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sabra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:09 AM Original message |
Obama pitches Chicago 2016 (Olympics) |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. Great idea! what a way for Obama to end his second term as president by welcoming |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
2. It's as good as a done deal. The IOC/NBC will like the ratings bonanza of an Obama Olympics. |
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sledgehammer (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. It would also be his last year as Prez... |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Exactly... and the IOC are suckers for the symbolism and romance of it all. |
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sledgehammer (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Yep! And one more good thing if USA gets the Olympics is... |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 01:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Absolutely. |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. No, NBC will delay the big things again to prime-time |
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WillParkinson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. NOOOOOOO! |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
4. As a Chicagoian, I'm very excited about this. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Can Soldier Field be used as an Olympic stadium? |
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apnu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I would love that, but the plans call for entirely new construction in west Chicago |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 01:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. All my friends who lived in Chicago.... |
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sledgehammer (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. I lived in Atlanta... |
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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
5. As a Suburban Chicagoian who lives 3 miles from the proposed Equestrian venue |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yes, 2 weeks of games for billions in improvements is a "clusterfuck." |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. And any homeless person.... |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. No one is being shipped anywhere. |
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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. ....and stuck with the bill |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Maybe, maybe not |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Superbowl. NT. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Compared to the Olympics? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Uh.... |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:08 PM Response to Reply #5 |
29. The equestrian events??! I'm an equestrian and there's no way your city will be over run |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
6. Hopefully Chicago will be smarter about this than NY was. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. As I recall, Mayor Bloomberg gave a disjointed/lousy presentation and no good plan to pay for it. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. The stadium issue was the killer. |
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ClarkUSA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Yup. |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
26. Too close to the Vancouver games for another North American city to win |
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rdmtimp (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. It'll be 6 years after Vancouver.... |
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