FYI - Per MSNBC, If Chicago does not get the Olympics, Obama's star power will be diminished!

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

And, he will have WASTED his international political capital!!!This is what a dimwit on Andrea Mitchell just "reported" while Andrea nodded sagely.

Lead in for next show - "Is Obama putting Presidential prestige on the line?"

Are we doomed to this pathetic, simplistic, STOOPID, drivel passing for news and commentary until end times?

[gateley]

1. It's painful sometimes. I am so embarrassed for them. nt

[Thrill]

2. Typical Cable News. I don't even watch that shit anymore

they sensationalize every thing.

[tekisui]

3. When Chicago is announced the host city, will they admit his star

is still rising?

[iceman66]

26. Of course not!

Coincidence. nothing more!

[Cha]

4. gawd, I hate those freakin' tabloid tv

mediawhores like andrea mitchell.

Fuck their "ny post" mentality.

[Cha]

5. Here's andrea mitchell's emal addy for those

who want to call her on her shite.

[GoCubsGo]

35. Tweety was spewing the same garbage.

If you are going to go after Mrs. Greenspan, call him out, as well, please. He was really a jerk tonight...

[zulchzulu]

6. ...and if Chicago gets it, expect them to pile on how it will cost the city...

They have the Repig talking points ready for ALL situations.

[Cali_Democrat]

8. indeed. n/t

[AndyA]

7. And I suppose if Chicago DOES get the Olympics, it will not have been due to anything

the Obamas did.

Right. Thanks, MSNBC. The only reason I watch this network is because of Keith, Rachel, Ed, David, and Dylan. Other than that, you can send the rest of the lot out to pasture.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. He probably shouldn't even bother to run in 2016.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

13. Indeed. No need to snuff out Bidenmania.

[tranche]

10. I stopped watching cable news since the town hall histrionics...

just to see if my blood pressure would go down.

And wouldn't you know.. it did!

I loved watching cable news too and I'll go back again, but I do believe I'm basically at where most of America is right now with my news consumption (that is very little cable news and on with the new fall lineup and nfl)!

All politics I'm getting is the local evening broadcasts, mentions of Obama's trip on ESPN, and late night stuff. It's all good!


-- she's talking to empty air.. No one is listening.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

11. And if Chitown gets it, his star power will also be diminished.

:think:

[Phx_Dem]

20. Exactly. Morons.

[NYC Liberal]

34. Nah, if they get it the meme will be "he was irrelevant since

Chicago was going to get it anyway."

[uponit7771]

12. wow

[rvablue]

14. Called it! Posted the nuts would be spewing this dumb meme yesterday

and didn't get a single comment on my thread.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8677915&mesg_id=8677915

[realitythink]

15. It will be even worse when Comcast gets their hands on the network!!!!

[saracat]

16. Will the leaders othe other countries lose their "star power"if cities don't get picked

This is too silly to comment on.Really, Rio should get the Olympics.they have never been in South America. We have had the Olympics many times.

[butterfly77]

17. Bull...

They will feed that bullshit to the stupid and they will believe after they pound it day after day..

[Cha]

18. That's not true anyway..if he didn't go

and Chicago lost their bid then the whining would be because he didn't go.

This way, at least, he's tried and that's all you can do. I don't care what meme andrea known mediawhore mitchell has come up with.

[Phx_Dem]

19. Okay, and what happens to his 'star power' if Chicago wins?

Your concern is duly noted MSNBC tools.

[zbdent]

21. and yet ... if he gets the Olympics ...

it's because he's being the "Mayor of Chicago", not the President of the United States, and it's only for the benefit of Chicago, not the U.S. ...

[emulatorloo]

22. CNN spent all morning going on about how VIOLENT CHICAGO IS. They put a graphic up with

a crime scene tape in front of the Chicago Olympic Campaign logo.

As if there is no violence in any other city but Chicago.

A total attempt at political sabotage. Anything to make Obama look bad.

[iceman66]

27. Even worse.

An attept to actually INFLUENCE the Olympic committee into picking somewhere else. and causing the US to lose out on the Olympics, just to make Obama look bad.

And its not just CNN.

[Cali_Democrat]

28. Surely they also did a report on crime in Rio di Janeiro

Right?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

29. Chicagoans should be PISSED at CNN! And you make a great point. nt

[Raven]

23. Obama's political capital in the world will go up because,

he cared enough about this to go and make the case and because his wife charmed the hell out of everybody, win or lose. This will just be another example of Obama being a real human being and not some arrogant jackass in cowboy boots.

[4lbs]

24. Just like when Bill Clinton went to North Korea to bring back those journalists. Nobody that well

known or thought of with 'power' sticks his neck out that much unless he's almost guaranteed of the 'win'.

Obama is only going if he's been told ahead of time that his presence would "seal the deal".

[CK_John]

25. Obama wouldn't be on his way if Chicago had not been picked already. n/t

[cherokeeprogressive]

30. Forget Obama's prestige, what about Oprah's! I mean my goodness, what if she went all that way,

"sacrificed", and Chicago didn't get the games? Can you just imagine? The world denying OPRAH?

I'm still wondering why she thought it necessary to bring Barack and Michelle along. I mean, having Oprah there bullying the voters isn't good enough? If Oprah can't bring home the bacon, what makes anyone think Michelle and Barack can?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

31. MSNBC:

Thanks for your concern. :eyes: Whatever.

[Bozita]

32. If the White Sox lose to the Tigers on Friday, Obama must resign.

I'm sure Andrea would approve.

[goclark]

33. Andrea is getting more nuts by the minute ~

She looks drugged to me.