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Post by NOTTHOR on Oct 2, 2009 9:58:40 GMT -6
Chicago lost the Olympics. Thank God. The Democrat crony capitalist machine in this town putting together a project of that size would have been horrible.
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Post by poncho72 on Oct 2, 2009 10:23:53 GMT -6
The front page of ESPN.com shows faces of shock and awe in the streets of Chicago... funny.
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Post by NotMyKid on Oct 2, 2009 10:41:22 GMT -6
Nothing like throwing $100 Million in the shitter to finish 4th.  |
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Post by thunderhawk on Oct 2, 2009 10:43:10 GMT -6
The Goat Curse lives on.
Olympics: St. Louis 1 Chicago 0
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Post by lpcalihawk on Oct 2, 2009 10:49:33 GMT -6
The international community understands that giving the World's largest sporting event to a city with some of the worst sports fans is a fallible proposition.
Obama has egg on his face
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Post by NOTTHOR on Oct 2, 2009 12:09:57 GMT -6
Obama has egg on his face I'm pretty deferential to the President, but the decision to go lobby and to call out the big guns makes me wonder if maybe he wasn't paying back one of his political favors that helped land him in the White House. The Chicago political machine is so corrupt, it is hard to have too much faith in anyone that is a product of that system. |
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Post by thunderhawk on Oct 2, 2009 22:04:12 GMT -6
Obama has egg on his face I'm pretty deferential to the President, but the decision to go lobby and to call out the big guns makes me wonder if maybe he wasn't paying back one of his political favors that helped land him in the White House. The Chicago political machine is so corrupt, it is hard to have too much faith in anyone that is a product of that system. They probably lied to him and told him that his presence would push them over the top. I wouldn't put it past them. I know how those fuckers work. The corruption of Chicago politics (and Illinois generally, for that matter) is truly breathtaking. But it's really just like anywhere else. Anyone who has come up through any political machine (and really, how many don't these days?) has been corrupted, compromised, and more or less sold out. To quote my father..."It's amazing this country fucking functions at all." With the general stupidity and ignorance of the citizenry combined with the rank corruption of the politicians and crony capitalists, yeah, it is fucking amazing. I really don't try to figure out who's "liberal" or "conservative" anymore. I try to figure out who owns them. That's all I really need to know. |
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Post by HawksStock on Oct 4, 2009 16:18:08 GMT -6
I really don't try to figure out who's "liberal" or "conservative" anymore. I try to figure out who owns them. That's all I really need to know. ah, but when owned by the same people... Obama, is just the spoonful of sugar. |
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