PHOTOS Meanwhile, over in Copenhagen.... (Sept 30)

[Jackeens]

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White House adviser Valerie Jarrett and Oprah Winfrey

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Brazilian former footballer Pele pose with supporters of the Rio 2016 Olympic bid shortly after Lula's arrival in Copenhagen

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Oprah Winfrey and Chicago mayor Richard M.Daley

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Former U.S. Olympic athlete Michael Johnson, in his capacity as a member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic bid team, signs autographs for children at a local schools' Olympics at a stadium in Copenhagen

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Pat Ryan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chicago 2016, speaks at a dinner for Chicago 2016

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Standing in front of a backdrop of the Chicago skyline, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley speaks at a dinner in support Chicago hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics

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US first Lady Michelle Obama poses with an unidentified woman as she meets members of the press on September 30

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Romanian former gymnast Nadia Comaneci signs autograph while visiting a gymnast club Copenhagen. Comaneci is a member of the Chicago 2016 Olympic Bid delegation.

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US football player Brandi Chastain


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[Cha]

1. Meanwhile, is right! Did PO

go or not? Thanks Jackeens for those pics..the suspense is mounting. Wonder when the decision is made?

[jenmito]

2. Obama is leaving tomorrow to go there. n/t

[Cha]

7. Thanks, jenmito~

:hi:

[jenmito]

12. No problemo!

:hi:

[Jackeens]

3. The vote's on Friday Cha, result due to be announced 11.30am Chicago time

Most of the International Olympic Committee's members have only one significant decision-making role, and they get to exercise it only every two years.

Secretly.

That role is voting for Olympic host cities in an election that since 1991 has taken place seven years before the Winter or Summer Olympics in question.

The balloting in Copenhagen on Friday, when the IOC chooses Chicago, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo or Madrid as host of the 2016 Summer Games, is planned to last about an hour.

The result will be announced on a global telecast beginning at 11:30 a.m. Chicago time, at least an hour after voting is scheduled to end. Because of the time lapse, the suspense undoubtedly will turn the supporters of each candidate into emotional basket cases.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-olympics-voting-30-sep30,0,4983126.story

[Cha]

8. Oh boy! Thanks so much

for the additional info, Jackeens! Here's to the best city winnning:fistbump:

[CakeGrrl]

4. Pele!

Good to see him.

But the U.S. is bringing some big guns - POTUS and FLOTUS, Oprah and Michael Johnson?

Tough choice for the IOC!

[jenmito]

5. K&R BTW!

[SoCalDem]

6. Wow.. I haven't seen Oprah in ages

she put it all back on again :(.. Did she travel with Michelle? or on her own ?

[CakeGrrl]

11. O/T about Oprah, but

she had commented a while back about how upset she was at herself for not being able to keep it off despite all her work.

I guess it goes to show that it doesn't matter how much money someone has - they have to stay mentally committed to it.

[SoCalDem]

13. and how a body wants to be what a body wants to be.

I have known people who have lost that same 20 lbs over and over and over and over..and in the end, they are heavier each time they gain it back plus a few more...

I hate being "overweight", but I made peace with it long ago.. I buy bigger clothes, and try to eat carefully, but I know I will never be that 103lb girl I used to be.. age and lifestyle catches up with us all, unless we are blessed with fantastic genes. No matter how svelte I was when I was young, I ended up with the same body as both grandmothers and my own mother :(

[rebel with a cause]

16. I know what you mean

Out of five girls, I was the one to inherit my mother's genes along with several health problems that cause weight gain. I have lost some weight several times but then physical limitations have gotten the best of me and I just have to accept who I am.

[SoCalDem]

19. My sister got the stick-figure genes from my 6'4" Irish grandfather

the other 3 of us got the Spanish/Gyspy/Hungarian genes ..short & "sturdy" :grr:

[rebel with a cause]

24. Yeah, I know what you mean.

My one sister got my father's skinny genes and she made remarks about me ever since I was a teenager. (I was skinny then but was large framed) Now she has a daughter-in-law that has an illness that causes her to gain weight. Suddenly everyone is suppose to understand this.

The rest of my sisters vary in their frame but most of them do not have big weight problems. My one brother does. My problem stems not only from my fat genes but from several illnesses that cause weight gain, complicated by problems with my bones and muscles. By the way, the last time I talked to her, my sister was singing a different tune about my situation also as she compared me to her son's wife and how people acted toward her.

[Lerkfish]

9. on anyone else, that patterned first dress would have looked horrible

Michelle can pull it off, though.

[Cha]

15. I know, huh? She's a fashion

daredevil.:evilgrin:

[amandabeech]

23. That black and white ensemble is terrific on Michelle!

But on us lesser mortals . . .

[rvablue]

10. Is it just me, or does the reporter in #4 resemble Beau Biden? n/t

[Jackeens]

14. You're right!!

Photo on the left: Capt. Beau Biden carries his son Hunter, 3, on his shoulders after an official welcome home ceremony for members of the Delaware Army National Guard 261st Signal Brigade, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Dover, Del. Biden, the son of Vice president Joe Biden, is also the Attorney General of Delaware.

[Thrill]

17. Is that David Robinson back there??

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[Jackeens]

18. Well spotted Thrill!

Another one:



U.S. first lady Michelle Obama greets Chicago 2016 bid team members, including U.S. track great Ed Moses, right, and former NBA player David Robinson, top left, at a hotel in Copenhagen before she meets with International Olympic Committee (IOC) members in Copenhagen,Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009.

[Phx_Dem]

20. Great pics. I'm excited.

I hope we win.

:patriot:

[XOKCowboy]

21. Brandi is still a hottie!

That grin and those guns. Quite a combination. :loveya:

[Clio the Leo]

22. We'll know the winner on Friday!

This was news to me .... for some reason I thought the committee would have longer to decide ..... anyway, while anything is possible, and Barack Obama is not the perfect solution to any situation, the fact that we'll know the answer by the TIME he comes HOME just further convinces me the thing is locked. It would look pretty bad to COME HOME a "loser."

(and just an aside, I KNOW he cant fix any problem because MOnday night I had a flat .... I was listening to "Audacity" on audiobook in the car and all during the crisis, he just kept talking and talking .... there I was stuck on the side of the freeway and he was talking some crap about fixing health care, TOTALLY oblivous to my plight! I was like, "Obama why!!!!" I finally had to just turn him off, he wasn't helping at all. Sadly, Barack Obama CANNOT solve any problem. It was a very disheartening moment. :) )

[Stables2010]

25. Picture number 7 whos the hott chick

I alwayz see her in pics with Michelle or the kids when they are traveling she reminds me of the hot chick from the office