Posted on 09/29/2009 3:08:10 PM PDT by greyfoxx39
It would seem the Obama administration, which hasn't had time to hold conversations with senior military officials involved in such a critical national security issue as the war in Afghanistan, has been spending far more time assisting President Barack Obama's adopted hometown, Chicago, than the White House has previously divulged, using the President's and White House senior staff's presence at global policy meetings to lobby foreign ministers, diplomats and members of the International Olympic Committee.
The money quote: "The Chicago backers have pinned their hopes in part on winning the support of about a dozen African nations, a bloc of traditionally unaligned votes at the IOC. The administration has tried to make its case in conversations on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, at the Group of 20 Summit, during a Capitol reception with African diplomats and in a video of Mr. Obama personally pitching African IOC members."
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According to the White House source, both the State Department and the National Security Council were asked for assistance in preparing briefing materials for use during the UN, G-20, and overseas trips to Europe and Africa in meetings with foreign officials, particularly in the "unaligned" African countries.
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.......Obama senior adviser David Axelrod's firm is one of the contractors on the Chicago Olympics bid. Valerie Jarrett was a deputy chairwoman of the Chicago Olympics Host Committee. Both have close ties to a number of Chicago 2016 committee members.
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...... Martin Nesbitt, who the New York Times last December identified as one of President Obama's "closest friends,"....... Nesbitt's airport off-site parking business, the Parking Spot, a company that stands to make millions from the Olympics bid.
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...
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If one hand washes the other, they both can
still be dirty.
Or a LOT dirty!
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Maybe it’s a good idea. It will show the world what a true gangster city looks like. They can have the games in the ghettos with all the gang fights, killings and in the middle of the slums.
What a great way to show the beauty of America.
And you think Obambi gives a sh*t what "the people" want, because?
Rhetorical question, not directed specifically at you GP1953
Do fat babies fart? Yes and BO does not give a damn what people want.
I’m sure Baraq figures this will be a nice little financial bonus for the whole Chicago mob.
"The cost of Obama’s trip will not be close to $1 mil. It is well over $10 mil if it is a dime. The figures you quoted (accurately) are for flying a VC-25 (Presidential 747). Presidential trips require both 747s, as one is a backup. However, the costs soar when you realize that from the moment a POTUS indicates he wants to go somewhere, dozens, if not hundreds of people start preparing every detail.
These details include security, communications, protocol, logistics that boggle the mind and transportation that most people never see. Several Air Force cargo planes of equipment are loaded and flown to the destination with armored limos, security personnel from the Secret Service and the relevant military branches, fuels specialists, etc. A National Airborne Operations Command Post 747 from Offutt AFB, NE will accompany him to keep POTUS in constant communications in case of national or word emergency.
We are now up to three 747s, multiple cargo planes and costs for personnel who fly commercial ahead of POTUS. If FLOTUS flies separately, add a C-32 (757) for her and her staff, entourage, hangers-on etc, with attendant security, logistics, etc. Add a few more million dollars, though many personnel in Denmark will cover preparations for both POTUS and FLOTUS."
Side note....Obama will be out of the country when the new unemployment rates come out. How's that Hopey-Changey thing workin' out for the country..../Sarc
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