Ed Driscoll

By Ed Driscoll

“The Ego Has Landed”

October 2, 2009 - 10:48 am - by Ed Driscoll

Obama loses Olympic bid; Matt Drudge has the headline of the day:

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Allahpundit writes, “It’s only right that I eat crap here for having insisted that this was a done deal and that The One wouldn’t dare risk his political capital on a completely needless humiliation. You’re a bigger sucker than I thought, champ.”

Meanwhile, let the spin begin from the magazine that previously declared The Won is “sort of God” when they weren’t prepping him for the Vatican.

Update: The starboard half of the Twittersphere is, not surprisingly, indulging in plenty of schadenfreude, as the most politicized White House ever (or since 1972, if you prefer) complains they lost the Olympics because of “politics.” Jim Geraghty quips, “Brazilians wax Chicago.” Greg Pollowitz asks a fair question to legacy media: “Question for the MSM: Be honest. How psyched are you that you’re going to Rio instead of Chicago in August?”

Filed under: Bobos In Paradise, Muggeridge's Law

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5 Comments, 5 Threads, 1 Trackbacks

1. Steven Den Beste

Of course, this means that the 2016 Summer Olympics will be held in the middle of the winter.

October 2, 2009 - 11:21 am Link to this Comment
2. democratsarefascists

Well, it’s obvious that Europeans are just RAAAAAACIST!

October 2, 2009 - 11:49 am Link to this Comment
3. Gareeth

Drudge Report–best headline in a long time – lol.

October 2, 2009 - 1:03 pm Link to this Comment
4. Steven Den Beste

I dunno if you’re interested, but here’s my comment about it:

http://chizumatic.mee.nu/chicago_olympics

October 2, 2009 - 1:11 pm Link to this Comment
5. OCBill

Good point about the middle of winter. Might be the first time they have to shovel the lanes for the 100m dash.

October 2, 2009 - 9:37 pm Link to this Comment