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I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator :-) You Whine :-(
October 2nd, 2009
11:39 am
Not good, for any of us.
Real bad, for Obozo.
He’s toast.
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator :-) You Whine :-(
October 2nd, 2009
11:40 am
Now it’s REALLY time for change.
Impeach this bozo.
Jay
October 2nd, 2009
11:44 am
Just get one of the remaining GOP congressmen to file articles of impeachment, and you’re on your way, Reporter.
Maybe Paul Broun?
Michele Bachmann?
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator :-) You Whine :-(
October 2nd, 2009
11:44 am
Allow me to be the first-
The Olympic committee is racist!
All yours, liberals.
jm
October 2nd, 2009
11:45 am
obama does look like a complete idiot – like it or not. what a dumb thing….
Finn McCool
October 2nd, 2009
11:48 am
Bachmann/Romney 2012
yes yes yes yes yes
Bosch
October 2nd, 2009
11:50 am
Well, at least the wingnuts will be happy – anything to make Obama look bad – despite the fact it brings in billions to our country.
I’m not sure why they hate our country so much.
Joan
October 2nd, 2009
11:50 am
Well, it is probably a win for Chicago, as the Olympics are no piece of cake to deal with, and lose money for the city. But, to have a US president there begging, while America is burning with high unemployment, no good future for its manufacturing, no evidence of any good stimulus effect, and general despair is disgusting. What is more telling is that the international community doesn’t give a da.. for Obama’s smooth talk, so probably have a lot more sense than most Americans.
stands for decibels
October 2nd, 2009
11:51 am
emphasis mine…
Just get one of the remaining GOP congressmen to file articles of impeachment
Niiiice.
godless heathen
October 2nd, 2009
11:51 am
Too bad. Guess I can quit working on my list of events for the Oblympics.
stands for decibels
October 2nd, 2009
11:52 am
obama does look like a complete idiot – like it or not.
to whom? The right-wing wankersphere?
Finn McCool
October 2nd, 2009
11:53 am
Madrid will get it. If it goes to Rio we will know the Olympic Committee doesn’t have a conservative in their bunch.
Brazil: home of Carnival, Impanema, bikini wax, etc
hmmm, I might have to attend those Olympics!
gttim
October 2nd, 2009
11:53 am
1996 since the summer games were last in the US. Wasn’t going to happen. I would love to see Rio! But the fix is probably in for Madrid. Either one would be good.
Dave R.
October 2nd, 2009
11:56 am
A gutsy political move for Hope & Change to fly there and make a personal appeal, even if it was forced upon him by the “machine” politicos in his home town.
Looks like all those kickbacks and sweetheart deals in the Windy City will have to wait for the next round of Stimulus II.
Hope & Change just got himself handed a can of Whoop-A$$ !
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator :-) You Whine :-(
October 2nd, 2009
11:57 am
Bosch- This isn’t too hard to understand, Obozo went over there playing his world god act, in front of the world that “loves” him and he got booted out on his ass.
He blew it.
Who doesn’t love America here, you libs with your idol worship maybe?
Pogo
October 2nd, 2009
11:57 am
Obama’s massive ego must be really hurting right now. For that matter Oprah’s massive ego must be hurting right now. Not sure which ego is larger. Sad thing is, we spent all that money flying two of our big jets over there with a full entourage and full security for both and for what? Nothing. This isn’t going to look good at all considering people are losing their jobs every day in this country. Those poll numbers are just going to keep on sliding and Obama’s judgment in this must be called into serious question.
Slick
October 2nd, 2009
11:58 am
Jay,
The wingnut gloating is predictable, What ever President Obama does or says…the wingnut response is predictable. When a group is so simple that they cannot think for themselves, their response is easy to predict…and contributes nothing to intelligent discussion of national issues except stupidity. But they do contribute a hell of a lot of that!!
stands for decibels
October 2nd, 2009
12:00 pm
He’s toast.
For a bit of perspective, sports fans, I give you Saint Ronald’s approval ratings, as rendered by the usually-GOP-friendly Gallup organization…
(I’ve seen polling amalgamations that show his averages hitting lower than this, but, whatever.)
That low spot? that was when he was dealing with double-digit unemployment.
