THE EGO HAS LANDEDOh well, I'm sure Glen Beck is happy. Sad that an entire network spent much of the last week putting their bullshit political agenda in front of national and civic pride.![]()
Murders per 100,000 peopleGood. Rio is gorgeous and more deserving... And I'm not down for getting stabbed by a pimp tryin to see the olympics.. Chi town is a shady place. Cool people for the most part but a mo-fo get killed walkin down the wrong street.
Precisely what I was talking about. People putting their all-consuming hatred of Obama ahead of something that could have been a source of national pride.Yes, it is a tragic day for us all. Taking it all into account, millions of dollars for Obamas to travel to Copenhagen (doubled of course because Michelle needed to go a day early), the sacrifice, oh my god, the sacrifice of having to take a trip to lunch with the queen... <sniffle> <sniffle> ... Excuse me, I need a moment to compose myself. We are so fortunate to have leaders like this who will go so far to pay off their campaign supporters and make sure their faces are on tv just about every day. Of course the colossal failure and embarrassment in this endeavor, which in truth is tiny compared to all the failures in foreign policy attempts thus far, may actually bring some humility to this douchebag. Ah yes, the glory that is the "It's all about Obama" administration.
Using the term "Epic fail" is an epic failure in and of itself... if you're going to use imbecilic terms...why not go with "pwned" or better yet order and wear a "zoot suit" from the Sears & Roebucks catalog. I'll bet your viewing this site on a commodore 64 while sewing sequins on the pockets of your Jordache jeans.Murders per 100,000 people
Rio - 37.7
Chicago - 15.6
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro#Crime
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Chicago
Epic fail
So wrong.Good. Rio is gorgeous and more deserving... And I'm not down for getting stabbed by a pimp tryin to see the olympics.. Chi town is a shady place. Cool people for the most part but a mo-fo get killed walkin down the wrong street.
So wrong.
2008 was one of the worst years for murder in Chicago in decades...slightly over 500 were killed.
Rio? 5,700 were murdered in 2008.
10 times as many as Chicago.
I would guess that he made a calculated political choice that it would look worse to not go and lose the games than it would to go over there and lose them. Who knows what the right choice was as far as that goes.The fact that Obama went over there personally is a sign that
A.) He's completely enamored with himself
B.) He thought it was a slam dunk
c.) He is naive and a sloppy politician
D.) He's worn out his welcome in Europe, and elsewhere.
So maybe my choice of words was incorrect, you have me there. My point still stands. Someone made an incorrect assertion with no facts to back it up. The facts speak for themselves and I probably should have just ended it there and not added my own commentary.Using the term "Epic fail" is an epic failure in and of itself... if you're going to use imbecilic terms...why not go with "pwned" or better yet order and wear a "zoot suit" from the Sears & Roebucks catalog. I'll bet your viewing this site on a commodore 64 while sewing sequins on the pockets of your Jordache jeans.