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1. #1
   On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:22 pm, behiker said:

   Hey O.. how does it feel to be the laughingstock of the world? O is gonna be sleeping with Bo tonight.

2. #2
   On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:25 pm, stillontheroad said:

   Oh, I think the ONE will slink back here and then the hissy fits will start. Either that, the clowns in Wash. will dream up a way of passing one of many crap bills to massage the Sock Puppets hurt feelings.

3. #3
   On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:27 pm, scituate_tgr said:

   Suck it up Barack.

   Please start working now, playtime is over.

4. #4
   On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:27 pm, ThunderHawkk said:

   Michelle and Barack are the laughingstock of the world! They tried to promote themselves as VICTIMS as the reason Chicago should be given the Olympics! OMG!

   MMM,mmm,mmm!

5. #5
   On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:30 pm, jdsbc98 said:

   The world looks at our President like a cuckolded husband. just sad

6. #6
   On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:30 pm, Salt said:

   Here are at home, the nutroots are hysterically attacking Olympics bid critics as, you guessed it, “un-American.”

   Michelle, I believe this is what you meant.

   Please feel free to delete this if already corrected.

7. #7
   On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:34 pm, Auggie Dog said:

   I don’t speak Portuguese.

   What does creu mean?

8. #8
   On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:35 pm, tomg51 said:

   Epoch Fail

9. #9
   On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:36 pm, planetgeo said:

   Am waiting for the cellphone video of Michelle and Barack cracking IOC heads with railroad ties as the leave Copenhagen.

10. #10
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:37 pm, Auggie Dog said:

    Ok, From what I see on twitter I guess it does mean “Yes we can”

    Damn! I was hoping it was something better than that.

11. #11
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:38 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Here at home, the nutroots are hysterically attacking Olympics bid critics as, you guessed it, “un-American.”

    I guess that pops the old “One World” BS bubble eh?

12. #12
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:38 pm, tomg51 said:

    Creu = ?
    free translation said its “is believe” – likely its “yes we can”

13. #13
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:39 pm, Salt said:

    Whoa. I just assumed it meant “Yes We Can”… which it does. But apparently there’s another translation.

    Anyone here speak Portuguese?

14. #14
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:41 pm, madshark said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:34 pm, Auggie Dog said:
    I don’t speak Portuguese.

    What does creu mean?

    I think creu is what the Obamas are going to have to eat.

15. #15
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:41 pm, John424 said:

    Just posted this on the other thread. Thought it was appropriate here as well:

    Well, the MSM excuse making is already in full swing.

    I just read a story on MSN and they were talking about how Chicago’s bid had “come on strong late in the game” – basically saying that li’l bHo’s appearance before the IOC was an heroic stand against overwhelming odds, but unfortunately the Chicago Olympic bid committee had just fudged things up so badly before they implored li’l bHo to speak on their behalf that li’l bHo, valiant as he was, simply couldn’t overcome the committee’s ineptitude.

    What a load.

    Chicago was the overwhelming favorite to get these games basically from the time they announced their bid up until li’l bHo said he would go and shill for Chicago. It was only after li’l bHo announced that he would go to Copenhagen and speak that things started to look iffy, and the closer it got to li’l bHo opening his pie-hole the iffier it got.

    The bookies in London are much richer today. Until the last week, all the money was on Chicago to win this bid in a walk.

    This failure lies solidly with li’l bHo and his baby mama.

    Period.

16. #16
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:41 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:34 pm, Auggie Dog said:
    I don’t speak Portuguese.
    What does creu mean?

    Ace Ventura: Yes. Yes. Oh, yeah. Can ya feel that, buddy? Huh? Huh? Huh?
    [mimics Tangina character from Poltergeist movie]

17. #17
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:43 pm, sims said:

    at 3:27pm ThunderHawkk said:

    Yes, I thought that was one of the more embarrassing aspects of this whole debacle. Our first Lady begging the OIC to give the Olympics to Chicago because those poor disenfranchised children (in the still richest nation on earth) can’t seem to get exercise or have a chance to learn good sportmanship without it.
    Mm-mmm-mmm! Indeed!

