‘All the king’s horses and all the king’s men…’ The latest news from Copenhagen reveals this,
Rio, Madrid still in race for 2016 Olympics
Published: 10/2/09, 12:06 PM EDT
By JOHN LEICESTER
“COPENHAGEN (AP) - The race for the 2016 Olympics has come down to just Rio de Janeiro and Madrid, with the International Olympic Committee eliminating Chicago in a stunning first round of voting. Tokyo was knocked out in the second round. That left just Rio and Madrid still in the mix. The IOC voted again to separate the two and elected a winner, which will be announced by IOC president Jacques Rogge later Friday. Madrid's surprising success in reaching the final round came after former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch made an unusual appeal for the Spanish capital, reminding the IOC members as he asked for their vote that, at age 89, "I am very near the end of my time."
Interesting choice of words by Mr. Leicester, “Chicago's elimination was one of the most shocking defeats in IOC voting history. It had long been seen as a front-runner and got the highest possible level of support - from President Barack Obama himself.” Too bad this didn’t happen in November at the hands of a viable presidential opponent.
Next time CINCO (Comrade-in-Chief Obama) spend your time more wisely than wasting it political patronage. It seems the world is slowly coming out of its ‘Obama-hangover’, I only hope that We the people… do as well.
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