Chicago got shot down!!

[Mantis]

Chicago was the first city eliminated for hosting the 2016 olympic games.

I think it's hillarious that everybody thought Chicago had it in the bag because Obama and Oprah campaigned for it.

 

[bmckee56]

Figures!

Salute!

 

[Parker36]

Well one of two (Tokyo being the other). Smart money is on Rio. Never been an Olympics in South America

 

[dontman]

It is heartening to know that the rest of the world is not under the same spell of idol worship which is gripping the US.

 

[Mantis]

Chicago and sports don't really mix well anyway.....

 

[PseudoChef]

Good, I'm moving there in a couple months and don't want to have to put up with that.

 

[homebrewer_99]

I usually don't say these words, but...THANK GOD!!!!

All the figures being tossed around lately seems to indicate the Olympics are a BUST which always leaves the citizens with a larger debt to pay off.

 

[olllllo]

Yes. Clearly this is a failure for two people and a victory for all of us!

 

[Evan!]

Yes. Clearly this is a failure for two people and a victory for all of us!

Your snark goes to 11, olly.

 

[RC0032]

Chicago is ok without having it

 

[IrregularPulse]

I've yet to hear anyone think this is a bad thing! As in real life people.

 

[brrman]

Chicago can barely handle its daily traffic. I can only imagine the mess the Olympics would cause.

 

[Rhoobarb]

Thank God, let Rio have the abortion. It probably didn't help that Oprah, Obumma and Richie hyped the crap outta it with the IOC, when the IOC knew that the majority of people in the city never really wanted it.

 

[kaiser423]

Sucks that we're not getting it. I don't understand why US people were rooting against the US, but oh well. Forest for the trees I guess.

Me? I'm always up for the Olympics or some other big event to come on by! At least this makes us a more likely contender in the upcoming World Cup decisions.

But in the end, Rio deserved it and was definitely going to get it; South America needs an Olympics. I'm happy for them to have it this time around.

 

[FungusBrew]

Why would we not want the most nostalgic sports event the course of the world has ever seen in our home country? Too bad for Chi town

 

[kjung]

Thank God, let Rio have the abortion. It probably didn't help that Oprah, Obumma and Richie hyped the crap outta it with the IOC, when the IOC knew that the majority of people in the city never really wanted it.

Not going to get into another debate over this , but 45%(at most) is NOT "the majority of people."

 

[niquejim]

I lived in Atlanta for the 96 games and security and traffic were a nightmare. In the post 9-11 world I would have definitely moved before the games came to town

 

[Parker36]

Me? I'm always up for the Olympics or some other big event to come on by! At least this makes us a more likely contender in the upcoming World Cup decisions.

+1 to that. I think the odds are in our favor on the World Cup bid, too.

 

[kaiser423]

I lived in Atlanta for the 96 games and security and traffic were a nightmare. In the post 9-11 world I would have definitely moved before the games came to town

Seriously? For all of our bravado we (the US) has, we do end up living life scared, and letting worthless pieces of scum change our basic daily habits and lives.

Sometimes I envy the Brits. Biggest subway attack in the nation's history, and the next day it's open and has the busiest day ever as a show of solidarity. No Brit was going to back down to a two-bit terrorist; they stood strong.

Sorry, pet peeve of mine!

 

[ibrewit]

It would have been interesting to host the games and be presented with new and exciting opportunities for graft and corruption.

 

[david_42]

I was in the LA area for the their Olympics, what a waste! Everyone was so panicked about the crowds that it was the lowest tourism year of the decade. Lots of companies when belly-up planning for things that didn't happen. The only good thing that came out of it was the re-labeling of the highways with numbers, names and directions that made sense. As in, the Santa Monica freeway does not go to Santa Monica, the 91 had FIVE names in 10 miles depending on location AND direction, etc.

 

[dontman]

I went to the LA Olympics. Amazing time. I stayed at the Beverly Hilton in a Sponsor's Suite for the entire two weeks. Everything at the hotel was comped, including appetizers from Trader Vic's each evening in the room plus private fashion shows around the pool each day. Bollinger RD was the poolside aperitif 24/7. Our host, my friend's father, hired a different escort each night for the entire stay. Although he never got us any. He must have spent 5 grand per night on them. And this is in '84 dollars.

If I ever go to the olympics again I really have to meet another best friend whose father is one of the sponsors.

 

[riverfrontbrewer]

google is a great thing.....China spent 44 BILLION to put on the Olympics, and made a profit of 146 MILLION....no its not all about money, but that is just stupid, no matter how good or bad the economy. The "birds nest" as it is called had held one event in the last 13 months, and most of the other venues are being TORN DOWN....couple all of that with the most corrupt city/state in the western world.......

just my opinion!

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

I don't care about the Olympics one way or the other. It has always pissed me off how it sets the politics of one nation against another, like the boycotts in the 80's between the US and the Soviets.

However, this is the first time I've ever seen a party political split in the country of a prospective host city. I find it really fooking pathetic how this failed bid by Chicago was seen as a vote of incompetence by this nations President. He took a day off from being president to try to sway the chances of the US to highlight one of it's cities. He could have taken weeks of to pretend to clear brush on his ranch (If he had one) But this whole event has simply been taken over by the haters to project it as a monumental failure of the presidency.

Get over it, it's just a failed Olympics bid, there are several of them every four years. Don't the haters have anything more worthy to do than magnify every single failure out of all proportion?

 

[vav]

I'm happy about this.

 

[kaiser423]

I don't care about the Olympics one way or the other. It has always pissed me off how it sets the politics of one nation against another, like the boycotts in the 80's between the US and the Soviets.

However, this is the first time I've ever seen a party political split in the country of a prospective host city. I find it really fooking pathetic how this failed bid by Chicago was seen as a vote of incompetence by this nations President. He took a day off from being president to try to sway the chances of the US to highlight one of it's cities. He could have taken weeks of to pretend to clear brush on his ranch (If he had one) But this whole event has simply been taken over by the haters to project it as a monumental failure of the presidency.

Get over it, it's just a failed Olympics bid, there are several of them every four years. Don't the haters have anything more worthy to do than magnify every single failure out of all proportion?

This. Get over it people. I don't remember such a split over New York.

Not to mention the last summer games we had (Atlanta), it got bombed by a right-wing nutcase. Look at the present climate here. The IOC would have to be the biggest morons on earth to have voted for Chicago.

 

[Rhoobarb]

Not going to get into another debate over this , but 45%(at most) is NOT "the majority of people."

Depends on what polls you read. This one and this one would say otherwise. I know, it's a moot point now.

For those who think this would have been a great boon for the city, I found this to be an interesting read: Do Olympic Host Cities Ever Win?

 

[mmb]

I'm just waiting for all the B-roll of hot Latin babes in tiny bikinis! That's a huge win for us Mid-Westerners with our snow cows and hometown heifers.

I spend a lot of time on college campuses. A large minority (40% or more) of coeds are overweight and that number just goes up drastically as they age.

 

[Mantis]

I'm just waiting for all the B-roll of hot Latin babes in tiny bikinis!

Indeed!

 

[hammer1]

the only ones that would have benefited would be obamas liberal croneys labor union bosses, politicians, the mayor, acorn.ect. therest of the city would have gotten trashed by this...