Barack Obama makes 2016 Olympics sales pitch for Chicago

[WDI2008]

Did George Bush Senior do the same thing for Atlanta in its bid for 1996 Olympics in 1989 ?

[YampoGA]

@WDI2008. It was 1990 and George H.W. Bush sent a video in support of the  Atlanta bid.

[WDI2008]

@YampoGA True but George Bush didnt make the trip to Tokyo personally to make the pitch for Atlanta.Furthermore the Atlanta bid could have cared less if they won or lost because it would have been 12 years since the Olympics where held in the US.Atlanta was just glad they made the final pitch.

[YampoGA]

@WDI2008 sorry, but that last statement is not true. Atlanta did not pitch for the Olympics in a "what the hell, lets just try it anyway" attitude. The organizers and the people of the city and state really wanted these games just as much as the people of Chicago wanted to host the games. If Atlanta was "glad to make the final pitch," I like to hear what backs up that statement.

[YampoGA]

@WDI2008 . And what other presidents made a personal pitch for the Olympics for the 1904, 1932, 1988 and 1996 summer game bids? Or the 1932,1960,1980 and 2002 winter game bids? What other presidents made pitches for the other failed bids of US cities in between?

Obama made the pitch for a grand personal/selfish reason, it was his hometown and saw himself declaring open the "Games of Chicago" in the final year of his presidency.

Sorry Obama, Chicago is not going to happen nor a 2nd term.

[Katyusha45]

Congratulations Mien Fuhrer! You have won the golden QP doll for arrogance and failure.

[WDI2008]

What the IOC memebers are really thinking right now is screw you Obama we want to go to Rio in 2016.Lol serves you made things even worse than they already were.

[tubeyou443]

Wow, this is the first I've actually seen of this speech, he was surprisingly arrogant and I think he assumed that he would just receive the Olympics for talking.

[spiritsA]

He didn't assume anything. Just trying his best to get Olympics to United States.

[petetheneedforspeed]

so cool he was in Denmark! :P

would love to see him!

but it just had to be in Copenhagen -.-

[ErniePi]

it wasn't obama's fault, it was a cultural, anti-american decision. the total shittyness of atlanta and the lure of places like rio completely fucked chicagos chances

[hiroke22]

You need to read before you text. 6 out of the last 7 Olympics made a profit of at least 5 million

[MrLarrylegend]

No go Obama. The world doesn't buy your bullshit. Oh and Michelle is a big selling point. She is a big women. She looks like big goon.

[mupty]

LOL that speech sounds like it was recycled straight from the 2008 Presidential elections.

No wonder we didnt get it.

Yay for Rio!

[MaskedMumblr]

"Heartland" of the U.S. MY ASS!!! Nobody is proud of that corruped little city except the criminals and democrats!

[MrBullfrog9876]

Mr. Telaprompter his self blows it again. Tries pulling the race card, tries selling himself and his wife, tries using "white guilt" NONE OF IT SELLS outside the USA. He praises Chicago and not the USA because he ruled there and his wife is only proud of a place where her husband is in charge or has been in charge.

[k3304]

Community Organizer started to believe his own press clippings

[hours3]

600 people were murdered is Chicago in 2008. The President should have made this speech in Illinois.

[joederli]

Like saied Obama: "Lula is the MAN!!!" Congratulations Brazil!!!

[RhoadsRIP]

Brazil, is like Kenya

Noone gives a fuck about them

[wlfee1969]

Kind of like the usa...

[hiroke22]

But on a good note! CONGRATZ  BRASIL!!!!!

[tmh2939]

I guess the world just hates the US more than it loves Barrack Hussein Obama They only explanation for Obama's failure can be that the IOC is a bunch of racists. Better yet, it was all Bush's fault. This is just too funny.

[rumormater]

Obama forgot to tell the IOC members about "Change we can", so that's how we loose.

[hiroke22]

6 out of the last 7 Olympics all seen a profit of more than 10 Million dollars with Sydney reaching 1.6 billion in profits so i would say for the most part.......They are profitable. And i would like to know in your mind who is corrupt???? Police, Fire Dep, Tradesmen, Construction, Architects?????? I would like to know.

