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Klannish hypocrisy...
- Thread starter OPTIONAL777
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Actually today's humiliation reinforces the point that it's totally useless to pay attention to the world opinion. Bush or Obama, arrogance or apologies, cowboy or Mr. Nice Guy - the outcome is exactly the same. Why bother?Quote from OPTIONAL777:
During the period when Bush was alienating the rest of the world (including America where his approval numbers dropped below 33%) the klannish essentially said:
"Who cares what the rest of the world thinks."
So someone else pays more to the corrupt IOC to get the Olympics, and suddenly it matters what the "world" thinks?
Too stupid, but then it must be the talking point of the day on all the right wing rags...
Quote from a_person:
Unfortunately it's quite obvious that the IOC took real pleasure to spit in Obama's face. I guess it's their "subtle" way of letting him know that he has not apologized enough for his country just yet.
Don't be an ass.
The fact of the matter is that Europe has hosted the Olympics 30 times and North America 12.
South America has NEVER hosted the Olympic Games.
That was a huge factor.
Your statements below are kinda contradictory.
At any rate it only proves that while they respect Samaranch, they have no respect for Obama despite all his popularity, charm, apologies and concessions.
Quote from Landis82:
The fact of the matter is that Europe has hosted the Olympics 30 times ...
That was a huge factor.
...
Madrid = Juan Antonio Samaranch
At any rate it only proves that while they respect Samaranch, they have no respect for Obama despite all his popularity, charm, apologies and concessions.
Quote from a_person:
Your statements below are kinda contradictory.
How so?
Madrid made the finals out of respect for the 89 year old Samaranch who doesn't have much time left on this planet . . . but didn't get the Olympics because Europe has already hosted 30 Olympiads.
I fail to see the contradiction.
Please explain.
You said that Chicago was eliminated because North America has hosted 12 Games and that was a huge factor. And yet Madrid was not eliminated even though Europe has hosted the Olympics 30 times. And Tokyo was not eliminated first either even though it already hosted the Games before. Sorry but you can't have it both ways, clearly the number of times a region has hosted the Olympics was not such a huge factor after all, at least in the first round of voting.Quote from Landis82:
I fail to see the contradiction.
Please explain.
I don't disagree with that. My point is that Chicago was the first city to be eliminated - Obama got no respect whatsoever despite all his international apologies and unilateral concessions, despite all that nonsense about how he is beloved and respected in the world. Hopefully he'll learn his lesson that in the real world all that international admiration is worth absolutely nothing to the country that he was elected to represent.Quote from Landis82:
Madrid made the finals out of respect for the 89 year old Samaranch
"too stupid" indeed ...
Few If Any Conservatives give a fuck that the IOC rejected the USA
In fact, most are overjoyed that tax payers money won't be wasted on another boondoggle
Few If Any Conservatives give a fuck that the IOC rejected the USA
In fact, most are overjoyed that tax payers money won't be wasted on another boondoggle