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President Obama’s Olympic fiasco doesn’t seem to bother the New York Times.
From the New York Times editorial page on Saturday.
We would like to congratulate Rio de Janeiro for winning the right to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. It will be the first time that the Games are held in South America, and it is a fitting tribute to Brazil’s growing stature. That said, we have to ask: What was President Obama thinking when he flew off to Copenhagen to lobby the International Olympic Committee on behalf of Chicago?
We don’t doubt Mr. Obama’s devotion to his adopted hometown. Or that Chicago would have been a great place for the Games. Leaders from all the other countries bidding showed up, too. And we don’t buy the posturing by Republicans who said that his trip meant he was neglecting the nation’s business. But in the midst of everything Mr. Obama is dealing with, who needs even a minor loss?
Mr. Obama has done important, courageous things to restore America’s standing. After George W. Bush, it feels good — and safer — to know that people around the world feel better about this country and about this president. One of Mr. Obama’s biggest challenges now is finding ways to fully leverage that good will into strong international leadership. And let’s face it, looking like a winner always helps.
As for why Mr. Obama went — especially if he wasn’t sure Chicago would win — here are two possible explanations: One, Mr. Obama, and his White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, another Chicagoan, love a good competition; the other is that they have a tad too much confidence in Mr. Obama’s hortatory powers.
We like having an articulate, fiercely competitive president, especially one with such a strong moral compass. But guys, if you’re going to roll the dice, next time make sure the stakes are worth it.
Exactly which countries now have a higher opinion of the U.S. under Obama versus Bush? Venezuela, Cuba, China etc… not exactly paragons of virtue in my book.
As for a strong moral compass the Times must mean that supporting abortion rights, stem cell research and gay civil unions must be the morally right thing to do.
I think the compass is pointing in the wrong direction.
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4 Comments for Times Backs Obamalympics
Ditto the Former Democrat!
Competition??!! The same party who doesn’t want to reward winners in children’s sports, “everyone” is a winner sports,
but now “LOVES” competition??
Priceless
1. Obama had to go. If Chi-town had won, he’d be a hero. Now he can say he tried.
2. Daley was shocked because the his people usually know their local election results BEFORE the ballots are cast.
Obama? Results? He just craves headlines, hiding as he has on every, every issue under the veil of teamwork.
Repairing America’s image? Lessee here: most every leftist dictatorship now likes him while our traditional allies look stunned. He says no country should dictate to another but he supports the Noreiga clone legally deposed in Honduras….
tells the Israelis to dump their A-bombs.. blows off the anti missle systems in Europe saying he’ll use Aegis ships—that will happen to be in the right place at the right time…. dodged Bush’s victory in Iraq saying Afghanistan is the right war—but NOW is looking for a strategy while his military have told him what they need…. gimme a break!
Simply put, the Obama administration is beyond its depth in world affairs, economics, and other national issues.
Obama and his inner circle pulled off an excellent election campaign, but the positives end there. They have no administrative experience or business backgrounds. They are all government wonks, full of leftist ideologies,but bereft of any realistice ideas of how to get things done.
I look forward to the day the NYT goes bankrupt and closes it’s door, because it’s reporters have no journalistic integrity and wouldn’t know a truth if it bit them in the butt.