Posted on 09/30/2009 3:11:57 PM PDT by smoothsailing
In her speech in Copenhagen today, First Lady Michelle Obama said her trip to Denmark, along with the travel of her "dear friend" and "chit-chat buddy" Oprah Winfrey, as well as tomorrow's visit by President Obama, is a "sacrifice" on behalf of the children of Chicago and the United States. "As much of a sacrifice as people say this is for me or Oprah or the president to come for these few days," the first lady told a crowd of people involved in the Chicago project, "so many of you in this room have been working for years to bring this bid home."
"As first lady, as many of you know, I’ve made it a priority to bridge the gap between the White House and communities across D.C. and across the country," Mrs. Obama continued. "I’ve spent much of my first nine months trying to open the doors to the White House to kids who might not otherwise see themselves having access to these institutions, because that’s where I came from – communities like that where kids never dreamed that they could set foot in the White House, let alone live there&hellipAnd Barack and I made a point of doing the same thing when we lived in Chicago – making the concerns of kids in all sorts of communities our own."
Mrs. Obama said bringing the Olympics to Chicago is especially important right now because "athletics is becoming more of a fleeting opportunity." "Funds dry up so it becomes harder for kids to engage in sports, to learn how to swim, to even ride a bike," she said. In addition, with childhood obesity on the rise, "it is so important for us to raise up the platform of fitness and competition and fair play," the first lady said.
Finally, having the Olympics in Chicago would be important to "let people know that we understand that sports saves lives, that it makes dreams come true, that it creates visions in kids’ heads to make them think they can be the next David Robinson, the next Barack Obama, the next Nadia Comaneci, the next Oprah Winfrey," Mrs. Obama said.
Her butt is so big it gets to elect two senators.
Another shovel ready, nonsensical, ideology-driven bromide from a woman who has a caboose larger than a Burlington Northern train.
She went over on a 757. Her husband is going over on AF-1, with two other 747s and military airlifters in tow.
No worries about killing the planet with all the pollution from the airplanes.
And why isn’t Chicago paying for the expense? The Olympics is not a Federal government expense.
michelle had better learn to tighten her own belt..her boob belt...next stop for that belt will be her armpits...then it’s up to her mouth...whatever it takes to shut her up.
I’ll sharpen the scissors...
you know it’s one thing for Senators and Congressmen to fight for these things (like Olympics) for their states and cities, but it’s another thing for the President to do it.
Chicago is so undeserving of this (unless you consider the payback they’re due for getting the “votes” BO needed to get elected).
What other US cities were considered for the Olympics? When was the decision to go with Chicago made?
Just like her husband, her statements are full of “me” and “ I”
I’m all choked up, Michie...(on my own barf).
All that BS has to fit somewhere.
This witch sounds like my ex Wife.
:o)
Somebody should tell the First B*tch that we're out of cake, and guillotine sales are through the roof...
Only black celebrities too. No mention of wanting the little honkey vermin to grow up into anything.
An all expenses paid trip to Denmark is such a “sacrifice”.
Are you kidding me? Tell me this is a joke.
I’ve worked with David Robinson and saw a true Christian in him. I cannot imagine him tolerating that phony Jeremiah Wright for a second.
AF - 1 is code for the President, no matter what the aircraft.
No, more than 2 airplanes. Don’t forget the cargo planes that fly the cars over there, and the other escort planes.
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