QuoteCOPENHAGEN - In a stunning development, Chicago was the first city eliminated on Friday in IOC voting to be host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/33138973/ns/sports-olympic_sports/
That sucks. Looks like even Obama couldn't help.
http://www.youtube.com/v/CYQPTvLvAf4
Wow.. even Oprah & Obama couldnt lock it down. I think Rio should get it, such a nice place.
Anti-Americanism from the voting members. Also, I think the commitee from Spain is run by the son of the former IOC head. Politics at work for sure.
Rio de Janeiro just won.
Quote from: copperfiend on October 02, 2009, 12:49:00 PM
Anti-Americanism from the voting members. Also, I think the commitee from Spain is run by the son of the former IOC head. Politics at work for sure.
right. Though it's not a conspiracy...it's transparent and an accepted part of the process.
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Madrid's surprising success in reaching the final round came after former IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch made an unusual appeal for the Spanish capital, reminding the IOC members as he asked for their vote that, at age 89, "I am very near the end of my time."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091002/ap_on_sp_ol/oly2016_bids
Quote from: Omarvelous09 on October 02, 2009, 12:47:09 PM
Wow.. even Oprah & Obama couldnt lock it down. I think Rio should get it, such a nice place.
Thank God... last thing we need is for Oprah's head to get bigger.... Congrats to Rio!
The IOC must be racist....right DNC? ::)
And only about 1.5 million spent in jet fuel alone. That is what I heard. Give Barry credit. He tried to bring home the bacon to Chicago. Cronyism...sound familiar? :-[
Quote from: Duke on October 02, 2009, 01:43:43 PM
Quote from: Omarvelous09 on October 02, 2009, 12:47:09 PM
Wow.. even Oprah & Obama couldnt lock it down. I think Rio should get it, such a nice place.
Thank God... last thing we need is for Oprah's head to get bigger.... Congrats to Rio!
Amen
It's probably better for Chicago that they didn't win the bid since hosting cities usually loose money anyways.
I wonder in Rio will be able to come close to Beijing's olympic ceremonies, those were pretty epic.
Poor Chicago. Jax probably would have had a better chance than Chicago.
Heights Unknown
Quote from: TPC on October 05, 2009, 11:48:37 AM
I wonder in Rio will be able to come close to Beijing's olympic ceremonies, those were pretty epic.
Forget that, I'm wondering if Vancouver (Feb), London (2012), and Sochi (2014) can live up to those ceremonies...