On Friday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Maggie Rodriguez speculated on the impact of President Obama’s personal appeal for the 2016 Olympics to be held in Chicago: “President Obama arrives in Copenhagen, carrying the torch for Chicago as the best candidate for the 2016 summer Olympics...Will he bring home the gold?” When the announcement came, Chicago was immediately eliminated from contention.
In the report that followed, correspondent Sheila MacVicar declared: “For this Olympic bid, it’s all about celebrity star power and supporters of Chicago’s bid hope President Obama will be the biggest star of all.” An on-screen headline read: “Chicago Hope; Obama Makes Case For 2016 Olympics. ” MacVicar fawned over the first couple’s emotional appeal: “ For Michelle Obama, a very personal story about her own father, who struggled with multiple sclerosis...And from the President, a heartfelt pitch for his adopted hometown.”
MacVicar concluded her report: “And that if Chicago does take it in a very tight race, analysts here say they’ll be calling it the ‘Obama effect.’” Apparently that effect was overrated.
On Wednesday’s Evening News, anchor Katie Couric touted Barack and Michelle Obama, as well as Oprah, as a ‘dream team’ to make the Olympic pitch, with the President as the ‘team captain.’
Here is a full transcript of the Early Show segment:
7:00AM TEASE:
MAGGIE RODRIGUEZ: President Obama arrives in Copenhagen, carrying the torch for Chicago as the best candidate for the 2016 summer Olympics.
BARACK OBAMA: I promise you this, the city of Chicago and the United States of America will make the world proud.
RODRIGUEZ: Will he bring home the gold?
7:08AM SEGMENT:
CHRIS WRAGGE: The other big story this morning, President Obama is headed back to the U.S. after lobbying the International Olympic Commitee to award Chicago the 2016 summer Olympics. Committee members will decide today who gets games, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Madrid, or Tokyo. CBS News correspondent Sheila MacVicar is at the IOC meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark for us this morning and she joins us now. Good morning.
SHEILA MACVICAR: Good morning. Well, we’re hours away from voting here in Copenhagen, hours away from knowing which of those four cities will indeed host the games. And hours from knowing whether or not President Obama’s trans-Atlantic dash has paid off for his hometown, Chicago. For this Olympic bid, it’s all about celebrity star power and supporters of Chicago’s bid hope President Obama will be the biggest star of all. Courting the 101 voting members of the International Olympic Committee, presidents, prime ministers, a king and queen, and the first couple of the U.S.
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Chicago Hope; Obama Makes Case For 2016 Olympics]
MICHELLE OBAMA: Some of my best memories are sitting on my dad’s lap cheering on Olga and Nadia.
MACVICAR: For Michelle Obama, a very personal story about her own father, who struggled with multiple sclerosis.
OBAMA: My dad was my hero.
MACVICAR: And from the President, a heartfelt pitch for his adopted hometown.
OBAMA: I urge you to choose Chicago, I urge you to choose America.
MACVICAR: How did it go? He was asked.
OBAMA: The only thing I was upset about is they arranged for me to follow Michelle. That’s always bad.
MACVICAR: President Obama is on the tarmac at Copenhagen airport right now, he’s getting ready to head back to Washington. He’s in discussions with general McChrystal, talking Afghanistan strategy. The General has been here in Europe making a series of speeches, talking about what he sees as the way forward and the need for additional troops. He and the President clearly meeting up today. As to what’s happening here in the hall, we’re told that at least a quarter of the delegates went into that meeting this morning without having made up their minds. And that if Chicago does take it in a very tight race, analysts here say they’ll be calling it the ‘Obama effect.’ Maggie.
MAGGIE RODRIGUEZ: Sheila MacVicar in Denmark. Thank you, Sheila. And of course we’ll bring you that decision as soon as it comes in.
—Kyle Drennen is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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Egg on their Faces
October 2, 2009 - 11:26 ET by allanfThere is more egg on the facies of these media toadies than on the Obama. They are just synchophantic, celebrity obsessed, cheerleaders.
