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PILING ON

GOP Revels in US Setbacks

1-2 punch of job stats, Olympic decision gets a third stage

By Kevin Spak| Posted Oct 2, 09 2:15 PM CDT|

(Newser) – From worse-than-expected unemployment numbers to Chicago’s foiled Olympic bid, today was a lousy day for America, but Republicans reacted as if Christmas had come early. Soon after the jobs numbers hit, Glenn Thrush of Politico got a slew of GOP press releases. “Rep. Mike Pence literally hit the send button at 8:30 am, the moment the announcement” hit, says Thrush.

“We are reminded yet again that wasteful government spending is not the solution,” he wrote. Within seconds of Chicago’s loss, Republicans lit up Twitter. “Actually, Obama got the flowers, not even the bronze,” crowed one GOP operative. Newt Gingrich summed it all up, tweeting, “President Obama fails to get the Olympics while unemployment goes to 9.8% Iran continues nuclear program. America needs focused leadership.”

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Chicago 2016 supporter Patrick Sterk following the announcement from the 121st International Olympic Committee on the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Chicago, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

A Chicago 2016 supporter reacts during the announcement from the 121st International Olympic Committee on the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Chicago, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Chicago 2016 supporters react during the announcement from the 121st International Olympic Committee on the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Chicago, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Eric Cantor, seen in Jerusalem in this file photo, was one of the first to gloat about the unemployment numbers. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 2, 09 2:18 PM CDT

Republicans, why do you hate America? Reply

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BeatBlaster
Oct 2, 09 2:37 PM CDT

Doc - I don't think they hate America. They just hate themselves. Lately I've started to view the Repubs as if they were Daniel from the Karate Kid 3 - so insanely pissed they aren't where they want to be that their decision-making process goes down the crapper. This is the most EPIC temper tantrum I've ever seen and it just sucks that it's on such a massively national scale.

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schmidtkoff
Oct 2, 09 2:42 PM CDT

@dr. they can't help it hate and foulness, like rancid rot are the only things they can relate to at this time.

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carol
Oct 2, 09 3:22 PM CDT

We don't hate America. We are laughing at the MSM who have for the past week reported how they think Obama will win over the IOC. Obama is our president, not our savior. He is human and at times will fail just like the rest of us. It was a calculated risk and I admire him for trying.

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aprilfool
Oct 2, 09 4:26 PM CDT

They'll revel in Schadenfreude however they can get it, I guess.

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Spudsy
Oct 2, 09 5:29 PM CDT

This is the worst thing since Bush failed to get the 2012 games into New York. Well , worst thing after the Iraq war, and that 911 thing that Clinton's people warned Condi about, and that economy that fizzled in 07-08, and ignoring New Orleans during Katrina, and outing CIA spies to get even with a writer, and torture. But other than those, this is bad. See DZ, they don't hate America. They just hate Americans when we fail......to make them money.

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 2, 09 8:13 PM CDT

Let's face it, the real reason the GOP is happy is not so much that they are anti-Obama as it is that they are pro-Brazilian She-Males.

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 2, 09 8:17 PM CDT

Okay, here's a joke for the thread. George W. Bush is sitting in the Oval office getting daily casualty reports from Iraq. Aid Reading the list: "We lost 3 Brazilian troops today" George Bush hangs his head with a look of worry. Aid: "What's wrong Mr. President?" Bush: "Just how many zeros is in a Brazilian?"

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SilenceDogood
Oct 3, 09 5:16 AM CDT

Obviously Republicans do not hate America. The behavior described here is seen way too much on both sides of the isle. When GWB was President only 18 months ago we had Dems keeping a daily body count of soldiers in Iraq, now we don’t hear a whisper from them about the dead. How’s that for morbid, morals changing depending on which political party is in office? The truth is politics have become so polarized it’s like a couple getting ready for a divorce, there is so much animosity they cannot hear nor see the others point of view. Obama was to be the great arbitrator, instead he appears to bring more division.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 3, 09 6:00 AM CDT

The only people I have ever heard referring to President Obama as a "savior" are the RWWs...and they would do well to consider why people might feel the need of a savior after 8 years of Republican incompetence.