18. #18
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:43 pm, rambler said:

    Congrats to Rio! First time for any country in South America to host to games. Maybe the Chicagoans for Rio did the trick.

19. #19
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:49 pm, Jeddite said:

    zomgomgomg does nobody here care about the epidemic of childhood obesity that can only be addressed … by … the … Olympics…?

    Perhaps President BroBama can send the First Lady on a diplomatic envoy to the CEO of Whole Foods Markets…

20. #20
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:51 pm, daveglo said:

    Prediction: Obama will make a statement at a press conference that he actually never supported the bid, he was just being sympathetic to Mayor Daly.

21. #21
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:52 pm, tre said:

    Okay, Barack, will you pay some attention to Afghanistan, now?

22. #22
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:56 pm, behiker said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:43 pm, rambler said:

    I was living in Toronto when they were bidding for the 1996 Olympics… they had a small, but very vocal group against them. The Olympic committee took notice and Toronto lost because of them even though they had been the strong favorites. Chicagoans for Rio very well could have been a deciding factor, but O and MO could have been the final nails in the coffin.

23. #23
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:58 pm, spaceycakes said:

    Portuguese, like other Romance languages is based on Latin. In Spanish creer is the verb (infinitive)’to believe’. In Spanish they would use the proper tense of the verb poder–to be able (Si’, se puede).

    I think the joke is that the folks of Brazil believe they would win

24. #24
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:01 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    Times of London: “Obama’s Olympic failure will only add to doubts about his presidency.”

    Interesting how the conservative British media’s coverage of American politics is being held up by American conservatives (especially Drudge) as an unbiased indictment of the Obama presidency.

25. #25
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:03 pm, John Deaux said:

    Isn’t it amazing how a story that should be about Rio is all about Obama?

    I guess Galileo was a racist for his theory of heliocentricity. The world actually revolves around Obama.

26. #26
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:06 pm, emjem24 said:

    It is so easy to do. Then again, it’s become an art form here so why not in Brazil?

    The sad thing about Rio getting the Olympics is that it was based on mostly momentum, cronyism, and history. South America, apparently, has never hosted the games. I heard that Africa has hosted and if somebody up on their Olympic history could point out which African city hosted, I’d be curious to know.

    The Brazilians are good at one thing (okay two things): partying and the Samba. Many of their people live in slums (favelas sp.?) yet make it stylish in comparison to an even poorer country- Mexico. They’ll party and celebrate for a few days until reality hits them like a ton of bricks and they have to figure out how to prepare for a super sports event like the Olympics (and figure out how to pay for it). I wouldn’t be surprised if American taxpayers don’t foot part of the Olympic tab since we seem to be funding many of the worlds’ dreams and ambitions.

    I don’t want to be Brazil when they wake up from their celebratory stupor.

27. #27
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:09 pm, tomg51 said:

    If Mr Obama were Lassie, Timmy would be a goner.

28. #28
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:10 pm, Kingfish said:

    Can Obama and Jarett legitimize the Olympics, as in:

    Mombasa 2020?

29. #29
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:10 pm, John Deaux said:

    emjem,

    According to Wiki, Africa has never hosted an Olympics. The closest to Africa is Greece.

30. #30
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:12 pm, emjem24 said:

    Red State Skeptic said:
    Interesting how the conservative British media’s coverage of American politics is being held up by American conservatives (especially Drudge) as an unbiased indictment of the Obama presidency.

    Interesting how you have nothing to rebut their criticism. The British media, who are far removed from insular American politics, have seen the handwriting on the wall. Obummer will not bring the US back to its economic and political dominance when he’s too busy spending our money on things that don’t bring back jobs or help our economy.

    In some ways, the British media is self-parodying and recognizing what Obummer is doing wrong because Labour has also misspent its political capitol (as have their Conservatives) with propping up nanny welfare state programs like their NHS and their public entitlements.

