"For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m really proud of my country."
Posted on 06/22/2012 1:52:48 PM PDT by Justaham
First lady Michelle Obama will lead the official American delegation to the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the White House announced on Friday. The group includes women's soccer Olympic great Brandi Chastain and basketball star Grant Hill, a member of the 1996 Olympics squad
"This summer I'll be cheering on Team U.S.A. at the Olympic Games in London with this distinguished group of champions who truly represent the best of our country," the first lady said in a statement released by the White House.
"Olympians and Paralympians are true American heroes and role models for all of us, especially our young people. And I know that this delegation will help inspire a generation of young people to get into the Olympic spirit by getting active and healthy so they can reach their fullest potential and reach their dreams."
The delegation also includes Gabriel Diaz de Leon, a Paralympic Games javelin gold medalist and discus silver medalist; Summer Sanders, who swam to gold, silver and bronze medals in the 1992 games; gymnastics gold medalist Dominique Dawes; and the American ambassador to the U.K., Louis Susman.
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Has anyone told Michelle that the US flag is also carried by the delegation?
Yes, heap bad medicine.
This will cost the American taxpayer 3 or 4 million dollars at least.
So Michelle can play Queen for a day.
Has anyone told Michelle that the US flag is also carried by the delegation?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184497,00.html
I don’t mind her doing this one bit....it is actually one of the few things that she is supposed to do. It is tradition that the First Ladies go to the Olympics and as you can see from above Laura went as well. If Michelle would stop the other crap then nobody would even say a word about her going to the Olympics. It is the forcing regulations on food that mostly gets people peeved at her.
Is she on the Olympic Vacation Team?
Is she leading just the black athletes?
This will cost the American taxpayer 3 or 4 million dollars at least.
Cheaper than Laura’s Olympic adventure to Torino Italy.
[AP] correction: Moochelle X will be carrying the communist flag.
(sigh)
A-NOTHER vacation, Moochelle!??
What will this one be, the 974th vacation since your fraud of a husband was ordained??
(For some reason, “let’em eat cake” comes to mind!)
the 100 meter let's move
arugula toss
synchronized America hating
Vacation
All I ever wanted
Vacation
Had to get away
Moo gets another taxpayer vacation ... we get a break from the Moo mooing about food.
First Freeper Go Go’s reference.
You have NO idea of what this is going to cost.....NONE...so don,t say it,s less.
"...they gonna tape blinking yellow lights to her hips?"
Lead the delegation my ass, she hates America, this is just another taxpayer paid vacation for her and her posse.
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