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Reader64481089
Oct 3, 09 7:12 AM CDT

You know Doc, after reading godawgs statements below, his links to outdated lies which were lies when printed just weeks before the financial colapse, his continued Right Wing rhetoric. It is now more clear than ever godawgs has moved to the center stage with others such as Timminator, Citrix and a few long banned idiots who constantly spew b/s and run down anyone who dares disagree. godawgs , you have proved at last exactly how blind you elect to be, the President made a 55 minute stop and said hello. expressed his wish that Chicago be selected and left and the Right Wing pounces when another country is selected, shame in you guys for attempting anything and everything to hamper the growth of America and you seriously need to declare your intentions of the destruction of America as your backing of GW Bush clearly shows that is all that the Republicans want and have wanted from the start. Toss out your citizenship, you hate this country and it shows with every damn lie you spread.

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Hip
Oct 3, 09 3:31 PM CDT

Revel in US setbacks? Of course they do! Take the Bush years for example...nothing short of a disaster if you ask anyone on the planet but awesome for the right wing nuts. The least they could do is shut up while Obama tries to right 8 years of wrongs...but nooo, they have to yell the minutes he takes office. Revel in the disaster of another GOP government or revel in the setbacks of a DEM government...either way they revel in negativity, anger, and pessimism.

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carpenocturne
Oct 2, 09 2:18 PM CDT

This is sad behavior, and while we can blame the right, I think we all know the other side was equally guilty of rallying behind Bush and his administration's failures. Let's reverse this nonesense--not by name calling and getting angry--but by putting our efforts towards productive ends. We need to stop focusing on what this nation is doing wrong and focus on what we CAN do right and build upon that. Reply

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cornelison
Oct 2, 09 2:32 PM CDT

It seems that this will have to be done without the Republicans.

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godawgs
Oct 2, 09 2:45 PM CDT

@corn first of all the name calling is going both ways. you on the other hand only have a one way answer and that is the repubs are at fault no matter what the situation. try and be constructive and offer an actual idea instead of your broken record of responses.

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pwnage
Oct 2, 09 2:55 PM CDT

Definitely agree here. The GOP is in the news media's cross hairs, and the Dems are in. Plenty of ridiculousness actually on both sides.

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Forderon
Oct 2, 09 2:59 PM CDT

Yep, both sides are equally ridiculous. Let's just equate the two for the sake of equating.

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Spudsy
Oct 2, 09 5:32 PM CDT

Those are nice sentiments, carpenocturne. But there is a difference between calling a president a failure for a botched Olympic bid and calling one a failure for torturing people and starting a war under false pretenses.

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odowd80
Oct 2, 09 5:46 PM CDT

@godawgs: here we go again with your tired old argument. Your being a bit hypocritical calling cornelison a broken record aren't you? Everytime Republicans have a negative story on Newser, you instantly crow, "Democrats do it too!"

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riffran
Oct 2, 09 6:43 PM CDT

the left had a damn mental orgasm as the war death total reached 1000..."see what Bush did...bwooohahahaha"...and whenever anything negative occurred that could be spun to make it the "rights" fault...and now the left is feeling the same lash and wants to bitch

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carpenocturne
Oct 2, 09 7:50 PM CDT

People just need to swallow their pride, which I know is tough since you want to say your ideas and party is more right than the other. This isn't a competition, people. This is the future of our country...

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 2, 09 8:19 PM CDT

Actually it wasn't until the total hit 3,000 that people started to scream. But by then they realized that the reasons we went there were all bullshit.

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kyleleitch
Oct 3, 09 1:11 AM CDT

Except that Bush and his administration did ILLEGAL things consistently.

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Corona_Kinq
Oct 2, 09 2:23 PM CDT

"President Obama fails to get the Olympics.." Ok, WTF? Since when does the President decide when and where the Olympics are held? If Chicago HAD gotten the Olympics, they'd be the first to bitch about, "OMG Chicago Politics get Chicago Olympic games!!!" Reply

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cornelison
Oct 2, 09 2:38 PM CDT

Cable news has spun this story as a possible humiliation for Obama. WTF is right. If there are any lessons to be learned from humiliation then the Republicans should look into the mirror.

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wwwonderer
Oct 2, 09 2:38 PM CDT

And it's stated as if ALL GOOD presidents get the Olympics for their country. How many presidents have succeeded and failed at getting the Olympics.