    The world has woken up to what a goof Obummer is. Too bad you’re still in your “cool kid” stupor.

31. #31
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:12 pm, bansharia said:

    I caution anyone who is asking for obambi to pay attention to American issues now, he don’t like USA.

32. #32
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:14 pm, emjem24 said:

    John Deaux said:
    emjem,

    According to Wiki, Africa has never hosted an Olympics. The closest to Africa is Greece.

    I knew it! I heard something on the news that Africa had hosted but it didn’t pass the smell test. I wish anchors would do some actual research before they open their historically ignorant/inaccurate pie holes.

    Wheewwww!! That just means that South Africa is in the running in the next go ’round. They’re Rio’s doppelganger except with both Savannah and coasts.

33. #33
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:16 pm, BayStateRepublican said:

    mmm mmm mmm Barack Hussein Obama
    Pop-u-lar-i-ty is tanking
    Went to Oslo, got a spanking
    mmm mmm mmm Barack Hussein Obama

34. #34
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:18 pm, spaceycakes said:

    Cape Town was in the running, but lost to Athens when it was the anniversary or some such…

35. #35
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:19 pm, John Deaux said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:14 pm, emjem24 said:
    Wheewwww!! That just means that South Africa is in the running in the next go ’round. They’re Rio’s doppelganger except with both Savannah and coasts.

    I guess Mogadishu would be Chicago’s doppelganger then.

36. #36
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:19 pm, spaceycakes said:

    Anyway–South Africa got the World’s Cup (soccer) for 2010. Multiple-city venues.

37. #37
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:25 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:09 pm, tomg51 said:
    If Mr Obama were Lassie, Timmy would be a goner.

    Lassie: “Ruff! Ruff!” (really a boy dog)
    Dad: “What is it girl?!”
    Lassie: “Ruff! Ruff!”
    Dad: “Timmy fell in the well?!”
    Lassie: “Ruff! Ruff! Ruff!”
    Dad: “Sorry, above my pay grade. Hey, wanna play fetch?”

38. #38
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:27 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Red State Skeptic said:
    Interesting how the conservative British media’s coverage of American politics is being held up by American conservatives (especially Drudge) as an unbiased indictment of the Obama presidency.

    More tea Vicar?

39. #39
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:29 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    I hope creu is pronounced crow.

40. #40
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:41 pm, Rob said:

    I am LOVING it! He isn’t the Obamasiah after all?

41. #41
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:45 pm, vickisoup said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:16 pm, BayStateRepublican said:
    mmm mmm mmm Barack Hussein Obama
    Pop-u-lar-i-ty is tanking
    Went to Oslo, got a spanking
    mmm mmm mmm Barack Hussein Obama

    LMBO!!!
    

42. #42
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:47 pm, Mulligan said:

    Great sense of humor in Rio!
    So happy they got the Olympic Games, and not Chicago.
    Yes they did!

43. #43
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:48 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:12 pm, emjem24 said:

    Interesting how you have nothing to rebut their criticism.

    OK. It’s inane to say that the fact that Obama isn’t so all-powerful to the world that he can’t alone secure an Olympic bid, which depends on so many factors, particularly the fact that Chicago is a mess for where the Olympics were proposed to be held, from the lack of decent public transportation to the shabby state of cab service in city.

    The British media, who are far removed from insular American politics, have seen the handwriting on the wall.

    My brother lived in London for a year recently, and the Brits are extremely tuned into American politics. (They loved Huckabee in the primaries!) Traditional Britons have a big inferiority complex towards the US (not to mention racism that would shock most Americans), so it follows that the Murdoch-owned conservative British press is so eager to pooh-pooh The One.

44. #44
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:52 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:01 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    Times of London: “Obama’s Olympic failure will only add to doubts about his presidency.”

    Interesting how the conservative British media’s coverage of American politics is being held up by American conservatives (especially Drudge) as an unbiased indictment of the Obama presidency.

