Comments on: Liberals Finally Defending America? http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/10898 High Flying Political Debate Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:03:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: lurker9876 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/10898/comment-page-1#comment-495664 lurker9876 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:21:59 +0000 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/?p=10898#comment-495664 But remember Carter used the Olympics by boycotting it. But remember Carter used the Olympics by boycotting it.

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]]> By: WWS http://strata-sphere.com/blog/index.php/archives/10898/comment-page-1#comment-495655 WWS Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:42:48 +0000 http://strata-sphere.com/blog/?p=10898#comment-495655 This should *never* have been a political issue - that's the most important point that these liberal critics don't understand. Did Reagan go to the IOC to plead in favor of Los Angeles? Did Clinton go plead for Atlanta? Not only no, but *hell* no. That's not the President's job. There is an Olympic Committee that is *separate* from Governmental agencies, and at most those in power should ensure that this committee is properly staffed with good people, appropriately financed (although as I recall the 1984 Olympics were all privately financed) and then the various government powers stand back and let this committee do their job. If they win, great! If they lose, it's sad but it's not tied to any partisan political issue because it is independant of that. That is how ALL Olympic bids in this country have been done up until now. The *Only* reason this bid became political is because Obama and his people had the extreme arrogance to believe that Obama's personal appearance would be "magic" and they would be guaranteed a win. THEY are the ones who made this all about them - that's why this is such an unforced error! It's not just about a bid that didn't work, it's about the incredible arrogance and stupidity on display in this administration. Ed Morrissey this morning has a perfectly appropriate comment: "Let’s see. The White House jumped in front of a situation without understanding it, relying on the word of political cronies to shape their comprehension without checking for themselves. Only after they failed did they ask themselves about the political environment in which they made their proposal. Are we talking about ObamaCare, cap-and-trade, or the Olympics? It’s hard to tell." This should *never* have been a political issue – that’s the most important point that these liberal critics don’t understand. Did Reagan go to the IOC to plead in favor of Los Angeles? Did Clinton go plead for Atlanta? Not only no, but *hell* no. That’s not the President’s job. There is an Olympic Committee that is *separate* from Governmental agencies, and at most those in power should ensure that this committee is properly staffed with good people, appropriately financed (although as I recall the 1984 Olympics were all privately financed) and then the various government powers stand back and let this committee do their job. If they win, great! If they lose, it’s sad but it’s not tied to any partisan political issue because it is independant of that.

That is how ALL Olympic bids in this country have been done up until now.

The *Only* reason this bid became political is because Obama and his people had the extreme arrogance to believe that Obama’s personal appearance would be “magic” and they would be guaranteed a win. THEY are the ones who made this all about them – that’s why this is such an unforced error! It’s not just about a bid that didn’t work, it’s about the incredible arrogance and stupidity on display in this administration.

Ed Morrissey this morning has a perfectly appropriate comment:

“Let’s see. The White House jumped in front of a situation without understanding it, relying on the word of political cronies to shape their comprehension without checking for themselves. Only after they failed did they ask themselves about the political environment in which they made their proposal. Are we talking about ObamaCare, cap-and-trade, or the Olympics? It’s hard to tell.”

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