Only one commentator had it right.
no way !
October 2, 2009 - 11:26 ET by rowdygirlI think the whole Michelle and her daddy speech was WAY over the top. It's almost like she was saying "you have to pick us, or you're stepping on my memories of my dead daddy"
Of course... this means that the IOC is totally racist.. doesn't it?
So much for MO's
October 2, 2009 - 11:30 ET by PeskyDaneSo much for MO's "sacrifice."
spin control starts up
October 2, 2009 - 11:35 ET by SeftonOf course... this means that the IOC is totally racist.. doesn't it?
rowdygirl - lol, I was thinking the same thing when the news broke.
Wonder how long that'll take to make the rounds in the media; that or it's still the sour effects of the Bush presidency. Anything to keep the stink off Obama and bunch.
Kneecapped!
October 2, 2009 - 11:28 ET by CobraManWhen asked about his failure to secure the Olympic games in Chicago, President Obama replied: "Now I know how Nancy Kerrigan felt."
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.
The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus.
The US Supreme Court
PWNED by the Chicago Way...
October 2, 2009 - 11:31 ET by PeskyDanePWNED by the Chicago Way... in Copenhagen.
Does that mean the IOC was
October 2, 2009 - 17:55 ET by samhermanmdDoes that mean the IOC was the Tonya Harding to Obama's Nancy Kerrigan?
Itinerary Adjustment
October 2, 2009 - 11:38 ET by SeftonRahm's already called the shrink to meet Dear Leader at the plane. The blow to his ego and narcissistic image could be castastrophic.
Bring the valium, doc.
MSNBC was extremely
October 2, 2009 - 11:28 ET by Gat New YorkMSNBC was extremely disappointed almost devastated that Obama could lose let alone come in fourth.
FoxNews simply reported it as any other story - fairly and in balance.
MSNBC may as well get used to disappointment come November and beyond.
tears flood the MSM offices
October 2, 2009 - 11:32 ET by SouthJersey1953I expect the disappointment at the MSM must be almost unbearbale. I can picutre everyone crying over the blow to their leader....
"Maybe if we keep our heads buried in the sand, this will blow over" - The Congressional Republicans
let me just say...
October 2, 2009 - 11:30 ET by katainkentBWAHAhahahahahaha....
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The Ego
October 2, 2009 - 11:31 ET by slickwillie2001Rush Limbaugh's line on the Bamster's failure: "The Ego Has Landed."
You have to think though that some on his staff or on the Chicago Olympics team are on his shlist now, for sending him on a mission that was not a guaranteed success. To a massive narcissist like the Bamster, rejection is a new experience.
"....To a massive
October 2, 2009 - 23:34 ET by GregE"....To a massive narcissist like the Bamster, rejection is a new experience..."
Precisely. And his narcissism and ego is exactly why he does these things. He brought his Harvard friend and the cop to the White House because he thought he would teach the nation something, he called for a Joint session of Congress to give us all a healthcare speech because he's the type that thinks that if he can just talk to someone, they'll surely come to his way of thinking. Same thing with the Olympics. He was sure that if he would just go and personally be the spokesperson for Chicago, it would be a shoe-in.
I truly believe that he's never really been told "no" in his life, for the most part. I believe he's always gotten what he wanted, gotten his way, gotten this and that, and he actually believes that his personality and manner is magical. Aside from political views, I'm sure he's a very likeable guy, personable, easy to talk to. No doubt. But he truly believes that he can get whatever he wants by talking to those from whom he needs to get something. It likely worked for him time and again in Chicago, and he truly believes that's how its supposed to work for him anywhere our national politics and anywhere in the world on any topic.
I Must Admit...
October 2, 2009 - 11:36 ET by Corny_McPoo...after being mysteriously blocked as a "troll", I got this one wrong. I thought Chicago HAD IT, and that Obamessiah would only tack his name to this effort to get a "win". I stand corrected.
