Oprah and Obama: ChicagOlympics 2016!

April 7, 2009 | Celebrity Highlights
Oprah Winfrey Chicago Olympics

"Extra" caught up with Oprah Winfrey at the Chicago gala for visiting international Olympic officials, where the talk queen rallied to bring the 2016 Olympic games to the Windy City - and Queen O received some political backing for her cause.

Famed Chicago resident, President Barack Obama, sent the Olympic committee a taped message expressing his support. "It lets the Olympic committee see that the President of the United States who is from Chicago is also for Chicago."

Winfrey, a longtime supporter of Obama, also gushed about the Commander-in-Chief. "Several years ago I saw something in him that I never experienced in meeting anybody... I thought he was a great candidate, but he's an even greater president."

Oprah is also a fan of First Lady Michelle. "There's a poem by Maya Angelou called 'Phenomenal Women.' She is the definitive answer to that poem," says O.

Chicago is currently competing against Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid to host the games.

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i AM NOT BLACK, AND LATOYA IS NOT MY TWIN SISTER.However I am for the under dog. I am white just like you. I am not a racist, not one ounce. I love all the races. You on the other hand are a racist, then you turn the tables on people to deflect on what you are really about. And even though I am white, IF I was african american or Hispanic American or Asin american or any other race, I would still be proud of who I was and the race I represented.

for guess which commenter I am? commentor
April 15, 2009

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Anonymous
April 15, 2009

ANONYMOUS, it’s ironic, but you sound like the only racist on this entire thread. Maybe your problems cannot be solved or even addressed on a gossip site, that, BTW, embraces ALL opinions - yes, EVEN THOSE DIFFERENT THAN YOURS. Since it only seems to bother you (and latoya, who could be your twin), it may be a better idea to go on a totally ‘liberal’ website where you might find the comments more simpatico.

guess which commenter I am?
April 15, 2009

I can’t believe that people would start a race WAR here in these forums.


SHUT THE F*CK UP I AM TIRE OF YOU RACISTS, AND IF YOU DON’T LIKE OPRAH, WHAT IN THE F*CK ARE YOU EVEN TAKING YOUR TIME TO COMMENT ON A WOMAN YOU DON’T EVEN LIKE.

YOU DO IT ONLY TO INCE3NSE OTHERS FEELINGS.

I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST NOBBODY, NOT EVEN OVERWEIGHT PEOPLE ,BUT FOR YOU, I WOULD BET MY BOTTOM DOLLAR THAT YOU ARE A 300 LB PORKER AS MISERABE AS THEY COME AND STUCK IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER.

YOU LIKE TO BE SO MEAN SPIRITED AND HATEFUL, WEN I SAW THE POSTING FROM LAYOTA, IT MADE MY BLOOD BOIL. YOU FATTY, YOU THINK YOU CAN RUN THESE FORUMS AND RUN PEOPLE OUT WITH YOUR DESPICABLE REMARKS.

WELL YOU DON’T, I JUST WISH I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO FIRE BACK AT YOU WHEN YOU ARE SO HATEFUL TO EVERYONE.

YOU NEED TO STOP, YOU NEED HELP PROFESSIONAL. HOW CAN YOU BE AT WAR WITH EVERYONE HERE WITH YOUR TWISIT6ED VIEWS?

WE HAVE TO WORK FOR A LIVING YOU DON’T GET A JOB FATTY AND LEARN THE VALUE OF A DOLLAR. YOUR OTHER ALIAS IS “LMAO”

Anonymous
April 15, 2009

I’m just a “proud american”. you’re the only one bring up color?

george
April 14, 2009

FROM LATOYA, you are the racist, face it, you hate black people. I am not going to answer you back because you are a racist. Someone said to check a certain website and I did. It was horrible, same information is being posted in these forums. One person is very guilty of hating Obama. Read their comments. grrrr, hate is not going to get you anywhere. I AM A PROUD BLACK AMERICAN, LATOYA

LATOYA
April 14, 2009

Hey Again I have to question whom exactly is “hating” here???
Posted 04/14/09 09:34 AM; I HAVE 3 WORDS FOR YOU: BIGOTED RACIST PIG. LATOYA

LATOYA
April 14, 2009

””“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“You are in the all the forums and you are so NEGATIVE AND HATEFUL.

iT SURE SUCKS TO BE YOU.