    Nice try, RSS. Your observation is a red herring. No one said that it was unbiased. In fact, any kind of reporting is rooted in bias. Conservatives admit their bias. Libs don’t. The point that MM makes refutes the Libtard claim that an Obama election would restore the world’s good opinion of the USA. Obama’s Olympic screw up causes him to lose face in the eyes of the world – not gain respect.

45. #45
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:57 pm, jsr said:

    Prediction: Obama will make a statement at a press conference that he actually never supported the bid, he was just being sympathetic to Mayor Daly.

    Either that or he will explain how he inherited a very difficult situation which was worse than anybody imagined and he shouldn’t be blamed for the previous actions of Daley his Olympic bid team.

46. #46
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:00 pm, purealchemy said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:34 pm, Auggie Dog said:
    I don’t speak Portuguese.

    What does creu mean?

    I don’t either but it appears to mean “believe”.

    Irregular Verbs: Crer

    CRER – TO BELIEVE

    Formas Nominais:

    Infinitivo: Crer
    Gerúndio: Crendo
    Particípio: Crido

47. #47
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:10 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:52 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    Conservatives admit their bias.

    Like “fair and balanced” Fox News?

48. #48
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:13 pm, Pat said:

    Lots of mocking on that Brazilian tweet thread. Are they racists too?

49. #49
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:17 pm, corkie said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:48 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    OK. It’s inane to say that the fact that Obama isn’t so all-powerful to the world that he can’t alone secure an Olympic bid, which depends on so many factors,

    Yeah, like a coherent sales pitch.

    Obama’s pitch was all about himself, his wife, hopes, and dreams. Isn’t he smart enough to develop a value proposition?

50. #50
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:19 pm, Truesoldier said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:13 pm, Pat said:
    Lots of mocking on that Brazilian tweet thread. Are they racists too?

    I am waiting to here the left say that Brazillians are just being anti-Progressive.

51. #51
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:19 pm, coffee said:

    Maybe in can host Soviet style Friendship Games instead and call it ‘O’-lymics.

52. #52
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:20 pm, FilmLadd said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:48 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    …it follows that the Murdoch-owned conservative British press is so eager to pooh-pooh…

    One of the weakest debating tactics is to attack your opponent’s motives for posing an argument, as opposed to the argument itself.

53. #53
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:20 pm, Vntnrse said:

    The Obamabots are blaming it on Booosh already, saying “The world hates us because of Booosh, so they took it out on Teh Won!”

54. #54
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:21 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    ‘Yo creo que’… in Spanish means “I believe that” or “I think that”…

    And I think the split between Portuguese and Spanish is only about 800 years old…

55. #55
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:21 pm, FilmLadd said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:17 pm, corkie said:

    Isn’t he smart enough to develop a value proposition?

    Yes, and let’s get the ad firm of Marx and Lenin to write ad copy for Coca-Cola.

    

56. #56
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:27 pm, Truesoldier said:

    Obama should have figured this would happen. What did he expect would happen?

    Stop and ask yourself this, would you want to hold the Olympics in a country in which the leader of the country goes on world tour to apologize and tell everyone how horrible that country is?

    Not a great way to sell your nation. Not to mention it would make me wonder which version of America does Obama believe is real; the America he has been bashing on his world tour or the America he tried to present to IOC?

57. #57
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:30 pm, purealchemy said:

    Truesoldier, I made a similar comment on one of the related threads.
    If we follow everything Obama has been saying about us in every other country, he would insist on a country other than ours getting the game. Spread the wealth around?

58. #58
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:32 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:10 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:52 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    Conservatives admit their bias.

    Like “fair and balanced” Fox News?

    I’m talking about people who claim to be conservative, like Michelle Malkin and Glenn Beck. The likes of Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews pretend to be unbiased but are obvious collectivists. You are not addressing my point. Give me an example of an “American conservative” that claimed British coverage of Obama’s failure was unbiased. You say Drudge did it. Where? There may be one. I just want to see it.

