We all knew that Chicago wasn’t about to blame President Obama for their stunning Olympic flop. Instead, the city’s politicians decided to mimic their favorite son’s most cherished rhetorical flourish – Blame Bush. The Sun-Times summarized it by saying that “President Obama could not undo in one year the resentment against America that President Bush [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’
No Shame: Chicago Pols Say Bush Lost Them the Olympics
Posted in Obama, Olympics, politics, tagged Bush, Democrats, Obama, Olympics, politics on October 4, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Sorry Chicago, but Fred Barnes Could Have Told You…
Posted in Obama, Olympics, culture, tagged Chicago, Obama, Olympics on October 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
…Obama just can’t close the deal.
The IOC Relents — But Not Without Consequences
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Iraq, Olympics on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Following up on an earlier post, after intense last-minute negotiations, the IOC has lifted its ban on Iraqi athletes at the Beijing games. In exchange, Iraq agreed to hold elections for its National Olympic Committee in November, under IOC observation.
That wasn’t very hard, now, was it? Iraq was concerned about the [...]
Olympic Outrage
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elitisssmmmmhmm, Iraq, it's just tyranny and oppression, Olympics on July 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In the latest example of worldwide elites’ passive-aggressive backlash at Iraq for daring to become a democracy, the International Olympic Committee has banned Iraq from participating in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on the eve of the competition. The stated reason? “Political influence” in the Iraqi committee for the Olympics. The [...]
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