re: #189 Mich-again

The bid for Chicago to host the 2016 Olympic games was officially initiated early in 2007.

From Wiki:

Initially, five American cities vied for the 2016 Olympics: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. The USOC’s chairman at the time, Peter Ueberroth, visited all potential host cities during April and May 2006. He visited Chicago on May 10. On July 26, 2006, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) narrowed its list of American applicant cities to three: Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.[4] San Francisco withdrew its application on November 13, 2006 after the San Francisco 49ers pulled out of a deal for the construction of a new stadium that would be the centerpiece of the games.

The final stage of the USOC internal selection occurred on April 14, 2007, at Washington, D.C.’s Embassy Row Hotel, where the two remaining bid cities, Chicago and Los Angeles, made a last 40-minute presentation to the USOC board members.[6] At about 9:00 pm UTC, Chicago was announced as the winner of the United States bid for the 2016 Olympic Games by Ueberroth.[7]

On October 2, 2009, Chicago’s bid at hosting the 2016 Summer Olympic Games officially ended when the Olympic Committee voted them out in the round of four.

Here we see Peter Ueberroth standing next to Ronald Reagan throwing a pitch at the Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

FEC records reveal that Peter Ueberroth is a continuing contributor to the Republican Party.

Example:

UEBERROTH, PETER V MR.
LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92652
SELF-EMPLOYED/BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

BUSH, GEORGE W
VIA BUSH-CHENEY ‘04 (PRIMARY) INC
6/30/2003 2000.00 23991423099

Peter Ueberroth, USOC Chariman, Republican
Patrick G. Ryan, Olympic bid Chairman and CEO, Republican