Two seconds after the announcement.
Posted on 10/02/2009 1:05:05 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
RedEye social media intern Ernest Wilkins was on the scene.
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I too, like CBS, blame Jimmy Carter
Usually the president only shows up for the signing photo op AFTER the agreement has been reached.
He obviously thought he was going to win. Either he was double-crossed, played like a sucka, or those speeches he and Michelle gave convinced a whole lot of people to vote Rio
Thank YOU//WOW I want to go to RIO!!!
Think they need a nurse?
Good day to be alive!
LoL!
You are very welcome. Rio is looking real good!
Why would the well oiled Obama machine allow the president to publicly fail? Usually the president only shows up for the signing photo op AFTER the agreement has been reached.”
Feeling pretty smug here- I predicted Rio, and everyone said- NObama would not have gone if it wasn’t a done deal.
I contend that his trip was a Hail Mary pass.
It failed, and time ran out on the game.
Favre is a much better quarterback......
Love dat photoshop! Perfect for the current occassion.
Awesome
Two things I noticed about that video:
1. There were a bunch of women in front of the camera wearing hijabs. Diversity, baby.
2. As soon as the announcement was made that Chicago was eliminated, the feed was interrupted—somebody pulled the plug like a child having a tantrum! Listen and you’ll hear the IOC guy’s voice keep repeating over and over while they’re trying to get the video feed back up.
Deep-dish schadenfreude. Mmmmmmmm, tasty.
}:-)4
Best one yet!
Looks like alot of mouth breathers in that pic.
Two seconds after the announcement.
Moving the President and his entourage to Copenhagen - 7 million dollars, Michelle’s new Versace outfit - 25 thousand dollars, Potato chips and Twinkies for Oprah - 4.8 trillion dollars, Watching them get their buts handed to them by Rio’s Olympic committee - FREAKIN PRICELESS!!!!!!
I am so glad Hussein/Chicago lost it. We don’t need for Hussein to have even this as a “triumph” for his presidency come November 2010.
Because Mr. and Mrs. Zero owed an all out effort to Valerie Jarett and Axelrod, et al whose former firms had so much riding on ringing the Olympics to Chi Town. Locals say it was all about Daley.
Here it is in a nushell, thanks to Michelle Malkin:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/09/30/all_the_presidents_olympic_cronies_98509.html
And they say it was “for the kids” and “an economic benefit for America”. Bull.
More personal greed and politics as usual at the expense of the U.S. taxpayers. Anyone get a good estimate on how many millions this boondoggle cost us taxpayers?
Hubris (/hjuËbrɪs/) (ancient Greek ὕβρις) is a term used in modern English to indicate overweening pride, haughtiness, or arrogance, often resulting in fatal retribution or Nemesis. In ancient Greece, hubris referred to actions which, intentionally or not, shamed and humiliated the victim, and frequently the perpetrator as well. It was most evident in the public and private actions of the powerful and rich. The word was also used to describe actions of those who challenged the gods or their laws, especially in Greek tragedy, resulting in the protagonist's downfall.
Hubris, though not specifically defined, was a legal term and was considered a crime in classical Athens. It was also considered the greatest sin of the ancient Greek world.
This is definately a big blow - you know they already had big plans for the money they were going to scam and steal.
Obama and his Chicago thug cronies will have to come up with some other scam to screw taxpayers out of $5 or $10 billion to line the pockets of his pals.
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