Inevitable: Chicago pols blame Bush for Olympics loss
posted at 7:15 pm on October 4, 2009 by Allahpundit
Makes sense. What better way for the international community to express its contempt for Bush’s policies than by … publicly humiliating the guy who got elected by repudiating him?
“There must be” resentment against America, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said, near the stage where he had hoped to give a victory speech in Daley Center Plaza. “The way we [refused to sign] the Kyoto Treaty, we misled the world into Iraq. The world had a very bad taste in its mouth about us. But there was such a turnaround after last November. The world now feels better about America and about Americans. That’s why I thought the president’s going was the deal-maker.”
State Rep. Susana Mendoza (D-Chicago) said she saw firsthand the resentment against America five years ago when she was in Rio de Janeiro. “I feel in my gut that this vote today was political and mean-spirited,” she said.
“I travel a lot. … I thought we had really turned a corner with the election of President Obama. People are so much more welcoming of Americans now. But this isn’t the people of those countries. This is the leaders still living with outdated impressions of Americans.”
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) said she was approached by a consul general at the plaza as they waited for word Friday. “He said … he was hearing that there wasn’t enough time for Barack Obama to dispel the old image. … But I don’t know if that’s it.”
The implication, of course, is that it would have been justifiable and possibly even advisable to shaft Chicago if the Bushitler was still president and had gone to make the pitch. Good luck reconciling that with the left’s magnificent faux outrage at the right for not putting aside politics and rooting on America the city the corrupt Daley machine this time around. Frankly, for once in his life, Mike Lupica’s dead right: Chicago got lucky, whether they realize it or not.
Here’s George Will on “This Week” floating an alternative theory. And he’s not the only one.
Update: A nice point from the comments: Chicago was selected as a finalist for the 2016 games last summer, when the Chimperor was still president. So much for Bushism poisoning the city’s chances.
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Not Bush’s fault. Danish paper explains.
Schadenfreude on October 4, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Obama–bush league, just not Bush!
chickasaw42 on October 4, 2009 at 10:59 PM
+++100–Do you mind if I steal that phrase to throw at my liberal friends?
lovingmyUSA on October 4, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Bo,MO, and O jumped the shark with this failed attempt to bring the olympics to Chicago! SNL has begun the feeding frenzy in their skit by saying that Obama has done neither “Jack” nor “Squat”! It will be a Palin-like piling on in the next few months! Obama JackSquat is a great new name for this clueless Communist! JackSquat had a great fall: all the king’s horses and all the king’s men can not put JackSquart back together again!
Marco on October 4, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
hawkdriver on October 4, 2009 at 11:12 PM
I’m in Williamsport. 45 minutes away. I am very familiar with the hospital. My office used to be at the Danville. It’s an excellent hospital. Your father is getting very good care. Will continue to keep your father in prayer. I am sure there are many here that will keep you and your father in their thoughts. Keep us updated and may God be with you!
JellyToast on October 4, 2009 at 11:19 PM
I need spellcheck, sentance check and thought check fixed unto my brain.
JellyToast on October 4, 2009 at 11:21 PM
Williamsport is my hometown. I graduated from Loyalsock.
hawkdriver on October 4, 2009 at 11:34 PM
What’s your dad’s first name?
Cindy Munford on October 4, 2009 at 11:38 PM
Hey Cindy. It’s Wayne.
hawkdriver on October 4, 2009 at 11:39 PM
Hey, indeed! I feel more helpful when my prayers are specific. I am really sorry about all of this, you are having just a rough year.
Cindy Munford on October 4, 2009 at 11:44 PM
They are so classless. The only comment needed is:
“Say, the US has hosted before and we’ll host again sometime. Congratulations to our South American friends in Brazil – See you in Rio in 2016 – it will be fantastic!@”
Then shut up and sit down. It’s not about you.
ace tomato on October 4, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Being a liberal must be fun. No matter how much you screw things up nothing is ever your fault.
