Oprah-lympics
Will Chicago motorists tolerate having a chunk of the Magnificent Mile closed to traffic for nearly three days in exchange for the worldwide exposure talk show diva Oprah Winfrey will bring to Chicago by kicking off her 24th season at Michigan and Ohio?
Mayor Daley believes they will.
“This is a great thing we’re doing. I wish we could do this every day in Chicago. How many people it will employ. How much publicity we’ll receive throughout the world. It is unbelievable. You can’t even give us that exposure globally,” Daley said.
Salaries as high as $300,000-a-year for top executives spearheading Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid are “unacceptable” during tough economic times and some of those salaries should be reduced, Mayor Daley said today.
“Some are unacceptable. You know that. But like anything else, they were put together with private money. They compete [with] the private sector,” Daley said after dedicating a new affordable housing development in Pilsen.
Labels: corruption, olympics
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
52 Comments:
TERM LIMITS!
Chicago is the most stressful city in the US. Chicago is one of the most corrupt cities in the US. Chicago gets global exposure all the time shorty.
Yea! How many Chicagoan's could afford the $1700 price tag for a ticket to the opening ceremonies? Where will the Bud Billikin parade go if the Olympice. Where will all the affairs that Washington Park hosts every year. Do the people realize that even tho its in their neighborhood, they can't afford to attend. Yes, it may bring some revenue, but who will benefit? The loop area. Maybe by then we could hire a couple of hundred Police Officers to patrol the Olympic Village. They're not going to patrol the neighborhoods. BAD IDEA!!!!!!!!
"Can't you smell the corruption from here?"
YES, and it's burning my nostrils.
can i be an ambassador for the lympics, i know where all the good watering holes and taco joints are at--- i will consult for 100 bucks an hour, half my usual rate because i believe in chicago 2016--- richie, if we get the lympics come oct 02 can you give the blue boys a piece of the pie...
OOMPAH IS REALLY FULL OF HER SELF.
Lets show the world that we OPPOSE the Olympics being held in Chicago and that the CPD/CFD have been 26 months without a contract.
All city workers and city residents should come together and make this the most memorable Oprah Show ever aired.
Get your picket signs ready!
Is Ruth consulting on this one?
Bread and circuses for the preoccupation of the masses, while the country continues its rapid decadence.
Did the Obama Campaign Fund ever pay for the election night bash in Grant Park?
Pravda has nothing on the Chicago media.
Watch for U2 to plug the 2016 Olympics while at Soldier Field on Sept 12,09.
I think Jerry Springer should broadcast live from Madison & Pulaski, now that would insure Tokyo or Rio's success.
The balloon rides at Navy Pier have arrived just in time too. I heard that they get the hot air from the DemocRatic Party.
Limit all U.S. politicians to two terms:
One in office and one in prison!
Illinois Already Does This.
FOP should mobilize a picket to coordinate with the hotel workers etc. who also are without contracts
and take it to the Oprah show!
The timing is excellent and there is strength in unity. Let the public really see the size of discontent on their television sets nationally...
Like the s-shanks said the publicity is unaffordable to a City like ours.
ACT- NOW ! the time is perfect!
no action = no confidence in FOP
Anonymous said...
Lets show the world that we OPPOSE the Olympics being held in Chicago and that the CPD/CFD have been 26 months without a contract.
All city workers and city residents should come together and make this the most memorable Oprah Show ever aired.
Get your picket signs ready!
9/02/2009 07:06:00 AM
mark, billy, gregory,sid,frank can you hear me now?? can you hear US now?
Anonymous said...
Watch for U2 to plug the 2016 Olympics while at Soldier Field on Sept 12,09.
9/02/2009 07:14:00 AM
will ruthie be on tarmac and get all the free front row tickets again?
Well, if the King says that it's a great thing, he must be getting a kickback.
No doubt Harpo is paying our needy mayor for this unbelievable never been done before event. The question is how much?
Well, Oprah is footing the bill, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if we learned da mare approached her. If you all recall, she was an early backer of the Olympics. Factor that in with the fact that her show will air world-wide just three weeks before the decision. And dontcha think she's going to be promoting that?
We were on a Mediterranian Cruise last year and were the only Americans at our dinner table. The rest were from Europe. When they all learned we were from Chicago one of the first things they asked about was Oprah, have you gone to the show, do you ever see here, they'd plan a vacation here just to see the show.
