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| Suppurating Tool... |
 Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:06 am |
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Customarily, the International Olympic Committee does not, and
probably will not, release reasons why 2016 Olympic host competitors
were not selected, including those for Chicago's losing bid.
But insiders are reporting that the IOC, as well as other competing
cities' committees, stressed the U.S. obsession with and easy access
to firearms as among the most compelling reasons for the Chicago turn-
down.
"We simply could not conscience the real possibility that, should
Chicago be named host city, crowds of attendees might be allowed to
openly carry deadly weapons," said an IOC member who insisted upon
anonymity.
"This was especially crucial in our decision-making because the U.S.
Supreme Court continues to grant more gun-freedoms to their citizens."
Score another negative U.S. international image among the many
attributed to the George W. Bush "administration" and its conservative-
stacked Supreme Court!
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| spicpussy... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:21 am |
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That's all right ... we gun connoisseurs still have our guns, beer,
and NASCAR. And with our minimal amount of brain cells, we ain't
losin' no sleep over no 'lympics.
That's all we know on earth, and all we need to know. |
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| God'sLittleAnus... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:27 am |
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Y'know, gun-nutship in this country has become so fear-inspiring that
even Jesus, if he ever did exist outside the Fabible, would be in
danger amidst crowds. |
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| Starcade... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:33 am |
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I think that's part of it.
I really think this was a no-confidence vote by the IOC and the member
nations that the United States will even be a meaningful first-world
country in seven years.
Hell, there are people who are saying the USA won't make it another
nine months.
The USA will never host another Games (at least Summer, but I'll go
the whole nine yards on it).
Mike |
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| Wanting... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:17 am |
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AMERICA'S GUN-NUTISM KILLED CHICAGO'S OLYMPICS HOSTING BID!
And the failure can be laid at G.W. Bush's door!
Admit it, gun nuts. Bush lost the Olympics bid!
Your Dumbya appointed or embraced several conservative Supreme Court
assho -- members, who subsequently misread and/or misinterpreted the
Second Amendment, giving gun-nuts unconscionable privileges to
acquire, carry, and fire PISTOLS. Whose main use is to kill other
human beings.
Leaked information from the IOC decision makers -- from anonymous-but-
reliable sources -- indicate that America's fear-inspiring "gun
freedoms" were the main reason for the Chicago shoot-down. And the
fact that the Court is about to rule on granting more "carrying"
freedom to gun-nuts didn't help Chicago's chances.
So, indirectly, the Chimp's involvement with gun-jerks did the
International Olympic Committee a big favor.
And, by-the-way, we hear he's still not gettin' any from Laura ...
although he's reported to be staring hard at his daughter's firm and
sassy asses -- clothed.
So far. |
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| Mao'sAnus... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:50 am |
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| Daniel... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:27 am |
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On Oct 2, 1:06 pm, Suppurating Tool <kink... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:
Quote: Customarily, the International Olympic Committee does not, and
probably will not, release reasons why 2016 Olympic host competitors
were not selected, including those for Chicago's losing bid.
But insiders are reporting that the IOC, as well as other competing
cities' committees, stressed the U.S. obsession with and easy access
to firearms as among the most compelling reasons for the Chicago turn-
down.
"We simply could not conscience the real possibility that, should
Chicago be named host city, crowds of attendees might be allowed to
openly carry deadly weapons," said an IOC member who insisted upon
anonymity.
"This was especially crucial in our decision-making because the U.S.
Supreme Court continues to grant more gun-freedoms to their citizens."
Score another negative U.S. international image among the many
attributed to the George W. Bush "administration" and its conservative-
stacked Supreme Court!
http://www.olympic.org/
I notice you don't provide a cite to your claimed statement. Why is
that? |
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| Daniel... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:30 am |
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On Oct 2, 2:17 pm, Wanting <lilhor... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:
Quote: AMERICA'S GUN-NUTISM KILLED CHICAGO'S OLYMPICS HOSTING BID!
And the failure can be laid at G.W. Bush's door!
Admit it, gun nuts. Bush lost the Olympics bid!
