tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post8221367867046797842..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: Obama Bashed America In Pushing Chicago's Olympic BidGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-16035320577761105232009-10-05T22:33:01.366-05:002009-10-05T22:33:01.366-05:00My brother-in-law was here in town earlier this ye...My brother-in-law was here in town earlier this year for an annual conference that attracts an international audience of business professionals. Their attendance was way, way down this year. The organization had expected the economy was to blame, but they got a lot of feedback that it is very hard to travel to the US at the moment, and doubly so to Indianapolis as it's not a major hub.interestedpartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135377256153538514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-78910249747983689542009-10-05T09:50:52.615-05:002009-10-05T09:50:52.615-05:00Yeah, gotta back IndyPaul here on this one, Gary. ...Yeah, gotta back IndyPaul here on this one, Gary. You might be making a mountain out of a well-reasoned mole hill on this point. In fact, Obama was directly questioned about the difficulties with Visa access.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825716398853639004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-39390842119903135952009-10-04T21:03:09.594-05:002009-10-04T21:03:09.594-05:00The IOC's concern is the difficulty foreigners...The IOC's concern is the difficulty foreigners have just visiting the US. It has nothing to do with immigration. This may well be the issue that sunk Chicago's boat. Had Obama not even acknowledged the well known difficulties in response to a direct question about it would have come across very badly.IndyPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940502801797040457noreply@blogger.com