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schmidtkoff
Oct 2, 09 2:48 PM CDT

the mayor of chicago gave the lackluster presentation. obama gave it his all, he failed, unfortunately. rio won. he would have been chastised for not going he was chastised for going. it would have brought jobs to chicago but alas it was not to be. as an american i would have wanted it, but had a feeling it was going to south america, who had never hosted an olympic venue.

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proud_prude
Oct 2, 09 10:26 PM CDT

I arn personally happy about Rio getting the Olyrnpics, though I supported the President's decision to go and rnake the case for Chicago. I rnean think about it. South Korea hosted the garnes, but there has never been an Olyrnpics in Latin Arnerica. We should be happy for our "hernisphere".

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cornelison
Oct 2, 09 2:30 PM CDT

How ironic that the Republicans are partying today yet they want Americans to believe that The President isn't focused on his job. The Republicans only goal to drag all legislation until Nov., 2010. That's when they'll plan on saving the country. Reply

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polstroad
Oct 2, 09 2:30 PM CDT

remind me, please, and just what is the GOP solution? I have yet to hear their plan. Reply

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Timinator2K
Oct 2, 09 2:35 PM CDT

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wwwonderer
Oct 2, 09 2:41 PM CDT

Tim, tell me how the economy has fared over the past 10 years. Tell me, who has screwed us more over the past, say 30 years. Really?

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godawgs
Oct 2, 09 2:47 PM CDT

@www we have been the wealthiest in the history of country the last 10 years. so what is the question?

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schmidtkoff
Oct 2, 09 2:52 PM CDT

@polstroad - they have no plan. or serious contender.

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Forderon
Oct 2, 09 2:56 PM CDT

godawgs, how much of that was real wealth?

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wwwonderer
Oct 2, 09 3:16 PM CDT

@godawgs. It is not a question of which nation is the wealthiest. The question is what past administrations have helped or hurt THE USA economy. Like how savings and investments have lost value. Like how home values have plummeted. Like hundreds of billions of dollars spent on a war not included in a budget. And did we say anything about moral value?

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IndependentThinker
Oct 2, 09 3:33 PM CDT

@GD: And whose wealth is that? The upper %5 (was 10% 5 years ago) has a larger % of the wealth than ever before. The richer keep pulling further away from the middle class as the middle class gets smaller as those below the poverty line gets larger. --- What good is an economy that only serves 5% of its population? --- What good is a government that only serves itself? ---

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godawgs
Oct 2, 09 3:56 PM CDT

@ford, www, IT here is a link talking about the economy under Bush. http://seekingalpha.com/article/93822-economic-facts-u-s-economy-is-doing-quite-well

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Corona_Kinq
Oct 2, 09 4:19 PM CDT

Thanks for the link godawgs, but I'm bothered by that article being written on Sept 4. 2008. The financial meltdown started a couple weeks later and continued from then on. Our economy or pseudo-economy was doing great before the curtain was pulled back. I would like to see an article written after that.

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Forderon
Oct 2, 09 5:01 PM CDT

You didn't answer my question. How much of it was real wealth and not the illusion of wealth, created by Wall St. gimmickery? I didn't ask you to google "bush economy doing well" to find some opinion piece with misleading, cherry-picked data.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 3, 09 6:03 AM CDT

Every major American economic downturn for at least the last hundred years has followed an extended period of conservative control of the White House. Every one. So tell me again, who is screwing the economy?

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Timinator2K
Oct 2, 09 2:33 PM CDT

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wwwonderer
Oct 2, 09 2:39 PM CDT

"Losing not-already-won gambles have consequences..." like the Iraq war?

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cornelison
Oct 2, 09 2:43 PM CDT

The Olympic bid did not rest on Obama's shoulders. The mayor of Chicago asked Obama to go & make a case for the USA. If everyone were afraid of losing there would be no contest.

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cornelison
Oct 2, 09 2:45 PM CDT

Mr. Tim. You take a gamble every day by submitting your opinions & you don't let your low approval ratings stop you from returning, do you?

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wwwonderer
Oct 2, 09 5:31 PM CDT

And the big thing, as evident by the financial climate of the past 2 years, how much was RISKED in this gamble? We may not have gained the jobs that the Olympics brings, but how much did we LOSE. Bush's gamble on Iraq is approaching $600BILLION. .... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/19/washington/19cost.html Sorry. It WAS approaching $600 billion LAST YEAR. "He didn't HAVE to roll the dice [personally], but he did" Gee Tim. Obama rolled the dice and lost what exactly? Lost how much? Wow.

