10-02-2009, 09:31 AM
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Fearmongerer
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2016 Summer Olympics not going to Chicago.
Chicago has been eliminated in the first rd of voting.
Down to Rio, Tokyo and Madrid now.
Tokyo now eliminated.
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10-02-2009, 09:32 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
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My guess is that it will go to Rio. I would support that bid.
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10-02-2009, 09:36 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: City by the Bay
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Wow. That's too bad. Chicago would have been awesome. I'll be curious to see the rationale. Perhaps Obama modifying one of his canned campaign speeches for the IOC about hope and change? 
I'm sure Illinois politicians are heartbroken as that was going to be a cash cow to embezzle the s*** out of.
Madrid, for me.
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10-02-2009, 09:36 AM
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Tokyo should have won!!!
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10-02-2009, 09:37 AM
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Norm!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kybosh
My guess is that it will go to Rio. I would support that bid.
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And here come the home town athletes marching proudly their thongs and bared a$$ cheeks glistening in the sun, the females oiled up and . . . .
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10-02-2009, 09:37 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Yeah - they definitely want to give it to a south american city this time.
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10-02-2009, 09:37 AM
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I think it goes to Rio for the simple fact that South America has never had the games on that continent before.
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10-02-2009, 09:38 AM
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Franchise Player
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living in Illinois, and knowing how awful and messed up the state finances are, I have mixed feeling about this loss. It likely saves us taxpayers a lot of money in the end
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10-02-2009, 10:03 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by transplant99
I think it goes to Rio for the simple fact that South America has never had the games on that continent before.
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Exactly what I'm thinking too. Their bid plan isn't all that bad, either.
The picture in this story from the Chicago news outlets has some of the best shocked expression faces I've ever seen.
Darryl Sutter can do whatever he wants.
Barack Obama cannot.
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10-02-2009, 11:00 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Rio wins!
Brazil also gets the world cup in 2014...good times coming up.
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10-02-2009, 11:03 AM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Rio wins!
It's a very political process within the ICO community.
Madrid has 89 year old Samaranch make a wonderful speech.
Rio had former FIFA president Havalange and Pele make speeches.
Chicago had Oprah? WTH the Oprah have to do with Olympic sport?
Obama attending is fine, all the leaders did.
I mentioned in the Random Thoughts thread a few days ago that I thought the Rio presentation and planning was absolutely breathtaking.
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10-02-2009, 11:06 AM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Table 5
Rio wins!
Brazil also gets the world cup in 2014...good times coming up.
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Thanks, Mark! RIO! SUGAR LOAF! CARNIVAL! TRANNY CABANA BOYS! THONGS!
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10-02-2009, 11:21 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
Rio wins!
It's a very political process within the ICO community.
Madrid has 89 year old Samaranch make a wonderful speech.
Rio had former FIFA president Havalange and Pele make speeches.
Chicago had Oprah? WTH the Oprah have to do with Olympic sport?
Obama attending is fine, all the leaders did.
I mentioned in the Random Thoughts thread a few days ago that I thought the Rio presentation and planning was absolutely breathtaking.
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I think you're right about Oprah being a bad choice. One of the links earlier on this thread has people blaming Jordan for declining to be part of the bid, but given his recent angry hall of fame induction speech, I don't think that would have been a plus, either. Besides, with everyone boosting the bid (even the president) from Chicago, it doesn't have enough of a national angle to it. The bid never really felt larger than the state of Illinois, while the other bids always felt like national bids.
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10-02-2009, 11:22 AM
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Franchise Player
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Wrong Forum
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10-02-2009, 11:34 AM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by octothorp
I think you're right about Oprah being a bad choice. One of the links earlier on this thread has people blaming Jordan for declining to be part of the bid, but given his recent angry hall of fame induction speech, I don't think that would have been a plus, either. Besides, with everyone boosting the bid (even the president) from Chicago, it doesn't have enough of a national angle to it. The bid never really felt larger than the state of Illinois, while the other bids always felt like national bids.
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Agreed. It's a sporting event. The Chicago bid had to much of a political feel to it. Why is the First Lady even there let alone speaking? IOC doesn't want to hear that.
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10-02-2009, 11:39 AM
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Hard to believe Madrid made it past Tokyo or Chicago, wasnt there an Olympics in Barcelona not to long ago?
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10-02-2009, 11:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mykalberta
Hard to believe Madrid made it past Tokyo or Chicago, wasnt there an Olympics in Barcelona not to long ago?
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Yup 1992... would have been 24 years apart.
It's weird that Vancouver got the 2010 Olympics, considering Calgary had it not that long ago (22 years).
Chicago shouldn't have gotten it considering Atlanta was in 1996 (20 years ago).
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10-02-2009, 11:44 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy
Yup 1992... would have been 24 years apart.
It's weird that Vancouver got the 2010 Olympics, considering Calgary had it not that long ago (22 years).
Atlanta 1996 (20 years ago).
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I consider Summer and Winter to be quite different. Only 1/2 if that of the world can host a Winter Olympics, any major city could host the Summer Olympics.
Especially when Tokyo and Chicago are involved.
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10-02-2009, 11:45 AM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Clever_Iggy
Yup 1992... would have been 24 years apart.
It's weird that Vancouver got the 2010 Olympics, considering Calgary had it not that long ago (22 years).
Chicago shouldn't have gotten it considering Atlanta was in 1996 (20 years ago).
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There are less countries capable for the Winter Games so it may come to Canada more often like every 22 years.
US had the olympics in 1980 (winter) 84 and 96. I think the IOC has had enough of them 
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10-02-2009, 11:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mykalberta
I consider Summer and Winter to be quite different. Only 1/2 if that of the world can host a Winter Olympics, any major city could host the Summer Olympics.
Especially when Tokyo and Chicago are involved.
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Atlanta '96. 20 years before Chicago's bid.
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