It was actually our affirmative action mayor, Lee “Outta Town” Brown who failed in the Olympics bid. A pity. It would have been interesting to have the Olympics in one of the hottest places on the planet. I’d love to see marathoners competing in 100° + heat or during a hurricane.
the White guy was mayor in 2006.
City off list for 2016
Houston might chase other events to boost standing with Olympic reps
By DAVID BARRON Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle
July 27, 2006, 12:18PM
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4075135.html
For the moment, though, Houston received bad news once more Wednesday from the USOC’s leadership team, which eliminated the city for the second time in four years as a U.S. candidate city to host the Summer Olympics.