Remind me again how Reagan’s re-election efforts turned out?
Pokey
October 2nd, 2009
12:02 pm
Gosh, I just knew the Olympics for Chicago was a slam dunk…I thought the world loved us now. How could they resist the entreaties of BHO, MO, and O???!!!
Bud Wiser
October 2nd, 2009
12:02 pm
It appears that Dope and Chains didn’t grovel sufficiently for the IOC.
Have you seen the TV shots in Chicago for the bug party? Hahahahahaha It looks like someone just got the news that they had been dumped at the altar.
Well, Obowo and Chitown bit it again. Every the criminal Valerie Jarrett couldn’t pull DWC (Dope With Chains) to the finish line.
The sports world is laughing at Obowo and America. This clown is our best foot forward? A POTUS making a sports bid is demeaning to the office……of course, Obowo has already demeaned it plenty.
How much lower can this slime ball sink?
Stay tuned. Obowo will show the meaning of low life again. Maybe if he gets on TV and calls the IOC and the rest of the world racists, it’ll work. Right. Doesn’t work here either.
Impeach the idiot.
stands for decibels
October 2nd, 2009
12:03 pm
Guess we’ll be pulling for Rio, now.
Wyld Byll Hyltnyr
October 2nd, 2009
12:03 pm
I’m not worried, negotiating nuc-u-lar diasarmament with Iran is a lot easier than using the power and prestige of the leader of the free world to make it to the second round of the Olympic selection process.
I guess our president has learned, from the tree of this relatively trivia matter among the forrest of consequential issue, that the world is not so much in love with him as he supposed it was.
rightofcenter
October 2nd, 2009
12:04 pm
Bookman, you can spin this any way you want, but this is a big (and unnecessary) embarassment for Obama and the United States. And I don’t agree with Romney on this. Personally, I think we can blame this on the amazing hubris of the Obama administration. I really think they thought The Talented One would be able to turn the tide just by his amazing presence. Instead, he looks foolish. If I were an Obama fan (which I clearly am not), I would be disappointed in the political team that allowed the Obamas to make this so personal. It serves as a nice metaphor for the naivity of the Obama approach to foreign policy.
Finn McCool
October 2nd, 2009
12:07 pm
The wingnuts wouldn’t know how to comprehend Obama’s trip if it weren’t for their radio and tv leaders.
I’m glad they have a guiding light so we can always understand what they are thinking – we just tune into those shows and immediately understand the mindset (mindset of a preschooler, in fact)
Ok ok, I shouldn’t put preschoolers down like that!
stands for decibels
October 2nd, 2009
12:08 pm
Personally, I think we can blame this on the amazing hubris of the Obama administration.
And now it’s time to play–what would the “rightofcenters” said if Obama hadn’t lobbied hard to get his hometown its due in these considerations?
I Report/ Vast White Wing Conspirator :-) You Whine :-(
October 2nd, 2009
12:10 pm
Limbaugh nails it- Why would the Olympics come to a crappy place like the US, as Obozo likes to call us, haha.
Finn McCool
October 2nd, 2009
12:10 pm
Toast?
The Republicans still grasping desperately at straws. No hope for you.
mwuahahahahahza
Dusty
October 2nd, 2009
12:11 pm
Well, Jay
Commence LIBERAL sobbing???
Let us see, shall we…..
PS,,,,I don’t care if they have the Olympics at Tallapoosa. There are more important things to do in this world. How about Olympics in Kenya at the growing 300,000 refugee camp of Somalians?
Midori
October 2nd, 2009
12:12 pm
I thought you didn’t like Limbaugh, Andy?
Idiots of a feather, I suppose…..
Chris
October 2nd, 2009
12:13 pm
I can already hear the hand ringing from PresBO…”I tried…It’s not my fault! It’s all George Bush’s fault that Chicago did not get the Olympics. He made the world HATE America!”
Midori
October 2nd, 2009
12:15 pm
Chris,
a lot of things really are/were Bush’s fault.
However, unlike Bush, Obama lays blame where it is due.
rightofcenter
October 2nd, 2009
12:15 pm
I meant naivete. Knew that didn’t look right.
