Confuscius From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 3652 posts, RR: 2 Posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 10 hours ago) and read 875 times:
Mayor Daley has done it again! Now the real politicking begins
Chicago is U.S. candidate for '16 Olympics,
By Philip Hersh
Tribune olympic sports reporter
Published April 14, 2007, 4:21 PM CDT
WASHINGTON -- An effort that came as something of a surprise when it was initiated a year ago produced another surprise Saturday, when Olympic ingénue Chicago beat Games veteran Los Angeles to become the U.S. bid city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Chicago now moves into the international phase of the competition, which begins officially Sept. 15, when candidates must submit their bids to the International Olympic Committee. The IOC will select the 2016 host in October 2009.
FlyDeltaJets87 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 8 hours ago) and read 827 times:
Quoting WestJetYQQ (Reply 3): A few years off topic but I never heard who was to host the 2014 Olympics. And correct me if I'm wrong, London got won the 2012 olympics?
Yes, London has the 2012 Olympics. The location for 2014 Winter Games is still in the bidding process. Keeping with the past annoucements have been made about 7 years in advance, we should know at some point this year where the 2014 Winter Games will be held.
WestJetYQQ From Canada, joined Jan 2007, 2986 posts, RR: 5 Reply 4, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 8 hours ago) and read 825 times:
Quoting STLGph (Reply 4): i hope they hold them in my pants.
Quoting FlyDeltaJets87 (Reply 5): Yes, London has the 2012 Olympics. The location for 2014 Winter Games is still in the bidding process. Keeping with the past annoucements have been made about 7 years in advance, we should know at some point this year where the 2014 Winter Games will be held.
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LTBEWR From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 12365 posts, RR: 12 Reply 7, posted (6 years 2 months 1 week 1 hour ago) and read 773 times:
Of course with Chicago 'winning' to be the USA candidate city for the 2016 Summer Olympics, they are getting a candidate that is probably one of the most politically corrupt cities in the USA to bid. I bet the Dailey political machine is already dreaming of their share of the take with all of the BILLIONS of contracts for all the new facilities they will have to build for the Games. Of course, all that money will have to come from the taxpayers, and probably mean the destruction of areas in the city with low income housing. Then you have the corruption, despite newer rules, of wooing the people on the Olympic committee on choosing Chicago. You also have potential competition from South Africa and Brazil, 2 continents where the Olympics have never been held. But the real money is from holding them in American, perhaps the greatest source of income for the IOC due to the TV rights payments.
AirCop From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (6 years 2 months 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 700 times:
Chicago got a much chance of winning the bid, as I have winning a $300million powerball. Basically no chance will the international Olympic committee will look favorably on any bid by the United States at this point in time. Besides the low standing the US has right now in the international community, the US has hosted four games since 1980.
Dc-9-10 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 583 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (6 years 2 months 6 days 12 hours ago) and read 675 times:
Quoting AirCop (Reply 13): Chicago got a much chance of winning the bid, as I have winning a $300million powerball. Basically no chance will the international Olympic committee will look favorably on any bid by the United States at this point in time. Besides the low standing the US has right now in the international community, the US has hosted four games since 1980.
You might want to go out and buy a powerball ticket. Chicago has a very good chance at winning the bid for 2016. Remember that many of the largest Olympic sponsors (including NBC, which hates not having the Olympics in North America because of the time differences) and those sponsors want to have the Olympics in the USA and 18 years since the last US hosted summer Olympics means it might be time for it to happen again.
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