10-02-2009, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by cobra de capell
Burris stated in an interview, shortly after the announcement, that the image of the U. S. has been so tarnished in the last 8 years that, even Barack Obama making an unprecedented pitch for the games could not overcome the hatred the world has for us as a result of George Bush.
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OK, most of you will flame me for this and I don't necessarily agree with Burris's overall assertion, but I do think that most of the world thinks a lot less of the US because W's idea of world diplomacy wasn't much more than a stick in the eye for other countries. Possible that it influenced the IOC, who knows.
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