P.S. HA HA HA! Obamessiah may finally have to face the fact that he is just a man after all.
P.P.S. How long before the left blames this loss on Bush and his destruction of the world's view of America?
Signed, Corny McPoo
Do Something Amazing!
Corny,
October 2, 2009 - 20:23 ET by R D HelmI can't believe Obama went not knowing what the outcome was going to be.
Either that, or the Chi-thugs did something to seriously cheese off the IOC members at the last minute.
-Dave
The election of 2010 will be our last chance to save our republic. -Neal Boortz
Did they con him?
October 2, 2009 - 20:44 ET by slickwillie2001Do you think it might be possible that the Chicago Olympics crowd snowed him, telling him that it was in the bag so he would go, and calculating that maybe his presence could pull their entry back into serious contention? That would be funny if they did and might send sparks flying. I would like to hear Rahm on that conference call with the Chicago Olympics crowd.
slick,
October 2, 2009 - 20:49 ET by R D HelmThat very well could be what happened.
I just have had a nagging feeling all day that something is going on here that we don't know about yet.
Either that, or Obama is an even bigger idiot that I already thought.
-Dave
The election of 2010 will be our last chance to save our republic. -Neal Boortz
When Will MSM Learn?
October 2, 2009 - 11:36 ET by BW222When will MSM learn that the American people nor the rest of the world does not revere Barack Obama as they do?
Probably aqbout a week after a Republican is sworn in as President in January 2013, when it finally sinks in. Hope that Republican will be Sarah Palin, which will bring on anxiety and even heart attacks among members of MSM.
Hate to break this to you Maggie, but most people are starting to realize that Barack Obama is a blithering idiot.
BW222
Loss of the Olympics
October 2, 2009 - 11:42 ET by merlin61I love it, I love it, I love it. As a suburban Chicagoan, this is the greatest thing to celebrate in a long time. Bye, bye Obama. Your ego couldn't do it ,again. Mayor Daley, your re-election next time is questionable also. People are tired of spending, spending, spending and taxes, taxes, taxes.
It's a great day...
October 2, 2009 - 11:37 ET by ekslibAny day that the world focuses on something other than Obama is a good day.
The 2 O's...
October 2, 2009 - 11:38 ET by Red Jeep...come home with zero!
→ 3 Os
October 2, 2009 - 11:40 ET by Cool ArrowObama, Obama, and Oprah.
Together their initials spell OOO!
Gee
October 2, 2009 - 11:46 ET by StarAZCouple more O's and you'd have the Oly rings.
→ That's it StarAZ!
October 2, 2009 - 11:54 ET by Cool ArrowOlbermann was missing, for sure.
We need one more.
→ Nancy Opelosi?
October 2, 2009 - 11:55 ET by Cool ArrowWith a silent "O" like Opossum?
Make it a "bipartisan" failure...
October 2, 2009 - 12:02 ET by KJ_sezOlympia SnOwe.
Oh Well!
October 2, 2009 - 11:38 ET by doug1950I guess the rest of the world isn't fooled or taken in by his oratory skills or as we say down here...baffled by his BS. His ego knows no bounds and I imagine it does set him back on his heels a little when he loses at something he is supposed to be the king at and that is uttering thousands of fifty cent words while saying absolutely nothing of any substance. One more shot to the solar for a man devoid of any substance and who gets all of his energy from those around him fawning and falling all over themselves saying what a brilliant man he is. The Mrs will probably have to dry his eyes and sooth his frown when she gets back. There is shopping to be done first.
The local DC sports talk show...
October 2, 2009 - 11:42 ET by Prester John....was discussing this this morning. The "experts" all agreed that Chicago would get it.
Obama was there, the US has the money and Rio doesn't, Chicago and the IOC are equally corrupt etc.
Heh.
MacVicar was right...
October 2, 2009 - 11:43 ET by KJ_sezThis is the result of the "Obama effect" - failure after failure after failure...
