WASHINGTON — President Obama will travel to Copenhagen later this week to support Chicago’s bid to play host to the 2016 Summer Games, the White House and the Chicago organizers announced on Monday.
It will be the first time an American president attended an International Olympic Committee vote and lobbied in person for an American city to become host of the Games.
REPEAT: It will be the first time an American president attended an International Olympic Committee vote and lobbied in person for an American city to become host of the Games.
THIS IS JUST AS RELIAPUNDIT PREDICTED - AND RELIAPUNDIT WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE BLOGOSPHERE OR THE MSM OR ANYWHERE ELSE TO DO SO:Obama serves the Chicago Machine first and leftist ideology second. America doesn't come in the top ten.Thursday, September 24, 2009
A WAGER: DESPITE THE ECONOMY, THE WEAK DOLLAR, THE OBAMACARE CRISIS, I BETCHYA BARRY HUSSEIN OBAMA JUNIOR GOES TO COPENHAGEN
I bet you Obama goes because the Chicago Machine stands to make a billion off the Olympics:Obama May Head to Copenhagen, After All
The White House, after initially saying that President Obama was too busy with overhauling the health insurance system to commit to going to Copenhagen to push for Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid, now says that he “absolutely” might go.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters aboard Mr. Obama’s flight to Pittsburgh from New York on Thursday that an advance team has departed the United States for Copenhagen “to preserve the option for the President to visit Copenhagen and lend his voice to America’s bid for the 2016 Olympics.” But, he added, no final decisions have been made.
Administration officials said privately that Mr. Obama could go if he thought that his presence would tip the favor for Chicago.
Mr. Gibbs said that First Lady Michelle Obama will be in Copenhagen to push for Chicago, whether Mr. Obama goes or not.
The trip, if it happens, would be next Friday, and would likely be a quick in-and-out trip, administration officials said
Obama serves the Machine first and leftist ideology second. America doesn't come in the top ten.
- Posted by Reliapundit @ 6:11 PM ; Permalink;
MEMEORANDUM: LOTS OF COVERAGE NOW, BUT NONE PREDICTED OBAMA WOULD GO:BBC COVERAGE HERE.Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama: Copenhagen-bound for IOC — by Mark Silva and updated again at 11 am EDT — Let the games begin: — President Barack Obama, who initially planned to let First Lady Michelle Obama represent the United States in Copenhagen this week, when the International Olympic Committee chooses …
Obama To Denmark: Plans Emergency Trip To Copenhagen To Pitch Chicago Olympics15 minutes ago
HOT AIR THREAD HERE.
MEANWHILE; OBAMA HAS ONLY TALKED TO AFGHANISTAN COMMNDER GENERAL MCCHRYSTAL ONCE.
THIS SHOWS US WHAT HIS PRIORITIES ARE.
Update:
Chicago Is Getting the Olympics [Ramesh Ponnuru]
Some people seem to think that the president is taking time away from more important things to go to Copenhagen to lobby for Chicago to get the 2016 games. They're wrong. He is taking time away from more important things to go get the credit for bringing the Olympics to Chicago. Does anyone seriously believe that the president would take a quick trip to Copenhagen with the possibility of coming back empty-handed? If the president is going, it's because he knows that Chicago has already won. He's going.
09/28 12:40 PM
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