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Did you complain every time Bush flew to Texas to work on his ranch? I don't think so but if our current President does anything, the RW'ers find a way to make it sound negative. For all of you who are happy that the Olympics weren't awarded to Chicago, you should be ashamed of yourselves. It's not a loss for Obama, it's a loss for the country and especially the Midwest region in economic gains. Of course, you'd rather be vindictive and selfish, rather than think of the people it could have possibly helped. Disgusting!
Did democrats not get on Bush for doing that?
How many Americans could we have helped with the money they wasted to go there? Do you know unemployement is 9.8 really 17%
As much as you not wanting it to be a loss it is a loss for Obama. He got snubbed he personally went over there and we got knocked out in the 1st vote. That doesnt look good for his political capitial no matter what you wish
Well, now the republicans will be all, "see, it was a total waste of time, etc." Now if we did get it for 2016, they'd still find something wrong with it.
So glad we paid for the Obamas to travel there. What a waste of time and money
Unemployment is 9.8 though
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Yet another failure by our esteemed leader.
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On the business news they said that Chicago corruption might have played a role! Btw is Obama already back home
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He could have talked to him from the white house. It was a waste do you know how much it cost us for Them to take different planes over there and all that included?
It was a waste. Unemployement is now 9.8 there is many more important things he could have been doing
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Don't forget we paid for Oprah's haul, too.
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It's a d@mned shame. Just think of all the incentive the atheletes would have had, running at top speed from knife- and gun-wielding muggers, jumping through tremendous hoops put up by politicians offering favors, etc.
Odd that it happened so fast, though. Chicago was practically the first location to get rejected. Didn't our esteemed President just get back from making the first in-person Presidential sales pitch in Olympic history?
yikes! i did not see that coming. i didn't think he would fly over there (at over 1.5 million dollars for the fuel alone) unless he had been given some assurance that chicago was going to get the olympics. that is a lot of negative publicity and i bet somebody gets fired.....
Nine posts with no bearing on Chicago not getting the Olympic bid in an objectively stated fashion.
Mop-up in aisle five......
Maybe Chicago didn't bribe the IOC with enough money???
I thought Chicago was good at that.
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