Obama off to Copenhagen[Updated]

(Bumped up from Monday. View the original comments here.)

He is off to Copenhagen to lobby IOC to bring 2016 Olympics to Chicago.

One has to wonder who is running the country, as he goes gallivanting around the globe pretending he is the world president or something.

But even more importantly here is my dilemma with his trip. How will it reflect on him if they don’t pick Chicago?

Or is there a guarantee now that they will pick Chicago and therefore he is going in which case is this not a wasted trip on taxpayers’ backs in this difficult economy?

Or he must not have much faith in his wife’s persuasive powers that he thinks he can make the difference which leads me back to my first question and the fallout if his overtures do not pan out.

But this fits in with his style — intimidate IOC in the name of charm. Will they be called Racists if they don’t pick Chicago? If they are afraid and they will pick Chicago anyway for that reason, is this not a wasted trip leading me back to my second question?

US President Barack Obama is to visit Copenhagen to support Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, the White House confirmed Monday. Obama will arrive in the Danish capital Friday morning, and return to the US following the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting the same day when the decision about the 2016 host city will be made. The other contenders are Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo.

“President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will both make presentations to the IOC during Friday’s session,” said the White House in a statement.

“They will discuss why Chicago is best to host the 2016 Summer Games, and how the United States is eager to bring the world together to celebrate the ideals of the Olympic movement.”

Michelle Obama, who is leading the Chicago delegation, will arrive in Copenhagen on Wednesday along with talkshow host Oprah Winfrey and Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama and head of the White House Office on Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport.

Something is lacking in this whole extravaganza. Gravitas, perhaps? Or perspective as in Iran smolders, Afghanistan burns, and Obama heads to…Denmark

[UPDATE] HINDSIGHT is 20/20
Commenter Mel on his blog post dated June 22, 2008 (last year when everything was happening!) wrote this time-line:

Dateline Chicago:

2004, Obama lays claim to no intentions of running for POTUS having no experience
Early 2006, Chicago starts working on an Olympic bid,
December 2006, Mayor Daley strangely supports the man who called Daley a “corrupt sonofabitch” Obama for POTUS
January 2007, Obama supports the corrupt sonofabitch Daley re-election
Feb 2007, Obama announces his bid for POTUS.
April 2007, USOC gives Chicago the nod for bidding on the 2016 Games
April 2007, Obama’s run for POTUS picks up huge fundraising traction
October 2007, Obama numbers very weak, Daley machine backs Obama via Daley’s brother unleashing money Rolodex
Early 2008, media, led by NBC, and Obama’s campaign keep projecting the illusion Obama is the nominee
Most Important:
April 7, 2008 Clinton calls for Bush to boycott 2008 China Summer Games Open Ceremonies
April 2008 Obama continually avoids question of Bush boycott of Summer Games
June 3, 2008 Obama declares himself the nominee after many false media reports Clinton was withdrawing the same evening
June 4th, 2008 OIC announces short list for 2016 Games, Chicago is on it and media is pressuring Clinton to withdraw
June 5, 2008 media continues to claim Clinton withdraw
June 5, 2008 sudden meeting between Obama and Clinton that evening and speculation of Clinton withdraw next day or so
June 6, 2008 IOC meetings with Chicago delegation to explain some bid problems.
June 7, 2008 Clinton suspends campaign.

Anyone wonder why it was so critical for Obama to be crowned the Democratic Party nominee prematurely to June 3rd, and then his doing so himself on the evening of June 3rd after a day full of false AP and media reports that Clinton would be dropping out that evening? Simple answer is the International Olympic Committee was announcing the finalists for the 2016 Summer Games on June 4th and Chicago was one of the Cities in the running.

Note: there are other secondary links on Mel’s original post that provide plenty of articles to support the connection between Obama’s campaign, his money makers, Chicago political machine, all in the context of the Summer Olympics 2016.

It is surreal to me that a handful of people from one single city could hoist an inexperienced, unskilled person with negligible accomplishments on the entire nation for the office of the presidency and HE GETS NOMINATED AND ELECTED. They just gave him a teleprompter and a speechwriter and he adopted his inspiration Rev. Wright in his speech making, after all he had listened to him for 20 years, and the gullible people fell for it. Those same handful of people who propped him up made a mockery of the phrase “We the People” and the election last year seems like a cruel and sick joke played on the American people. The Olympics coming to Chicago (if it does) is just icing on the cake for the Chicago pols.

The important question at this point is will it (the 2016 Chicago Olympics) clinch Obama’s second term?