Mixed message
October 2, 2009 - 11:44 ET by txcoGuess the IOC was confused...usually when President Obama's abroad he crictizes and apologizes for America. They weren't prepared for him to actually promote and say something positive about the the US.
I'm sure Jimmy Carter will say later today that the IOC is racist.
Racist IOC
October 2, 2009 - 11:46 ET by TyromacI can't wait for all the news stories about how the IOC is racist. If by the "Obama Effect" the MSM means that everyone should just capitulate based on his presence and words (as opposed to action), it pretty much sums up his Presidency. I hope he issues a "very, very strongly worded" note of dismay to the IOC. That will show those racists!
Hope that pedastal wasn't too high...
October 2, 2009 - 11:51 ET by Meredith1966Looks like our punk president got punked. Dare I ask, but is the Olympic Committee racist? Just joking, kids, just joking...
"The words of a President have an enormous weight and ought not to be used indiscriminately." - Calvin Coolidge
Re Oprah
October 2, 2009 - 11:54 ET by slickwillie2001Limbaugh: "Oprah is so distraught that she just ate Norway."
Michelle's remarks to the IOC
October 2, 2009 - 11:57 ET by suburbaniteHere's a quote from the First Lady: "Some of my best memories are sitting on my dad's lap, cheering on Olga
and Nadia, Carl Lewis, and others for their brilliance and perfection." 1984 was Carl Lewis' first Olympics. Michelle would have been 20 years old then.
"Fight the good fight every moment
It's your only way" Triumph
→ Interesting
October 2, 2009 - 12:00 ET by Cool ArrowHope he didn't crush her cigarettes.
Sort of like Selma was
October 2, 2009 - 12:01 ET by Radical1979Sort of like Selma was responsible for Obama's parents hooking up even though it occured 4 years later.
By the way, if that was her argument, no wonder Chicago lost.
It's Jordan's fault
October 2, 2009 - 12:05 ET by suburbaniteHaven't you heard? It's all Michael Jordan's fault for not going to Copenhagen and making a pitch for Chicago. That would have sealed the deal.
"Fight the good fight every moment
It's your only way" Triumph
wow
October 2, 2009 - 12:05 ET by katainkentthat's almost Biden-worthy
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The Flap-eared Jackass
October 2, 2009 - 12:08 ET by NL207The Flap-eared Jackass fails once again.
He's cool! He's hip! He's an egotistical narcissist with a healthy helping of naivity.
This Good Bad Feeling
October 2, 2009 - 12:11 ET by UtherpendSeeing PEBO fail at everything that is bad for the country is so enjoyable. His ineptitude is becoming legendary, can he possibly surpass Jimmy Carter in being the worst president?
"For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security."
U
October 2, 2009 - 14:56 ET by ww thumperSurpass jimmie......I think it's a toss up now.....;>) When you elect a communist for your President... don't be surprised when Communisem breakes out!... WW
great
October 2, 2009 - 12:14 ET by WatchesIsn't it great when the President fails at something? Especially when it is something with lots of news coverage. Failures like this will keep America strong!
Really?
October 2, 2009 - 12:27 ET by KJ_sezFailures like this will hopefully convince the not-quite-terminally duped that the emperor is naked. Then the work of restoring the country might have a chance to begin.
kengie school of trollism?
October 2, 2009 - 12:29 ET by katainkentcongratulations on your GED. We look forward to more inane comments. Please enjoy your stay.
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Well at least they are
October 2, 2009 - 12:34 ET by MightyMouthWell at least they are reporting real failures instead of rooting for failures that haven't happened yet like the war in Iraq:
Harry Reid: "This war is lost!"