Socratease on October 4, 2009 at 11:51 PM
Hey Cindy, this was Dad’s news clip.
ace tomato. +1
hawkdriver on October 4, 2009 at 11:52 PM
The BO, MO & O Show, no go!
Mmm, mmm, mmm.
Love. It.
LoneStarGal on October 4, 2009 at 11:54 PM
Holy cow, I can’t even tell what kind of car your dad was driving. He is a very very lucky man. I am sorry about his friend. Is the rest of the family holding up pretty well?
Cindy Munford on October 5, 2009 at 12:01 AM
It was a 2003 Sable. I know though. Everyone else in the family is doing pretty good. They tried to remove his breathing tube today. It was okay for a while but then he got labored. So he’ll have a tracheostomy tomorrow to be able to ween him easier. His leg injuries are doing really really well. He has had some minor strokes though also. He’s a tough old guy though and I’ll be hunting with him next year after he gets better and I retire.
hawkdriver on October 5, 2009 at 12:09 AM
Keep reassuring him that there is plenty to look forward to.
Cindy Munford on October 5, 2009 at 12:13 AM
Roger that Cindy. Headed off to bed here now. If you want an update outside of Hot Air so I dont OT a thread, drop me an e-mail at hawpsp2000@gmail.com.
(And don’t screw with my email trolls)
hawkdriver on October 5, 2009 at 12:16 AM
hawksp2000…
hawkdriver on October 5, 2009 at 12:16 AM
Obama’s ‘popularity’ contest
Schadenfreude on October 5, 2009 at 12:18 AM
How long can they milk this “Bush’s fault” thing? The deceit, illogic and derangement of the left is becoming intolerable.
Liberals in general and Democrats in particular are the antithesis of everything that the founders stood for, and are directly the cause of every major problem that the nation currently faces.
How difficult is that to understand?
Oh how I wish that the left of this country could have their own nation to ruin and leave the rest of us alone.
justltl on October 5, 2009 at 12:34 AM
How nice it would be to see side-by-side nations with all the leftists in one and all the conservatives in the other.
I would like to be a border guard taking potshots at the libs trying to escape from their hellhole into the conservative side.
Sorry, just fantasizing out loud.
Carry on.
justltl on October 5, 2009 at 12:40 AM
Playing the blame Bush card is similar to playing the race card. People are tired of it, so its not going to work anymore.On Fox News Sunday today the panel laughed as Roland Burris (who supports ACORN) blamed Bush for Obama’s failure in Denmark.It’s long pass time for Obama to take Michael Jackson’s advice and start with “the man in the mirror” before blaming anyone else.
Hera on October 5, 2009 at 12:45 AM
NO. IT’S COMPLETELY OBAMA’S ARROGANCE AT FAULT.
HE’S THE ONLY POLITICAL BENEFICIARY IF THINGS WORKED OUT DIFFERENTLY. SO, TEACH HIM HOW TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OWN ACTIONS.
Yes. I’m shouting. I’m tired of Bush Card and Race Card.
TheAlamos on October 5, 2009 at 2:09 AM
The site above exclusively tracks the Olympic Bid Processes, and while I havent mined the site for other data yet this blog entry is very telling in and of itself.
Put simply: Brazil wanted it badly enough and put their all into the bid presentation and bidding effort, while – beyond Michelle’s crocodiles tears – the American effort lacked heart and energy.
In other words, Obama could have stayed at home and called because all he did in the end was telephone the presentation in.
He wasnt the only factor that killed Chicago’s efforts but I think it was the final nail in their coffin.
Check it out.
BTW: Denver is hoping to try for a Winter Olympics bid in the future – I can so see that.
theflyonthewall on October 5, 2009 at 2:26 AM
Who is Bush?
daesleeper on October 5, 2009 at 2:26 AM
Let’s try this again:
The link to Gamesbids.com and the blog article i mentioned above is at:
theflyonthewall on October 5, 2009 at 2:28 AM
^
Dammit
theflyonthewall on October 5, 2009 at 2:29 AM
It’s not mine, it’s Steely Dan’s (Pretzel logic).
