Right now the President is in Denmark - acting as a lobbyist for Chicago in order to get the Olympic Games for that city. All this despite the fact that Chicagoans are at best luke warm about the games going there in 2016. There are protests and websites - try http://www.chicagoansforrio.com/
So now we have the President, the First Lady, Oprah and others flying in on separate planes to try and get something that by the latest poll, half the City doesn't want. And considering the corruption that always seems to surround Olympic Games, is Chicago with its history the best place? I don't think so, but that is the subject for another blog. Oh and before I move on, let's spare a thought for the First Lady and the "sacrifice" she's making! "As much of a sacrifice as people say this is for me or Oprah or the president to come for these few days..." - GIVE ME A BREAK!!
Meanwhile, it has been reported that the President has had ONE CONVERSATION with our commander in Afghanistan in the last 75 days! ONE!!!!
If you remember back to the election, the then candidate Obama told us that this would be his top priority. That we HAD to win this one. That President Bush had failed the country; failed the troops; failed his math class and failed anything else he could think of!
The President also told us that the days of lobbyists being in charge were over - I'd ask Joe Wilson about that one - he says it better than me! But, now with America's top commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, saying GIVE ME MORE TROOPS, the President is over in Copenhagen being the Lobbyist in Chief.
I guess that might explain the different reaction from the Marine Corps given to President Bush and President Obama!
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At times I have been disappointed in President Bush, but I always knew he carried about this country, or troops, and was doing the best he could while being under constant attack by the harpies on the left.
Sometimes I fear a dictatorship from the left, but I do not think American Troops would ever fire on American Patriots defending liberty.
43 troops have died since the call for reinforcements, and the old media doesn't have a running casualty report any more.
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/54807 (sorry, the editor isn't working)
John - I did not vote for our current President and the alternative wasn't much better.
Gene - I think you are correct.
Mike - totally!
Yolanda - well of course not. They don't matter now. In fact one of the Dems called them murderers (Google which one - I don't have the time right now).
Simon- Iran spanking us in 6 Party talks, War on Terror in trouble, economy down the tubes, congress sneaking in a health care bill. Its easy to see whats important. Chicago 2016 is not!
Simon, Nice Post. Let's not forget his hand maiden Valerie Jarrett protege of the corrupt Daley machine, slum lady extraordinaire who run Habitat with govt grants. She and some of her cronies stand to profit from the Olympic building. It is rumored Tony Reszko may have his little paw padded as well.
Rio who is also making a bid for the games has committed 6 billion dollars. That's 3 times more than Chicago has budgeted. I wonder how much of a slam dunk this is? Many think the only reason Obama would go is if he already knew he was getting it.
To be fair, I believe that the heads of state for each of the four finalist cities are traveling to Copenhagen. Still, I have to wonder how enthusiastic Obama's support would have been if the U.S. entrant was Houston or Phoenix. And is it American taxpayers or the Chicago bid committee that is paying for this?
It sounds like you're really plugged in and have the real information.
I guess our President is just a fickle, lying, jet-setting guy who doesn't care a bit about his country or citizens and is just in it for the fame, the money or to land a role in a feature film.
Shame on him for flying to other countries and trying to be a diplomat. He should be back in the Whitehouse figuring out how to find those mysterious Weapons of Mass Destruction. I know those darn things are around somewhere!
Wow, I wonder how he made it through all the elections as Senator and during the primary. He somehow fooled them all.
It was just all smoke and mirrors, yeah?
Why is it that so many millions of people couldn't see him the way you are portraying him to be?
Let's put Bush back in the Whitehouse and continue on the path we were headed towards. I mean, it wasn't so bad, right? Things were pretty good with the economy and health care and with international relations.
Oh, wait. they weren't really that great, huh? Well, if that's the case, it must have been Obama's doing somehow.
But I'm sure you can elighten us as to how our problems over the past 8 years was somehow Barack Obama's fault.
Good for Obama, (sorry boys and gals) for trying to get the Olympics for the USA and for his home town. But I have to say I'm not terribly surprised if the Olympic big-wigs were not crazy about being big-footed by the American president. Maybe it had nothing to do with it at all. Apparently South America has never hosted the Olympics, making Rio a logical choice.
I think I may go insane if I hear one more cable news yakker say they're "shocked" and "stunned." I mean, 9/11 it ain't, right? I think we'll recover.
Simon, Interesting post. The difference of the two is very apparent. Once couldn't wait to get close to the troops and the other barely acknowledged them.
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Just in case I'm not clear...my guess is you did not vote for our current President?
Just joking...great blog - nice spin. Hope you don't mind but I already have a thought for using the same YouTube Video with a different spin.
Great Job,
John