[karrot41]

umm the politicians from chicago (ie, mayor daley, president obama). obviously you know nothing

[hiroke22]

So how does, so you say a corrupt mayor ruin our chances of a prosperous event? By making his family build all the buildings and venues they need so they will make all the money? Learn the way buisness works and politics. You try to make excuses to sound right, It makes you look stupid karrot guy. You should be more open minded

[hiroke22]

And Gno, Are President has the most important job in the world right now. So the Olympics arent his top priority!! They already picked the city, Rio de janeiro

[hiroke22]

jsflu You obviously dont understand what the Olympics do. That event would bring financial prosperity to chicago and to our country. Which in turn would help our economy by creating jobs to build stadiums and other buildings for events.

[Gamalama9]

Are you aware that the Olympics for the most part is a loosing propositions for the hosting country? As for jobs, don't you think those jobs will go to a select few, those contractors that are affiliated with the Chicago corrupt, of which Obama is now primary factor? Check out previous Olympic games and the non-profitability of those years.

[jsflu]

Actually, it would put Chicago in debt. Every city that has hosted the olympics ended up spending more than they earned back.

[Gnomusy]

Maybe Chicago will not hold Olympic Games, but President Obama's speech was brilliant, he's always genuine, maybe you should have started much before promoting your big city

[kvjhedfbv]

In the USA, Obama is being called the most corrupt, liar President in history.

[MrLarrylegend]

Thats all he is, a bunch of talk.

[jsflu]

Why is our president over in Denmark lobbying for Olympics when he should be in America dealing with our economy and all the other problems that need solved. His priorities are completely backwards. I can't wait until we can vote him out of office in 2012.

[lallapaloossa]

Obama, go back home to Kenya! Maybe you can help Kenya get the Olympics next time, you loser!!

[hiroke22]

First Olympics in South America is well deserved! Us Americans can wait another 4 years. And i feel the next vote should be for Philadelphia, Where are country was born! Not a gigantic buisness city.

[expo1111]

Does this guy think that he can just snap his fingers and anyone will accommodate him?

[line6212]

This guy is a FUCKING JOKE! Is the ASSHOLE ever going to stop slamming this country to the rest of the world? I'll be glad when this HUCKSTER takes his crooked ass back to Chicago for good. FUCKING DOUCHE-WAD!

[dud3man6969]

All I hear is "We are the ones we've waiting for"

[heyazzhole]

Trys to mscle his way in by bringing Oprah, he slams his own country and he thinks this is all about him and his star power. Acorn, Obama, Chicago, Corruption, Failed liberal polices, record high unemployment as a direct result of Obama policies. Sad part id so many Americans bought into this so called message of change. Problem is Americans do not want radical socialist change. And Obama on the world stage looks like he has no clue of what he is doing.

[sierracuban]

RIGHT ON.........OBAMA was sold to the people

of the United States and they believed ALL OF

HIS HORSE CRAP...........ALL US CUBAN

SCREAMERS HERE IN MIAMI tried to warn as

many people as possible that we had heard all about this CHANGE back in 1959, but we

were called RADICALS........FRICKIN OBAMA

IS A FRICKIN ANTI-AMERICAN COMMIE.......

SHAME ON ALL WHO VOTED FOR THIS

LIAR........CM González........

[LOKUENTOS]

Okey friend (new answer),5 stars for your chanel my friend.

[DigitalSandwichMaker]

Rio's win was deserved - the whole world blames America for the current recession as caused by American banks triggering the domino effect of crash after crash. There was no reason for anyone to think it was a good idea to reward them by staging yet another Olympics in the States (they've had their fair share anyway). Obama is a decent man, but when he just swans in an hour before voting as if that's enough to swing the vote, then it probably pissed off most folks on the voting panel.

[ichikaba]

I think his big ears and large ego got in the way.

[delfijano]

What a friggin loooosssser....Lets hear it for RIO!

[audreyfaithperryhill]

NIGGER GOT OWNED

[fmscribs]

Of course he's not from Chicago but this is payback for all of his "cronies" from that corrupt city that supported him.

[anun1982]

haha he's not a CHICAGOAN...Dude wasn't even born in Illinois! I'm not even sure he was born in Hawaii!

Haha fuck this clown.

[nytquil1]

Your mother is a whore.

[illa1990]

Chi-town all day long

[pitarenato]

President Lula did a better speach than president Obamna, and Rio De Janeiro is a much beautiful city than Chicago. i hope Rio win