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odowd80
Oct 2, 09 5:50 PM CDT

Congratulations, Tim. I'm glad this story makes you so happy.

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yoeydude
Oct 2, 09 6:59 PM CDT

man timmeh . you are a determined little bug , aint you ? I bet you would make a good ditch digger , consistency in your shovel loads shows a inborn instinct to the job ,...... yea diggin ditches , it is a constructive activity , is it not ? usually associated with construction of one type or another ,...... but alas timmeh , you have chosen a different calling ,.... it too can be associated with a positive connotation , that of fertilizing the crops ,..... but in your case , I am afraid its just yer plain'ol version of shit shovelin' that every barn yard bully has practiced , in order to get everyone into the shit ,...... and we know , when you wrestle with pigs , you both get filthy , its just the pig likes being covered with shit ,..... go out back'o da barn and dig a hole in the manure pile , get in and meditate for a while

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 2, 09 8:21 PM CDT

Tim just likes the Brazilian She-Males.

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Stasis
Oct 2, 09 2:34 PM CDT

I haven't seen 'Pubs this giddy since 9/11 Reply

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carol
Oct 2, 09 3:26 PM CDT

What a sick comment. Shame on you

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Toon
Oct 2, 09 4:17 PM CDT

Yes, Carol, I too am sickened by this comment and wish it were not true. But given the side of thfe PATROIT act, it is clear that it was pre-written and waiting for a chance to be passed and given how quickly after 9-11 we were in a war of opportunity with Iraq, I can only conclude that as the nation mourned and the Dems moved to support the president the GOP was salivating at a chance to take advantage of a crisis.

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Toon
Oct 2, 09 4:20 PM CDT

I meant Given the size of the PATRIOT Act it could not have been written after 9-11.

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odowd80
Oct 2, 09 5:51 PM CDT

Sick? Yes. Untrue? No.

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 2, 09 8:25 PM CDT

The truth hurts.

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proud_prude
Oct 2, 09 10:33 PM CDT

The Neo-cons first reaction after 9/11 was "goody", now we can attack Iraq.

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wwwonderer
Oct 2, 09 2:44 PM CDT

"President Obama fails to get the Olympics while unemployment goes to 9.8% Iran continues nuclear program. America needs focused leadership." Really Newt? [then] President Bush fails to VISIT New Orleans and the gulf coast while people drown. North Korea AND Iran continue their nuclear programs. Focused leadership. Really? No, let's discuss Terry Shaivo some more. Better yet, I'm glad we spent time on establishing English as the official language of the USA. Really? Reply

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godawgs
Oct 2, 09 2:49 PM CDT

hey so quick question is Bush in office? So if he's not then let's try and follow the example the President said he was going to do and move forward a little bit, i know that is hard when the President had a bad day, but really how is that going to change what is happening right now?

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wwwonderer
Oct 2, 09 2:52 PM CDT

Oh. And Obama goes before an international committee of sorts, and fails to gain support. GWB goes before the UN and ask for support for his Iraq war, with similar result. And had anyone criticized BUsh then, you would have been labeled unAmerican and a hater of freedom.

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wwwonderer
Oct 2, 09 3:19 PM CDT

@godawgs. Bush stated he was going to run this country like a CEO. And it seems he was successful: deplete any value, ruin international credibility, and use tax-payer money to get out of jams. Since Bush is not president we can't reference him now? Tell that to people that mention Reagan and Carter in comparisons.

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godawgs
Oct 2, 09 3:59 PM CDT

@wonder you can mention him, but try and get away from using him as scapegoat for America not getting the Olympics. The left is funny, they will discredit a person as an idiot such as Newt here and then take his quotes and try and disect them and argue about them. I don't know about you but I don't make it a habit to argue with idiots. Look at the stories that get the most hits on newser ones about Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, and Rush Limbaugh. All people that the left has written off as morons or irrelevant but bring them up on this site and you are guaranteed as at least 70 comments.