I think this is Daley's icing on his Olympic cake.
Oprah is waaaaaaay more imporatnt than even 10,000 dead cops!
0T Area Three had two shootings and a stabbing last night as usual high taxes no Police coverage.
What I love is da mares claim that the cluster**** this weekend will create jobs. What jobs?
YES!!! FOP, PICKET!!! antother HUGE picket.... at OPRAH... its public property and will be televised!!!
Harpo can close it on three weekdays, but we can't have it on one sunday?
Who cares!!? Seriously. So they shut down a few blocks for a show, how the hell does that really affect any of us? She's good for the city and is a positive out of all the negatives of chicago. So I don't get what all the beefing is about.
0716, We Iz Stuck With That Loser Springer Here in Ct , The Taping Is Done Downstate From Me, Tax Breaks & God Knows What Else Was Given To That Goof to Uproot From Your Fine Shitty Out There( No Disrespect Ment at All To The Blueshirts & Law Abiders Out That way,But Is There any Law Abiders Left Though?)Just A Direct & Total Contempt & Disrespect Towards The Stuttering Prick, Jpud & The Clouted CLUELESS Exempts & Flaming Hot Cheeto & Grape Pop Crowd That you Boys v& Gurls Have To deal With On a DALEY Basis, Pun Intended
OT. Our Fine Mayor Here In Hartford/Shitford Just Got Hit With His 2nd Indictment For Corruption Today, Along with a Few Alderscum/Theives You Guys Call them Out that way I Guess. The 1 Man Grand Jury Is 2 For 2 On This Crook ,Want Me To Send Him Out That Way To Indict Shortshanks & Crew For Ya??
Stay Safe Out That way Brothers & Sisters, Back Each Other Up ALWAYS!!
BTW
Chalkie Has Been Busy Here In Shitford Lately, Some Honor/Medical Students In Training Have Been Whittled/Deleted From The Honor Roll.
GO CHALKIE GO!!!!
if oprah is paying for police, will this be like special employment? or will the city pull officers from the districts already short personal?
Anonymous said...
Is Ruth consulting on this one?
9/02/2009 07:08:00 AM
TicketWedster will handle the distribution of all tickets!
Is Maggie still on Ryan's "payroll". He was funneling cash for years to Shortshanks by paying Maggie big bucks for some totally bullshit "job"
ot-but related:
From Chicago Breaking News:
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/09/chicago-2016-olympics.html
My favorite part?
"Chicago bid officials have insisted their venue plan not only is financially responsible but could be a model for future Olympic host cities.
Two other financial issues no longer should be concerns for Chicago.
The first relates to the lack of a full guarantee, which Mayor Richard Daley since has assured by saying in June the city will sign the standard IOC host city contract, which pledges the city as a final backstop.
The second involves the joint marketing agreement between the city and the U.S. Olympic Committee, which previously did not fully comply with IOC requirements. Changes since have been made to assure that compliance.
In its summary of the Chicago evaluation, the report also noted these concerns:
• The transport plan includes factors that could be a ``major challenge;''
• The Chicago budget was ``ambitious but achievable'' but the city needs an ``extensive sponsorship program'' to make it work.
• The Olympic Village plan a potentially ``special experience for the athletes'' but noted no full financing guarantee for its construction was provided when the commission visited in early April."
Do you the the "special experience for the athletes will be a ride-a-long in Englewood , Pilsen or the Westside?
we should all go to the OPRAH show!!!
and show the world we do NOT have a contract and cannot afford the Olympics.
it could be fun :)
scc, this would be great exposure.
Is Oprah pimping for Daley? Is Daley pimping for Oprah? Is Ryan, oh well he is pimping for everybody. SO our city is made up of pimps and whores, nothing changes.
Most important question, does anyone have a good meatloaf recipe?
SCC, being the true conservative you are, don't you know that the Chicago 2016 committee is totally funded with private donations?
Lets close down Daleys neighborhood for several weeks until we get a contract!
Where does CLTV find these fools that think the 'Limpics would be great for Chicago?
Does Shortshanks and his spindoctors buy off their V-Js to put them on the air?
I read a ticket for the opening ceremony would cost $1,650.00!
That makes a losing day at the race track look like a bargain entertainment wise.
But, I am sure that Da Mayor, Da President, and all the Alderthieves will have front row seats, and parking, and hors-dourves and champagne and photo ops.
