Obama hopeful to be Prez till 2016
An exuberant Barack Obama has offered a cheeky prediction he would be president until 2016, as he tried to lend his winning streak to his home city of Chicago's Olympics bid.
By Agencies |
CHICAGO: An exuberant Barack Obama has offered a cheeky prediction he would be president until 2016, as he tried to lend his winning streak to his home city of Chicago's Olympics bid.
Fresh from a giant-slaying win over rival Hillary Clinton in the Democratic White House nominating race, Obama yesterday joked he could put his house up for rent, to make a financial killing if Chicago wins the 2016 Summer Games.
"I have to let you know in 2016, I'll be wrapping up my second term as president," Obama said in a surprise appearance at a rally celebrating Chicago's selection as a finalist for the Summer Games.
"So I can't think of a better way than to be marching into Washington park ... as president of the United States and announcing to the world, let the Games begin!"
"I might have to rent out my house. I don't know how much it's going to be worth," he said, firing up a wild outdoor crowd of several hundred people, many of them office workers who had downed tools for the lunchtime rally.
Obama was enjoying a rare weekend at home following the punishing 17-month Democratic contest, and gearing up to take on Republican John McCain in a five-month sprint to the general election.
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On Monday, his campaign said he will embark on a two-week tour focusing on economic woes facing many Americans, apparently targeting blue-collar Democrats who often favored Clinton over him. Obama's ebullient tone contrasted with the prospect facing his vanquished foe, who was consoling staff at her home in Washington and prepping for a final campaign-ending rally on Friday.
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