Obama off to Denmark to lobby for Chicago 2016 Olympics OCTOBER 1st

Wasn’t October 1st supposed to be the big meeting/deadline with Iran and their nuke program? Apparently, bringing the Olympics to Chicago in 2016 is far more important to Obama. In addition to Iran, theres Afghanistan in which General Stanley McCrystal submitted his request for new troops and the pentage “shelved it” until Obama “figures out his new Afghanistan strategy”. I don’t know, maybe flying to Denmark to lobby for the Olympics somehow fits into the strategy too. Here is the White House press release (Via Byron York’s article in the Washington Examiner):


Today, the White House announced that President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen, Denmark to support Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games at the 121st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session. On Friday, October 2nd, IOC members will elect the host city for the 2016 Summer Games.

President Obama will join First Lady Michelle Obama, who will be leading the United States delegation to Copenhagen. Mrs. Obama will arrive in Copenhagen on Wednesday, September 30, along with Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama and head of the White House Office on Olympic, Paralympic and Youth Sport.

President Obama will depart Washington on the evening of Thursday, October 1 and arrive in Copenhagen on the morning of October 2 local time, just prior to Chicago’s presentation to the voting members of the IOC. He will arrive back in Washington on Friday afternoon.

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will both make presentations to the IOC during Friday’s session. 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.

While in Denmark, the President and First Lady will meet with Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness, the Prince Consort. President Obama will also meet with Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.

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September 28, 2009 · Filed Under General Politics


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