[Homestead] the Olympics

Lynda lurine at com-pair.net
Tue Oct 6 13:41:31 EDT 2009


Chicago got the nod to try to get the Olympics over SF.  SF had the Olympics 
once before which is *supposedly* why they were turned down by the U.S. 
committee.  I would disagree <g>

The IOC happens to like SF.  Folks on the IOC had traveled to and been given 
the grand tour about a year ago.  If the U.S. Olympic committee had actually 
wanted the Olympics here, then they wouldn't have played brown nose with 
Teflon and his strong-arm henchmen and given the nod to Chicago.

Just a thought.

Lynda
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are
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DSanner106 at aol.com>


>I lived through it in Atlanta for the 1996 summer games, and it does mess
> up a city for a long period of
> time. Atlanta is fortunate that it is a spread out town with many many
> alternate ways for getting around. I was born in Illinois and know Chicago
> would  have a much harder time accommodating the crowds and disruption. 
> What
> these  planners always forget is that the millions of regular folk still 
> have
> to go to  work, the city won't close for the Olympics. Streets already
> crowded with  commuters become immobile when you add this many visitors, 
> all
> negotiating their  way between venues. Chicago should be sighing with 
> relief
> right about now.




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