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[rktman]

We quit watching years ago. A losing proposition except for certain individuals who will always make big bucks out of it. I’d work to ensure the games DIDN’T come to my town.

[dfwgator]

At least they'll get more to turn out to the Olympics than to a Rams game.....

[Cicero]

Win the Olympics and lose billions. Plus the roads will be closed whenever you want to go somewhere.

[God luvs America]

LA is one of the few cities that does it correctly- rather than spending billions on new facilities they used existing facilities...worked well for them in 1984 when i was there and i expect much the same in 11 years...

[Dilbert San Diego]

I heard that Peter Ueberoth(sp?) ran the Olympics in 1984 so efficiently that they actually made a profit for LA. Is that true? Where is he today? Can we get someone with business acumen to run the games again?

[Alberta's Child]

At some point in the last 25 years — and it may have been after the Atlanta bombing in 1996 and after 9/11 when security became a much bigger issue in places where large crowds are gathered — a lot of sporting events simply became more disruptive than they were worth for the places hosting them.

[proud American in Canada]

From what I understand, hosting the Olympics has never really been a winning proposition for any city.

[jmaroneps37]

Since sponsoring venues can introduce ew events maybe they will have an Olympic fence climbimg or sneaking under race.

[jmaroneps37]

Since sponsoring venues can introduce ew events maybe they will have an Olympic fence climbimg or sneaking under race.

[jmaroneps37]

Since sponsoring venues can introduce ew events maybe they will have an Olympic fence climbimg or sneaking under race.

[SkyDancer]

Islamic jihadists are slavering at the mouth for the Paris Olympics.

[NTHockey]

By 2028, the won’t be a Los Angeles. The crazies will rename it Lenin City and it will be part of Mexico.

[Churchillspirit]

Will Peter Euberroth please pick up the white courtesy phone...

[Veto!]

Wherever in the US the Olympics are held, especially in LA, BLM will riot if black athletes do not win everything. Antifa will join in rioting the unfairness of white athletes. It’s going to be a mess, as everything held in the public eye is. The key words are “public eye.” The spontaneous paid demonstrators just want press exposure.

[SoCal Pubbie]

I assume the author is too young to remember the 1984 Olympics. In any case the guy has no clue.