59. #61
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:44 pm, behiker said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:06 pm, emjem24 said:

    Actually, Rio is in much better shape to host than one would think. They hosted the Pan Am Games in 2007 and have many venues already in place.

60. #62
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:45 pm, graysonret said:

    I’ll bet Obama will pull a “Carter” and boycott the Olympics. I’m sure he’ll dream up something with the help of his congress. What about that oil deal with Brazil?

61. #63
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 6:07 pm, Sergeant Tim said:

    Why yes, yes they can, have, and will call us “RAAAAAAACIST.”

    Americans are hated throughout the world, are bad people, and brought the war and attacks upon ourselves, at that is what Obama has implied. And I do not mean just since this past January 20. Surely you’ve read ‘Dreams of My Father.

62. #64
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 6:42 pm, letget said:

    My heart aches today for what our Republic has seen today by what our pres. and fl has done. All over the world since bho has been elected, our nation has been the less than slug slime says bho. Well, bho, for over 200 years before you came to be our pres., we did fairly well. I am just praying enough American’s rise up and say NO MORE! NO MORE from the dc bunch! The rest of the world looks at MY country as a laughing stock because of you and your team. SHAME ON YOU BHO!!
    L

63. #65
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 6:48 pm, vickisoup said:

    Chicago has a lower rate of homocide than Chicago.
    In 2006, Rio had 38 homocides for every 100,000 residents, while Chicago had under 16 homocides for every 100,000 residents. That’s a pretty huge difference.
    Both, however, have crime syndicates that rule the City and everything in it.
    So if it wasn’t the murder rate, and it wasn’t the mob scene, could it be that they Rio simply made a better pitch for the games than the “O” Team sent by the US?

64. #66
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 6:49 pm, vickisoup said:

    Oops! I mean Chicago’s murder rate is lower than Rio.

65. #67
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 7:22 pm, JHSII said:

    vickisoup – I think it was Obambi and his wife that torpedoed Chicago’s bid for the Olympics. The IOC has heard all of his whining about how terrible a place America is and a few last-minute “vote for Chicago because I am The Once!” made sure that Chicago wouldn’t get it.

    No surprise here.

66. #68
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 7:31 pm, TigerLady said:

    BayStateRepublican said:
    mmm mmm mmm Barack Hussein Obama
    Pop-u-lar-i-ty is tanking
    Went to Oslo, got a spanking
    mmm mmm mmm Barack Hussein Obama

    Good one! mmm mmmm mmmm

67. #69
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 7:40 pm, letget said:

    I just got a reminder what bho had done in Aug. He gave Brazil 2 billion of our taxpayers money for offshore oil drilling. The company is one soros is involved in. Could all this Chicago thing have been a ruse by bho and team to get their mits on money we give Brazil and soros? Michelle, please look into this. I do not trust anything this bho and team is doing. I know, it just could be just me.
    L

68. #70
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 7:44 pm, fred5676 said:

    I clicked through to “Think (sic) Progress (sic)” and saw for the first time how they handle politically incorrect wrong untoward legitimate comments.

    THEY VOTE THEM DOWN!!!

    Really.

    Honest.

    They must be very sensitive folk, doncha know, who quake just reading a disagreeable comments. Wusses.

69. #71
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:11 pm, emjem24 said:

    behiker said:
    Actually, Rio is in much better shape to host than one would think. They hosted the Pan Am Games in 2007 and have many venues already in place.

    Yes, I understand that. They’re also a big soccer country and can compete in many sports. So, it goes without saying, that there should be some kind of underlying sports infrastructure already in place. I’m not denying that.

    As someone who has studied South America in college (and it hasn’t really changed much except for Brazil’s and even Venezuela’s influence in the hemisphere), it’s a mess. Brazil especially. I’m glad they won the Olympics bid.

    Any Olympics host should have the infrastructure to put on the games. It’s just that Rio is not entirely the safest venue in the world (just like Chicago). It’s a city with a major slum, gang, crime, drug, and corruption problem. I don’t think they’re gonna get rid of those problems in 9 years.