"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
The President of the United States
October 2, 2009 - 14:49 ET by doug1950had no business getting involved in this event. I don't care if his sister was going to be in the damned Olypics, he as the President should have never lowered himself to becoming a shill and hawker for getting the OIC to vote for Chicago, Detroit, Little Rock ar any Ameican city. His ego makes him think that he has to personally be involved in every inane decision except those he should be concentrating on; Being the President. He is a damned amateur and in way over his head and it shows more every day. There has been one flub after another since he got into office, both from his staffers, his cabinet and his own wife. They have snubbed world leaders, gotten involved with local police actions, made stupid comments about just about everything simply because his ego won't allow him not to be noticed. Other Presidents have known how to avoid this and done so gracefully but this guy is an egomaniac and apparently can't help himself and those around him are too stupid to help him. Without a teleprompter to lean on and you shake all the BS out of him he is just a set of big ears in an empty dark suit mumbling to himself. Jimmy Carter is sleeping a whole lot better since OB took office. He will eventually have to hand over the trophy for Worst President in history.
And had he not gone, you
October 2, 2009 - 15:35 ET by DrumbumAnd had he not gone, you would have been the first one posting and whining about him not going. Simple and predictable. Spicey mustard to Birth certificates. The worst in history just left office with the bar so high it would take 3 terms of incompetance for anyone to match him.
You must be doing
October 2, 2009 - 17:13 ET by doug1950some really cheap drugs! I don't know what color the sky is in your world but I can assure I would not be complaining about him not going. Obviously you did not read any of my post or you are just being deliberately stupid / obtuse. Who the hell said anything about birth certificates. You are just stinging cuz your boy didn't get the brass ring yet again. Everything he touches turns to s**t and his incompetence is showing. GWB made some mistakes but nothing compared to Carter or this numbskull. Sounds like you are the one whining. He should have enough sense to know when and where he is suppose to concentrate his efforts. You must be either very young or very stupid or possibly both.
What a crock! So far, I
October 2, 2009 - 14:57 ET by bassndudeWhat a crock! So far, I have not seen any country, none, do what Obama wanted them to do. What I have seen is several thumb there nose at him. Arrogance will not deliver. This is not the first time he has ate crow, and wont be the last either. Just wait till after the 2010 elections.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
You forgot about the
October 2, 2009 - 15:32 ET by DrumbumYou forgot about the past 8 years? The economy is not the only thing the GOP destroyed. Everything was damaged by the Bush administration and it may be years before the world sees us like they did before.
A Lesson?
October 2, 2009 - 12:18 ET by slickwillie2001Might this be a lesson for the Bamster? His popularity might be sky-high in other countries, and they might all love him, but that doesn't mean that they are going to do anything for him. The rest of the world prefers a weak President that gives away as much of our money as possible and gives in to global socialism. The same thing is going to happen with Iran, NATO, The UN, North Korea, Russia, etc.
Will he learn the lesson? I doubt it.
"MacVicar concluded her
October 2, 2009 - 12:39 ET by ckc1227"MacVicar concluded her report: “And that if Chicago does take it in a very tight race, analysts here say they’ll be calling it the ‘Obama effect."
So, since Chicago lost it in a not so tight race, can that also be called the "Obama effect"?
I thought for sure it would be either Chicago or Rio, with a lean towards Chicago. Now that it's Rio, I bet it gets promoted as the global warming Olympics, as I believe Rio is where they had the first global warming conference....especially since the guy from Japan said it will be the last Olympics because of global warming, lol.
this could have repercussions
October 2, 2009 - 13:25 ET by jon_torlinI got a feeling that because of this, since they mentioned that the O-one was going to meet with the general, he might tell the general no way to the increase in troops.
I hope I'm wrong.
-Jon
Doh!
October 2, 2009 - 14:23 ET by RukusDupe-post. : (
Gary
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. -- Tom Paine
I can just hear Biden now...
October 2, 2009 - 14:21 ET by RukusJoe: It could've been worse, we could've come in fifth. : O
Gary
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. -- Tom Paine
It is pretty clear that the
October 2, 2009 - 15:28 ET by DrumbumIt is pretty clear that the damage done by the Bush adminstration to the worlds opinion of America is going to take years to recover from, just like the Bush economy will.
Science flies you to the Moon. Relgion flies you into a building!