Your Dumbya appointed or embraced several conservative Supreme Court
assho -- members, who subsequently misread and/or misinterpreted the
Second Amendment,
How is there a misunderstanding when they affirmed that the people
have the RIGHT to keep and bear arms? |
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| Bert Hyman... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:38 pm |
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| None4U... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:42 pm |
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"Daniel" <sabot120mm at (no spam) hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:dd1791e2-9afd-46d1-a188-86314a0dede9 at (no spam) k4g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
On Oct 2, 1:06 pm, Suppurating Tool <kink... at (no spam) yahoo.com> wrote:
Quote: Customarily, the International Olympic Committee does not, and
probably will not, release reasons why 2016 Olympic host competitors
were not selected, including those for Chicago's losing bid.
But insiders are reporting that the IOC, as well as other competing
cities' committees, stressed the U.S. obsession with and easy access
to firearms as among the most compelling reasons for the Chicago turn-
down.
"We simply could not conscience the real possibility that, should
Chicago be named host city, crowds of attendees might be allowed to
openly carry deadly weapons," said an IOC member who insisted upon
anonymity.
"This was especially crucial in our decision-making because the U.S.
Supreme Court continues to grant more gun-freedoms to their citizens."
Score another negative U.S. international image among the many
attributed to the George W. Bush "administration" and its conservative-
stacked Supreme Court!
http://www.olympic.org/
I notice you don't provide a cite to your claimed statement. Why is
that?
It doesnt matter. The US would be much better off abandoning everyone and
taking an isolationist policy against everyone who chooses to hate the US.
Clean up our internal enemies , get out finances in order, get our jobs
and security back in the border where it belongs , strengthen the dollar
and eliminate our our debt. Start exporting again, especially resources
and food, and boot everyone back where they came from , or make them leave.
Everyone else in the world is living in economic slavery , is jealous, and
wishes us to fail. |
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| Tom S.... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:37 pm |
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Bert Hyman wrote:
(TIME Magazine)
Would Getting the Olympics Be Good or Bad for Chicago?
By Erik Heinrich
President Barack Obama has been doing his part to help Chicago win the 2016
Summer Olympics. He has taped messages of support for the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) and hosted a reception at the White House to help
raise his adopted hometown's profile. Now he's flying to Copenhagen to
personally help Chicago with its final push.
The IOC will make its decision on Oct. 2, after considering rival bids from
Madrid, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro (which is considered the front runner). But
in light of the heavy financial burden that is associated with staging the
Olympics, the question is: Would getting the Games really be a good thing for
Chicago?
For the Second City's business community, the answer is a resounding yes. "We
view the opportunity as one of those pivotal moments in our history," says
Lance Pressl, an executive at the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. "Innovative
juices flow, our broad shoulders get flexed and collectively we transform this
great city into something even better." (See the long history of Olympic
politics.)
But that hasn't always been true. The economic benefits of the Olympics for
host cities are at best mixed, and the opening bravado often descends into
recrimination and regret. Of course, there are obvious benefits for an Olympic
host city — primarily the opportunity to showcase itself in front of a global
TV audience numbering in the billions. Indeed, many view the Olympics as the
ultimate infomercial to help attract business and foreign direct investment (FDI).
But that has to be balanced with the danger of runaway costs, which seem
almost guaranteed when it comes to the Olympics. Brad Humphreys, professor of
the Economics of Gaming at the University of Alberta, keeps count on Olympic
budgets. His tally is a tale of excess: Athens budgeted $1.6 billion for the
2004 Games but wound up spending $16 billion. Four years later, Beijing
budgeted the same amount, $1.6 billion, for the 2008 Summer Games yet spent an
enormous $40 billion. London originally planned to spend $8 billion for the
2012 Games; the current estimate is $19 billion and rising. "Once the Games
leave town, there often isn't much to celebrate," says Humphreys, noting that
host countries nearly always experience a drop in GDP growth in the year after
the Games. (See highs and lows from the 2008 Beijing Games.)