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wwwonderer
Oct 2, 09 4:39 PM CDT

@ dawgs. When did I say it was Bush's fault for not getting the Olympics? My point was, and read this carefully: If Obama is a failure for not getting the Olympics, what would you consider Bush for not getting more international support for a war? You see how one can twist the topic. You seem to be adamant about defending the right wing. Funny, you infer that I am blaming Bush for not getting the Olympics, yet Obama has been blamed for EVERYTHING that's happened in the past 10 months and earlier. I personally discredit people that say things that don't seem believable to me. And how dare someone use a person's own words against them. Like when Palin says her foreign policy is sound because she can see Russia from her house. Like GHWB saying read my lips, no new taxes. Like Bush saying he would definitely fire ANYONE involved in the Plame leak. How dare someone use Ted Haggard's OWN words against him. Guess who prolly won't have MOST of their incriminating words used against them. Karl Rove and Dick Cheney. It's hard to do so when you refuse to testify UNDER OATH, and have no record of your conversations. I imagine you don't argue with idiots; you seem to agree with them often. And just because someone is popular does not mean they are like or revered. Jopn and Kate get many stories here on Newser. Does that make them quality tv? People purchase Charles Manson memorabilia and such. Does that make him a good person, or a leader? Well, we was a leader of sorts at one time...

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odowd80
Oct 2, 09 5:55 PM CDT

don't bother wwwonderer, in godawgs eyes Republicans never do anything wrong. dawg will spin around any criticism of republicans into a discussion about how democrats are just as bad, so its ok.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 3, 09 6:07 AM CDT

Godawgs, your comment about Bush's no longer being in office would have validity only if all the damage he did had left with him. It's perfectly valid, in the current debate, to point out that our opponents actually thought that GW Bush would be a good choice for president, and that the validity of their opinions should be evaluated in that light.

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Mad
Oct 2, 09 2:47 PM CDT

Mama says: "No matter how many asses are braying, they remain only asses". Cant wait for the chorus when they lose in 2010 and 2012 Reply

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cornelison
Oct 2, 09 3:00 PM CDT

Who are "they"? Are you talking about the Democrats or about the Americans who will lose their health insurance if something isn't done to help them?

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drlarrymitchell
Oct 2, 09 3:03 PM CDT

Mama lied to you- it explains a lot, actually.

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LionKing
Oct 2, 09 3:49 PM CDT

Dr Larry. I think what Mad was saying is no matter how many of these conservative jerkoffs are reveling in Chicago not getting the Olympics, they are still all jerkoffs. And anti American jerkoffs at that. Lets see what the 2010 elections bring about in the states like Wisconsin, Illinois and others who were going to share in the Olympic pie and how they feel about the republicans glee over the Olympics not coming to America. Whats wrong with the people that the hate us so much? And this has no negative effect on the Presidents standing with those who support him, only those who already hated him in the first place. And the world did not reject Obama nor does it diminish his standing in the world community, that's just stupid nonsense from brainless haters.

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Reader65069154
Oct 2, 09 2:48 PM CDT

Do you think BHO would be reaping the political rewards if they'd chosen Chicago? He chose to take a calculated risk by going out of his way to attend this spectacle in support of Chicago. Don't think for a second he wasn't warned that if his horse didn't win, he'd take political damage. Reply

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godawgs
Oct 2, 09 2:50 PM CDT

this isn't going to hurt him politically at all. I am actually shocked they said no to Oprah.

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Reader65069154
Oct 2, 09 2:56 PM CDT

I think he's so desperate for a big win, of any kind, that he's beginning to look, well, desperate.

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cornelison
Oct 2, 09 3:06 PM CDT

The President is more concerned about doing things for Americans. He was asked to go & he did it for Chicago. Have you called the representatives from Madrid & Tokyo & told them that you think less of them as well?

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Toon
Oct 2, 09 4:30 PM CDT

No if Chicago had one the Olympics the MSM would have talked endlessly about the cost and the size of the debt Chicago was talking on and how they couldn't afford it as well as questioning if there was any corruption involved.

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Doctor_Zaius
Oct 2, 09 8:22 PM CDT

Actually you righties are projecting again...It's you that are desperate for a big loss that you are turning this mole-hill into a mountain. Good luck with that.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 3, 09 6:09 AM CDT

Oh, look! Once AGAIN reader calls attention to the President's middle name as if he's stupid enough to think it means anything! Let's everyone laugh at the clown!

