(Photo by Jim Prisching/Getty Images for Chicago 2016)
In America’s greatest sports town, people crowded the streets of Chicago, waiting on final results of the bid for the 2016 Olympics. Failing to produce elation and grant American soil with the most captivating event in all of sports, is a huge loss for President Obama.
Most of the population was convinced that he was wasting time, not focusing on reforming health care, well-rounded educational systems, the fragile economy (which is still in a recession), and bringing home the troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.
Myself and many others, disturbed with corrupt government, unanimously refused to condone the wooing of Olympic festivities with our country in a horrendous crisis.
Most believed there were important issues to handle in dreadful times, while there were fervid sports devotees, wearing somber facial expressions, shedding tears, stunned and afflicted about a demoralizing defeat.
From Oprah’s speech and to Michelle Obama's speech, citizens were optimistic that the Olympics belonged here at home. The stunned citizens failed to realize Oprah’s powerful advice and the Obamas' speeches weren’t good enough to manipulate the International Olympic Committee.
With vigor and command, the committee took control, and eliminated Chicago in the first round of voting. It’s difficult to believe, when the town seemed it had met an agenda with befitting qualifications to host the 2016 Summer Games.
Some argue that America isn’t mentally and physically prepared to host the Summer Games because of financial deficits, which have impaired our country. In battered times, the least concern was accommodating the entire world. Some are quick to angrily sound off, frustrated and disgusted with the devastating recession.
When our country’s greatest automakers crashed, unemployment rates are at a high, foreclosures are at a high and homicide rates tripled, that’s indications of an arduous crisis.
For Obama, the ramifications of the international snub were huge. Once again, he failed. Many are now infuriated. He took a risk, endangering his reliability as Commander-in-Chief and wasted his valuable time when he could’ve aimed to upgrade a precarious economy.
Larger responsibilities are upon Obama, particularly when he made vows to soothe citizens in these troubling times. As it is, he traveled to Denmark needlessly, and even angered political parties by taking a trip overseas to bid for the world’s greatest sporting competition when there’s more considerable issues to be resolved at home.
The worst-case scenario is that Obama loses, but the best-case scenario is that the Olympics aren’t coming here. It clearly doesn’t belong in our backyard, as we aren’t physically and financially ready.
It didn’t take much for the IOC to recognize it, nor was it difficult for them to hand over the award to Rio de Janeiro. Once the announcement was made, the entire continent of South America celebrated a historic development with pride.
The Brazilians celebrated off the beautiful shores in paradise, embracing an astonishing gift. For the first time the Olympics will be held in South America, and Brazil is fortunate to represent the entire continent.
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