Raw Video:First Lady Pushing for Chicago in 2016

First Lady Michelle Obama met with International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge Thursday, making a final push for Chicago to get the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. President Obama is expected to make a presentation later today. (Oct. 1)

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[lostinjo]

Thanks Fringe111. Our country is in need of getting back on track. If their is a glimmer of hope in having the Olympic Games here and to put our fellow Americans back to work. I wish the First Lady success. I see some just don't have a clue. Here they go with the name calling.

[thejmeister88]

...how the hell will adding $2 bil to the deficit "creat more then 2 million jobs"?

please tell me

[Fringe111]

Thank you so much, I don't know what's happening to these people.

[l8rthen]

Looks like payback for cronies will have to wait.

[Fringe111]

Your dam right it's politics, the best kind, You do know that all of the leaders of all of the countries represented will be there? That's politics pure and simple. That fact remains we needs those jobs

[Fringe111]

But we need it in the US don't we

[Fringe111]

Being part of the Los Angeles Olympic committee, The work will start on day one, tommorrow. No room hear but here's part of the list. Manufacturing, fabricatinging. Steele, cemment. rebar, concession, the builds in buildings plus the money is will bring to existing businesses, the list goes on and on..

The jobs created from that alone is great for our economy

[Paul Brazzle]

and also, we need for other countries to invest in the US dollar again... what better way to market ourselves then to have the best Summer Games EVER....

[truthsabre7]

Why in a city where children are murdered in the street...in daylight!

We can do much better than Chicago.

[cristinukis]

it will create jobs wherever they decide the Olympics will be, not just in the US.