Posted on 09/29/2009 4:52:18 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
SALT LAKE CITY -- Former Massachusetts governor and head of the 2002 Olympic Organizing Committee Mitt Romney says President Obama is doing exactly what needs to be done by flying to Denmark to lobby for the Olympics to come to Chicago in 2016.
Romney tells ABC News that having a sitting president make a personal pitch can make an enormous difference to the 106 members of the International Olympic Committee.
"I think the people in the IOC want to understand the level of the commitment of the host country," Romney said. "Does the host country really care? Is this going to be a high priority? And nothing says that like having the presence of the leader of that country and, particularly, the case of Barack Obama."
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Why Romney has jumped the shark. Also why Romney will be the GOP nominee in 2012. Why I no longer vote GOP and end up writing in whichever decent conservative that dropped out of the primary in less time than it takes to kill a paratrooper.
Romney just ‘cemented’ his hopes for the Presidency, literally. They are in concrete now and he might as well throw himself overboard. COurse, could be, he’s given up already and just is angling for another spot at heading the Olympics in Chicago.
Romney... apparently another dumbass in the McCain mold who doesn’t think Bambi is a bad fella.
God grant us a candidate who knows right from wrong and reliably OPPOSES EVIL without flinching or waffling.
Can someone photoshop Carmen Maranda with the Fruit Salad Hat with Romney's Face?
With hits that keep coming like this, he deserves it.
My Gosh Mitt this isn't Grand Rapids, this is Chicago, this will be the Graft Olympics...
Can someone photoshop Carmen Maranda with the Fruit Salad Hat with Romney's Face?
With hits that keep coming like this, he deserves it.
My Gosh Mitt this isn't Grand Rapids, this is Chicago, this will be the Graft Olympics...
>> Also why Romney will be the GOP nominee in 2012
I fear that Romney or Huckabee is “the one” the press intends to select for “us” in 2012.
I put “us” in quotes because I am damn sure NOT a republican anymore. They’re doing a little better but they have a ways to go to get out of the wilderness.
who the hell asked Romney ? why doesnt he just STFU
Every felon will be well paid ;-)
Sounds like he took McCain’s seminar. Another kiss a$$ RINO loser.
To begin with, a country has to have a leader. The US doesn’t as far as the rest of the world is concerned.
ACORN-SEIU will be running this deal, Oye Vey.....
Here’s how it breaks down:
Obama is striving to build a Socialist State.
Some Americans are resisting that Socialist State.
Obama is diverting attention with BS about the olympics.
Romney, instead of trying to keep the focus on the Socialist State, is all aflame for the olympics.
Obama is evil and Romney is stupid.
Romney who?
Obama is in charge of 40% of my income.
Obama is in charge of my health care decisions.
Obama is in charge of my safety and security.
Obama is in charge of my Constitutional rights (if any).
Obama is in charge of marketing???
Apparently, the community-organizer-in-chief has no limits.
You and Obozo can put this BS on your lists as your only decent accomplishments, Flip.
No, collusion.
Wow, very disappointing that he would endorse this effort. Many in Chicago do NOT endorse the olympics coming.
What NO BARF Alert!!!
Olympics never make money, always cost more. Just a money pit.
Let the Olympics pay for itself without any government subsidy and see how long it lasts.
I still don’t know why people are upset that Obama is in Copenhagen trying to get the Olympics. For me, it’s a win-win. Obama is out of the country and I love having the Olympics where they belong,in the United States. If Chicago could follow the LA model from 1984, this could help them. Granted, there probably isn’t someone like Peter Ueberroth lurking to run the Olympics.
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