2016 Olympics Announcement Chicago Eliminated In First Round

Chicago has been eliminated from Olympic balloting in the first round of voting by the International Olympic Committee, a stunningly swift defeat for the U.S. bid personally pitched by President Barack Obama.

Minutes later, Tokyo also was eliminated.

Rio de Janeiro and Madrid are now left seeking approval to host the 2016 Summer Games. The host city is to be announced around noon Chicago time.

To some observers, it appeared that Chicago's bid had been fast gathering momentum in the last week. Daley and others began to show their confidence as one piece after another fell into place. From First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey's early commitments to travel with them to Copenhagen, to President Barack Obama's late decision to go, to bad news trickling out about the Rio's bid, indicators looked to be going Chicago's way.

But members of the International Olympic Committee are known for being unpredictable, even impulsive, when they gather to pick a host city.

And in 2016, it won't be Chicago.

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[Henroidt]

Maybe this isn't about Obama.

Maybe this is about the city of Chicago needing to stop being a shitty city. <_<

[Bellboy86]

Yes, we créu !!!

[Tmetrvlr]

Get an inflatible punching bag of Jacques Rogge & Glenn Beck.

[chilingzzz]

Hey Obama, WHAT?!! you STILL haven't spoken on that honor student that was brutally killed on ur beloved hometown streets of Chicago last week??? whaaat?? Oh, my bad, that's right... u sent your reps.. whew! for a minute there I was beginning to think you didn't give a shit about that kid!

[manunited0717]

motherfucker CHICAGO is the best city

fukin beasty ass place

yur probably from a fukin lame place like

oregon or utah

[dkkght46]

Hitler got the Olympics in Berlin and Obama didn't. Does this mean Obama is no longer Hitler? Mr. O-Ego has been told NO very few times in his lifeI bet that little spoiled brat and BitterMoma are stewing. THE EGO HAS LANDED CRASHED & BURNED! Obamas plans for redistribution of wealth have failed. For the first time in my adult life, Im proud of the OIC. Rio to Obama: Got Olympics? This means the OIC doesnt believe in affimative action? Mmmmm, Mmmm, Mmm....

[Fockersnextdoor]

Glenn Beck helped stop this rip-off