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Originally Posted by Aether
Another thing I would like to comment on are the clips in the video of people cheering and celebrating the Olympics not being in America. I mean seriously, having the Olympics being in America would have been a great honor, and I can't believe how many people were opposed to it simply because Obama supported it. I supported having the Olympics in America not because Obama did but because I did. And I believe those who opposed having the Olympics in America should have had reasons other than just trying to oppose Obama.
In any case, I have to agree with Rachel Maddow's closing words. America should be happy that our president received such an award.
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Okay I have to comment on this... Be it off topic or not, the olympics thing was slipped in here by you anyway...
Key in Olympics and DEFICIT into google. Read the articles that come up on how many past host countries had massive debt due to hosting the olympics. People are tired of being told that if we spend, we will save and unemployment will go down. The exact opposite has occurred this year. Americans are starting to realize that maybe government really doesn't have a clue anymore on growing unemployment, growing deficit, pushing plans/bills through that are spending us into a hole that no one can see bottom. It all based on biased opinions and the public is tired of it. There are real problems that the government is not paying attention to ... the massive unemployment, the war, failing economic infrustructure,.... Instead the current administation wants to focus on what has been coined a health care emergency, and getting involved in the private sector like nothing ever seen in the history of the US.
Ohhh... look big surprise..
Vancouver 2010 ... going to be left with big deficit... hmmm... soo strange..
Link:
OpEdNews - Article: Police State Canada 2010 and the Dark Side of the Olympics
Go to the Chicago Suntimes and search on 2016 Olympics... see the comments of how many Chicago citizens hate the corruptness and problems in their city and why they think the Olympics would be a bad idea. They are wondering where the millions spent into the 2016 readiness is going to go... can you say "slush fund"
Hmmm... perhaps flying two convoys (at 2million $ price) over to regergitate the worst bid/speech (see previous post for links) in history while
leaving Afganistan on the back burner, WHILE telling Americans to conserve, WHILE finally meeting the general for just 25 mins after months of requests to make a decision on the war.
You quote:
"I can't believe how many people were opposed to it simply because Obama supported it".
Just a note though.... as I pointed out in a earlier thread... commentary and opinion is not news or fact.
I don't think it was "because he simply supported it". It was a combination of factors... a lot of the above typed.