Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The Obamas go to Stockholm....and why I love sports



THOSE CRAZY KIDS!!!!

The Obamas are going to Stockholm to meet with IOC officials and make the pitch that their adopted hometown and the country gets to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Now admittedly, I am not the greatest fan either the President or the Olympic movement as it is constituted today, but I have to call BS on the criticism directed at the President for going.

People, what on earth do you expect him to do? I would criticize him more for not going, for not helping the city nail down the prize.

It's funny to hear where it seems the bulk of the criticism is coming from. Republican party pooper Michael Steele says he shouldn't go for various reasons--none of them good. We're at war, Iranian mischief threatens world security, he should stay here and protect us...blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

Don't worry. The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines will protect the country while the Pres. is gone.

Here's some free advice for you Mr. Steele: If your job is to lead the party back from eight years of stupidity by the party, please think before you talk. And check with Mitt Romney, one of your 2012 front-runners, who appears to applaud the effort.

Actually, most of the criticism comes from the extreme left. The Huffington Post columnists must be apoplectic with anger at the President for fronting this effort.

It just goes to show how sports has the power to bring people with diverse backgrounds together and experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

They should have brought along Geithner and Bernanke because those guys have the financial wherewithal (our tax dollars) to talk these guys into orgasmic fits of praise for Chicago.

Stay tuned, only a couple of days before the final decision.

I'm officially on record as being for the games to come to Chicago. The human drama of athletic competition will be enhanced by the two most corrupt organizations getting together and putting on an event that used to be steeped in virtue and idealism. That has to be good for some fireworks. Who is going to be the pimp and who is going to be the whore for two weeks while the IOC and Chicago's finest politicians play nicey-nice?



I hereby nominate "Huggy Bear" from the Starsky and Hutch TV series as the head of entertainment and good times for our future Olympic guests.
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