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Prez-Elect Obama Makes Plea for 2016 Olympics: Hey, World! I'm the President, not Bush!
November 21, 2008 11:23 AM
President-elect Obama today sent a video plea to the European Olympic Committee XXXVII General Assembly meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, today, to make the case that Chicago should host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
If all goes well for the President-elect, his last Summer in office will be spent watching the games in his adopted hometown, and Mr. Obama makes an interesting pitch: "In the coming years, my administration will bring a fresh perspective on America's role and responsibilities around the world," he says. "But if we are to truly meet our shared challenges, we must all work together. By uniting the world in a peaceful celebration of human achievement, the Olympic Games reminds us that this is possible."
Watch the VIDEO HERE.
"The United States would be honored to have the opportunity to host the Games and serve the Olympic Movement," he says. "As President-elect, I see the Olympic and Paralympic Games as an opportunity for our nation to reach out, welcome the world to our shores, and strengthen our friendships across the globe."
(Read: Hey, world. I am not George W. Bush. Please give the American people and me an Olympics as a reward.)
-- jpt
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I cant stand it anymore! That prostitute in the ABC ad is getting really annoying, She's not even attractive looking, which would make the ad at least tolerable. Elliot Spitzer should be re-inauguarted as New York Governor so he can resign again, this time over his exhibition of poor ethics, questionable judgement, AND bad taste.
Apologies to all for going off topic. Please resume your Kumabaya moment.
Posted by: OBAMANATION [uh-bom-uh-NEY-shuhn] | Nov 21, 2008 12:33:54 PM
barb : Exactly! I mean just because the economy is imploding in response to his election victory can't possibily mean anything.. right? Maybe whoever we elect to replace Obama in 2012 will help the economy recover from him enough that we'll be able to pay for the olympics.. but the damage will be severe, and the olympic comittee will have to take that into consideration.
Posted by: howwouldiknow | Nov 21, 2008 12:32:12 PM
..."It is not possible to do any worst than Bush have already done over the past 8 years."
My Point Exactly.
George W Bush
Worst President Award
Posted by: bco | Nov 21, 2008 12:24:37 PM
Everyone is crying that the economy is bad and you need jobs but you are knocking Obama's plea to get the game to Chicago. Well the Olympic will certianly bring a lot of jobs to the US. As soon as the hosting city is approved, the jobs will start as the government will need to prepare of the event which means jobs! jobs! jobs!
Posted by: Barb | Nov 21, 2008 12:24:32 PM
bco
It is not possible to do any worst than Bush have already done over the past 8 years. No one could be worst than Bush and if you think Bush has done a good job than you must be one of those who got a piece of the 7B bailout backage.
Posted by: barb | Nov 21, 2008 12:20:10 PM
Janice, who exactly is "we"
Posted by: Just Wondering | Nov 21, 2008 12:15:07 PM
"He will have done so much damage to this country by then..."
You've sure got the wrong president here...
What planet have you been living on?
Posted by: bco | Nov 21, 2008 12:10:46 PM
He sure assumes a lot. He will not be president in 2016 because he will not be reelected in 2012. He will have done so much damage to this country by then that we will be glad to not reelect him. We would have voted for Hillary Clinton because we already know what she is - it's the right wing, stupid. No, he is not Preident Bush - he could never be the man President Bush is, regardless of what he says.
Posted by: Janice | Nov 21, 2008 11:53:15 AM
Suggestion to Jake. Label stories like these with something like, "Kumbaya moment #__", You did something like that with the Biden stories from during the campaign, and the headlines always brought a grin to my face.
Posted by: OBAMANATION [uh-bom-uh-NEY-shuhn] | Nov 21, 2008 11:52:19 AM
PEBO has much bigger issues to deal with than getting the Olympics in Chicago in 2016, but I can understand why the Chicagoans wanted his support in front of the USOC.
Posted by: moder8 | Nov 21, 2008 11:42:50 AM
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