You know what really bothers your King? Its when people open their mouths and spew moronica out of it. In today's Democrat and Chronicle I read where Mike Steele, the Republican National Chairman, came out against President Obama going to Switzerland to lobby for Chicago to obtain the 2016 Olympics. The only thing I agree with is that the President may have other things that are more pressing on his docket at this time. But if his lobbying effort succeeds in netting Chicago the Olympics then it was well worth the trip.
Coming out against the Olympic trip shows that neo-conservatives like Mike Steele will stop at nothing to condemn anything and everything that the President tries to do no matter what it is. Its just plain stupid. Even most moderate Republicans know that obtaining the Olympics is a win-win situation for the United States. Lets look at the positives that would result from a successful trip by our President, positives that Mike Steele and his ilk do not want to see President Obama obtain at any cost.
1) National Prestige - Its always good to be in the limelight and for the U.S. it is no exception. Its a chance to show the world the positives about our country and this is the weakest reason I will list. It would also show Americans that President Obama can deliver the goods and increase his prestige, something that neo-conservatives like Mike Steele would dread like the plague.
2) Jobs - Building venues and improving infrastructure in and around Chicago will put people to work. Look at the infrastructure jobs that Salt Lake City required to be created so that it's infrastructure would be ready for the Olympics. I lived near SLC for a couple of years and it needed plenty of work to improve the traffic around that city. Traffic that it would not have been able to handle during the Games without the required improvements. SLC now has a beltway around it that it did not have before. Route 215 needed to be built as routes 15 and 80 were insane during rush hour.
3) Money - Money that would be flowing out of the U.S. by people traveling to either Rio or Tokyo will be kept in the United States where we would rather keep it. Money staying here keeps jobs here.
4) Tourism - People from other countries will flood into the U.S. during this time period and what will they bring - money. Money that would be spent in other countries would be spent here and that is always a plus. While the economy in and around Chicago would improve greatly I am sure that there will be people coming to the U.S. that will stay and take the time to see some of the other sites this country has to offer spreading the wealth a little bit.
5) Anacondas - Brazil has them. Do we really need to hear about some little gymnast being wrapped up and snacked on by some large snake? No, we do not.
These are things that Mike Steele is obviously against our President trying to obtain. Mike Steele is against the flow of money into our country. Mike Steele is for well fed Anacondas. Mike Steele is against the jobs that would be created by the games coming here. Mike Steele is certainly against any prestige that the President would obtain by a successful lobbying effort. Mike Steele is an idiot for this. As I said previously, he is just another neo-conservative moron out to tarnish anything our President tries to do. Now, I am not saying our President is doing a perfect job, far from it, but he is trying his best with the cards he has been dealt with. He understands the power of having the Games in the United States. We stand a better chance because of his efforts. If anyone can sell Chicago it is President Obama. The Olympic committee knows that having the Games here is a cash cow for them. The strike against Tokyo is that Seoul just had the games and the strikes against Rio are infrastructure concerns and the still dreaded security issues as, for instance, sometimes there are shootouts on the expressway between the airport and the city. But why Rio is probably the favorite right now is that Brazil has become the economic powerhouse of South America and the Olympic Committee may feel that South America's time has come to host the games. But then again, Chicago has had a colored history of concerns too, as we all remember the 1968 Democratic National Convention and Democratic Mayor Richard Daley's moronica. Right now Chicago is a clear number two. I expect Rio to get the Games but the Olympic Committee always loves being schmoozed by heads of state. Can Obama pull off THE upset?? Mike Steele sure hopes not.
For once I would like to see both sides show unity in trying to do what is best for our country. Mike Steele is obviously a divider. The Republicans do not need him at their helm. While I am not saying that they should lock step with the party in control right now they should do more in terms of unity when the President is trying to something that would OBVIOUSLY benefit our country.
We need to hear from more moderates from both sides and the wacko wings of each party need to be heard less from. But the thing is that the moderates always seem to remain quiet and the wackos always seem to remain loud. Unfortunately that is the way it is and that is the way it will stay until someone steps forward, someone who can stand up and be heard above the din of the morons. Someone who can take both the left and the right and make a middle out of them. Who is that someone? Is that someone alive today? It was definitely not Bush and it does not seem to be Obama. Until the crap stops our country will remain weaker than it should be. That is too bad.
And thats the way it is Wednesday September 30, 2009 This is King Dinglefritz saying goodnight from Moronica. Hopefully next time my spewing will be a little more lighthearted as I detest having to write about stupidity.
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