Although President Obama is making an effort to make an appearance in front of the Olympic Committee, First Lady Michelle Obama as of now will represent Chicago. As a native Chicagoan she is a perfect candidate. However, when the news first came out that the President would not make an appearance, some were very skeptical. I was watching the news when the issue first came out, and Mayor Daley seemed confident that the First Lady would do a great job representing the city.
When they interviewed committee members, however, they had other thoughts. They believed that it would hurt the cities chances if the president did not make an appearance. The reason that the president did not feel he could make it was because he did not want to take time away from working on the health care plan.
When I first heard the committees comments I thought it to be somewhat of a slap in the face to the First Lady. They said that by the President being there it is like having a world wide celebrity show up. However, I feel like although the First Lady is not our Commander and Chief she deserves as much respect. I just wonder if the race to win is so close that the Committee feels that every city needs to pull out all the tricks, or do they actually feel that Michelle Obama is not as fitting to appear as Obama would be?
Luckily, the presidential adviser said that she "embodies the Olympic spirit". And many others believe she is perfect to represent Chicago. Hopefully the pair will show to give Chicago the best chances and as a team they can win over the committee.
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Personally, I think Michelle Obama will do as great of a job as anyone as a representative in front of the Olympic Committee. I think that people should understand that so much more goes into deciding which city hosts -- budgets, locations, transportation, etc --than whether or not Obama is representing. Obama is obviously set out at work to do something for the nation, and has faith in his wife. If we're chosen because we have a "good representative", then obviously, some priorities need to get straightened out.
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