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schmidtkoff
Oct 2, 09 3:16 PM CDT

the story is the fact that the gop is reveling in the failure of obama representing the united states. they are blaming obama for that failure. but it has nothing to do about obama and everything to do about the gop cheering that obama was unsuccessful in bringing the olympics to chicago. to them it is another obama faillure of leadership. to me it is the gop's desperate grasp at some significance some recognition that they are still a viable party. hte more they say nay the more american citizens should say yea. Reply

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cornelison
Oct 2, 09 3:33 PM CDT

Does the GOP hate Chicago too? Reply

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rajanKazhmin
Oct 2, 09 3:51 PM CDT

Yes.

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Adapt-Overcome
Oct 2, 09 3:41 PM CDT

Leave it to the GOP to be the BIGGEST ANTI -AMERICAN PARTY. They revel in losses for America. How pathetic. The Republicans will never allow Americans to get the positive information because they would have nothing to do with it. They are the party of no solutions and so it's best to make everyone else especially the democrats look bad. If an independent gets good poll numbers for 2012, you can bet the Repubs will be dishing out all the NEGATIVE crap they can find on the Independents. Reply

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ronimaca
Oct 2, 09 4:03 PM CDT

so true

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odowd80
Oct 2, 09 5:57 PM CDT

They only love their country when they're in power.

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ronimaca
Oct 2, 09 4:01 PM CDT

The GOP is so stupid, it seems they have a serious disconnected from reality. They don't know that wanting America to fail makes them fail too. They believe they are the winners but they are the biggest losers. And they did not do loser well. Reply

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Toon
Oct 2, 09 4:35 PM CDT

Conservatives are all around poor sportsmen. They lie cheat and steal to win, are ungracious when they win and whine when they lose.

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yoeydude
Oct 2, 09 4:02 PM CDT

America Firsters , united and energized by the good news ,..............we have passed through the looking glass and down the rabbit hole Reply

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ronimaca
Oct 2, 09 4:05 PM CDT

Wait a min. that is no rabbit hole. Do you have your head up your ass again?

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yoeydude
Oct 3, 09 9:07 AM CDT

ron , do you know wht the looking glass is ? the rabbit hole ? do you read ? are you worth the effort ?

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Oct 2, 09 4:21 PM CDT

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Berzelius
Oct 2, 09 4:34 PM CDT

I like how they mention Iran is continuing its nuclear program. Actually Iran is just building nuclear generators. But lets say it is nuclear weapon production. What do they expect us to do about it. We barely stomach the 4,??? deaths in Iraq over years. Do they expect us to go to war with Iran and lose that many people in the first week or so? It would never fly. Reply

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eti
Oct 2, 09 6:46 PM CDT

This is why the Repblicans lost. Reply

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kansas1946
Oct 2, 09 6:53 PM CDT

No big surprise here. Republicans are not patriotic. They hate America and only love the Republican party. I, like most real Americans, are disappointed that Chicago didn't get the Olympics. I, like most real Americans, are proud of America and would like the opportunity to show off one of its great cities. But alas, we have real Americans, and then we have Republicans. Reply

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SPH
Oct 2, 09 9:49 PM CDT

The first Olympic games in South America.. . The jig was up right there.....Consider this: In July of 2016 it will be WINTER in Rio for the SUMMER games... Reply

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proud_prude
Oct 3, 09 7:03 PM CDT

Never thought of that. Didn't seern to rnatter for the Sydney Garnes in. 2000.

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hamsammichs
Oct 2, 09 11:10 PM CDT

Chicago lost the bid because it is a major metropolitan US city. Why the fuck would the best of the world want to come together in Chicago? What a joke. Reply

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LionKing
Oct 3, 09 8:29 PM CDT

Kinda like you, a joke without a punchline.

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RockyPneumonia
Oct 3, 09 8:38 AM CDT

Yes, President Obama tried to get the Olympics for Chicago, and, yes, he was not successful. Ted Williams had the highest career batting average in Major League history. he hit .344...which means that 2/3 of the time, he failed. Reply

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Derni
Oct 3, 09 10:29 AM CDT

Republicans may not be speaking out against independents in 2012-be very careful-reports have it that some repubicans don;t think they have a chance running as a republican so they are choosing to become an independent jst to get elected-is there a blood test to identify republicans-democrats etc? something-we do have a theory in brain science that indicates the leanings towrd one political party or another-I tend to think mnay-not all-lean toward that which gives them security and fuls their goals-$$$ or social programs-this is intertesting-2012 will be too Reply

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yoeydude
Oct 3, 09 4:54 PM CDT

fuck off

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