    While I’ve heard that it’s a beautiful city and I’ve never visited it personally, I wouldn’t want to go there on vacation. It’s a city, like many, that have two sides: one for the tourists and visitors, and the ugly one they reserve for their residents.

70. #72
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:17 pm, cyrebus said:

    LOL, my face hurts from laughing all day!

71. #73
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:17 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Obama: I shoulda stayed home and worked on my bowling game.

72. #74
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:26 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Hillary tried to steal the Whitehouse china. Right now Michelle is smashing every piece she can get her hands on.
    The Big O ain’t getting lucky tonight that’s fo’ shizzle!

73. #75
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:27 pm, emjem24 said:

    Red State Skeptic said:

    OK. It’s inane to say that the fact that Obama isn’t so all-powerful to the world that he can’t alone secure an Olympic bid, which depends on so many factors, particularly the fact that Chicago is a mess for where the Olympics were proposed to be held, from the lack of decent public transportation to the shabby state of cab service in city.

    Really? This was a world media that lauded Obummer as a “new kind of politician” who could do no wrong. They put him on a pedestal of their own creation. Yet, now he’s been brought down to earth by the reality that he is only one person. BTW, the British media represent camps of different thought and there are those who still laud Obummer for whatever he does (or doesn’t do). Yet, there are others within the British media who see Obummer for what he is- another typical politician.

    If the criticism is so “inane,” then why the big public push by Obummer to sell Chicago as an Olympics venue? Doesn’t he have bigger problems to tackle? Afghanistan? Health care? What gives?

    My brother lived in London for a year recently, and the Brits are extremely tuned into American politics. (They loved Huckabee in the primaries!) Traditional Britons have a big inferiority complex towards the US (not to mention racism that would shock most Americans), so it follows that the Murdoch-owned conservative British press is so eager to pooh-pooh The One.

    Since you’re not big on anecdotal evidence, I’ll take yours with a grain of salt. Both sides of the Atlantic view each other through different lenses. The Brits are about as tuned into our politics as Americans are tuned into that country’s politics. The Brits live under a different political structure than the Americans do. How they choose a new leader is quite different from how we do.

    Inferiority complex? Since when? And racism? The Brits have let in a tide of illegal immigrants for YEARS and now it’s biting them in a big way. You can only shuttle so many illegals into ghettos until these folks rise up and riot (as we’ve seen in France).

    Your brother needs to take another look at the British outlook. The Brits have always looked down their aristocratic noses at us Yanks while lecturing us on how to conduct a proper empire while theirs fell away decades ago. Civilized Brits pride themselves on their generations of empire, tradition, and stiff upper lip.

    Your brother needs to take a new look. He’s only giving you part of the picture.

74. #76
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:27 pm, simcoe said:

    Times of London: “Obama’s Olympic failure will only add to doubts about his presidency”.

    We can only hope.

    =================

    A brighter day.

    ================

    From here on out, ‘O’, failure is your only option and the world sees it.

75. #77
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:28 pm, prendad said:

    I have to think up new words for the blatant ineptness of this president, his wife, and his administration. Maybe the dumbest cluckiest, idionumbnuttiful, egofancypantiest looniot I have ever seen. Are we possibly witnessing the evolvement of a requirement for some kind of presidential leadership course that candidates would have to pass before they can run for president? It’s like a four year amateur hour. Maybe I will just stop watching broadcast television for a few years. I don’t think I want to suffer any more. The shame. . .

76. #78
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:33 pm, Papa Louie said:

    Obama will explain this international disaster the same way he explains the recession – by blaming Bush. You see, the international relationships he inherited from Bush were in even worse shape than he thought. Because of that it’s going to take much longer than anyone predicted to dig America out of that hole and repair those relationships to where America has clout again.

    At least Obama and his Chicago friends have gotten a taste of their own medicine: the Olympic Games have been “redistributed” to the less fortunate who have never had them before.

