American Presidential Weakness On Full Display In Front Of The World Stage

U.S. President Barack Obama (L), first lady Michelle Obama and Chicago 2016 CEO Pat Ryan (R) leave the stage after their presentation in support of Chicago as the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Copenhagen October 2, 2009, Chicago were the first city eliminated from voting for the 2016 Olympics on Friday, despite the unprecedented support given to the bid by President Obama and the first lady. REUTERS/Charles Dharapak/Pool

Chicago Loses Olympics To Rio -- Chicago Sun Times

COPENHAGEN — Chicago got the Olympic elimination blues handed to it in shocking fashion this morning — getting bumped out of the race in the first round as Rio de Janiero went on to win the Summer Games for 2016.

The Brazilian city made a passionate pitch for the 2016 Summer Games and will now make history as the first South American city to host the global sporting event.

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My Comment: I do not even know where to start.

One .... U.S. media corruption and bias was on full display in real time. As a Canadian who watches American news, I had to stop myself from throwing up on a few occasions. The hubris .... the arrogance .... the ego .... it was too much (even for me).

Two .... I was old enough to witness the efforts and work that Montreal had to go through in successfully getting the 1976 Olympics. What Chicago (and the White house) tried to do was not even close .... not close at all.

Three (and more importantly) .... what is President Obama doing there? A President does not go to a unique and special international event unless everything has already been prepared and the final outcome determined. The Office is too important to be tagged with failure or humiliation, especially with wars and conflicts braking out all over the world.

What I see is failure and humiliation, and what is worse, is that almost everyone outside the United States is now reveling in this put down and humiliation.

My prediction .... this failure will be a metaphor of President Obama's weakness .... but something tells me that he probably does not even care.

2nd Comment: Being a Montreal tax payer who got saddled with a multi-billion dollar debt from our 1976 Olympics .... count yourself lucky Chicago .... the Olympics are not worth the money and effort for getting essentially a two week party.

3rd Comment: New York Times buries this story in the Sports Section!!??!! Sighhhh .... I am also old enough to remember the New York Times when it was a great newspaper, not what it is today.