Early knockout: Chicago fails to land 2016 Summer Olympics

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I was thinking more along the lines of doctor phill... any one with two brain cells could do what he is doing... then again I don't oprah...

I've said it before and i'll say it again...  its not what you know, its who you know.

[fightingquaker13]

Why?  Are you a stupid, loud mouthed, fat, ugly, black woman?

For 2.7 billion I can sure as hell play one on TV.
FQ13

[PegLeg45]

Never figured out the appeal of Oprah.
I was flipping through the channels once and landed on her show for just a few minutes, and what I saw was appalling. A large group of (mostly middle-aged white) women ooohing, aaaahhhhing, clapping, and hanging on her every word and/or action.

I remarked to my wife that Oprah could have walked out on stage, squatted and laid a turd, wrapped it in a pink ribbon and these idiots would have fought to the death over it.

Amazing.


As to the Chicago Olympics, I'd rather go to Rio too.

 

[Conagher 45]

The big "O's" sure did bomb on this one.

[CDR]

The big "O's" sure did bomb on this one.

Not really......Michelle and her mom successfully snagged a nice pair of clogs during their Copenhagen shopping spree.

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Top 10 Reasons Chicago Didn't Get the Olympics   



 

10. Dead people can't vote at IOC meetings

 

9. Obama distracted by 25 min meeting with Gen. McChrystal

 

8. Who cares if Obama couldn't talk the IOC into Chicago? He'll be able to talk Iran out of nukes.

 

7. The impediment is Israel still building settlements.

 

6. Obviously no president would have been able to acomplish it.

 

5. We've been quite clear and said all along that we didn't want the Olympics.

 

4. This isn't about the number of Olympics "lost", it's about the number of Olympics "saved" or "created".

 

3. Clearly not enough wise Latina judges on the committee

 

2. Because the IOC is racist.

 

1. It's George Bush's fault.

 

 

[tombogan03884]

  That's one "Top ten List" you didn't get from Letterman 

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UPDATE: Cost of Obama's trip to Copenhagen..... Minimum $1 million

AP coverage here:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gKopv4rOyL--qalIdljPlVyBFEIwD9B37CGO0

Taxpayers shelled out probably $1 million or more for the president, his wife and others to fly to Copenhagen and back to woo members of the International Olympic Committee.

A 2006 congressional study pegged the cost of flying Air Force One at $56,518 an hour. The Pentagon recently said it cost $100,219 an hour to fly the huge, reconfigured Boeing 747 without Obama aboard. The Pentagon estimate included more costs for support needs, such as maintenance.

At those rates, the president's 14-hour trip to Copenhagen and back cost about $790,000 to $1.4 million.

However, presidential travel requires additional spending, especially for security personnel and equipment. Also, first lady Michelle Obama and some administration officials traveled to Copenhagen at public expense ahead of the president.

*They only factor the cost of flying 1 plane.... Whenever the Pres flies on Air Force One, they also take along a second identical plane as a backup...... So actual cost for flight alone is $790,000 to $1.4 million times 2