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.
Chicago dreams of olympic-sized graft and kickbacks.
Not dissin’ anybody. I pointed out the cluelessness of Michelle Obama’s throwing in a Roumanian gymnast from 3
decades ago among three black luminaries who I guess we’re
all “supposed to know”-—got news for you, too, —how many people would recognize the name Nadia Comaneci over and above any of the others. Get my point? The subject I was addressing was the extreme stupidity of the overall statement and celebrity of the First Beeyotch.
The only thing she needs to sacrifice is the lard on her @ss. Gawd....I detest these people!
A True Egotistical, Self-Centered, Pay-to-Play, Political Machine Hack WITCH that doesn’t give Two Cents Worth of Concern or Loyalty to The Country She Has NEVER EVER Been PROUD of IN REALITY!!
The Billions for the OLYMPIC ORGY Could Actually Clean Up The Ghettos Caused by The DALY-REZKO-OBOZO CORRUPTION ORGY GANG!
This Chicago Olympic pitch is turning out to be just as phony as the Chinese Olympics spectacle.
Hopefully The Olympic Committee demonstrates Good Judgment and Awards The 2012 Olympics to a City that Deserves The Event! RIO De JANEIRO!!!!!!!!
May RIO De Janeiro WIN TOMORROW! That will be a Huge Win For AMERICA as Well.....:-)
You should have him squatting with a dainty little wee wee puddle...;-O
It's hard to learn to ride a bike in a city where parents are afraid to send their kids outside for fear they will be murdered by gangs. And, when did we begin to fund bicycle riding lessons, anyway? Was it after welfare made the dad obsolete?
Dont be concerned.. OBOZO is too big a Coward to show up in Afghanistan! and they wont have fresh enough Arugula there, nor the proper Digs for for He and His Boy, Reggie Love to stay over for the night....:-(
If I can’t take my babies listed in tag line I ain’t going to Chitown
Free more-than-first-class travel, five-star hotels people waiting on you hand and foot.
I’ll suck it up and volunteer to sacrifice like that. I think it would be better than the last time I traveled overseas to sacrifice for my country. I got a free stay at the beach then, but I never got to see the ocean.
Yeah, ranks right up with that other sacrifice of having a $300,000 political patronage hospital job that Michelle Obama never had to show up for back in Chicago.
No, The Witch flew Her Broomstick over to Copenhagen with Air Force 2 flying beside her for directions. OBOZO is going on AF-1 and dont bet on him doing anything but turning Tail and flying right back. They needed two planes because AF-1 isn’t big enough for OBOZO’S EGO FILLED HEAD and HER FAT BUTT to fit in at the same time....
If he does go, I'm betting he's on the ground for three hours or less, and that he never leaves the base.
There were no plans for him to go to Copenhagen until two days ago. I'll wager one week's pay that he's going to Kabul. McChrystal really put him in a corner on 60 Minutes.
Are You one of Obozo’s ^ Zillion Czars defending him like You are? Just askin!
..yeah it’s so hard taking a trip to Europe on a private jet to spend your time shopping and partying with celebrities while the unemployed peasants at home are forking it over for your trip.
PING! for Prosterity!
Please. I'm simply pointing out the potential subterfuge. He's using Copenhagen as a cover.
Personally, I hope that Rio gets the Olympics.
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