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Obama's Olympic Sales Pitch Oils the Daley Political Machine

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This blog post and most of the comments are symptomatic of what's wrong with this country. President Obama takes a short overnight trip (coming back the next day, and I'm sure with all his usual other meetings and briefing and no "sight seeing") to promote something that would help the US economy, and most of you criticize him for wasting time or somehow "convicting" him of being corrupt. Where's your evidence? You're just looking for excuses to criticize him. If President Bush had done this to promote the Olympics in Dallas or Houston, would you have gotten all huffy about it then too?

George Faulkner of PA 7:19AM October 01, 2009

It is my opinion that Chicago should not get the Olympics. It is already smells really stinky. The Obamas and Valerie Jarrett are thick as thieves and Jarrett seems like she could make a great deal off this deal. Chicago doesn't deserve the Olympics because of it's long standing corruption.
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Pamela D Roorbach of OH 6:56PM September 30, 2009

Sure Obama and his corruption machine in Chicago. More political favors remember this is the Obama we all know best, a friend of Rezko!!

I.P.Daily 2:50PM September 29, 2009

they could have capability to hit 80 US base around the middle east regin Hugo Chaves in the south also a threat they could share weapon program with oil trade with Iran to crush country around south America to created his own influence grip on the regin

Obama the False Prophet of CA 3:42AM September 29, 2009

where is my comment? are you editing it? and why is my e-mail required? I posted it on my last thought. where are my thoughts?ulie

julie of CA 7:39PM September 28, 2009

Give me a break. You may need to get a life. Actually, I would say, blog schmog.

julie of CA 7:37PM September 28, 2009

No doubt that the Daley Machine needs their President to work for them when timing is crucial. He'll make the sales pitches. Iran, health care, economy all take more than talk. So he'll do what he best at, talk and pay back his master.

clark jackson of TX 6:20PM September 28, 2009

going to bat for Chi-town - political favors due me thinks. And, a chance for his euro-fans to adore him. It's all good for the "O"man, but he will have to curtail his America bashing a little - Don't want to spit on somethin' you're tryin' to sell.

R.L. Schaefer of CA 4:38PM September 28, 2009