Given how much the world loves our prez these days, I thought we had a good shot. It would have been a huge hassle, of course, but I was sort of looking forward to it.

Sigh.

I'm not sure it has anything to do with Obama. I think it was more about eliminating the U.S. -- we've hosted the Summer Games twice since '84, and the Winter Games twice since '80. We've had our turn, repeatedly.

I still think Rio's going to get it.

I did read something that said the fact that Obama only scheduled a brief stop in Denmark and left before the results were announced might have been interpreted as disrespect by the IOC.

We'll never know for sure, of course.

LOL. Your last line made me laugh out loud Tommy.


I'm sorry Chicago didn't win, despite being against Sydney getting them right up until they started, I adored the Sydney 2000 games (and I'm sorry but it still cracks me up that Sydney's postcode is 2000. I'm easily amused).

I agree with Tommy's reasons and think Rio will get it too, but the IOC let power go to their heads a bit so who knows what really affected their decision.

I'm disappointed, but I'd like to think Tom's right, and it's more about fairness and untapped possibilities than anything else. Rio could be interesting --- and I think it's a step forward for the IOC to choose a South American venue. I hope the investment will be a positive thing for Rio and its people.

FWIW, there's *rampant* disgust amongst people I know down here at the idea of President Obama's taking part in Copenhagen. They're critical enough already of the amount of time he's spent out of the Oval lately; I wonder how the end result of this is going to play with them.... I'll see some of them at a party I have to go to tonight; it should be interesting. I'm gonna try to talk about anything *but* politics, international or otherwise. ;) As usual.