, 09 4:11 PM CDT

selfless president? did you even hear or read the speach? it was all about me, me, me. Michelle whining that her dad who died from MS would have loved it. (what about chicago and america) then claiming that she brought her husband with her as though the POTUS was tagging along like a small child for the ride. then in comes Barry, I won the election and alot of people in chicago watched it! what does that have to do with the olympics. how about saying that "Chicago can handle it and the Olympians will be safe from terrorism in our country that is dedicated to making the world safer." except he can't and he wouldn't because he doesn't believe it's true.

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Enoughie
Oct 2, 09 4:33 PM CDT

I usually support Obama's policies, and I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. But the office of the Presidency has a certain weight and stature to it in international relations. This time Obama just badly reduced the reputation of his office by going to Copenhagen and yet failing so miserably in the vote.

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Enoughie
Oct 2, 09 4:38 PM CDT

He clearly did not think this through. A president should never put himself in a situation where he can be humiliated, and that is exactly what Obama did.

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cornelison
Oct 2, 09 3:11 PM CDT

Who spread the rumor that Chicago was almost a "shoo in?" Reply

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dontlikeyou
Oct 2, 09 4:17 PM CDT

1969 = The Eagle has landed. ----- 2009 - The Ego has landed. Reply

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aces08
Oct 2, 09 4:26 PM CDT

It's a good thing we lost the bid. This country needs to spend its money to help our people not on a grand Olympic stadium to boast how powerful we are. Reply

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Shannonals
Oct 2, 09 5:04 PM CDT

Considering all of the investigatiosn that resulted from the SLC or terrorist threats in the STL, in addition with the divided nature of this country, why would anyone think the US had chance? Reply

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lizouttavegas
Oct 2, 09 5:23 PM CDT

Well, maybe that's because Texas actually has some room & some blue skies & some known hospitality to host an Olympics. Chicago has an awful reputation re: tourists...ie: crime,etc. & it was a waste of OUR tax money he flew on! silly..Oprah should have p/u the tab for the whole deal...That wuold be GOOD news! Reply

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passinthru
Oct 2, 09 6:02 PM CDT

Like Rio, with its poverty, Gang wars Cocaine warlords, Kidnapping and and the millions of people with aids wouldnt compare to little ol chi-town...gimmie a break.

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serfinWI
Oct 2, 09 5:35 PM CDT

Obama should bid on the next Special Olympics for Chicago. He could bowl. Reply

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ezrider
Oct 2, 09 7:21 PM CDT

and you serfinwi can carry the torch

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rajanKazhmin
Oct 2, 09 8:24 PM CDT

Sigh, they don't allow fire at the special Olympics. It's actually an LED flashlight.

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SilenceDogood
Oct 2, 09 6:46 PM CDT

QuenAli you are a weird bitch. Obama could not bring home the bacon, that's all there is to it. (Do Muslim’s eat bacon?) Reply

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jeebus
Oct 2, 09 8:47 PM CDT

If I had a choice between a vacation to Rio or Chicago, I would have to choose Rio any day of the week. Reply

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metalworldorder
Oct 2, 09 9:47 PM CDT

It's good to know when the popularly elected President of the United States tries to bring an investment like the Olympics to his country that the nation's citizens mock him. Yep, sounds like Olympic spirit to me. :| Reply

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DarkFrancis
Oct 3, 09 5:35 AM CDT

The rest of the world reported that Rio won. Reply

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nellpost
Oct 3, 09 10:41 AM CDT

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/02/conservatives-revel-in-ob_n_307794.html Reply

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