- - let’s see and my take are the same commentor”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“”“

Again I have to question whom exactly is "hating" here???
April 14, 2009

- let’s see and my take are the same commentor, now you are adding insult to injury. Just because we don’t agree with, you are now attacking our verbal skills.

I would rather be lacking in verbal skills rather than be a miserable wretch like you.

You are in the all the forums and you are so NEGATIVE AND HATEFUL.

iT SURE SUCKS TO BE YOU.

- let's see and my take are the same commentor
April 13, 2009

get it thru your head that MANY feel this way - not just ‘one person agreeing with their own comment’. I think the ones that keep saying this, are actually the ones doing it. They all seem to have the same ‘grammar issues’, limited vocab, and need to be nasty - look around!

Anonymous
April 13, 2009

Go to the source rather than agreeing with your own comment. I would be flooding the Olympic committee’s office with emails to let them know I don’t approve of Oprah being part of the process.

got to the source rather than agreeing with your own comment
April 12, 2009

Dear ‘MY TAKE’ - you are so right!!!! Well, you know, money talks, and bs walks. Your second paragraph may also explain the (only possible, as of yet)reason for the ‘gushing’ over the new pres - they’re so far, very much alike.

let's see
April 12, 2009

Love the Olympics 2016, don’t like oprah, who really cares if oprah is trying to get the olympics here to the united states of america? more power to whomever gets it at stateside. or to any other city in the united states of america? what do you want us commentors to do? shoot the messenger? (oprah) come on’ give me a break. you should be writing letters to the officials that are handling that matter and complain to them. We commentors jus hear your LAMENTING AND WAILING OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS IS A TABLOID GOSSIP ENTERTAINMENT SITE. SPENDING YOUR TIME LAMENTING AND WAILING ON THESE THREADS IS NOT GOING TO GET YOU ANYWHERE, GO STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE.


I don’t like oprah, however I am not going to shoot the messenger for you or anyone else. Sorry Charlie, go on down the line until you get to the right source and lament and wail all you want to them.

don't shoot the messenger
April 12, 2009

I don’t think the issue here under this thread about Oprah is the issue at all of “bringing the Olympics home to the U.S.A.”! Rather it be “Chicago” doesn’t truly matter,.. in the U.S. I think is a rather welcomed idea.

It’s more the fact that Oprah (again) apparently thinks that SHE can control matters, has the ONLY IMPORTANT decision in this matter, and wants what Oprah wants? I think THAT is more the “issue” here than the fact of wanting the Olympics somewhere here in the U.S.

Oprah’s over-inflated ego seemingly matches her pocketbook. And while she can buy whatever she wants, she cannot buy “fans” or “people to adore her” and her every word, every move, every deed.

Some people simply do not like the woman. It’s a simple fact. I HATE NO ONE, but I make no secret that I am not fond of this woman.

my take
April 12, 2009

OLYMPICS CHICAGO 2016

OLYMPICS CHICAGO 2016
April 11, 2009

I think people are so caught up in the Olympics that they are missing the bigger picture which is people are being displaced from their homes so that Mayor Daley can build a stadium. There is so much that needs to be done in Chicago as far as fixing the homeless issue that we have, the unemployment rate and so much more. Call me whatever you feel, Anti-American or whatever I don’t care. Mayor Daley’s priorities are not in order. I’m from Chicago so I see these things first hand. He’s spending money on the wrong things. Instead of spending 4 million dollars to fix the Buckingham Fountain, he can use that money to fix all the potholes that are in the street. It’s a shame when residents have to use their own money to fix potholes on their streets because the Mayor Daley doesn’t give a crap about the little people. Mayor Daley needs to get it together.

Toya
April 11, 2009

And I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.
And I’d gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land God bless the U.S.A.

Anonymous
April 11, 2009

I have relatives in Illinois, if they held the olympics here in the united states, I would be able to stay at my relatives house and go to the olympics. I say yes to Chicago.

Darla
April 11, 2009

Oprah trying to get the Olympics to America speaks volumes. More americans would be able to attend. I am proud of my country and it would be an honor if they held the Olympics here on American soil. A Proud American, yes we can.

A Proud American, yes we can.
April 11, 2009

WHO CARES WHO IS DOING WHAT. MORE POWER TO THEM ALL WHO ARE TRYING TO GIT OLYMPICS HERE IN U.S. SO WHAT? I LIKE OPRAH. SO WHAT?

RAYANN
April 11, 2009
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