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Rio's example: Why no city should bid to host the Olympics
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| May 24, 2017
| Dan Wetzel
Posted on 05/25/2017 6:40:19 AM PDT by C19fan
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I would be quite content if the Olympics were never hosted in the US again. Only authoritarian and countries self-esteem issues need apply.
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posted on
05/25/2017 6:40:19 AM PDT
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
There should be two permanent locations designated as OLYMPIC VILLAGES - one for the Summer Olympics and the other for the Winter Olympics.
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posted on
05/25/2017 6:45:47 AM PDT
by
stars & stripes forever
(Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
To: stars & stripes forever
Agreed.... it’s time.
Greece in the Summer,
?? for winter?
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posted on
05/25/2017 6:47:52 AM PDT
by
SomeCallMeTim
( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!)
To: C19fan
Bingo!
Another solution is to drop the entire program.
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posted on
05/25/2017 6:49:08 AM PDT
by
ptsal
( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
To: ptsal
Well, by the time Los Angeles gets the Games, half the women’s teams will be males who have declared themselves to be women.
Safe spaces will be available with stuffed animals for the losers.
Flags of all countries may be displayed and waved except for the American flag.
And a three-hour security search will be necessary before entering a venue.
To: C19fan
Dittoes to #2 & #3 ...
Greece for the Summer
Switzerland for the Winter (too cold for the koranimals)
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posted on
05/25/2017 6:55:35 AM PDT
by
ByteMercenary
(Healthcare Insurance is *NOT* a Constitutional right.)
To: stars & stripes forever
Agreed.. Then it could be really nice.
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posted on
05/25/2017 6:55:45 AM PDT
by
ichabod1
(I call Obama "osama" because he damaged us far more than Osama bin Ladin ever did.)
To: C19fan
> Why no city should bid to host the Olympics <
Don’t be silly. Just think of all the bribes the city politicians get! That more than balances out the pain the average taxpayer feels.
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posted on
05/25/2017 6:55:45 AM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
To: C19fan
Since the Olympics are a celebration of *pagan* Western history, they probably won’t be abandoned as un-PC. It has long been proposed that they have a permanent home in their country of origin, Greece. Perhaps the Olympics could also restore traditional Greek athletic pederasty, with obligatory lesbianism to make the females equal.
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posted on
05/25/2017 6:56:46 AM PDT
by
jjotto
("Ya could look it up!")
To: CondorFlight
"Flags of all countries may be displayed and waved except for the American flag."
American flag only acceptable if burning.
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posted on
05/25/2017 6:56:53 AM PDT
by
ichabod1
(I call Obama "osama" because he damaged us far more than Osama bin Ladin ever did.)
To: CondorFlight
Also...mandatory in-public videotaped cavity searches.
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posted on
05/25/2017 6:58:24 AM PDT
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation camp?)
To: C19fan
It’s important to have the facilities almost all in place without having to build new stuff for the Games. That is where the debt piles up.
Salt Lake City 2002 had almost everything already in place, and only had to develop a few sites. As a result, the city and state turned a tidy profit. And once the Games were over, those venues continue to operate for public use.
Make a short list of Winter cities and Summer cities as permanent venues.
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posted on
05/25/2017 7:01:45 AM PDT
by
lurk
(TEat)
To: C19fan
The Olympics should only be hosted by a city that has already hosted one and has all the infrastructure. Building a stadium for a one time use makes no sense.
The alternative would be to have a permanent site. Say, Athens, home of the Olympics.
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posted on
05/25/2017 7:06:10 AM PDT
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
To: lurk
Its important to have the facilities almost all in place without having to build new stuff for the Games. That is where the debt piles up. Salt Lake City 2002 had almost everything already in place, and only had to develop a few sites. As a result, the city and state turned a tidy profit. And once the Games were over, those venues continue to operate for public use.Ahhhhh, but the where will the IOC get all the kickback money from?
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posted on
05/25/2017 7:06:16 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: stars & stripes forever
“There should be two permanent locations designated as OLYMPIC VILLAGES - one for the Summer Olympics and the other for the Winter Olympics.”.......
I totally agree, the summer Olympics should be held in the Sahara Desert and the winter Olympics in Antarctica.
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posted on
05/25/2017 7:10:08 AM PDT
by
DaveA37
To: CondorFlight
“Well, by the time Los Angeles gets the Games, half the womens teams will be males who have declared themselves to be women.”
What about the preferred gender pronoun games?
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posted on
05/25/2017 7:14:09 AM PDT
by
Castigar
To: C19fan
Any city thinking about bidding for the Olympics should watch GoodFellas and focus on what happens to the owner of the Italian restaurant.
To: lurk
The same is true of Lake Placid NY.
The Olympic Village, Stadium and Facilities are still there from the 1980 Winter Olympics and doing great.
Though it’s doubtful they could host another one,
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posted on
05/25/2017 7:28:01 AM PDT
by
qam1
(There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
To: ByteMercenary
I like the idea but the Asian countries will balk at both being in Eurabia.
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posted on
05/25/2017 7:33:03 AM PDT
by
ealgeone
To: C19fan
Stupid article
The Olympics have issues no doubt but the problem with the Rio Olympics is more Rio than the Olympics
Those of us who’ve lived there understand that
The most 3rd world venue in modern Olympic history
Rio is roughly half ungovernable
Beijing is second place for less developed nation venue but no crime as opposed to Rio which is just basically a sprawling New Orleans with mountains and better beaches and more mixed and less black
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posted on
05/25/2017 7:51:11 AM PDT
by
wardaddy
(Multiculturalism: Everyone wants to inhabit the world of white men with no white men in it)
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