Drumbum
October 2, 2009 - 15:35 ET by FeynmanFanAre you saying that the actions of the Bush administration during his two terms carried more weight in the decision than the fact that the Olympics have never been held in South America?
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
No, they just make
October 2, 2009 - 15:37 ET by DrumbumNo, they just make everything more difficult.
Can you explain how Bush
October 2, 2009 - 15:40 ET by FeynmanFanCan you explain how Bush was a factor in deciding not to hold the Olympics in Chicago?
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
No
October 2, 2009 - 16:04 ET by doug1950He cant' explain anything. Read any of his previous posts.
Doug1950
October 2, 2009 - 16:12 ET by FeynmanFanI know he probably can't explain it, but I thought I'd give him a chance to prove he's not just regurgitating leftward talking points.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
Good Grief, Charlie Brown
October 2, 2009 - 16:24 ET by BlondeYet another BDS N00b.....spare me, please. Or shoot me, either way is fine.
I hope he fails, too.
Blonde!
October 2, 2009 - 16:51 ET by FeynmanFanDon't let a troll drive you to that extreme. I'm hoping he'll come back and answer my question so we can all learn something...
It's been a while since I asked him my question, though, so I'm thinking that he's not really big on supporting his statements.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
FeynmanFan
October 2, 2009 - 17:11 ET by doug1950He has to find an opinion first. He doesn't have any of his own. The dog ate that page of his talking points. He will be back in a day or two but won't answer your question, just more DNC / liberal drivel.
You're right, doug1950
October 2, 2009 - 17:15 ET by FeynmanFanIt's been about an hour and a half. I guess he's not coming back to accept the invitation.
Typical, isn't it?
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
Bush's economy, Dumbum?
October 2, 2009 - 16:43 ET by R D HelmThen I guess you won't mind enlightening us as to exactly which piece of legislation he signed that caused this global economic downturn.
I can tell you exactly what legislation was signed that is directly responsible for this, as well as who signed it, and it wasn't George W. Bush.
And what of Bawney Fwank, Maxine Waters and Chris Dodd insisting in front of God and everybody that all was well with the FM's (that's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) just before the financial wheels came off of both and triggered this hideous mess?
No wonder you voted for Obama.
You are an economic illiterate.
-Dave
The election of 2010 will be our last chance to save our republic. -Neal Boortz
Obama is making Bush look
October 2, 2009 - 16:50 ET by NL207Obama is making Bush look very got to most of the World's leaders. Its a sad day when the French President has more stones that the US President.
Hannity Predicted!
October 2, 2009 - 16:51 ET by slickwillie2001On his radio show a couple of hours ago, Sean Hannity predicted that very shortly the spin would become –'President George W. Bush's fault'. He was right. I expect that in January of 2013 when the Bamster is asked about the paucity of his legacy as he's packing up his office, the first words out of his mouth will be about the President before him.
What Bama doesn't
October 2, 2009 - 17:23 ET by Gat New YorkWhat Bama doesn't understand is that we are not that stupid - there is a limit to his spinelessness - and his blame-it-on-Bush is already old and is worn out.
I'm waiting for him in interview where he is challenged responding with "I know you are but what am I?" I don't think we ever had a more immature President.
Closing Ceremony
October 2, 2009 - 19:31 ET by Lee Boggs"If Chicago does take it in a very tight race, analysts here say they’ll be calling it the ‘Obama effect.’"
And if Chicago gets blowed out in a humiliating defeat, analysts will call it what?
Lee Boggs
October 2, 2009 - 19:33 ET by FeynmanFanAnalysts will call it Bush's fault.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
lol
October 2, 2009 - 19:35 ET by katainkentok that was funny
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Bush's fault.
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The Emperor, he has no clothes
analysts here say they’ll
October 2, 2009 - 23:09 ET by Kevroyanalysts here say they’ll be calling it the ‘Obama effect.’”
And just who are these uber intelligent 'analysts'?
'Some people' and 'some experts' think the 'analysts' are just morons gathered around the newsroom watercooler.