My my how intuitive. Reporter on the scene told Matt Lauer had he been asked three weeks ago who would win he'd have said Rio. Last week he would have repeated it but this morning AFTER THE ROCK STAR GREETINGS for the Obamas, it might just be Chicago by a nose. They were masterful in their presentation. Fix is in!
BARF O RAMA!
Obama draws on personal and political history in Chicago pitch
By Michael O’Brien - 10/02/09 07:18 AM ET
EXCERPT
The president drew on his background, and spoke of his having moved around oftn as a child before settling in the Windy City. Obama said he felt he never had roots in any place or culture until he game to Chicago.
He also drew on his own political history, speaking of the celebrations almost a year ago in downtown Chicago’s Grant Park after he was elected to the White House.
“Nearly one year ago, on a clear November night, people from every corner of the world gathered in the city of Chicago or in front of their televisions to watch the results of the U.S. Presidential election,” he said. “Their interest wasn’t about me as an individual. Rather, it was rooted in the belief that America’s experiment in democracy still speaks to a set of universal aspirations and ideals.”