Ingraham, Rep. Pence Mock America’s Olympic Loss

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http://washingtonindependent.com/62291/ingraham-pence-mock-americas-olympic-loss


Ingraham, Pence Mock America’s Olympic Loss
By David Weigel 10/3/09 10:51 AM


A major theme of last night’s speeches at Americans for Prosperity’s “Defending the American Dream Conference” was, ironically, out-and-out gloating about Chicago’s failed bid to host the 2016 Olympics.

“R-I-O!” said conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham, speaking the a ballroom of almost 2000 conservative activists. “May this be the first of many defeats for Chicago-style politics!”

Ingraham fantasized about being on the plane home from Copenhagen, where the International Olympic Committee handed down the decision, and watching Oprah Winfrey cry and Michelle Obama throw things with her “big arms.” The crowd cheered, and cheered again, curiously, when Ingraham seemed to contradict herself.

“How did we go, in nine months, from the world’s number one superpower to getting knocked out in, like, the first round?” asked Ingraham. “Even Tom DeLay got to round three of ‘Dancing with the Stars.’” Both varieties of Olympics jokes reflected the uneasy and surprising manner with which conservatives have embraced the loss of an event that up to 84 percent of Americans said they wanted in Chicago.

Following shortly after Ingraham, Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) got in more political barbs about the loss of the games. “After those first-round results,” said Pence, “it looks like the president has had about as much luck pitching Chicago to the Olympics as he had pitching health care reform to the American people.”

[Odin2005]

1. These bastards have no shame.

:puke:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. These people need to grow up

[chelsea0011]

3. Thousands of jobs not created and billions of $$$$$$$$ to make,

and these clowns are happy?

[TomClash]

4. Why do they hate America? nt

[GrantDem]

5. Pence is an idiot...

A Chicago Olympics would have meant big $$$$ for the tourism/hospitality/restaurant industry in the Northwest part of the state he represents (although not his district). Complete idiot that cares about nothing more than scoring political points at any cost.

[zbird]

6. Guess Pence doesn't realize that INDIANA would be hosting some of those events too.

Wasn't that part of the bid? Events in Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin?

[Mz Pip]

7. I doubt Pence could even find his own

state on a map, much less realize that it would benefit from the Olympics.

[GrantDem]

8. As a far away as Indianapolis.

Politicians like Pence only care about scoring political hits against their opponents. They don't give shit about the people they represent.

[KharmaTrain]

9. Pence Fortunately Isn't A Senator

unfortunately he is a Congressman...even worse, he still walks the planet and speaks.