Olympic get rich deal in Chicago

[RIROCKHOUND]

Seriously....
Jimmy's is really the only salient post in this thread...

we came out of 8 years with an administration equally as full of cronies and daddy's friends as we've probably had, and you're pissed because someone that Obama knew and worked with in Chicago might make money on the Olympics?

I hate to beat the Bush did it too branch, even I get tired of it, but we were in two wars and economic meltdown during Bush's years, and he spent how many weeks in Crawford? BHO takes less than a day and half to go overseas and promote a great event for America to host and you guys are pissed??? If he stayed for a week on vacation you might have a leg to stand on.....

Mountain out of a 'no'hill....

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Seriously....
Jimmy's is really the only salient post in this thread...

we came out of 8 years with an administration equally as full of cronies and daddy's friends as we've probably had, and you're pissed because someone that Obama knew and worked with in Chicago might make money on the Olympics?

I hate to beat the Bush did it too branch, even I get tired of it, but we were in two wars and economic meltdown during Bush's years, and he spent how many weeks in Crawford? BHO takes less than a day and half to go overseas and promote a great event for America to host and you guys are pissed??? If he stayed for a week on vacation you might have a leg to stand on.....

Mountain out of a 'no'hill....

And Jimmy's is still the only salient post in this thread.

Remember Bryan that this is about Obama and not Bush. You need to show valid reasons for supporting what Obama does. You can't rationalize things he does by saying that "well, Bush did this" or "Bush did that, too".

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by fishbones

Remember Bryan that this is about Obama and not Bush. You need to show valid reasons for supporting what Obama does. You can't rationalize things he does by saying that "well, Bush did this" or "Bush did that, too".

OK, I support this move because it may help to bring the Olympics to the USA in 2016. Tell me that in 2002 or 1996 when they were in ATL or Salt Lake you didn't think it was great to have that occurring on US soil!

I see zero reason why it is a negative for him to do that. While Jimmy is right there are a lot of big irons in the fire, a day of USA promotion is not a big deal! I highly doubt they shut the cell phones off on Air Force 1!!!

(Zero mention of Bush there)

[scottw]

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a day of USA promotion is not a big deal!
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it's about time....especially since he spent nearly the last two years telling everyone that would listen that America sucks....no wonder they didn't want to send the Olympics here, probably heard that our health care system is in crisis and that our infant mortality, life expectancy and overall satisfaction rate is PATHETIC and other countries were probably worried that their athletes might die in our crappy hospitals...

craps on America when it benefits him...

praises(sort of) America when it benefits him...

it's all about him...

it's fun to hear the suck up media in abject disbelief and misery over the failure of their master...

[spence]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

(Zero mention of Bush there)

You just did.

Amazing how people would criticize Obama for trying to bring the Olympics back to American soil.

-spence