At a rally in Daley Plaza five months before the election, Obama drummed up enthusiasm for the bid. He said: "In 2016, I'll be wrapping up my second term as president, so I can't think of a better way than to be marching into Washington Park alongside Mayor Daley, alongside Rahm Emanuel, alongside Dick Durbin, alongside Valerie Jarrett as President of the United States, and announcing to the world, 'Let the games begin!'"
http://netrightnation.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1251959:chicago-out&catid=1:nrn-blog&Itemid=7 On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 5:58 PM, d.b.baker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Drudge: "The Ego Has Landed" > > Olympic committee knocks out Chicago in the first round. That's right, > the "first" round. > > Translation: Now the whole world knows Obama is a punk. And by default > every voter who supported him. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
