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Think Progress —
... about Chicago losing the Olympic bid just because Obama made the pitch.” His message didn’t reach RedState’s Erick Erickson, who immediately wrote: ...
Conservatives Revel In Obama's Olympic Bid Failure
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... on his home city's behalf.
How the International Olympic Committee's rejection of the Windy City's bid affects the politics surrounding Obama's trip to Copenhagen remains to be seen. But in the immediate aftermath, it has provided ample fodder for Republicans to further accuse the president of having wasted his time, skirted his responsibilities, and acted as a crony for some of his big-moneyed donors.
Just minutes after the news broke, RedState's Erick Erickson took glee in Chicago - and, by extension, Obama's - rejection.
"Hahahahaha," he wrote. "I ...
Olympics fever
Political Animal —
... . Eric Erickson published an item declaring: " World Rejects Barack Obama ." Hahahahaha. I thought the world would love us more now that Bush was gone. I thought if we whored ourselves out to our enemies, great things would happen. Apparently not. So Obama's pimped us to every two bit thug and dictator in the world, made promises to half the Olympic committee, and they did not even kiss him. So much for improving America's standing in the world, Barry O. ...
UnAmerican
Delaware Liberal —
... . Eric Erickson published an item declaring: “ World Rejects Barack Obama .” Hahahahaha. I thought the world would love us more now that Bush was gone. I thought if we whored ourselves out to our enemies, great things would happen. Apparently not. So Obama’s pimped us to every two bit thug and dictator in the world, made promises to half the Olympic committee, and they did not even kiss him. So much for improving America’s standing in the world, Barry O. ...
The Olympics (Petty Politics Edition)
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
... of this nature.
Along these lines we get such clever tweets as the following from RedStates‘ Erick Erickson:
Does it say more about the IOC or Obama that the IOC gave Hitler the Olympics, but not Obama?
Not only does he make the whole issue of Chicago getting the Olympics some sort of partisan issue, but he plays the Hitler card. Really?
Other reactions cataloged here. More from Erickson specifically here.
I can understand if someone thinks that the President could be better spending his time ...
The Red/Blue Switcheroo (Continued)
Hit & Run —
... After the people of Chicago dodged that big ball of corporate
welfare and eminent domain called the Olympics, their victory was
celebrated by several Republicans --
partly for the petty reason that a president of the opposing
party had asked the Olympic Committe to bring the games to
Chicago, but ...
“Idiot’s Delight” (With Apologies to Robert Sherwood)
The Moderate Voice —
... “Hahahahaha,” wrote Red State’s Erick Erickson. “So Obama’s pimped us to every two bit thug and dictator in the world, made promises to half the Olympic committee, and they did not even kiss him. So much for improving America’s standing in the world, Barry O.” ...
(Joe) McCarthyism at the DNC, and Andy McCarthyism at NRO
The Moderate Voice —
... ,” declared it to be proof that “the world had rejected Barack Obama,” and speculated that the President’s failed bid “ ...
Obama's Nobel makes wingnut heads explode. So why do right-wingers hate America?
Orcinus —
... at the news that Chicago had been denied its bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Rather typically, our RedState pal Erick Erickson crowed: ...
