Pelosi warns US Olympians not to speak out against Chinese abuses while in Beijing. Which government does she work for? The CCP or the USA?
“I would say to our athletes: You’re there to compete. Do not risk incurring the anger of the Chinese government because they are ruthless,” Pelosi said. “I know there is a temptation on the part of some to speak out while they are there. I respect that, but I also worry about what the Chinese government might do to their reputations and to their families.”
The Olympics’ first transgender athlete: Team New Zealand sparks outrage after picking a transgender woman weightlifter who competed as a man until 2013 as rivals call it ‘a bad joke.’ “She’s too sexy for her shirt, too sexy for her shirt, so sexy it hurts.”
Lindsey Vonn: I won’t be representing US President at Winter Olympics. Perhaps she should represent some terrorist country like Yemen and wear a full burqa while skiing.
That international sporting powerhouse otherwise known as Iran is threatening to boycott the London 2012 Olympics. And the world trembles. Except for British Prime Minister David Cameron.
That international sporting powerhouse otherwise known as Iran is threatening to boycott the London 2012 Olympics. And the world trembles. Except for British Prime Minister David Cameron.
The BBC has the report:
Last week, Iran threatened to stay away over claims the 2012 logo was racist as it resembled the word “Zion”, a biblical term for Israel.
The prime minister told London-based paper Jewish News: “It’s completely paranoid. If the Iranians don’t want to come, don’t come – we won’t miss you.
“It would be a crazy reason for not coming,” he said.
Crazy? C’mon, Prime Minister Cameron. Crazy is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s middle name.
In the 2008 Olympics, Iran one won gold in Mens 80 kg Taekwondo and tied for a bronze in Men’s 60 kg wrestling. That’s it. 73,000,000 people and they won one gold and tied for a bronze medal.
Save yourself the airfare, Mahmoud. And the embarrassment.
Source: BBC
Yes, President Obama’s losing streak extends beyond mere politics to the wide world of sports.
It all makes a bit of sense now.
First consider the fact that President Obama warned Americans several times to stay away from Las Vegas. Then consider the fact that he backed the losers in Massachusetts, Virginia, New Jersey and now in Vancouver.
Vancouver?
Yes, President Obama’s losing streak extends beyond mere politics to the wide world of sports.
Turns out President Obama placed a friendly wager with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the outcome of Sunday’s Olympic ice hockey gold medal game. Obama put up a case of Yuengling beer from a small brewery in Pennsylvania and Harper risked a case of Molson Canadian beer. (Sucker’s bet, Prime Minister Harper, because you risked the high octane Canadian beer for a chance to win watery American beer.)
That, of course, eliminated any possible chance for the gold medal that the American team may have had and Canada won the game 3-2 game in an exciting sudden death overtime period.
Enjoy your weak beer, Prime Minister Harper, while we suffer south of the border with a weak president.
William Shatner is one very funny man, as demonstrated by his speech at the closing ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics.
William Shatner is one very funny man, as demonstrated by his speech at the closing ceremonies of the Vancouver Olympics.
Maybe one of our readers in the Great White North can explain the Canadianisms in the clip that make no sense to Americans. Such as:
“And the words, (what does he say in French)?”
“Our healthcare system covers (what???), Aaaaye!”
“I’m proud of loooooooo!” (What the hell does “loooooooo” mean?)
What does it all mean, Andy Canuck? Maybe even WesInMT can explain it (Montana’s pretty close to Canada, isnt it?)
The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that it has taken back the gold medal previously awarded to American skier Lindsey Vonn and given it to U.S. President Barack Obama.
The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that it has taken back the gold medal previously awarded to American skier Lindsey Vonn and given it to U.S. President Barack Obama.
Olympic officials said Obama deserved the medal more than Vonn because no one has ever gone downhill faster than he has.
Another Olympics moment
If the Bush White House had issued this press release, the left would have used it as proof that everyone in the administration was an idiot. Especially George Bush.
When the President flew into Copenhagen last week to save Chicago’s bid for the Olympics, he hastily added a few extra diplomatic tasks to his itinerary.
The White House followed long-standing procedure and issued a press release to let the media know the president’s schedule for the day.
If the Bush White House had issued this press release, the left would have used it as proof that everyone in the administration was an idiot. Especially George Bush. But we’ve yet to see that argument made about the Obama White House press release.
Here’s what the press release said:
The President will arrive in Copenhagen, Denmark in the morning. The arrival at Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup is open press.
The President and the First Lady will then travel to Christiansborg Palace. They will be greeted by HM Queen Margrethe II and HRH Prince Consort Henrik. There will be a travel pool spray. The President will meet Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. There will be a pool spray at the top of the meeting.