DoggoneGA
October 2nd, 2009
12:16 pm
My guess is that it’ll be Rio. I don’t think the Olympics has ever been in South America…it just may be their time, finally.
Pogo
October 2nd, 2009
12:16 pm
I bet Valerie Jarrett is crying like a baby. All that tax money her and her corrupt cronie’s in Chicago could have sucked up during the preparations. All gone.
RW-(the original)
October 2nd, 2009
12:16 pm
Enter your comments here–
Frankly I bet Obama is the one breathing a sigh of relief right about now since all the corruption and cronyism that would have taken place had Chicago been awarded the games would’ve had dotted lines connecting to him.
jt
October 2nd, 2009
12:17 pm
The Los Angeles Olympics was the last , and one of the few, that ever showed a positive economic impact to their communities.
President Ronald Reagan knew how to get things done.
My wallet is breathing a sigh of relief.
RW-(the original)
October 2nd, 2009
12:18 pm
Enter your comments here–
DoggoneGA,
It almost has to be Rio. I can’t see them going from London in 2012 to Madrid in 2016.
Chris
October 2nd, 2009
12:18 pm
Midiro..You are quite correct about Obama laying blame. Always an excuse. Whether you agree with decisions Bush made (I’m certainly assuming you disagree with most everything he did)At least President Bush stood and never tried to play the “Lay the Blame Game” like President Obama has so perfected.
Sunshine and Thunder
October 2nd, 2009
12:18 pm
Would someone again favor us with the reasons why they and so many voted for Obama? His qualifications were what, exactly? His experience was what, exactly.?
I have asked this question many times but never have I gotten anything remotely resembling an answer from the left nuts around here.
rightofcenter
October 2nd, 2009
12:18 pm
I can only speak for myself, but I imagine if he hadn’t made himself the story, nothing would have been said because it wouldn’t have been about him. There’s a lesson in here for Obama, if he chooses to learn it: it really doesn’t always have to be about you.
joe matarotz
October 2nd, 2009
12:19 pm
Darn! Pete Rose would get more votes for the BBHOF. Maybe some of the IOC members have been to Chicago. File this one under “Obama Smack Down”.
Bud Wiser
October 2nd, 2009
12:19 pm
Lets see……Rio -Copacabana beach, little to no swimsuit coverage, beautiful beaches and bodies, sand, sun, fun.
Chicago – Valerie Jarret’s slums, gun violence and gang activities nightly, Her Blubbership Oprah.
Golly, its so hard to decide.
Awwww, they dumped Chicago first. Too bad.
Now let me think….if I were IOC, would I pick Chicago or Rio? Hmmmmmmm.
Chris
October 2nd, 2009
12:21 pm
Sunshine…You get no answer regarding Presbo’s qualifications…Because he has none….The left is always speechless.
Robyn
October 2nd, 2009
12:21 pm
The rest of the world shows what they think of Obama. It took a while, but they got it right.
DoggoneGA
October 2nd, 2009
12:21 pm
“It almost has to be Rio. I can’t see them going from London in 2012 to Madrid in 2016″
That’s almost exactly what I thought. The Olympics has been in Spain, Japan and the US…but never in Brazil.
Midori
October 2nd, 2009
12:22 pm
here’s one for you, Chris: http://cagle.com/working/091001/britt.jpg
Taxpayer
October 2nd, 2009
12:23 pm
My Oh my (sounds like something Dusty would say, doesn’t it.). The pangs of desperation emanating from the flailing phalanges of the self-proclaimed family-valued Christian conservative right wingers here… Which reminds me. Andy, you’re a hoot. Der fodderland awaits you in your field of dreams.
Chris
October 2nd, 2009
12:23 pm
I agree with you DoggoneGA good point you make..I can’t see the OC going form London to Madrid. Seems like they always prefer to alternate continents
Jay
October 2nd, 2009
12:24 pm
Bud, the gang violence in Rio makes Chicago look like a nunnery.
But I will concede that the beaches in Rio also make Chicago look like a nunnery.
stands for decibels
October 2nd, 2009
12:25 pm
Midori @ 12.22, have you happened to notice that the loud-mouthed right wing dittohead has become such a universally recognized stereotype that Starbucks has used it as a punchline in their latest tv ad campaign?