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Obviously right?

Olympics decision stuns Chicago crowd

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AP – U.S. President Barack Obama kisses his wife the U.S. first lady Michelle Obama after she made an address …

By JOHN LEICESTER, AP Sports Writer John Leicester, Ap Sports Writer – 4 mins ago

COPENHAGEN – The race for the 2016 Olympics has come down to just Rio de Janeiro and Madrid, with the International Olympic Committee eliminating Chicago in a stunning first round of voting. Tokyo was knocked out in the second round.

That left just Rio and Madrid still in the mix. The IOC voted again to separate the two and elected a winner, which will be announced by IOC president Jacques Rogge later Friday.

Madrid's surprising success in reaching the final round came after former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch made an unusual appeal for the Spanish capital, reminding the IOC members as he asked for their vote that, at age 89, "I am very near the end of my time."

Chicago's elimination was one of the most shocking defeats in IOC voting history. It had long been seen as a front-runner and got the highest possible level of support — from President Barack Obama himself.

But the emotional appeals from Obama and his wife Michelle — they both flew to Copenhagen to fight in Chicago's corner — fell on deaf ears in the European-dominated IOC. The IOC's last two experiences in the United States were marred by controversy: the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics were sullied by a bribery scandal and logistical problems and a bombing hit the 1996 Games in Atlanta... LINK

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BigPoppa Prolific Contributor

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Ha Ha Lost in the first round. This will be spun into another success of the president by the media, though.

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This. Was. A. Success.

Funny you mention this.......I was just wondering if the spin would be that President Obama's failure to convince the IOC of the merits of his own hometown would signal that his once-ballyhooed international appeal is now cooling off.

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Good, Chicago is a **** hole. I hate that city.

Now, now. The Windy City is a great town, if you're not a gun owner or a fan of good baseball.

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You could just tell in that CNN video that they were completely stunned that "The One" failed. Oh, and Chicago is a crap city. I've been there quite a bit, including living there briefly, and you'd have to pay me handsomely(which is why I went there in the first place) to ever get me to go back.:D

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