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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hope Praytochange who wrote (20341)	10/3/2009 11:45:30 AM
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Did the Obamas cost Chicago an Olympics? They made it all about them ... From their speeches to the Olympics committee, here are the arguments Michelle Obama and President Obama made for Chicago landing the2016 games. Michelle: “I was born and raised on Chicago’s South Side.” “I played games with the kids in my neighborhood.” “Sports were a gift I shared with my dad — especially the Olympic Games.” “I never dreamed that the Olympic flame might one day light up lives in my neighborhood. But today, I can dream, and I am dreaming of an Olympic and Paralympic Games in Chicago.” “That’s why I’m here today. I’m asking you to choose Chicago. I’m asking you to choose America.” “I’m not asking just as the First Lady of the United States… not just as a Chicagoan… Not just as a mother raising two beautiful.” “I’m also asking as a daughter.” “My dad was my hero. “And when I think of what these Games can mean to people all over the world, I think about people like my dad.” “I’ve brought somebody with me today who knows a little something about change. My husband, the President of the United States — Barack Obama.” That’s it. Do it for her. President Obama: “I come here today as a passionate supporter.” “I come as a faithful representative of the American people.” “I know you face a difficult choice among several great cities and nations with impressive bids of their own.” “I’ve come here today to urge you to choose Chicago for the same reasons I chose Chicago nearly twenty-five years ago.” “I fell in love with the city I still call home… it’s where I met the woman you just heard from.” “I’m sure you’d all agree that she’s a pretty big selling point.” “I never really had roots in any one place or culture or ethnic group. Then I came to Chicago.” “I worked alongside men and women who were black and white.” “I came to discover that Chicago is that most American of American cities…” “…a city where I finally found a home.” “I ran for President because I believed deeply that at this defining moment.” “Nearly one year ago, on a clear November night, people from every corner of the world gathered in the city of Chicago or in front of their televisions to watch the results of the U.S. Presidential election. Their interest wasn’t about me as an individual. Rather, it was rooted in the belief that America’s experiment in democracy still speaks to a set of universal aspirations and ideals.” “I urge you to choose Chicago. I urge you to choose America. And if you do; if we walk this path together; then I promise you this: the city of Chicago and the United States of America will make the world proud. Thank you.” So the Obaman argument was I was elected president. I want you to do this for me. Who can argue with logic like that? blogs.dailymail.com