77. #79
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:42 pm, madmonkphotog said:

    One of my FB friend’s husband works in Rio. She said the city went crazy when they got the news.

    Many a deep dish pizza was sold today to feed the sorrows of the windy city.

    Boo hoo. /sarc

78. #80
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:53 pm, akoypinoy said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:33 pm, Papa Louie said:
    Obama will explain this international disaster the same way he explains the recession – by blaming Bush. You see, the international relationships he inherited from Bush were in even worse shape than he thought

    I heard from Hannity that Sen. Burris (D-Ill) already made that assertion. Sen. Burris blamed Bush for this one.

79. #81
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:54 pm, txvet2 said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:10 pm, Red State Skeptic said:

    Like “fair and balanced” Fox News?

    Your problem is that you can’t distinguish between “conservative” and “fact”, although given that “liberal” and “liar” are synonyms, that’s understandable. Now, do you think
    this is “conservative”?

80. #82
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 9:05 pm, CWinNY said:

    I am wondering when the tipping point will occur. At some point, it will become apparent to most people that Obama is in over his head. He was sold to us by the MSM as a brilliant, pragmatic, honest moderate. He is, at best, slightly above average in intelligence, corrupt,and a hard-core uncompromising radical. More and more people are beginning to see that, as his numbers continue to slide.

    This idiotic, non-important failure, may just be the one that will not go away, that people remember. Once the media discover that they need to start dumping on Obama in order to retain any consumers, they may start to be more critical (at least not carry the water for him). Once they stop covering for him, his approval ratings will approach the 40s, heading for the 30s.

    No experienced politician would have staked so much prestige on something that wasn’t a sure bet. No experienced staff would have let their president gamble so much on so little. He is a fool, or his staff are fools, or they are becoming desperate.

81. #83
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 9:48 pm, jangar said:

    Oh, I think the ONE will slink back here and then the hissy fits will start. Either that, the clowns in Wash. will dream up a way of passing one of many crap bills to massage the Sock Puppets hurt feelings.

    I agree. It can’t be good when scorn plays into the deal. A president is someone we should have respect for and support…not fear and loathe, like the days of ceasar during the early church.

82. #84
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 9:53 pm, cyberbo2004 said:

    BayStateRepublican said:
    mmm mmm mmm Barack Hussein Obama
    Pop-u-lar-i-ty is tanking
    Went to Oslo, got a spanking
    mmm mmm mmm Barack Hussein Obama

    I LOVE it.

    But maybe replace Went to Oslo… with Got a Copenhagen spanken’

83. #85
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 10:17 pm, granite said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:26 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    The Big O ain’t getting lucky tonight that’s fo’ shizzle!

    And the bad news for him is…?

84. #87
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 11:15 pm, Member-VRWC said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 5:10 pm, Red State Skeptic said:
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 4:52 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    Conservatives admit their bias.
    Like “fair and balanced” Fox News?

    I don’t watch Fox News. I don’t watch any TV news. But I know that Geraldo Rivera works there and until any of the lib stations hires anyone equivalent to him on the conservative side, guess what, sport, they are, by default, “fair and balanced.”

85. #88
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 11:18 pm, Member-VRWC said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 10:17 pm, granite said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:26 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    The Big O ain’t getting lucky tonight that’s fo’ shizzle!

    And the bad news for him is…?

    IOW, First prize is one week sharing a room with MO. Second prize is two weeks!

86. #89
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 11:27 pm, granite said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 11:18 pm, Member-VRWC said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 10:17 pm, granite said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 8:26 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    The Big O ain’t getting lucky tonight that’s fo’ shizzle!

    And the bad news for him is…?

    IOW, First prize is one week sharing a room with MO. Second prize is two weeks!

    BINGO!!!

87. #90
    On October 2nd, 2009 at 11:49 pm, Andy said:

    On October 2nd, 2009 at 3:52 pm, tre said:

    Okay, Barack, will you pay some attention to Afghanistan, now?

