George Will on Obamas' Olympic Quest: "It Was All About Them"

On "This Week," George Will says that the Obamas' trip to Copenhagen to try to land the Olympics for Chicago in 2016 was more about their ego than America.

"The President and First Lady went to Copenhagen and gave speeches about themselves," Will said, breaking down the number of times they used the words "I" and "me" in their speeches. "It was all about them," he said, concluding that like "Honest Abe" and "Tricky Dick" before him, the President might go down in history as "Vain Barack."

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[krokion]

I find it amusing that those who have never served attack those who have. Good post my friend.

[dedebiren]

stealth, what channel are you watching, pray tell? LOL

Acorn is going down, with or without Fox. Perhaps it is a small amount of their operation as you say, but it's all there in black & white, word for word - no way to prove that false. And you're right about the voter registration fraud - lucky for Acorn they let it go - what good would it do now, after the election anyway?

They have gone from 4-5 offices in my state to one, with only two people working there!

[Loejyrrab]

@ptangboy Reagan also had low popularity in his 1st term. Next year, Obama will pass 50% on his way back up the ladder of popularity. Both Bush wars will be over and the economy will have improved enough from the Republican disaster of 2001 to 2009 that the Pres.will do quite well. Most Americans correctly still blame Bush for the bad economy. Also, this filed of right winger wannabe Pres.contenders, is quite possibly the all time worst gaggle of imbeciles ever! Obama wins comfortably next year.

[xukeith33]

VAIN! How true!

[radiodj1520]

I Believe This Was A Video Clip Of ABC News' This Week With George Stephanopoulos' The Roundtable Report On George Will On Obama's Olympic Quest: "It Was All About Then" On Sunday Morning, October 4, 2009.

[ptangboy]

Obamas approval rating is now around 44%. That is the publics approval of Obama and it is on a steady downward spiral,,, no,, nose dive.

[LyNtRuTh]

My proof is RESEARCH...and name calling gets you where? Put your head back in the sand & line up when the time comes.

The TRUTH is out there...in PLAIN SIGHT, all you have to do, is OPEN your EYEs!

[stealth63]

I resort in kind. I'm tired of the IOKIYAR way of doing things. You know what, if you want to drag this debate down to a juvenile level, I'll sling the mud too. Nyah!

[stealth63]

And your proof is what? What you heard on Faux? What the repugnantcans told you? Think those far right wingnuts maybe don't like an organization that has been really successful at signing up minority and poor voters(who are just as American as rich lobbyists, after all)? You morons can rant all you want, but until you come up with substantive facts, bite me. One transgression and a million allegations doesn't make it a criminal org, any more than calling Obama a socialist makes him one.

[LyNtRuTh]

Hi guys, my comment was a reply to stealth...the person with the mental disorder, trying to defend corruption that has put us in line for slavery!

Stay safe everyone & PAY ATTENTION!

[LyNtRuTh]

ACORN is a large national organization of "CRIME", THEY ARE CRIMINAL's and should be put UNDER the prison...INSTEAD of being able to just change their name and move on! NObama SHOULD BE IMPEACHED just on account of their actions! Put that through your thick "mind controlled" skull!

[Superhumanattack]

This guy is a asshole.