Posted on 06/17/2009 8:54:30 AM PDT by STARWISE
With Chicago officials in Switzerland promoting Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid at an important site selection meeting, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned that President Obama is creating a new White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport.
According to the White House, 'this permanent White House office will promote the values of the Olympic Movement and encourage increased youth participation in athletics. The primary function of the Office will be to enhance awareness of the Olympic Movement through promotion of its fundamental principles at the federal level."
From the White House...
President Obama Announces New White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport
WASHINGTON - Today, President Barack Obama announced the formation of the White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport.
This permanent White House office will promote the values of the Olympic Movement and encourage increased youth participation in athletics. The primary function of the Office will be to enhance awareness of the Olympic Movement through promotion of its fundamental principles at the federal level.
President Obama said, "It is an important goal of my administration to give our nation's children every possible tool they need to grow, learn and succeed in life. A key part of this is increasing access to healthy, constructive activities like sports for our nation's children.
Too many American kids - particularly those in urban areas - have no access to organized sporting activities. Sports are an important way to instill values, judgment and teamwork in our nation's kids, and this new office reflects our commitment to giving all our children a chance to thrive.
As the International Olympic Committee moves forward with their selection process we hope that this new office can serve as a model for youth involvement worldwide."
The White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport will:
* Recommend federal policies and programs to the President to enhance opportunities and access for youth participation in sport, with particular focus on youth in urban areas
* Foster and encourage youth sporting, educational and cultural events involving Olympic values-based programs and the participation of U.S. Olympians and Paralympians
The Office will also work in coordination with appropriate executive departments and agencies, including the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, to:
* Engage in outreach to state and local government officials, nonprofit organizations and the private sector
* Coordinate federal resources, and act as liaison to, any organizing committee for an Olympic and Paralympic Games hosted in the United States
* And work closely with the United States Olympic Committee and national sport governing bodies to increase access and opportunities for youth to participate in sports.
Crooks.
Plain and simple.
Just my opinion of course.
Well...it’s kind of obvious to most of us....
Brings back memories of the Soviet Union’s involvement in sports and the Olympic Games
The Olympic Officials are a proven bunch of crooks..so the people from Chicago know exactly how to deal with them.
Chicago will get the Olympics and the Zero will give Chicago billions to build what they need. The Federal Govt will take the biggest financial role ever in an Olympic venture..just watch.
Team ‘Chicago Way’ has real Olympic pull
John Kass - June 16, 2009
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FROM: All us taxpaying chumbolones in Illinois who don’t want the 2016 Olympics.
SUBJECT: You’re talking to the wrong Chicago 2016 committee.
Dear esteemed international Olympic organizers:
You’re meeting in Switzerland on Wednesday to hear Chicago’s 2016 team captain, Mayor Richard Daley, tell you why you should grant the Olympics to Chicago and not to those other towns.
*snip*
But do you really think you’re going to get answers from the suits of the Chicago 2016 Committee? Of course not. You know better.
That’s why we’ve put together a blue-ribbon panel of Chicago experts, including corrupt politicians, an Outfit boss, an indicted alderman, a mayoral nephew under federal investigation and others not accused of any crime, but who know how Chicago works, like a mayoral brother.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-kass-17-jun17,0,3667818.column
“Chicago Sun-Times has learned that President Obama is creating a new White House Office of Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport.”
Will it be long before we are standing in lines waiting for toilet paper from the “Crapper Czar”...have we already surrendered? We keep waiting to take action and we are going to lose our freedom completely - we neded to make DC look like Tehran without the gunplay...just fill it up with mad as hell Americans...and I mean fill it up...now on the fourth of July and again on 9/12.
“...I see a whole army of my countrymen, here in defiance of tyranny. You’ve come to fight as free men... and free men you are. What will you do with that freedom? Will you fight? Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you’ll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin’ to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take... OUR FREEDOM!” - William Wallace
There is no end to this crook in chief...or should I say chief crook...????
“increase access and opportunities for youth to participate in sports.”
Chicago? `purse snatch and 50 meter dash’: the first athlete to clean the purse and round the block corner keeps the contents.
If Stimulus is the name of the game why not put it in Detroit?
Or Flint, MI............
Dear Mayor Daley:
Chicago don’t need no stinkin Olympics. The city does fine without it and taxpayers aren’t interested.
Or Gary, IN...
I pray they don’t come to Chicago .. but
I’m fearful .. the messiah is devoting
huge capital to the venture and he’s the
White House.
Oh lord....wonder how long it will take for the pitchforks in Illinois.
The people there are violently opposed to this. Popcorn time.
Ghetto Alley Slalom Run (make it out alive)
26 Block Riot Loot Carry Marathon
Perp Tossing Discus
Government Check Disbursement Relay It goes on....
So far this year, 508 people have been killed in Chicago.
That's a significant jump over 2007.
*snip*
So far this year, 508 people have been killed in Chicago. In 2007, 443 people were murdered.
That was a significant drop since 2003, when 601 people were killed.
*snip*
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