    He did, for all of 25 minutes on the tarmac before flying back home with his tail tucked tighter between his legs than Bo. Couldn’t have been productive when Hopey gets mopey. So yeah, Obambi gets shafted and his s&&t rolled downhill on our brave soldiers.

88. #91
    On October 3rd, 2009 at 2:47 am, Rob Roy said:

    I bet the IOC could do a better job stopping nuclear proliferation than the UN. They are more practical and not as likely to get “all caught up” in the game.

89. #93
    On October 3rd, 2009 at 8:56 am, wayiwalk said:

    When Obama made the pitch and made mention of Chicago’s “diversity”, I had to laugh considering Rio is not only more diverse but also much more integrated. But again, a case of a democrat horribly believing in the misguided belief system of theirs and that only a democrat is “diverse”.

    Cheers to Rio. I hope they can afford the fest!

90. #94
    On October 3rd, 2009 at 9:06 am, Dimsdale said:

    Nothing brings the world together like goofing on the Obamanation.

    Laughingstock is too kind a word. I just worry about what the rest of the world thinks of people that would elect a poseur like Obambi.

91. #95
    On October 3rd, 2009 at 10:46 am, tarpon said:

    LOL … That’s great.

92. #96
    On October 3rd, 2009 at 11:54 am, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Times of London: “Obama’s Olympic failure will only add to doubts about his presidency.”

    Really? Something about a news organization named “Times” that just can not get it right. I DO think people have doubts about a country that elects such a bozo–I have my own.

    Blame it on Rio.

    What happens happens

93. #97
    On October 3rd, 2009 at 3:03 pm, Speakup said:

    Its not enough that this President is a national shame, he has to shame us all internationally too. How naive can you be as leader of the free world to lay it all on the line for a sports event and not even show the competency to have a done deal before hand?

    The IOC went with Brazil because they expect more cooperation, less stupid regulations and (they’re hoping) is far enough away from the Daley blood sucking corruption machine.

94. #98
    On October 5th, 2009 at 3:18 am, conservative in europe said:

    The British media, who are far removed from insular American politics, have seen the handwriting on the wall.

    Whooooo.. RSS, you have this all wrong!

    I live 120 miles from London. I can assure you that anyone on this side of the pond who liked Huckabee in 2008 was clearly in the minority. The Brits (like all Euros) looooooooooove Hillary. When she was defeated, they were all stunned. I can remember people I didn’t know finding out that she had lost and seriously asking me how the US could even think about electing a Black man. But, within a week, Blue Lips was #1 in their book. Of course, they couldn’t remember why they didn’t like him a few weeks before!

    Also, don’t start this Rupert Murdoch “Conservative” crap. Murdoch’s outfit in the UK is “SkyTV” (similar to directv in the USA). Brits only get it because of the sports coverage and the fact that it is something, anything other than BBC (worst programming known to man). Oh yeah, they play “The Simpsons”.

    News programs in Britain aren’t quite as liberal as they are on the Continent. However, they are on par with American outfits like CNN or MSNBC. Of course the Brits and Euros consider CNN and MSNBC to be “center right”.

    CNN International is based in London. It makes American CNN look like a broadcast service for the Republican Party. I am stunned by the anti-American propaganda CNNI spews constantly. Horrible.

    BBC news actually spends the majority of it’s time reading the newspaper headlines on air. To BBC, a very important story is when Amnesty International is upset about something (usually something Booosh did).

    Of course, if you mention that BBC might be a little biased to a Brit, they get really, really upset. I think it’s kind of fun to watch them – ’cause they know it’s true.

    I will stop ranting on the Brits with one last thing – Never, ever think that the British Government is our friend. Most Brits like the US. The British Government and the “Toffs” that run it see Americans as a bunch of uneducated brutes who should only be let out of a cage when Britain in threatened.

    /rant off..

    As far as Brazil – bring it on boys.. To the winner go the spoils. Good sportsmen admit their loss and take the ribbing they deserve. I would like to think the rest of the world will see Blue Lips for what he really is but the love fest will, I am certain, continue.