In terms of sheer financial disaster, however, it would be hard to match
Montreal's 1976 Games. It has taken the city more than 30 years to pay off its
extravaganza, the cost of which is still not entirely known, according to
Humphreys. The Olympic stadium was a particular disaster; originally budgeted
for C$156 million, it ended up costing the city C$2 billion, including
numerous fixes to the roof and years of interest payments. The Quebec
government had to introduce a special tobacco tax to help pay down its Olympic
investment.
Vancouver, which will host the Winter Olympics in 2010, has already had its
debt rating downgraded because its Olympic Village has turned into a money pit
that could end up costing taxpayers as much as $1 billion. As for the total
price tag for Vancouver's Games, estimates vary from $1.6 billion to $5.5
billion. (Read "In Hard Times, Olympic Plans Go On a Budget.")
One reason for the wide disparity is how the costs are allocated. In
Vancouver's case, there's a big debate about how to account for two major
projects being built for the Olympics: a light-rail link connecting the city
to the airport, and costly upgrades to the Sea to Sky highway, which winds
north along Pacific fjords. Should these projects be part of the Olympic
budget or (because they will presumably serve the city for years afterward)
part of the general municipal budget? Either way, the projects will take
decades to pay down.
If there is one Olympic city for Chicago to emulate, it would be Atlanta. The
city's $1.7 billion privately funded Summer Games in 1996 sparked a
construction boom in the city's downtown core and, according to the Metro
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, generated $5 billion in economic activity,
including $1.8 billion in hotel, residential and commercial construction.
What's more, the city found long-term uses for its Olympic venues,
transferring the Olympic stadium and village to the Atlanta Braves and Georgia
State University, respectively. "The Olympics gave Atlanta a tremendous boost
in commerce," says Sam Williams, president of the Metro Atlanta Chamber. "We
become a global city, not just the capital of the South." However, critics say
Atlanta got too caught up in the idea of making the Olympics self-funding. As
a result, it missed out on state and federal money that could have paid for
upgrades to neighborhoods and sewage systems.
Chicago estimates that the cost of hosting the 2016 Olympics will be $4.8
billion. If its bid finds favor with the IOC this week in Copenhagen, the city
might be well advised to get venues shovel-ready as quickly as possible, for
it has one advantage that Atlanta didn't: access to a portion of Washington's
$787 billion economic stimulus package, much of which is still being allocated.
If, on the other hand, Chicago doesn't make the cut, the city shouldn't feel
too bad. For municipalities, the Olympics deliver more broken dreams than gold
medals. |
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| Bert Hyman... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:43 pm |
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In news:uLKdnSbdVu1BAVvXnZ2dnUVZ_tBi4p2d at (no spam) giganews.com "Tom S."
<tmswork at (no spam) cox.com> wrote:
Quote: Would Getting the Olympics Be Good or Bad for Chicago?
I guess we'll never know, will we?
But, was losing the Olympics good or bad for Obama?
--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert at (no spam) iphouse.com |
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| SaPeIsMa... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:14 pm |
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"Bert Hyman" <bert at (no spam) iphouse.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9C98C89F63E71VeebleFetzer at (no spam) 216.250.184.7...
Quote: In news:uLKdnSbdVu1BAVvXnZ2dnUVZ_tBi4p2d at (no spam) giganews.com "Tom S."
tmswork at (no spam) cox.com> wrote:
Would Getting the Olympics Be Good or Bad for Chicago?
I guess we'll never know, will we?
But, was losing the Olympics good or bad for Obama?
One more broken arrow for Obambi's quiver of failures. |
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| Tom S.... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:16 pm |
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Bert Hyman wrote:
Quote: In news:uLKdnSbdVu1BAVvXnZ2dnUVZ_tBi4p2d at (no spam) giganews.com "Tom S."
tmswork at (no spam) cox.com> wrote:
Would Getting the Olympics Be Good or Bad for Chicago?
I guess we'll never know, will we?
But, was losing the Olympics good or bad for Obama?
If it was, we'll never hear about it from the "Media". |
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| Mr. Albritton... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:09 pm |
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Quote: i smell a troll with no cite.
Wow. Namecalling and slander.
Typical of someone with no intellect of their own.
P.S. Do your own research.
While you're at it, cite this:
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