Eyes on 2020 Olympics

[Conan71]

As my brother use to say:

"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right"

[HazMatCFO]

Stupid idea.

Please, city, county and state leaders, don't let Harold Hill swindle you out of money.

[Townsend]

Chicago's out...go Tulsa for 2020.

And our escalator to nowhere and our monorail monorail monorail.

[RecycleMichael]

Chicago used a six pointed star in the logo. This from wikipedia...

"The six-pointed star is used as the symbol for Folks Nation alliance of gangs from Chicago. Crip gang members tend to use this symbol also."

Odd.

[sgrizzle]

Chicago used a six pointed star in the logo. This from wikipedia...

"The six-pointed star is used as the symbol for Folks Nation alliance of gangs from Chicago. Crip gang members tend to use this symbol also."

Odd.

Maybe it was a threat to the IOC?

[cannon_fodder]

The American 2020 bid will now be the heavy favorite.  The IOC simply needs American money to operate and must throw a bone in this direction every now and then.  Plus, by 2020 the world probably would have forgiven us for the whole war-on-terror ignoring everyone else financial melt down thing (right or wrong, they blame us).

Thus, the 2020 pick of the US Olympic Committee will be in a fantastic position.  I think Chicago is done.  New York may try again.  The other interested cities include:

Pittsburgh
Birmingham, AL
Denver
Boston
Detroit
and Minneapolis

Of the list, Minneapolis, Denver, Pittsburgh and Boston could definitely pull it off.   Birmingham may be deemed "too small" as Daho was this year (FYI, Daho is the same size as Tulsa) and Detroi is, well . . . Detroit has issues right now. 

[Townsend]

Rio got it.

I bet we'll see some interesting stuff.

The Olympic parade should be skintastic.

[Cubs]

As much as I love Chicago and I think a Chicago games would have been great, I am glad to see Chicago lose. There is so much corruption in Chicago/Illinois government. So many of the projects were designed to specifically benefit the Chicago/Obama crooks.
Can Tulsa get 2020? Who knows. But if Tulsa could get any traction it would benefit the city. A city like Chicago is already well known across the world, but Tulsa is not. If Tulsa could get into the mix, people across the world may say "What is the Tulsa place?"

[cannon_fodder]

+1 Cubs.  I spoke with a friend in Chicago who helps host an industry convention in Chicago.  Last year they rented the convention center and were forbidden from "installing lighting or electrical devices."  That job had to be done by approved union contractors.

Which doesn't sound like a big deal, but spot lights, camera lights, and light bulbs were included.  Worse yet, plugging in an extension cord counted as "installing an electrical device."  They actually had to call in union electricians to "install" extension cords.   

So no wonder people fear cost overruns.

[USRufnex]

"Chicago/Obama crooks?"

Nice try to link the two Cubs, but Obama has had little/nothing to do with local politics.
Never elected as alderman.  Never worked for the city. 

TYPICAL PARTISAN REPUBLICAN VENDETTA.

You know why Daley's not nearly as popular as he used to be, CUBS?

It's because he's been TOO MUCH OF A CONSERVA-DEM in selling the Skyway, outsourcing anything and everything he could get his hands on, gentrifying the city, overuse of TIF districts to satisfy developers with "public-private partnerships," and the last straw...... privatizing public parking....

Vallas admits he's been a Republican for years. Will America's privatization mayor -- Richard M. Daley -- be next?
http://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?section=Article&page=620

As Olympics vote looms, Daley struggles
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-daley-bd13sep13,0,7290701.story

[rwarn17588]

Cubs has written a semi-lucid post. Hell has frozen over.

[sgrizzle]

Cubs has written a semi-lucid post. Hell has frozen over.

[Breadburner]

[JCnOwasso]

If you could only add audio to a picture...

The "you lost" rift from the Price is Right would be perfect for that picture.

"bum bum bum bumdadumb... bAAaaahhhhh"

[Renaissance]

Chicago used a six pointed star in the logo. This from wikipedia...

"The six-pointed star is used as the symbol for Folks Nation alliance of gangs from Chicago. Crip gang members tend to use this symbol also."

Odd.

Flag of the City of Chicago . . .