So you can use it as much as you want.
Baxter Greene on October 5, 2009 at 2:54 AM
“Oh how I wish that the left of this country could have their own nation to ruin and leave the rest of us alone.”
justltl on October 5, 2009 at 12:34 AM
But then they could not avail themselves of your wallet!!!
shorebird on October 5, 2009 at 3:24 AM
I have it from 2 sources that Chicago got the lowest number of votes Evah!
GunRunner on October 5, 2009 at 3:59 AM
…
“In other words, Obama could have stayed at home and called because all he did in the end was telephone the presentation in.”
…
theflyonthewall on October 5, 2009 at 2:26 AM
Is it possible to just email Teleprompter presentations?
I mean, just imagine all the money and carbon emissions we could have saved if the Odufus just made a PDF or Power Point file of his Teleprompter crap and sent them over to Europe via Comcast or FIOS…
Really! It would have saved the transatlantic flights of a couple of 747s and Oprah’s …what, G-5?
Of course, the sales pitch would still stink on ice, but it would have saved US taxpayers millions of dollars. If I were in the White House, I would get 2K or Id, or some other video-game developer to make an Obama program that just reads the teleprompter crap without all the lights and cameras and carbon emissions.
shorebird on October 5, 2009 at 4:06 AM
http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/past.html
This has the known past bid history of the Olympics.
Note that Chicago has been in the bidding several times over the history of the Olympics, and was supposed to be the site of the 1904 Olympics but it got switched to St. Louis.
This chart doesnt include the 2008 voting session.
Always the bridesmaid but never the bride.
theflyonthewall on October 5, 2009 at 4:46 AM
That’s likely an F-18. It was a carrier take off. Navy.
anuts on October 5, 2009 at 5:09 AM
It’s an 18. A 16 is Air Force, not Navy. It shows twin canted rudders, but the wings are folded in, in appearance, so it’s not a Tom Cat.
Jeff from WI on October 5, 2009 at 5:24 AM
Barack Obama is vain and pompous.
As for blaming Bush, what is new? That is what passes for policy with these people. It is the only thing they know how to do. They are incapable of assuming responsibility for anything.
Terrye on October 5, 2009 at 7:00 AM
It’s a small world. I’ll be leaving for work in a little while. Hope your dad is doing well. Saw the clip of the crash. A real tragedy. I’ve traveled that road a million times. My wife and I prayed for your father again last night.
JellyToast on October 5, 2009 at 7:02 AM
Keep beating that dead horse Dems. See how far you can ride it!
ted c on October 5, 2009 at 7:21 AM
Its obvious Obama just isn’t the “unite’r” he built himself up to be. Get used to it bawl-babies.
Bicyea on October 5, 2009 at 8:17 AM
Old.
Blame Bush, blame racism, blame the American people, blame everyone but the idiot in the Oval Office and his sychophants.
This is getting very boring. If this is where they are at now they will have nothing left for the re-election campaign.
Actually, never mind, keep up the good job Obama-machine!
Niere on October 5, 2009 at 8:39 AM
If they did not have President Bush to blame, the Democrats would actually have to tak responsibility for their own actions.
kingsjester on October 5, 2009 at 8:56 AM
broken record……
elderberry on October 5, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Vanity; thy name is Obama.
SKYFOX on October 5, 2009 at 9:06 AM
The “Chicago pols” are absolute idiots whose IQ’s are less than the sum of their digits.
rplat on October 5, 2009 at 9:10 AM
This is just funny.
They actually think people will buy this?
bridgetown on October 5, 2009 at 9:18 AM
George Bush’s fault? How absurd!
It’s actually Sarah Palin’s fault, right AP?
