Obama’s hometown fails in Olympic race
Published: 02 October, 2009, 20:36
Edited: 03 October, 2009, 04:02
US President Barack Obama (C), his wife First Lady Michelle Obama and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley attend the presentation of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics, on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen (AFP Photo / Charles Dharapak / Pool)
(17.4Mb) embed videoChicago and Tokyo have been eliminated from the 2016 Olympic bid, leaving Madrid and Rio in the running. Obama's hometown of Chicago was a favorite in what has been called the closest race for an Olympic venue yet.
RT caught up with Chicago citizen Annie Shapiro, who saluted the IOC decision, saying that the Olympic money would now be invested into the city’s infrastructure and social sector.
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How could they justify wasting one hundred million dollars on this ill advised endeavor. You should not try to buy off an Olympic race with tons of American money, Opraism and presidential involvement. With young Military men and women dying in Iraq and Afghanistan all U. S. best efforts and time should be devoted to them, not schemes and distractions. This Olympic fiasco has been an exercise in very poor judgement by Obama and Opra.
How could they justify wasting one hundred million dollars on this ill advised endeavor. You should not try to buy off an Olympic race with tons of American money, Opraism and presidential involvement. With young Military men and women dying in Iraq and Afghanistan all U. S. best efforts and time should be devoted to them, not schemes and distractions. This Olympic fiasco has been an exercise in very poor judgement by Obama and Opra.