Oh, and the CFD ambulances with the 12-Lead EKGs, they are not in our local firehouses. Guess where they, are and will be.
Oprah to dedicate show this month to Michael Jackson
September 2, 2009 3:27 PM | 9 Comments
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey plans to dedicate an upcoming episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to late pop singer Michael Jackson.
Harpo Productions announced today the episode, to air Sept. 16, will feature excerpts from Winfrey's 1993 interview with Jackson. Jackson died June 25 in Los Angeles. His death has been
ruled a homicide.
According to a release from Harpo Productions, Winfrey will remember "the King of Pop with never-before-revealed personal details" from the interview.
The 24th season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" premieres Monday and Tuesday with a two-part interview with singer Whitney Houston.
-- Associated Press
Good question...Did Obama's election party ever payback the city for the security costs? You never hear about it in the paper
SCC, being the true conservative you are, don't you know that the Chicago 2016 committee is totally funded with private donations?
Ignoramus, being the true asshat that you are, did you even read the last line of the post?
Private sector jobs lined up with the promise of billions in public sector contracts should the Olympic dream come to pass. Can't you smell the corruption from here?
So yeah, we did notice it. We posted about it. And we posted the reality of the situation, too.
Wooah.....tell me why this is not a special employment opportunity....you can not tell me she plans to hire security guards .....oh boy...daley wants publicity I think he'll get it but not the kind he wants. LMAO
Today I heard that Oprah wants to renege on paying for police enforcement.
that's all
Mayor just about shit himself, he was so excited.
I don't understand what Daley means by "how many people will it employ?" I would think it will employ those already employed by Ofrah, security, TCAs and police that would better serv th city elsewhere will be detailed to Michigan Avenue. Oh, I almost forgot, Ofrah the billionaire will actually pay the costs.
And he is such a liar about spending no city dollars on the Olympics so far, there have been countless meetings with $100,000+ employees attending.
Poll: Olympic Support In Chicago Fades
September 2, 2009 8:50 PM
Support in Chicago for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games has dwindled, with residents now sharply divided over whether the city should host the Games, a Tribune/WGN poll has found.
Nearly as many city residents oppose Mayor Richard Daley's Olympic plans, 45 percent, as support them, 47 percent. And residents increasingly and overwhelmingly oppose using tax dollars to cover any financial shortfalls for the Games, with 84 percent disapproving of the use of public money.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/
local/chi-olympics-poll-03-sep03,0,
7067717.story
Why not have a simultaneous picket event. Anyone who has had enough of Daley's bull, and is without a contract(CPD-CFD-HOTEL EMPLOYEES- and ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS FAIRNESS), all show up, at Harpo Studio, at City Gall, or on the Mag Mile. Bring your wives, husbands and kids. All picketing at the same time, at 3 different locations. Sorry 1st Distict, but this has to be done. I'm inspired,gotta get to kinkos.
Is opra giving away stuff?
To Anonymous who named Oprah "Ofrah" - you are stupid beyond belief
Its better for Chicago is known as the city where Oprah is than the "ganngster city of Al Capone and other crook."
Aren't the police used for other special occasions?
There was a very strong police prescense when they filmed a movie on Wells street in 2005 and they emplouyed n one here and the city had to foot the bill.
What if there's a fire? Is the city going to accept the liability for a delayed response time?????
Hey, SCC--CIVILIAN members beg for the scraps then suffer layoffs anyway.
And forget any Olympic OT for sworn...according to the Olympic Committee report, the security will be provided by the Federal Government. Can you say "FUBAR"?
Lets skip the first day of school and to to Oprah
"To Anonymous who named Oprah "Ofrah" - you are stupid beyond belief
Its better for Chicago is known as the city where Oprah is than the "ganngster city of Al Capone and other crook."
Aren't the police used for other special occasions?
There was a very strong police prescense when they filmed a movie on Wells street in 2005 and they emplouyed n one here and the city had to foot the bill.
9/03/2009 12:22:00 AM"
OK, moron. First of all, learn to spell. No one will take you seriously until you do. Second, actually know what you're talking about, civilian. Movie details are paid for by the production companies using uniformed police officers under an agreement with the City. The officers are off-duty and are paid directly by the production companies.
Other special events are sponsored by the City, i.e.: Taste of Chicago, etc., not private parties.
As for the "Ofrah" thing, yes, it was pretty juvenile. So?
It's a good thing for the City, SCC...so lighten up.
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