George Will got it right about Olympics & Chicago on This Week
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@stealthy (8181)
United States
October 4, 2009 2:39pm CST
On This Week with George Stephounapalous(sp), George Will got it right on the Obama's (both the President and Michelle) mistake in trying to get the Olympics for Chicago. They both made it about themselves and not really about Chicago or the Olympics. George Will pointed out that in both their talks they kept saying "I" all the time, something like 50% of the paragraphs contained I. Obama thinks he is some kind of celebrity and is entitled because of it and the Olympic committee slapped him down for it and Chicago along with him.
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@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
5 Oct 09
Are you really praising the International Olympic Committee? This is one of the most corrupt organizations in the world, and they don't even try to hide it. You can blame Obama all you want, but this wasn't a defeat for Obama, it was a defeat for the entire country. How does it feel to hope the worse for your country?
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
5 Oct 09
Why do you keep acting like this is so horrible for the country? Would it have generated jobs? Sure. It also would have led to more crime, more costs for our government, and I seriously doubt the increased revenue would make up for the cost of holding the Olympics here. That's not even getting into the fact that many of us would rather the world not look at a dump like Chicago as a representative of the country.
The Olympics are held in different countries every year. I think it's a bit arrogant for us to behave as though we deserve it when no South American country has ever had that opportunity.
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@thegreatdebater (7316)
• United States
5 Oct 09
Taskr, last time I checked the country could use something that produces jobs. Since the Bush repression started, the country has been losing jobs left and right. It would be nice to have something that would actually help the country in it's time of need.
Do you know why why haven't had an Olympic game yet? That is because crime is so bad down there that they couldn't even host the IOC without fear from their lives. If you think that Chicago was bad, just wait till Rio host these games.
I noticed that you didn't answer my question Taskr, do you need me to ask it again?
@stealthy (8181)
• United States
5 Oct 09
I wan't praising the International Olympic Committee, I am just saying that the Obama's, as usually, made it all about themselves and because the IOC is as you say, this would be a turn off for them, and many others not even like them. If Obama could see past his own ego, he might have been a little more aware of how the IOC operates and handled things better.
