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Obama Heading to Copenhagen for Olympic Pitch (they think we're so stupid)
NBC Chicago/ap ^ | 9-28-09

Posted on 09/28/2009 7:03:38 AM PDT by STARWISE

Updated 7:30 AM CDT, Mon, Sep 28, 2009

President Obama will travel to Copenhagen to make a pitch for Chicago’s Olympic bid, White House officials have confirmed to NBC News.

Obama will leave for Denmark Thursday night, hours after his wife Michelle departs for the vote. The president made the final decision Saturday night after returning from the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.

The announcement ends months of speculation of whether the president would lend his considerable fame to the pitch. The president has dropped hints all month long that he may attend the event.

Last week he sent an advance team to Copenhagen just in case he could make it ...

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcchicago.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: billionsofdollars; chicagoway; copenhagen; kingricharddaley; obama; olympics; oprah; unions
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To: DieHard the Hunter; cardinal4

The ONLY accomplishment of Osama’s administration has been to drive gun sales through the roof.


61 posted on 09/28/2009 8:00:10 AM PDT by Ax (All roads lead back to Concord Bridge....)
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To: STARWISE
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62 posted on 09/28/2009 8:04:21 AM PDT by dagogo redux
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To: STARWISE

Let’s say Chicago does receive the go ahead for the Olympics. What if no one attends????


63 posted on 09/28/2009 8:04:53 AM PDT by SoldierDad (Proud Dad of a U.S. Army Infantry Soldier whose wife is expecting twins SONS.)
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To: STARWISE

“As predicted”

Indeed!


64 posted on 09/28/2009 8:09:52 AM PDT by Velveeta
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To: SoldierDad

Hope Rio gets the nod.


65 posted on 09/28/2009 8:09:58 AM PDT by varina davis (Life is not a dress rehearsal)
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To: STARWISE

1896 - Athens, Greece

1900 - Paris, France

1904 - St. Louis, Missouri USA

1906 - Athens, Greece*

1908 - London, England

1912 - Stockholm, Sweden

1916 - Not held**

1920 - Antwerp, Belgium

1924 - Paris, France

1928 - Amsterdam, Holland

1932 - Los Angeles, California USA

1936 - Berlin, Germany

1940 - Not held***

1944 - Not held***

1948 - London, England

1952 - Helsinki, Finland

1956 - Melbourne, Australia

1960 - Rome, Italy

1964 - Tokyo, Japan

1968 - Mexico City, Mexico

1972 - Munich, Germany

1976 - Montreal, Canada

1980 - Moscow, Russia

1984 - Los Angeles, California USA

1988 - Seoul, South Korea

1992 - Barcelona, Spain

1996 - Atlanta, Georgia USA

2000 - Sydney, Australia

2004 - Athens, Greece

2008 - Beijing, China

2012 - London, England

2016 - site not yet awarded


66 posted on 09/28/2009 8:10:58 AM PDT by kabar
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To: STARWISE

Murdoch hates to be threatened. He will now trash Chicago.


67 posted on 09/28/2009 8:11:24 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: All

Why should the US host the games three times in 32 years? It makes no sense. Tokyo has not held it since 1964 and there has never been an Olympics in South America. I hope either Tokyo or Rio gets it.


68 posted on 09/28/2009 8:14:46 AM PDT by kabar
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To: STARWISE

Our role is to PAY THE BILLS, not receive any benefits. I guess Obama didn’t read the entire NWO memo.


69 posted on 09/28/2009 8:15:33 AM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government -- Thomas Payne)
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To: STARWISE

No conflict of interest there, is there? /sarc/

I can imagine any number of Oboomba cronies have bought up adjacent properties. Is Rezko in for any $$$? Mozillo? This administration are the dirtiest people in public office, ever.


70 posted on 09/28/2009 8:16:10 AM PDT by SueRae
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To: STARWISE

I think that the fix is already in and that Chicago has it in the bag.

You think that Obama is going to travel all the way over there to not get the win?

Watch....


71 posted on 09/28/2009 8:20:39 AM PDT by Beaten Valve
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To: STARWISE

The only thing this guy does is community organizing.

He really can’t “DO” anything else.


72 posted on 09/28/2009 8:21:08 AM PDT by roaddog727 (It's the Constitution, Stupid!)
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To: All

“Obama Heading to Copenhagen”

Does anyone else see the irony in this?

“The Emperor’s New Clothes”

by Hans Christian Andersen

(Hans Christian Andersen was born on 2. April 1805 in Odense (Denmark)...When Hans Anderson was the age of 14 he ran away to Copenhagen...)

http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/Emperors-New-Clothes.htm


73 posted on 09/28/2009 8:21:17 AM PDT by 444Flyer ( "Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers."--Mignon McLaughlin)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Obama Heading to Copenhagen,guess you can’t do the pay off by telephone now days.


74 posted on 09/28/2009 8:23:53 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: STARWISE

75 posted on 09/28/2009 8:26:15 AM PDT by Leisler (It's going to be a hard, long winter)
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To: Osage Orange

Mitt Romney can get the rest of the country to bail you out.

Besides, you think Chicago is picking up the tab? Heck no, it’s BOHICA time for national taxpayers.


76 posted on 09/28/2009 8:27:49 AM PDT by Leisler (It's going to be a hard, long winter)
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To: STARWISE

OMG!! How is he going to give up his GOLF GAMES to go to Denmark?? Wow....what a SACRIFICE!! WAR??? WHAT WAR???


77 posted on 09/28/2009 8:29:12 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: STARWISE

If Bush had done this for say... Houston or Dallas, can you imagine what the SRM’s reaction would have been?


78 posted on 09/28/2009 8:30:34 AM PDT by justlurking (The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.)
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To: Leisler
I don't live in Chicago....

Yeah, I know...

79 posted on 09/28/2009 8:31:45 AM PDT by Osage Orange (A community organizer cannot bitch when communities organize..... - Rush Limbaugh)
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To: kabar
Why should the US host the games three times in 32 years?

And Montreal hosted it in 1976, and they are still paying off the debt.

80 posted on 09/28/2009 8:31:54 AM PDT by dfwgator
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