"Still Chicago's to Lose"
- A week after the International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Commission ended their trips round the four cities bidding to win the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games the perception is still that Chicago will have to trip over their laces if they are not to win it.
A source close to the IOC told AFP that "it is Chicago's to lose" after Morocco's 1984 Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion Nawal El Moutawakel and her fellow IOC Evaluation Commission members had left the last of the four cities Madrid.
As is the case with previous visits to other bidding cities for other games, the end of visit press conferences were a series of polite and bland statements expressing their impressions of the candidates - their report will be delivered a month before the vote is taken in Copenhagen on October 2.
However, the source said that whilst useful and a way for the candidates to meet and greet IOC members - the only time they can host IOC members in their respective cities since the fallout from the Salt Lake City scandal which resulted in several members being expelled for selling their votes - it was clear Chicago was still the frontrunner.
posted by SCC at 12:04 AM
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All of this, just to throw people off the “Hired Truck Scandal”. Well done Ritchie, well done!
I hope you're wrong
Does an unsettled contract have any bearing or not?
IOC picks Chicago for the 2016 Olympics on Oct 2nd, 2009.
On Oct 3rd, 2009, Richard M. Daley is indicted for tax evasion, official misconduct, fraud, embezzlement, failure to pay his water bill for his natural adult life, wire fraud, criminal conspiracy, City abuse and neglect, eavesdropping, and other assorted crimes and misdemeanors.
On Oct 4th, 2009, the Chicago City Council meets in emergency session and sends a tersely worded message to the IOC: "Never mind, thanks anyway. Oh, and the mayor would like you to return his deposit, (wink - wink), to the Shortshanks defense fund. Thank you!"
ok i give up-- we get the olympics. does that mean that the contract will finally be settled. i need the retro money to do some shit around the house.
Two great news items.
1. Olympics are coming and tax payers will pay for them.
2. All of the people who use the lakefront will have to pay to park. I am sure all the 70 year old people on social security who like to walk, relax or fish at the lakefront will like that move.
Great city to be From.
old retired guy
So what can we do to help them trip on their laces?
It's coming to Shitcago and we cant stop it.The "savior" in the White House will make sure it happens and the Little Short Fat Dirty Hair Outfit Guy will still be in charge when it arrives.
Our European operatives have confirmed that the LearJet that left ORD for Zurich landed yesterday afternoon.
They loaded three steamer trunks, contents unknown, into a van on the tarmac and drove off. Our guys tailed it as it pulled up to Credit Suisse and unloaded.
Can you say DA CHICAGO WAY?
If the Mormons pulled it off in Salt Lake City for the 2002 Winter Olympics, Chicago is a lock.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Speaking of sports, did Rachel Alexandra and Brie both win?
Daley indictment?
Perfect!
Lets hope for the indictment,which will never happen,daley owns everyone from the 50 "cowards" to the presidency! all heil king of criminals daley & crew! Guess the olympic idiots want to have it in "the killing fields of shitcago"!
(OT) Just read suntimes article about the clouted maxwell street crooks,as usual all connected to "da furor" daley and the criminal enterprise continues unabated,while we have no comntrcat,no poloice and people being killed and maimed everyday 24/7 on the streets! daley is covered in so much blood,but continues on his "crime and defraud tour"!
I don't understand how this whole Olympics debacle can still be underway. I have not met a single resident of Chicago (suburbs shouldn't get a vote bc they won't foot the bill) who supports the Olympic bid at all. It's already estimated to cost city taxpayers over $1 Billion and it's still 7 years away!
Where is the outrage? Why aren't people fighting this?
Or maybe it will be another long, drawn out parking meter situation where no one will complain until it's done and too late. Just look at what happened to London getting stuck with the bill for 2012 (see article link below). Wake up, citizens. You're about to be screwed...again.
http://nogames.wordpress.com/
http://burningourmoney.blogspot.com/
Just scroll down to the bit about OUR (Brit) olympic money scandel.
Stop further Olympics now.
Off Topic: Self righteous pain in the ass CPD suer Andy Thayer arrested in Moscow while protesting for gay rights. Lets see if the Loevys will file against the former KGB for unlawful whatever!
Daley's got more bribing to do.
I was under the belief that we weren't going get the olympics because the committee is upset that the funding is SUPPOSE to be from private donors, or at least the majority. Basically, the government is saying sure we'll take the olympics but someone else will pay for them. We all know taxpayers will foot the bill. I really hope this article is not true. Otherwise, a big fuck you to jody and daley and off I go!
This may be a good thing . .
Daley may finally get sloppy while stealing during the process leading up to 2016.
Off Topic: Self righteous pain in the ass CPD suer Andy Thayer arrested in Moscow while protesting for gay rights. Lets see if the Loevys will file against the former KGB for unlawful whatever!
5/17/2009 10:23:00 AM
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Wrong move genius, you have no rights in the former CCCP. I hope they send that dickhead to siberia.
A true manpower picture of how understaffed the CPD is could go a long way to keep this financial sinkhole away from here.
Man, I really hope Chicago doesn't get the Olympics!
That is they're putting in a lawn bowling lane in Douglas Park!
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Off Topic: Self righteous pain in the ass CPD suer Andy Thayer arrested in Moscow while protesting for gay rights. Lets see if the Loevys will file against the former KGB for unlawful whatever!
5/17/2009 10:23:00 AM
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He just beat a chicago agg bat to po case in skokie the other week.
Anonymous said...
Off Topic: Self righteous pain in the ass CPD suer Andy Thayer arrested in Moscow while protesting for gay rights. Lets see if the Loevys will file against the former KGB for unlawful whatever!
5/17/2009 10:23:00 AM
I hope they send over the Loevy that looks like Andy Dick. Maybe they'll keep him. They'll have to send old Jesse to get him back, and he hasn't had too much success lately. I can dream can't I?
Is the Belmont/Central area to be an Olympic venue? Maybe the pierogi-rolling event, huh? Blocks and blocks of new sidewalks, curbs, light poles, etc. being installed by this bankrupt city.
Boy, are they putting brand new shiny blue recycling cans into "better" areas first -- Roscoe Village and Ravenswood Manor come to mind. Identical to the black 90-gallon totes, just bright blue.
I don't get it, but then I don't get a lot of things about this city anymore -- like the luxury condos on Montrose with a fine view of the loaded Mexican scrap metal trucks parked outside, or the homeless with their shopping carts stumbling past the "Shoemaker Lofts" project at Belmont/Pulaski...
The whole place is getting to be like this. Have/have not with no middle ground -- and that's without the Olympic$.
i dont believe it, i dont think it is going to happen here
I don't know what all the hub bub is about. Everyone knows our duffle bag filled with 100 dollar bills was larger than our competitor citys duffel bags!
Did anyone expect anything less from the most corrupt political organization on planet earth? (And don't forget who our prez is?)
What other developmentally delayed politicians (aka aldercreatures) from a competitor city would guarantee the IOC that Chicago taxpayers would ante up 500 million if the olmpics lose money? Only our aldercreatures (aka developmentally delayed politicians) would agree to those terms under Ceasar's thumb pressure.
Render unto Ceasar what is Ceasars'.
THE ONLY GOOD THING IF IT COMES I WILL BE RETIRE.
Jeez, those other cities must really be fucked up if Chicago is the front runner! I hope some other one gets it, just to stick it in Daley's ass like he sticks it in ours regularly.
Ever wonder as I do how much of shortshanks 'stash' is gonna be used as 'gifts' to the members of the site selection committee?
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