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To those Americans viscerally anti-Obama:
You've got more genuine respect in the world than you've had for over a decade. And why? Because your compatriots had the good sense to vote in someone who's not an up-himself-elsewhere sabre rattler.
Someone who at least has some intellect and knows there are other places beyond your shores. You probably couldn't care less, but how America's viewed by the rest of the world matters. Obama knows that.
Notwithstanding the current world financial crisis emanates from the Right wing ideology of not so much a free market, but a naked one, and began its inevitable collapse where you are, you really have to despair over whether some of you lot will ever wake up to yourselves.
How on earth can you justify criticism of Obama when your only alternative has just presided over this whole disaster?
Until you comprehend that you can't bully everyone into accepting your mantra of so-called "freedom", you can't "buy" everything, that other cultures are different because that's just how it is, and that the world outside of the good ol' US of A knows it, barricade yourselves in in the way only you know how. You'll not be missed.
Does America realise that they do not have automatic title to field the Olympics very 12/16 years when they snap their fingers? There are other continents with the right to a shot. The USA needs to finally get it through its head that the world is not only America and the great dollar. Anyway the music's better in Brazil!!
Oh I see so how much longer before we can stop blaming Bush? Let me guess, in 8 years if a Republican is elected we can blame him, otherwise it remains Bush.
Frankly I couldn't care less where the Olympics are. I think Chicago was a lousy US choice, but that's another discussion. This is about Obama wasting his time with personal agendas, rather than his duties.
This is about Obama wasting his time with personal agendas, rather than his duties.
I just don't remember any other president making a special trip to sell their home town (or any town) for the Olympics. I see that as the duty of the mayor of Chicago or state representatives.
Wrong, we have the Messiah of Liberalism in power now. He will deliver us, but his current attempts have failed. Countries around the world hailed his election. That should automatically have catapulted us into a fresh start.
Why don't you quote my entire post?
Sure thing. There were 4 bidding cities, Tokyo, Chicago, Rio, and Madrid.
Tokyo Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama was there.
Spanish King Juan Carlos was there.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was there.
President Obama was there.
Economically it makes sense if winning the bid could bring billions of dollars of revenue to the country. Would you support Obama savings a few tens of thousands of dollars to possibly forfeit billions of potential revenue?
I will call a spade a spade, no matter which side is the guilty party. Fox News claims to be 'fair and balanced'. They are, in fact, slanted, just like the other networks. They have carved out a market niche for themselves of people who want an alternative to the standard liberal Obama cheerleading squad.
My suggestion is that they do this with more skill than the obvious bias in the article I presented.
Anyone who thinks Fox news is really 'fair and balanced' is deluding themselves. This article is so blatantly biased, it's laughable
I still appreciate the fact that Fox News exists and they, like the liberal press, have their place. But they need to brush up on their finesse in hiding their obvious slant to the news a little better, for God's sake! :doh
Obama's Olympic Failure Highlights Limits of His International Appeal - Political News - FOXNews.com
Why are you so convinced that a US city is incapable of winning an Olympic venue without the President being there to make their case?
As far as I can tell, this is unprecedented for an American President and the first time a US President went before the Olympic Committee to lobby for it.
So back to my point, with all the other issues we are dealing with, is this wise use of Taxpayer money?
How much do you think it costs to fly the President and Michelle in separate aircraft to Copenhagen with their security details? Do you really think it is tens of thousands?
The flight isn't cheap. In a 2006 report, U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee came up with the following figures: $56,518 per hour to fly Air Force One and $6,960 per hour to fly the accompanying cargo planes.
According to the White House Web site, "Several cargo planes typically fly ahead of Air Force One to provide the president with services needed in remote locations." If you assume "several" means three, that's roughly $77,000 per flight hours for one trip. It's about 440 miles from Andrews Air Force Base to the South Bend airport, so roughly two hours round trip, for a flight cost of $154,000. "The taxpayer bears most of the cost," according to Waxman's report.
I'll let others abroad of the U.S. speak for me on this issue...
...and...
I give him an "A" for effort, but even I knew Chicago wasn't going to win when up against Rio, Madrid and Tokyo.
So Brazil has the largest minor economy in South America.Really? Considering Brazil is the largest economy in South America this seems hard to believe.
So Brazil has the largest minor economy in South America.
How much do you think it costs to fly the President and Michelle in separate aircraft to Copenhagen with their security details? Do you really think it is tens of thousands?
The flight isn't cheap. In a 2006 report, U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee came up with the following figures: $56,518 per hour to fly Air Force One and $6,960 per hour to fly the accompanying cargo planes.
According to the White House Web site, "Several cargo planes typically fly ahead of Air Force One to provide the president with services needed in remote locations." If you assume "several" means three, that's roughly $77,000 per flight hours for one trip. It's about 440 miles from Andrews Air Force Base to the South Bend airport, so roughly two hours round trip, for a flight cost of $154,000. "The taxpayer bears most of the cost," according to Waxman's report.
Perhaps you should read more of how the world views this President and how he's changing the image of the United States for the better internationally instead of seeing things through partician glasses.So who cares, Chicago lost the olympic bid. Is it so inconceivable that a city other than an American city might win anything-South Africa is hosting the Football world cup and so why shouldnt a South American city or any other developing country host an equally prestigious even. It sends a m- the IOC and other organisations occasionaly favor the underdog- is that so bad.(Yes it is politically motivated- blah, blah, blah!!)
It would appear that B. Obama is now responsible for the weather, war, waste, health reform, extra marital affairs, erectile dysfunction and every other ailment that may or may not befall the average American who as it happens dislikes the Obama administration. As for the world being more dangerous now under the Obama administration than under the Bush administration i think Americans (and not all) should reserve those comments for the US only- large parts of the world despised Bush- anti Amercian sentiment soared. When seeing things from space most see planet earth, too many Americans see PLANET AMERICA. Rio won, Chicago lost and Obama is accountable why?
I don't fault the Prez for attempting to represent "our" interest. The problem is that he was representing the interest of Chicago not our country, and Chicago is by all accounts our most crime ridden, graft ridden city. I would not want anyone there to benefit from something as massive as the Olympics.
The above notwithstanding, Brazil should have the Olympics because S.Amer. has never had an olympics. No other criteria need be applied unless Brazil is so screwed up it could not handle it. It can.
Their "minor economy" is also the tenth largest in the world. Just behind Russia, Italy, and the UK.
And yet, still behind the state of California.
I cannot believe this.
9 months into Obama's presidency the liberals are still blaming Bush?
:roll:
Come, now, TD. Since when has the American citizen ever cared about how much it cost any sitting President to be flown anywhere be it domestically or internationally?
I cannot believe this.
9 months into Obama's presidency the liberals are still blaming Bush?
:roll:
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