Despite the Emperor's fantastic light saber (if not light sickle) wielding photo op to promote the http://theczarwars.blogspot.com/, all hope of the Obamalympics or Oprahlympics in ChicagO, have been extinguished as the IOC eliminated Chicago first, then Toyko and the 2016 games will come down to Madrid versus Rio. Somewhat surprising since as part of previous Olympic bids, Salt Lake city officials provided hookers to the IOC, one can only imagine what Mayor Daley's Chicago machine provided, along with the U.S. taypayer footing the bill for Air Force One and Air Force Two to shuttle POTUS and entourage and the Empress, her entourage separately and the entire security detail to Copenhagen.
Climate change in Copenhagen is overcast and dreary at the beginning of October, let's see how it looks at the big proposed Climate suicide pact in December.
Associated Press
Published: October 2, 2009
Published: October 2, 2009
COPENHAGEN—The race for the 2016 Olympics has came down to just Rio de Janeiro and Madrid, with the International Olympic Committee eliminating Chicago in a stunning first round of voting.
Not even the presence of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama - nor a long list of celebrities - was enough to help the United States' third-largest city.
Chicago had seemed to pick up momentum in the last few days, with many International Olympic Committee members seemingly charmed by Mrs. Obama. But when IOC president Jacques Rogge announced the results of the first vote, Chicago's name was announced.
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 elect 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."
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