brett636
Well-Known Member
Bwhahaha, when will this failure of a President learn he is not as loved as he believes he is. By the time the 2016 Olympics comes along Obama's successor will be campaigning for his or her second term.
CHICAGO LOSES 2016 OLYMPICS
Despite four years, millions of dollars in planning and a last-ditch pitch from President Obama, the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid ultimately fell short.
The City of Chicago was eliminated in the first round of voting, before any host city was selected.
An expert called it the "biggest shock in IOC history."
A disappointed USOC President Larry Probst left the venue and refused to comment, saying the Chicago delegation would respond later.
Supporters gathered in Chicago were equally shocked. Many left the rally in Daley Plaza tears.
Tokyo was also eliminated in the first round.
Even the president's star billing wasn't enough to put Chicago over the top in what some experts said was the tightest race for the Games in its history.
"The President did everything he could to bring the Olympics to our country and we're obviously disappointed that we didn't win them," said White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton.
In an e-mail from aboard Air Force One, spokesman Robert Gibbs used one word to describe how President Obama took the news of Chicago's loss for the 2016 Olympics: "disappointed."
The contest lasted four years and endured several stumbling blocks. But many believed that when Obama elected to go to Copenhagen to deliver the closing remarks of Chicago's final presentation, the move would seal the deal to send the games to Chicago.
But the president's pitch, along with the star power of First Lady Michelle Obama and TV queen Oprah Winfrey, couldn't sway enough votes.
"We fought a good fight. We had a good plan. I'm very proud of our team. I'm very proud of the support we had for the City of Chicago," said Chicago 2016 CEO Pat Ryan. "I just think that that's the way it goes. Some days you win, some days you don't, and it wasn't our day to win."
When asked why he thought Chicago was bounced so early, Ryan said, "Obviously, the voters didn't think we should be in the second round."
When asked to specify what he thought went wrong, he said: "I have no idea. You'd have to ask them."
Despite the loss, Ryan emphasized that the 2016 Olympic bid put Chicago on the map.
"We introduced Chicago to the world. Chicago is so much better known today, and appreciated and respected all around the world," Ryan said. "So Chicagoans can hold their heads high. We're sorry we didn't bring home a victory, but theres only one gold medal winner."
In the short term, CBS 2 Mike Flannery reports that the Chicago defeated leaves Obama politically wounded by taking on a fight that he really didn't have to take.
The vote is also a stinging defeat for Mayor Daley, who has been used to getting what he wants. Although opponents now no longer have the Olympics, and the potential for cost overruns and mismanagement, as a campaign issue.
CBS 2 Olympics expert Mike Conklin said the defeat points to the United States' lack of standing within the International Olympic Committee, dating all the way back to the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics.
CHICAGO LOSES 2016 OLYMPICS
Despite four years, millions of dollars in planning and a last-ditch pitch from President Obama, the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid ultimately fell short.
The City of Chicago was eliminated in the first round of voting, before any host city was selected.
An expert called it the "biggest shock in IOC history."
A disappointed USOC President Larry Probst left the venue and refused to comment, saying the Chicago delegation would respond later.
Supporters gathered in Chicago were equally shocked. Many left the rally in Daley Plaza tears.
Tokyo was also eliminated in the first round.
Even the president's star billing wasn't enough to put Chicago over the top in what some experts said was the tightest race for the Games in its history.
"The President did everything he could to bring the Olympics to our country and we're obviously disappointed that we didn't win them," said White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton.
In an e-mail from aboard Air Force One, spokesman Robert Gibbs used one word to describe how President Obama took the news of Chicago's loss for the 2016 Olympics: "disappointed."
The contest lasted four years and endured several stumbling blocks. But many believed that when Obama elected to go to Copenhagen to deliver the closing remarks of Chicago's final presentation, the move would seal the deal to send the games to Chicago.
But the president's pitch, along with the star power of First Lady Michelle Obama and TV queen Oprah Winfrey, couldn't sway enough votes.
"We fought a good fight. We had a good plan. I'm very proud of our team. I'm very proud of the support we had for the City of Chicago," said Chicago 2016 CEO Pat Ryan. "I just think that that's the way it goes. Some days you win, some days you don't, and it wasn't our day to win."
When asked why he thought Chicago was bounced so early, Ryan said, "Obviously, the voters didn't think we should be in the second round."
When asked to specify what he thought went wrong, he said: "I have no idea. You'd have to ask them."
Despite the loss, Ryan emphasized that the 2016 Olympic bid put Chicago on the map.
"We introduced Chicago to the world. Chicago is so much better known today, and appreciated and respected all around the world," Ryan said. "So Chicagoans can hold their heads high. We're sorry we didn't bring home a victory, but theres only one gold medal winner."
In the short term, CBS 2 Mike Flannery reports that the Chicago defeated leaves Obama politically wounded by taking on a fight that he really didn't have to take.
The vote is also a stinging defeat for Mayor Daley, who has been used to getting what he wants. Although opponents now no longer have the Olympics, and the potential for cost overruns and mismanagement, as a campaign issue.
CBS 2 Olympics expert Mike Conklin said the defeat points to the United States' lack of standing within the International Olympic Committee, dating all the way back to the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics.
I believe many of us are mising some key issues. As the U.S. swiftly approaches 10% unemployment --the worst in over 30 years-the stimulous is not doing what Obama claimed it would do. We also find ourselves embroiled in a serius heath care reform debate -Obama claimed during the joint session of congress speech that he would present a plan --still have not seen it. Iran is speeding toward a weapons program and laughing at Obama. The General in charge of the "right war" had only spoken to Obama once in ten months --until the runway "photo" shot.
ves is in serious question ----He actually believed with everything going against Chicago and the U.S. ---all the reasons peviously mentioned -plus the fact that the Olympics were bound to go to South America sooner or later and secondly --Spain would have been the next choice because of JAS ---the previous head of the IOC .
