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First lady Michelle Obama (AP Photo/ Richmond Times-Dispatch, Dean Hoffmeyer, Pool)
Ignoring pressing national security issues, President Obama flew off to Denmark yesterday to literally beg the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to accept Chicago as location for the 2016 Olympics.
Chicago.
Barack met up with Michelle, who had arrived on Wednesday, already suffering through her second day of sacrifice exploring Copenhagen with "chit-chat buddy" Oprah Winfrey. As Michelle related in a stirring speech to supporters:
As much of a sacrifice as people say this is for me or Oprah or the president to come for these few days, so many of you in this room have been working for years to bring this bid home.
She can't be serious. Obama was even less convincing:
"I urge you to choose Chicago... And if you do - if we walk this path together - then I promise you this: The city of Chicago and the United States of America will make the world proud.
Chicago will make the world proud? How? And why shouldn't we feel proud now?
In what is widely percieved as a deliberate snub, the IOC rejected Chicago in the first round of decision- making shortly after Obama's speech. As Axcess News reported, one IOC member was overheard snickering: "there's no 'change' for Mr. Obama here."
Meanwhile PR consultant and Administration behind-the-scenes puppetmaster, David Axelrod, dismissed Obama's failure as "politics." There it is again: racism! I bet there were a bunch of Republicans over there spreading false rumors too! Or maybe it was one of those Tea Party people spreading lies about the corruption of Chicago!
No sitting president has ever gone before the IOC to plead our case. Oh wait! He wasn't pleading our case. He was pleading Chicago's case! Accompanying Obama was "the other side of Obama's brain," Valerie Jarrett. It seems that not only is Valerie Obama's confidante and senior advisor, she also was on the board of the Chicago 2016 olympics committee until joining the White House. No conflict of interest there. And while she resigned that position, she let everyone know this would be a big priority. Two more friends of Obama, John Rogers and Marty Nesbitt, remain on the Board. They went to Denmark too..jpg)
In fact an entire contingent of Obama's Chicago network, including Obama campaign finance chair Penny Pritzker, traveled to Copenhagen to "sacrifice" among the glitterati along with Oprah and the Obamas, while the President did his best to bring home the bacon.
This humiliating trip cost U.S. taxpayers one million dollars. That he would sully the office of the President for such naked parochial interests demonstrates just how out of touch, and entrenched in Chicago's corrupt politics, Obama is.
As we reported yesterday, it has recently been revealed that Obama isn't the great writer he claims to be either. He relied on the writing skills of Bill Ayers to compose his bestselling book "Dreams From My Father." So nix that qualification.
General Stanley McChrystal revealed Sunday that he has only spoken with Obama once since taking over U.S. military leadership in Afghanistan.
Once. For about a half-hour.
McChrystal requested more troops in August. That Obama would fail to discuss even this with his top military commander in Afghanistan for a month at the height of a shooting war is inexplicable. In an aptly titled post "Obama Lied, People Died," Redstate points out that Obama has dithered on troop strength increases since February, and:
To the detriment of us all, while Obama waffles and flips and flops (like the fish out of water we all knew he WOULD be in trying to fake it as a legitimate Commander in Chief) between all these strategies he can’t seem to make up his mind about, 317 MORE Soldiers have died fighting in defense of Operation Enduring Freedom which is more than 30% of the total lives lost during the entire 8 years of the conflict.
This week however, McChrystal has had an opportunity to speak with Obama twice by video phone. Wonder why? In an apparent effort to blunt criticism of his preoccupation with Chicago's bid for the Olympics, Obama met with the General for 25 minutes on Air Force One while it was parked on the tarmac at Copenhagen Airport.
That's reassuring. The President is on the case. Not to worry.
This comes on the heels of Obama speaking "without preconditions" to that lunatic Ahmadinejad. Note that Ahmadinejad never said he had no preconditions. So while Iranian democracy advocates get murdered in the streets, Obama seeks to "engage" with the Iranian thug responsible, but can't find time to speak with his own military commanders?
What planet are these people from?
Finally, the healthcare debate, the limp economic "stimulus" that appears in need of a big shot of Viagra, the 821 page Cap and Trade (read massive tax increase) bill, and every other facet of Obama's domestic policy, demonstrate an ignorance of basic economic principles so profound it defies belief.
That is why I do not believe these people are ignorant. They are simply reckless. They don't care. They are out to destroy this country.
They are succeeding.
Credits:
McChrystal Photo: AP/White House, Pete Souza
Obama IOC photos: AP/Charles Dharapak, Pool
Comments
How I wish the IOC would have accepted Chicago for the Olympics in 2016.
I believe this might have exposed a trail of corruption and scandal from Chicago to Capitol Hill.
Thanks Jim, for a very informative piece.
Great article!
The reality is the GOP blew this election. Can you seriously tell me that Sarah Palin would be a good VP? Where is the diversity in the GOP ? How can anyone criticize Obama when the Republican Party has members believe in eugenics. I agree the trip was a mistake, however you need to ask these serious questions to the GOP. Michael Steele's sister married Mike Tyson. That's a real laugh.
What about the fact that Bush spent one-third of his time on the Crawford ranch and Camp David?
Scott B:
I think you have your facts a bit confused. Eugenics was the purpose behind Margaret Sanger's Planned Parenthood and is one of the many destructive reasons Democrats support abortion. Do you not recall Judge Ginsberg's stunningly revealing statement about why they all support abortion??
This is the same old tired accusation of Republicans as "Nazis" that has been peddled by the Left for decades. In fact it is the Left that demonstrates the intolerance and oppressive hatred associated with Nazis. Nazis were, after all, National SOCIALISTS. You also are not aware apparently that the Left was very comfortable with Hitler until he broke with Stalin and invaded the Soviet Union.
I agree with you that the GOP blew the election by choosing a rudderless liberal like McCain, although Palin was one of his few smart moves. But how can you impugn Michael Steele through his sister's ex-husband? C'mon! Would it be fair to smear your sister by association with YOUR idiocy?
Mona:
What does this have to do with Bush? Just the same, I challenge you to prove that statistic. Even if true, which I doubt, Bush managed to meet WEEKLY with his field commanders during his presidency. And he LISTENED to them! And he didn't go to Crawford or Camp David to peddle anything to anybody. Obama went to Denmark to peddle Chicago for the benefit of his friends. Disgraceful!
I've often thought that our present situation in America is like being reared in a very dysfunctional family. Our leader more often than not, lies to our faces, we know he scorns us and doesn't hesitate to tell all outsiders how rotten we are. He is irresponsibly destoying our future and we find ourselves feeling totally vunerable and unprotected. Just as a father is to be a protector of his family, so the leader of a nation should first of all be the protector of his country. Who feels secure with this kind of leadership? No one. It's a dysfunctioal presidency.
So what if he went to Copenhagen? He can handle quite a lot, as we have seen. He's a great president. We couldn't ask for better.
It's cute when "reporters" say something like "it cost taxpayers 1 million dollars" with nothing to back it up. And has anyone hating on Chicago ever even been there? It used to rival NYC if you know anything about history. And do you not realize how good it would be for the economy for the Olympics to be in our country? So many jobs get created by hosting these kinds of events because of new construction, services, etc. As far as "why shouldn't we be proud now?" I was embarrassed to be an American until Obama got elected because Bush was a moron who didn't have the sense to at least have competent advisors (it doesn't matter who he listens to if they are short-sighted and bent on military might as the only answer. Think outside the box, people! This is the 21st century). I know there are lots of Americans who think the sun shines out our behinds but a lot of the rest of the world is laughing at us for the Bush years and the republican candidates at the election.
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