tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post2400344249177567625..comments2023-10-31T06:25:46.016-04:00Comments on SLANTblog: GOP against staging the Olympics in Chicago?F.T. Reahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-26307914684854719182009-10-03T08:35:59.100-04:002009-10-03T08:35:59.100-04:00Once again Obama's inexperience is showing. I...Once again Obama's inexperience is showing. It was very unwise for him to go to Copenhagen. He should have sent a surrogate - either just his wife, or Joe Biden (do they have him locked away underground these days or what?) . Politically, it was a high risk, low reward move for him with everything else is going on, and he is paying the price. <br /><br />Personally, I think it's good that the IOC chose Rio, since the games have never been in S. America. <br /><br />In the end, though, the IOC, and to some degree, the entire Olympic Games, are corrupt, so I really couldn't care less where they go as long as it doesn't negatively impact my life.FanGuyhttp://lifeinthe804.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-56208134636617844102009-10-02T13:18:32.956-04:002009-10-02T13:18:32.956-04:00Paul H, well, now it's a moot point. Chicago i...Paul H, well, now it's a moot point. Chicago is out of the running. So, I suppose the anti-Obama forces are happy. <br /><br />Personally, I could hardly care less about the Olympics, Summer or Winter. My post was about the foaming-at-the-mouth anti-Obama crowd, and how far it is willing go to bash him.F.T. Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-40459251309864948502009-10-02T12:40:55.987-04:002009-10-02T12:40:55.987-04:00Many people are opposed to the Olymplics as a fina...Many people are opposed to the Olymplics as a financial scam that will benefit the few instead of the many. Sort of like a Richmond stadium proposal on steroids, a legitimate position.<br /><br />Secondly, Obama will get criicized no matter what he does by people who make their living that way.<br /><br />I have no objections to either the Olymplics or his last minuite trip to nail the bid.Paul Hammondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00672123256678811134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-82770862818478234972009-10-01T22:47:36.435-04:002009-10-01T22:47:36.435-04:00Paul H, Yes, I read today that a poll says only 70...Paul H, Yes, I read today that a poll says only 70-some percent of them want the Olympics. <br /><br />Once again, I don't get your drift.F.T. Reahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042465274190082050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640358.post-33939303533768206252009-10-01T22:01:59.726-04:002009-10-01T22:01:59.726-04:00For what it's worth, there are plenty of Chica...For what it's worth, there are plenty of Chicagoans who do not want the Olympics either, but back to your point. Republicans (and others) would be complaining if he didn't go to Copenhagen.Paul Hammondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00672123256678811134noreply@blogger.com