Olympics, Chicago Style
My new Pajamas Media column is up.
UPDATE:
Epic Fail. You’d at least think I’d be smart enough not to be stunned by his failure, but I honestly assumed Obama had it in the bag. He can’t do the important stuff, so I at least assumed he could deliver the useless crap.
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October 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
Breaking news, Frank.
Epic fail.
October 2nd, 2009 at 11:55 am
I find it suspicious that Kashyyyk is now in the lead to host the Olympics.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Obviously the IOC is a racist body. That can be the only reason I can think of since our World Citizen in Chief is so beloved around the world. Either that or they just want to hold the Olympics in Rio where they can party with the Brazilian woman’s swim team.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Barry KO’d in first round.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Maybe Chicago can hold a “special Olympics” in his honor anyway. After all, look what the Obama’s sacrificed to win it.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Poor, poor Michelle – all her sacrifice for naught. It is to weep.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:14 pm
I guess The One can’t bring home the bacon.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:21 pm
In retrospect is it any surprise that this would happen to someone who doesn’t believe in victory?
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Chicago didn’t get the bid??? AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!! Ouch. Now my side hurts. I’m going home early.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:24 pm
“O”lympic Failure
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:39 pm
The God That Failed.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:40 pm
How would I like my schadenfreude? Uh, medium-well, thank you.
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:48 pm
BO + MO + O = 0 QID
October 2nd, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Oh the Humanity!!! What about the children? I must grieve this afternoon and will be informing my client that my services are not available as I go home to send positive vibes and good Karma to our poor battered first couple!!! I can’t begin to imagine their shattered lives, the assault on their personal reputations, which might I add, they put at personal risk to bring the wonderful games of Olymic Glory to America’s 2nd city! And what did they get from the IOC in return? A big loogie in the face and a middle finger up the keister! That’s what! Well, I for one, am not going to take this standing up…I’m going to lie down and do something about it…
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:15 pm
I think this is proof positive that he is clearly no leader. Can we excoriate him now?
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:17 pm
This day should hereby be declared the International Shove the Olympics Up Obama’s Keister Day.
(Thanks for the idea, ussjc.)
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:26 pm
This can’t be true. Why, just this morning, the CNN headline was that “Michelle Obama Steals the Show”. So. Can’t be true.
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Not only did Chicago not get the bid, it got the LOWEST number of votes.
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:29 pm
No Olympics for YOU!
walk home in shame…
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:32 pm
That weird sound you hear is the sudden deflation of three massive egos.
October 2nd, 2009 at 1:37 pm
That’s one of your best Pajamma pieces yet, Frank.
October 2nd, 2009 at 2:37 pm
It can’t be the crime rate or gang violence or government corruption as they even more of that sort of thing in Rio then there is in Chicago. Therefore I think number three must be correct….the IOC is racist. They must need some mandatory diversity training. Just imagine how many corrupt union leaders, crooked mafia influenced contractors, and bribe taking politicians in Chicago, are really, really pissed off right now.
October 2nd, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Jimmy is right as usual, funny piece Frank. I’m thinking Chicago will soon be rioting and looting as a protest, sorta like the plans they had for getting selected. No IHOP will be safe as Illiterate youth put down their bashin’ boards to burn the racist O hating Olympics headquarters.
October 2nd, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Obviously the Olympics committee is racist. What do they think the black ring in their logo stands for? Africa? Perhaps they should award the games to Nairobi.
October 2nd, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Well – maybe it wasn’t JUST racism. Maybe the fact that Michelle got up there in Copenhagen, in front of all those Copenhagians and their distinguished guests from all over the world, and whined about what a great sacrifice it was for her to grace them with her presence. Maybe – just maybe – that chapped a few hides.
Naaaahh – what am I thinking? Must be the racism.
October 2nd, 2009 at 3:40 pm
I dont know…… but if this shite keeps up…….Ima gonna have to SHUN something
October 2nd, 2009 at 4:00 pm
The Top 10 Reasons Why the Olympic Committee Didn’t Select Chicago:
…
and, the #1 reason:
1. Obama.
(Reasons #2 through #10 had to be censored.)
October 2nd, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Reason #2: “Obama” spelt backwards is “Amabo”, which is Kenyan for “failure”.
October 2nd, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Dang, Mancuso! I just cleaned my monitor!
October 2nd, 2009 at 9:27 pm
as a chicagoian. i didnt vote for obama, i didn’t vote for daley, i am a little saddened that chicago didnt get the olimpics. i am estatic the daley and oboma failed to bring the olimpics here. any one got a broke down mule to trade for the mayor of my city??
October 3rd, 2009 at 12:17 am
L (O-stika) L !!
October 3rd, 2009 at 1:55 am
Since Rio is in the southern hemisphere and their summer season is from December to March, does that mean we can have both summer and winter Olympic coverage at the same time?
Gymnastics and figure skating on the same day? (Be still, my beating heart)
October 3rd, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Obama cost Chicago the 2016 Olympics…
Barack Obama went to Copenhagen hoping to gain support for organizing the 2016 Olympic Games in his hometown of Chicago. Unfortunately, Windy City ended up being the very first burg disqualified from the choices for the next host (Hat tip: Hot Air):…
October 3rd, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Obama’s “personal charm” failed to win Chicago the…
Barack Obama went to Copenhagen hoping to gain support for organizing the 2016 Olympic Games in his hometown of Chicago. Unfortunately, Windy City ended up being the very first burg disqualified from the choices for the next host (Hat tip: Hot Air):…
October 4th, 2009 at 5:03 am
It’s still a good column.
The thing that was so wrong about this bid is something we all missed: his home town should have been the last place the POTUS should be shilling for. It would have been just as wrong for W. to push Crawford (unlikely) or Dallas or any Texas city (or for President Palin next time around to push an Alaska city, or if Harry Truman had pushed a Missouri town during his tenure, for example). The President is the CEO of the whole US 24/7/365, and really needs to stand apart from his local ties, though we all know every president has them. He’s supposed to rise above that, at least publicly, for 4 or 8 years, that’s all. It’s not too much to ask. He speaks for all of us, not this part or that part, all the time. The mayor’s people should have gone over and maybe there could have been some behind-the-scenes leaning and arm-twisting from the White House…you know, the usual stuff. Only maybe this administration hasn’t cultivated the international ties to allow that kind of stuff to happen: maybe they have no one over there to lean on/butter up. That does happen when “it’s all about me” comes on board.
So, anyway, the Epic Fail goes to the One and his FLOTUS who not only couldn’t stand apart from this publicly but went so far as using taxpayer money to go make their personal pitches for the old hometown. Maybe the Olympics people were making a statement here that we all can learn from: DC not Chi-town is the capital of the US and that is the *only* place Mr. and Mrs. Obama come from for the next 3+ years (what a long, dreary stretch it appears to be up ahead, sigh).
Of course, all that said, the US Olympic teams are gonna whup Brazilian teams across the board when this comes up, not even allowing them into the bronze – oh yah!
October 5th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Well another bit of good news is that 2016 is so far away that by the time that Olympics happens, President Palin will be landsliding into her SECOND electoral win and the Obamas will be a distant memory…having been impeached in disgrace and extradited back to live in a cardboard box next to his half-brother in their REAL hometown of Indonesia.
LOL #32 you is funny.