[a fool in paradise]

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.

[Sans-Culotte]

I knew Brown “lost” the Olympics; didn’t know White had tried as well. So, I guess he and Zero do have that in common.