ABC’s Charlie Gibson in Chicago for 'Crushing’ Olympic Defeat; ‘Kick in the Pants' for Obama

Scott Whitlock | October 2, 2009
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World News host Charlie Gibson appeared bewildered on Friday as ABC broke into regular coverage to report the "stunning," crushing" news that Barack Obama had lost his bid to secure the 2016 Olympics for Chicago. The anchor reported live from the disappointed city and fretted over how this failure was a "kick in the pants for the President."

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