Don’t look now, Mr. President, but that the wrong Rasmussen. Lars Løkke Rasmussen is the Prime Minister of Denmark. Anders Fogh Rasmussen is Secretary-General of NATO.
But you know how it is. All those Danes look alike.
Source: HotAir.com
One delegate hinted that President Obama may have lost the crowd when he focused his speech to the International Olympic Committee on his favorite subject – himself.
One delegate hinted that President Obama may have lost the crowd when he focused his speech to the International Olympic Committee on his favorite subject – himself.
“You see, growing up, my family moved around a lot,” he said. “I grew up in Hawaii, I lived in Indonesia for a time. I never really had roots in any one place or culture or ethnic group. Then I came to Chicago. And on those Chicago streets, I worked alongside men and women who were black and white, Latino and Asian, people of every class and nationality and religion.”
George Will agreed with the unnamed delegate. As he said on ABC’s This Week:
“What’s alarming is whether it indicates a belief on the part of the President which is that there is no problem that will not melt before the sunshine of his charm. And this is evidence again that it’s not so. The President and First Lady went to Copenhagen and gave little speeches about themselves. She, Mrs. Obama, used the first-person singular pronoun in some form or another, “I” or “me”, sixteen, 34 times in sixteen paragraphs. He used it 23 times in thirteen paragraphs. It was all about them, and the danger is an adjective sooner or later attaches to presidents. Honest Abe, Tricky Dick Nixon. All kinds of adjectives. The danger to the President is that Vain is going to attach to him.”
The Olympic Committee should consider itself damn lucky he didn’t attempt to lead them in a rousing chorus of, “Mmmm, Mmmm, Mmmm, Barack Hussein Obama.”
Source: New York Times
Oh, you’re going to love Valerie Jarrett’s excuse for Obama’s Olympic failure: “The intelligence that we had from the U.S. Olympic Committee and Chicago bid team was that it was very close and therefore well worth our efforts…”
Oh, you’re going to love Valerie Jarrett’s excuse for Obama’s Olympic failure:
“‘The intelligence that we had from the U.S. Olympic Committee and Chicago bid team was that it was very close and therefore well worth our efforts,’ said Valerie Jarrett, a senior White House advisor. ‘The message was that … a personal appeal from the president would make a huge difference.’”
Did she just say they had faulty intelligence? Isn’t that what got us into Iraq?
“Obama lied, Chicago died.” Somebody get the bumper stickers ready.
Source: Chicago Tribune
We’re so confused. The Most Beautiful First Lady In History told the International Olympic Committee a tale of her childhood. At least we hope it was from her childhood.
We’re so confused. The Most Beautiful First Lady In History told the International Olympic Committee a tale of her childhood. At least we hope it was from her childhood.
“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.”
Heartwarming. Except for one thing.
Turns out Carl Lewis first competed in the Olympics in 1984 when Michelle Obama was already 20 years old. So either she was lying or she had a very strange relationship with her father.
This is more than vaguely reminiscent of the time that Hillary Clinton announced that she had been named after Sir Edmund Hillary. In fact, she told the story for nearly a decade before someone figured out that he was an unknown New Zealand beekeeper when Hillary Rodham was born in 1947 and didn’t become famous until he became the first man to scale Mount Everest in 1953. Either Hillary was lying or her Ma Rodham was psychic. Our money’s on the former.
Ditto with Michelle Obama.
H/T: MichelleMalkin.com
Chicago lost? After the President, the First Lady and Oprah Winfrey endorsed the city? There’s only one answer. The International Olympic Committee is raaaaacist!
Chicago lost? After the President, the First Lady and Oprah Winfrey endorsed the city? There’s only one answer. The International Olympic Committee is raaaaacist!
President Obama may have said he’s not interested in victory when it comes to Iran, but there’s another Obama who knows how important it is to win.
President Obama may have said he’s not interested in victory when it comes to Iran, but there’s another Obama who knows how important it is to win.
“It’s a battle — we’re going to win — take no prisoners,” Michelle Obama told reporters.
Unfortunately, she wasn’t talking about Iran. She wasn’t talking about Afghanistan. She wasn’t even talking about the healthcare battle. No, Mrs O was talking about her efforts to win the 2016 Olympics for Chicago.
We say put the woman in charge of our foreign policy.
After all, who would you rather face in a street fight? The scrawny, smiling, appeasing Barack Obama or a hard-as-nails, looming linebacker like Michelle?
Source: Political Ticker
