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Obama: Not awarding US bid for World Cup 'wrong'
Associated Press ^
| Dec. 2, 2010
Posted on 12/02/2010 10:36:46 AM PST by Free ThinkerNY
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says FIFA made the "wrong decision" in awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar over the United States.
The U.S. Soccer Federation spent millions of dollars on its bid. Former President Bill Clinton was highly involved in the process and participated in the closing presentation.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: anotherbotchup; cantscore; chat; fail; failure; failuretolead; jackass; leadtouch; loser; narcissist; nicegoingbammy; obama; ochild; ofailure; oloser; owngoal; sports
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To: massgopguy
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posted on
12/02/2010 10:52:36 AM PST
by
TexasPatriot1
("Tyranny is defined as that which legal for the government but illegal for the citizenry" Jefferson)
To: Free ThinkerNY
42
posted on
12/02/2010 10:52:42 AM PST
by
RightGeek
(FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
To: blade_tenner
I don’t get why the USA even tried to get this event. Soccer is popular with kids but it’s not a hugely popular spectator sport here as it is in other countries. Of course, as it’s going now, our demographics will have changed dramatically in 20 years, but they can try again later when it’s more appropriate to the US population.
43
posted on
12/02/2010 10:54:57 AM PST
by
EDINVA
To: Alberta's Child
Wake me up when Qatar is selected to host a Winter Olympics.
Yeah! Dubai has a better chance.
Skiing in Dubai
Google link to more pix of
the Dubai ski slope.
More information at
skidubai.com
44
posted on
12/02/2010 10:55:34 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: Free ThinkerNY
Maybe all those backslidden muslims who love and play soccer didn’t want to go through US airport screenings. Oh, their weapons and bombs would be safe but imagine the horror of their subservient women being exposed! It’s jihad all over again.
45
posted on
12/02/2010 10:55:39 AM PST
by
Kieri
(The Conservatrarian)
To: tet68
ha, any real American yawns at this...... ;^)
“what, World Cup soccer is going to Qatar instead of the good ol’ USA, let ‘em eat sand!”
46
posted on
12/02/2010 10:56:16 AM PST
by
Enchante
(Wikileaks = a vipers' nest of traitors, anarchists, sleazebags, and simple-minded criminals)
To: Free ThinkerNY
His rejection by the entire world rolls on......
47
posted on
12/02/2010 10:57:41 AM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(FreeRepublic......Monthly Donors Welcome.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Yeah.....
Yeah.....
Yeah.....
Yeah.....
And the American electorate made a seriously wrong decision in November 2008....
*************
Just sayin'...
48
posted on
12/02/2010 10:57:51 AM PST
by
Wings-n-Wind
(The main things are the plain things!)
To: Alberta's Child
Wake me up when Qatar is selected to host a Winter Olympics. It's almost as bad already. Here's where the next Winter Olympics will be held, Sochi, Russia, a beach resort:
To: Free ThinkerNY
Oh please.
Or, is that a little taqquiya to hide his joy that the USA didn’t get it? I mean, it wasn’t going to be in Chicago, right?
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posted on
12/02/2010 10:59:54 AM PST
by
bootless
(Never Forget. Never Again. (PursuingLiberty.com))
To: Free ThinkerNY
Former President Bill Clinton was highly involved in the process and participated in the closing presentation.
Bill should have handed out more cigars to the committee members.
51
posted on
12/02/2010 11:00:04 AM PST
by
rightwingintelligentsia
(Forcing one person to pay for the irresponsibility of another is NOT social justice.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Obama can’t run anything and lacks the ability to make a simple list of things important from A-Z. His administration focuses on silly things as if they are important things.
Obama is the type of moron that would take the time and effort to attempt to convince American women not to shave their arm pits so “we” could save water, electricity and be “green”.
To: pnh102
What? Chicago is OUT?! Again? :) Time to take care of the committee the Chicago way?
Concrete overshoes in Lake Michigan.
53
posted on
12/02/2010 11:02:42 AM PST
by
TYVets
To: EDINVA
I don’t get why the USA even tried to get this event. Soccer is popular with kids but it’s not a hugely popular spectator sport here as it is in other countries And that's the very reason Holder and Obama wanted this event.
They likely want to encourage soccer here to get the US playing other countries to get the attention off the NFL and baseball which are played mostly amongst US teams.
To: Free ThinkerNY
Obama has the reverse Midas touch. Everything he touches turns to lead.
55
posted on
12/02/2010 11:03:09 AM PST
by
mort56
To: Free ThinkerNY
1: ISGAS about soccer. (I scarcely give a ....)
2: ISGAS about Obama.
To: Free ThinkerNY
Just amazing what upsets this guy.
57
posted on
12/02/2010 11:04:02 AM PST
by
ColdOne
(GOP just say NO. Well that was the plan, what happened? No common ground, EVER!)
To: EDINVA
And we had the Cup in 1994 in the USA.
And Russia never had it.
And and Arab country never had it.
And was Obama serious when he thought Chicago could beat balmy Rio for the Olympics?
58
posted on
12/02/2010 11:05:04 AM PST
by
Shermy
To: cripplecreek
President Barack Obama says FIFA made the “wrong decision”
Sounds like a threat....
59
posted on
12/02/2010 11:05:49 AM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(FreeRepublic......Monthly Donors Welcome.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
60
posted on
12/02/2010 11:06:50 AM PST
by
onedoug
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