Tyrone Slothrop on October 5, 2009 at 9:19 AM
Obviously it was Ronald Reagans fault.
Jeff from WI on October 5, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Notice who Michelle praised during her lie about sitting on her father’s lap rooting for Nadia, Olga, Carl Lewis and others? I guess Bruce Jenner and any caucasian or NON COMMIE athletes don’t count in her twisted mind.
marklmail on October 5, 2009 at 9:30 AM
THAT’S IT!
He should have sent TOTUS instead of going himself! The world still likes TOTUS. LOL!
Roy Rogers on October 5, 2009 at 9:31 AM
Why doesn’t anybody blame Bush for Obama getting elected?
Cybergeezer on October 5, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Related parody: Obama Blames Bush for Saddling Him with “Massive Gum Litter Problem” http://optoons.blogspot.com/2009/10/obama-blames-bush-for-saddling-him-with.html
Mervis Winter on October 5, 2009 at 9:34 AM
It has become blatantly obvious that some of these leftist Democrats have the intellect and reasoning ability of a mentally defective goose.
rplat on October 5, 2009 at 9:35 AM
Your entry requirements were a factor in Chicago losing the bid.
But keep celebrating the loss. Makes you look like jerks on the world stage.
Dave Rywall on October 5, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Still waiting for Obama to:
A. Make the world like us
B. Close Gitmo
C. Withdraw from Iraq
D. Escalate the war in Afghanistan
E. Ban lobbyists
F. Post legislation for public viewing before signing it
G. Stop domestic wire taps
H. Repeal the Patriot Act
I. Make Janeane Garafalo U.S. ambassador to China
J. Obamacare, etc…
Looking on the brights side, he DOES know how to blow Trillions of Dollars!
Roy Rogers on October 5, 2009 at 9:51 AM
Wait. Wasn’t it Bushitler who got Chicago into the final four in the first place?
kens on October 5, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Thought of you this morning, I couldn’t remember which thread you had posted this on. The clip of the accident was horrible. I am still keeping your dad in prayers–I keep stickey notes to put on my computer to remember friends who need prayers. Yours is one word–”hawkdriver”!
lovingmyUSA on October 5, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Shhhh…. We want to hear how the International Olympics Committee are all racists!
Roy Rogers on October 5, 2009 at 10:06 AM
There is grounds for a formal Equal Employment Opportunity complaint by the Obama administration; Who could have such a low opinion of the talent, competence, and clairvoyance of this historic phigure(sic)?
Cybergeezer on October 5, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Oh Jesse, it couldn’t be the fact that we didn’t want to showcase to the world one of the most corrupt cities in the USA. And we’ve already had over 2 years of Obama making the world love us so if he hasn’t accomplished that so far, don’t blame the lame on President Bush.
mozalf on October 5, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Wow. What a bucnh of frigging whiners.
What ever happened to losing gracefully?
PUTZ.
Badger40 on October 5, 2009 at 10:10 AM
You want an Olympic Moment? In these dark times, all I can say is this: Screw ‘em.
Mr. Joe on October 5, 2009 at 10:12 AM
The Obama/Left Fringe Legacy!
Priceless!
Roy Rogers on October 5, 2009 at 10:12 AM
You realize that statement contained an oxymoron–right?
:p
lovingmyUSA on October 5, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Joe–holy crap–that was great. My ex and I were stuck in the hospital when our first born (2yrs at the time) was seriously ill. We watched the game and there was cheering all over the floor–you could hear it coming from all the kid’s rooms! I will never forget that moment when we showed the world. The movie was just as good. I couldn’t believe it when the camera panned over to the picture signed by the players. Wow!
lovingmyUSA on October 5, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Thanks for that link, I have bookmarked it!
lovingmyUSA on October 5, 2009 at 10:30 AM
I still blame Mike Ditka for not running for the Senate seat in 2004.
