Wow.Rafer sez:
The IOC did Chicago a favor. Hopefully, Obama knew it and requested the favor. Olympic venues are only good for real estate developers, hotels, and similar 19th/20th century moneyed interests. The municipalities are net losers and the poor are huge net losers in the process. I really hope they pick Rio. I like Madrid too much.100%
Whatever, it was a shit-stupid move on Obama’s part to go there. It make it look like HE was rejected. Nice going.
Bullcockery. Mountain, molehill, whatever. If he hadn’t gone, the narrative would’ve been “Obama doesn’t care enough about America to show up.” And either way, sane people would stop giving a shit in a week.