Obama excessive media coverage turned off the IOC: Denmark press

In their hubris here and abroad, the media caused Obama's loss. It was not lost on the IOC that Danish TV showed Obama all day reducing them to spectators (from the article):

• "the fact that Danish television showed Air Force One and Obama all day, which led him to fear that the race was run, and Chicago had won"...

The media have been hoisted on their own petard. Obama is entirely their creation. From Berlingske, google translation:

• "Disrespect

The explanations are many. The former Danish IOC member Kai Holm says to Berlingske that he believes that it is due to disrespect. Professor of sport history at the University of Copenhagen Hans Bonde suggests presidential

• arrival at the last minute and neglected personal lubricant of IOCs members.

- At Chicago kicked out so early shows to me that Barack Obama does not understand the psychology of the IOC, said Hans Bonde."...

• from article in Danish press, "Rio Won, Obama Lost," 10/2/09, By Jesper Dahl Caruso - Karl Erik Stougaard and Anders Hvass

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• "The former Danish IOC member Kai Holm, was the Chicago markedly in its criticism of Chicago's bid, which included the American president.

The fact that Barack Obama came, could not do it. I think (we) lacked emotion, it seemed too empty and business-like. So

• when Tony Blair promoted London he was around three days to lobby and talk to people. You can not just come with the train one day and try to affect everything,
  

says Kai Holm and continues: -People have felt that it was a lack of respect for the Olympics

• and sport in general.
  

I think people felt it was too business-like to get into the way we have now seen it many times, and you would have feelings back.

• ...was a reaction against it and against the politicians should not take over the show, says Holm, who now believe in Madrid."...

from article in Danish press, Berlingske, 10/2/09, "Kai Holm: Chicago Showed Disrespect," by
By Aleksandar Josevski - Søren Romme and Anders Damgaard

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• "Here come the more favor Obama just before the deadline and made showoff.
  

• He clearly won the battle in the media, but it turned out indeed to be indifferent.
  

IOC members did not feel important, and they were indeed

• reduced to spectators and not players.
  

So if he had come, he would have had time for a personal lubricant, believes Hans Bonde."

• from article, "Why Obama's Plan Failed,"***(link below) 10/04/09, By Anders Damgaard - Aleksandar Josevski and Søren Romme, Berlingske

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• Kai Holm: Chicago showed disrespect
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• Rio won - Obama lost
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• Goodbye, Obama!

The above links go to google translations. Some quotes are linked within the main article. There are a total of 3 articles in the Danish media Berlingske qccessible from the first article. Links within the main article go eventually to the other 2.

• via Gateway Pundit 10/3/09