Doughboy on October 5, 2009 at 10:53 AM
IOC was upset. They heard that the Democrats were tryibng to find away to tax then to pay for ObamaCare.
Jeff from WI on October 5, 2009 at 10:57 AM
Jeff from WI on October 5, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Democrats taking responsibility for their own actions is a feat of Olympic-level difficulty.
ted c on October 5, 2009 at 11:13 AM
Well, you can’t fix stupid…
jeffn21 on October 5, 2009 at 11:33 AM
Bush serves the function of original sin for Dems. No matter what goes wrong, they can always trace it back to Bush. They may not believe in God but they never stop believing in Bush as Satan.
RandyChandler on October 5, 2009 at 11:43 AM
We should all be sighing with relief that we didn’t get it no matter what the reasons. From what I’ve been reading we would all have had to pick up the tab. Thanks anyway, but it’s not that important to me.
jeanie on October 5, 2009 at 12:09 PM
You didn’t bow LOW enough Barry!
LOL
Roy Rogers on October 5, 2009 at 12:10 PM
The Summer Olympics suck anyhow. A lot of boring track & field stuff, in fact, the whole thing is boring. Winter games would be 100% worthless too except they have hockey & bob sled.
Jeff from WI on October 5, 2009 at 12:17 PM
My sentiments EXACTLY.
Badger40 on October 5, 2009 at 12:31 PM
I am really confused by the Left’s perception of Bush. When he was President he was slightly smarter than a retarded baboon. If he ever did anything right it was sheer dumb luck. If you doubt me just watch any episode of Family Guy. Now that he is out of office he is presented as a diabolical genius who foresaw all of these events years ago and planned ahead to make America fail. So which is it? You can’t have both people. Also, from the sound of it, you would think Bush is sneaking into the White House at night screwing up all of Obama’s perfect plans.
txaggie on October 5, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Putting the blame on the hubris, and immaturity of BARRY SOETERO AND HIS MEDIA, where it belongs, and NOT CELEBRATING THE VICTORY FOR RIO DE JANERO, a region of South America that desperately needs the economic stimulus, is promoting more contempt for the United States, at a time when we should be trying to prove that we are worthy of respect from foreign countries and our allies.
FURTHER PROOF OF THE LEFT’S IMMATURITY AND ARROGANCE.
Cybergeezer on October 5, 2009 at 12:48 PM
If Obama would have won the Olympics Bush would get all the credit right. Wrong.
N15PCA on October 5, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Chicago pols blame Bush for Olympics loss
Boo hoo. If only Bush hadn’t removed that genocidal dictator and liberated 28 million people we could have had the Olympics (and Iraq could have had nuclear weapons.)
Basilsbest on October 5, 2009 at 12:57 PM
That could have prevented the current disaster from occupying the White House.
“I share your pain!”
Cybergeezer on October 5, 2009 at 1:51 PM
I’d rather go to Rio than Chicago… and I’ve been to Chicago!
Khun Joe on October 5, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Think Progress trots out, eh, Bush’s horrible, awful, crazy visa program instituted after 9/11, because some Pakistani IOC member asked a question about it. Three things:
1. Can’t Obama change this supposedly horrible visa program? Why hasn’t he?
2. I seem to recall an Olympics being held in 2002 in the USA, right after 9/11 – would that answer the Pakistani gentleman’s question?
3. Many of the athletes would qualify for the visa waiver program, anyways, and all athletes have agents who take care of all this for them.
Weak sauce.
Seixon on October 5, 2009 at 6:01 PM
BushCheneyHalliburtonBlackwater continues to distroy our country. When will it end?… when… will… it… end?
sarc sarc sarc
ronnyraygun on October 5, 2009 at 6:57 PM
I wonder if POTUS ever reads these comments…
CEA_Agent on October 5, 2009 at 8:56 PM
George Bush must feel very flattered that the left believes he has that much power!
Sxyrzrbck on October 5, 2009 at 9:03 PM
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