Posted on 10/02/2009 11:12:27 AM PDT by Steelfish
Rio Win 2016 Games as IOC Rebuff Obama
By REUTERS October 2, 2009
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro will stage the first Olympics in South America in 2016, the International Olympic Committee decided on Friday, delivering a stunning rebuff to U.S. President Barack Obama and favorites Chicago.
IOC President Jacques Rogge announced the decision to give the Games to Rio after three rounds of voting which produced a landslide victory for the Brazilians in a final showdown with Madrid.
Chicago, despite a speech to the IOC by President Obama, who had put his credibility on the line by flying in to address the IOC just before the vote, went out as fourth and last in the first round of voting, one of the biggest shocks in an Olympic ballot.
Chicago had started as front-runners and most Olympic observers had expected the Obama factor - first lady Michelle Obama spent two days lobbying in Copenhagen and also addressed the IOC session - to be decisive.
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LOL - Awesome!
It seems the NYT did not read the fax that NewsWeak read - loosing the Olympic bid is good for bammy. Wow, I guess TOTUS didn’t get all the faxes sent fast enough. Warning, discrepancy of opinion among self described opinion makers. Danger.
Apparently it was.
Just in case....</ Sarcasm>
Re: “MMMMMMMM.....MMMMMMMM.....MMMMMMMMMMM.....”
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I want a new bumper sticker: “Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm — LOL!!!”
The Women’s Beach Volleyball champions will be defending with home court advantage!
Maybe just the Obama's apparently.
Waterloo!
...but not this time...
FINALLY, Obama gives us something to celebrate!
I don’t drink anymore because of the meds I take, but I might find an old empty bottle of Dom Perignon, fill it with some cheap stuff and give it to my neighbor as a gift, he’s a lib.
MMMMMM........MMMMMM.......MMMMMM
The more he talks, the less people listen.
They still haven’t figured it out.
The more he talks, the less people listen.
Not for nothing, but isn’t that GWB as The Joker on that guy’s hat?
“Chicago had started as front-runners......”
So Chicago had it in the bag, UNTIL THE ARROGANT OBAMA’s BLEW IT.
LMAO
Is that a guy?
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