Chicago Loses Olypic Bid

[seemiyah]

And dem already start roast Obama over it.....

[mountaingal]

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just as well. if im did get it u'da hear seh im still at the beck and call of the corrupt chicago establishment or something like that.

[seemiyah]

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (CNN) -- The International Olympic Committee on Friday eliminated Chicago and Tokyo as contenders to host of the 2016 Games.


Crowd in Madrid, Spain, reacts to news that city is still in the running for the 2016 Olympics.

1 of 2 Still under consideration to host the two-week sporting spectacle are Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Madrid, Spain.

After the cities made their presentations to the IOC on Friday, the IOC members sat down to cast their votes in a secret ballot.

Ninety-seven of the IOC's 106 members are eligible to vote in the first round; seven must sit out that round because they represent one of the countries bidding for the Games.

A city must receive a majority of votes in order to win. If no city receives a majority, voting moves on to a second round, with the city receiving the lowest number of votes being eliminated, an IOC spokeswoman said.

Friday morning, President Obama urged the IOC to pick his hometown of Chicago, saying the city represents the American dream as well as the Olympic spirit.

Obama's address to the 106 IOC members was the highlight of the Chicago bid committee's final presentation before the vote to choose the host city.

"Chicago is a place where we strive to celebrate what makes us different, just as we celebrate what we have in common," Obama said. Watch Obama makes his pitch to IOC

He pointed out that from hosting the World's Fair in 1893 to hosting World Cup events in 1994, the Illinois city has the experience needed to put on an Olympic Games. Watch Obama makes his pitch to IOC »

Other cities also have their country's leaders attending the meeting to support their bids.

Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia and Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero are planning to push the case for Madrid, according to the Madrid 2016 bid committee.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was expected to be joined by soccer legend and Brazilian native Pele as they advertise the benefits of a Rio Games.


Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, just two weeks into the job, also planned to be at the vote to demonstrate the government's full backing of the Tokyo bid, the bid committee said.

"It's not a requirement for heads of state to come to our session," said the IOC spokeswoman, who asked not to be named. "We are obviously very honored if they decide to come, but there's no particular

[RichD]

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rio goin to win it

[kia027]

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oh lawd.. now the right wing ago chat bout im cyan even convince the olympic committee how im gwine manage the country ..

<span style="font-style: italic">note to self: avoid people whe watch fox news today</span>

[evanovitch]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">rio goin to win it </div></div>

oohh a reason to go to Bahai...yep mi know di Olympics not going to be dere soh, but den Bahai is betta dan any games anytime

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">oh lawd.. now the right wing ago chat bout im cyan even convince the olympic committee how im gwine manage the country ..

<span style="font-style: italic">note to self: avoid people whe watch fox news today</span> </div></div>

mi jus hear on caller sey him go over deh wid him at in him han an come back wid his tail between his legs...he should be a night store manager somewhere...this guy can't get anything done.

[evanovitch]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: seemiyah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">And dem already start roast Obama over it..... </div></div>

i blame Michelle an dat gawd awful blue floral montrousity she was pictured in....is she pregnant r juss gaining weight..dat belted dress neva look as if it was meant to be an empire waist dress

[RichD]

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&quot;the world rejected Obama fist..they rejected Oprah..they rejected Michelle&quot;

[kia027]

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what is the criteria for selection?

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">what is the criteria for selection? </div></div> nobody really knows

[seemiyah]

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Went on Fox News just to see their headline, they didn't disappoint..

<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">'O'-lympic Failure
URGENT: Obamas fail in personal pitch to bring 2016 Olympics to Chicago; IOC also scratches Tokyo, leaving Rio and Madrid as finalists</span></span>

[RichD]

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the president of Brazil made an impassioned plea and made the point that Brazil was the only country among the contenders that had not hosted and as one of the most powerful countries in the world it was due. As well the games had never been staged on the South American Continent.

[kia027]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: seemiyah</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Went on Fox News just to see their headline, they didn't disappoint..

<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">'O'-lympic Failure
URGENT: Obamas fail in personal pitch to bring 2016 Olympics to Chicago; IOC also scratches Tokyo, leaving Rio and Madrid as finalists</span></span>
</div></div>

y is this urgent? \o/

[kia027]

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<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black'">Chicago, Tokyo out of Olympics running </span> is what CNN says