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Posted on 10/02/2009 3:45:41 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
One can understand an American president’s lobbying for an American city to obtain the Olympics, but the blitz by the Obamas proved a PR nightmare. Let us count the ways:
1) Obama’s brand is trans-nationalism and an “America is not exceptional” multiculturalism. According to his worldview, it makes sense that a South American country — especially a powerful, ascendant country such as Brazil — should at last have its turn at hosting the Olympics. It did not seem consistent that a politician who had reached out to the Castros, Chávez, Morales, and Ortega, in parochial fashion, would lobby for his own hometown over a “yes, we can” Latin American initiative, especially one involving an exciting city such as Rio.
2) The Obama lobbying speeches were counterproductive. The world has its own inspirational narratives and is not impressed that much by the Obamas’ Chicago sagas. It was accidental but unfortunate that the global viewers had seen some horrific YouTube clips of street fighting in the Windy City, and then were told by Michelle that her father had taught her how to land a right hook, and that it was a sacrifice for her to fly to Denmark to make the case for Chicago.
3) The Chicago bit was overdone. Obama should remember that there is a perfect storm brewing: The more we hear about Valerie Jarrett, Rahm Emanuel, Bill Ayers, and all his old Chicago friends, along with rumors about Tony Rezko–style backroom deals to cash in on Chicago real estate involving the Olympics, and continuing stories about Chicago’s street violence and corruption — the more it hurts the president to be identified as a “Chicago politician” who tries in heavy-handed fashion to implement change through the “Chicago way.” To a younger Obama, Chicago was the romantic can-do town of Reverend Wright, Michael Jordan, Oprah, and the Daley machine; to the world at large, it is something quite different, and far more unappealing.
4) Obama’s messianic appeal is wearing thin, both at home and abroad. I think that once Sarkozy essentially said to the world, “The emperor has no clothes,” the Obama facade crumbled. And here we are.
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I’d still like to know why Obama lent 2 billion to a Brazilian oil company
and if it had any connection to this Olympic bid
or to the Honduran situation.
Blues Brothers, too. I’m sure that helped Chicago’s image. I enjoyed visiting Chicago when my wife and I went on our honeymoon in 1982, but I wouldn’t want to live there.
“Nobama, manschelle and nopra all failed to recognize that Old Europe was racist before racist was cool.”
I dare say you got that totally backwards.
The 3 racists came and were sent packing.
“I really like their airport.”
Is that a joke? It must be. One of the worst airports ever.
“I think he will exhibit the narcissistic personality disorder through extreme anger that will be only displayed in private and will be used to order underlings to take extreme action (i.e. threats) to everyone and anyone who fails to carry out his wishes.”
Typically that’s what a narcissistic personality does.
They hate more than anything to be dissed/shamed.
Don’t be surprised if he doesn’t order all American troops guarding Europe home.
I agree. Hopefully, Sarah will paint Hellry as another Alinsky disciple like obozo. She needs to connect those two because they are identical communists at their core.
Here is another one I love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHGCz6xxiw
“Don’t be surprised if he doesn’t order all American troops guarding Europe home.”
Or, out of spite, order a nominal contingency so that he can claim (with chin held high in the air) that he is a brave CIC and have our soldiers suffer because of continued lack of actual strength.
His cunning personality similarities to other dictators is amazing.
I put it in a little more earthier tone; Everyone gets a turn to be a rectum, today is my turn.
You are right, of course, but I got in big trouble with admon for something like that.
Still the Euroneans have historically have had little use for uppity blacks. They are only non-racist when they want YOU to have to put up with the crap on a personal level.
So what’s the deal with the Chicago river? I assume you don’t swim in it. Is it what I think it is?
Someone on the cable news networks said it might have to do with the charges to air it and the percentage given back.
I think they were going to introduce the "Gang Banger sprint", where 20 gang members with 2X4s are place 10 yards behind a single runner. If he can make it 50 yards without being tagged by a 2x4 then he wins.
why Obama lent 2 billion to a Brazilian oil company
Cause soros told him to do it.
It's the first thing I think of too! Then:
LOL Yep, that’s it.
I happen to be a birther...however, that is not why I said that...there have been dreams and visions showing the family leaving the WH after he resigns.
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