Posted on 10/02/2009 4:45:47 PM PDT by Shankadelica
Copenhagen (BH) – Moments after the International Olympic Committee announced that Chicago had been eliminated as a host site for the 2016 Olympic games, a group of US politicians, celebrities, and media figures held a press conference to protest the decision as “based on racism.” The group, which includes two former US Presidents, distributed a release with the headline: “I.O.C. and K.K.K. are not O.K. with the U.S.A.”
President Barack Obama, his wife Michelle, and talk show host Oprah Winfrey - all Chicagoans – had traveled to Denmark in the hope that their popularity would lend some star appeal to the Windy City’s bid to serve as the locale for the games. Conservatives have criticized Obama’s decision to appeal directly to the I.O.C. as “unpresidential,” and even many of Obama’s supporters considered it politically risky.
Former US Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton were joined on the dais by US Representative Barney Frank (D-MA), comedians Bill Maher and Janeane Garafalo, and Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker.
Jacques Rogge, president of the I.O.C., announced the selection of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil today, using what the group’s press release called “the thinly-veiled rhetoric of bigotry.”
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I could almost believe this satire.
mmmmmm mmmmmm mmmmmm Jimmah!
Poor old Jimmah is off his “meds” again!
Mr. Peanut is just projecting.
No, they probably rejected Chicago's bid because they don't want any of their athletes to get hit in the head with chunks of lumber..... I'm just sayin'...
“My soup was cold tonite because Obama is black!”
These farces have been overplayed on FR and I’m getting tired of it.
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