Guess Who's Back in Town?
- The conversation about Chicago hosting a summer Olympics is rising from the ashes after one of the biggest hurdles to another U.S.-based games was overcome this week.
The International Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic Committee agreed on Thursday to a revised deal for sharing television and marketing revenue -- ending an often testy seven-year standoff that played a role in Chicago's last-place finish in the competition for the 2016 Summer Games.
The resolution re-opened the door for a possible U.S. games bid, for the winter of 2022 or the summer of 2024.
Rahm has said he isn't interested in a re-bid opportunity, but Shortshanks was professing his disinterest for years before making his last shot at a legacy-type event the Olympic Games.
Of course, 12 years from now, we'll be retired. But in the meantime, Rahm should be made to account for the supposed $150 million in economic windfalls that accompanied NATO before even thinking about the Games which have nearly bankrupted a dozen cities in the not so distant past. We'll even dust off this pic from Buckley TypoGraphics:
Labels: olympics
posted by SCC at 12:05 AM
51 Comments:
rich daley can be the spokesperson/negotiator to lure the games here. he did such a great job with those other games he wanted so badly !! LOL !!
If nothing else, daley and rahm can dress up like clowns and lead the parade when the circus comes to town.
Yep they was promoting in the media some NATO goofball dignitary that went to a restaurant with his entourage the other day. How he spent about $900 dollars and left a 25% tip.
We're all supposed to be impressed and say see Rahm's talk about a NATO windfall profit is right
..lol
Nevertheless, while they did mention that the secrete service was in and out of the place all day doing security sweeps chasing all the normal business out. There was no mention of what the place lost in normal business for the day only that this goof dropped $900 bucks. Are you impressed?
Distractions.
Just like the new tax on strippers.
Hoo-ray huh, it passed and we are told that the money will be used for rape crisis counselors and the cigarette tax passed and will go to healthcare.
That's funny because while your looking over there at what the media is feeding you the city is closing the mental health clinics that would do rape counseling and they are cutting the Illinois Cares prescription program as well as other healthcare benefits for seniors.
So who you trying to stroke here?
At least the Oylmpics would draw turist unlike NATO and g8
WHAT IS WITH THE P.O's Working at 26/Cal? Who do you think you are? AKA Stewies mom from "The Family Guy"! #1 don't ask me what I'm doing there! I obviously arrested somebody that's why I'm there, something you probably haven't done in the last 5 yrs.#2. When a P.O. Walks into your little secluded office, at least get up off your lazy A$$ and ask them how you could help them. God Forbid you have to take one second away from looking up your yahoo Email, Facebook account, EBAY,listening to your IPOD, etc.Enjoy your cushy days spot, wknds off, don't take all your PMS anger out on working P.O's! Now go change Stewies diaper!!!
You hit the nail on the head with this one. They are all absolutely useless. Don't forget that goofy clown of a sgt from impound court too.
You all probably won’t believe this but the British brought an aircraft carrier into the Thames River to protect London during their Olympic games. Now consider that a British aircraft carrier is nothing like one of ours, it only carries about a half dozen Harrier vertical take off and landing fighters but think of the expense? Just think if the British Navy hands the city of London a bill!
Lists coming down...........
Morale boost to have new tests and or chance for promotion.
Love the graphic.
Sgt,Lt and Det list to all come down. The mayor has said he will put in next years budget new tests. These are the last classes for the test. The mayor still wants to shrink the dept by at least another 1,000 people. That means less spots for sgt's and Lt's needed. The mayor and Supt only want about 900 det's for the city at most 1,000. Sorry to all those that studied and gave there best. And to those at the top who got the answers GO F yourself
NATO cost the City $300 million dollars aside the Federal money. Rahm is a politician, not a business man.
NATO was a bust (economically for the city).
The Olympics would be a huge tidal wave of debt. Anyone disagreeing can go look up all the attempts by other cities to bring it in and somehow get real economic gain. Most - if not all- did not make a cent and LOST money.
As far as gaining more recognition, how many of you put it on your "short list" to go to some of the cities that were hosts to the Olympics?
Did you go to Atlanta? Have you been to Lake Placid yet?
I didn't think so.
Another bad idea put forth in order to diffuse the spotlight on bad management and deficit spending of the city, county and state.
Olympics GET LOST!
I would rather see a brand new 90,000 seat Dome stadium! New Stadium to get the neat events like Super Bowls and NCAA Final Four Championships!
Olympics WHO CARES! They already kicked us in the NUTS once already!
New Dome Stadium would pay off for this stupid City!
Da Pelon
I can't wait to see the city leaders get smacked like Daley did.
Daley will no doubt weasel his way into a $250K/year consulting fee in the coming couple-two-tree years.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tCAffMSWSzY#t=28
I will be long retired by then and hopefully far, far, far away from Chicago and the greedy reaches of its political criminals.
With the serious nature of NATO and contract negotiations looming, have been hearing some incredibly stupid people bragging about how much fun they had during NATO. In this day and age there were still idiots who treated this like a Summer Mobil party. Wow is all I can say. Its just not funny, some people will never grow up.
The Olympics would leave this city in financial ruins.
The Occupancy rate was 20% at the Downtown Hotels,Normally its 70% at this timer of the year.It was a terrible weekend for the Hospitality Industry.
Its now been shown. The Chicago Police Dept. can do fine with less. They handled NATO with what they had. Thus, no need to hire more.
5/25/2012 08:03:00 AM
Well, at least they're giving us plenty of notice, so we can sell our homes and get out of Dodge.
My view of what Chicago needs is: fixing what's broken, maintaining what we have, addressing what's been neglected. We don't need NEW anything for awhile; we just need to climb out of the hole and get back to zero.
Very nice job to 369 and his team last night on Kenwood. Everything went down perfectly. It does bring up the fact also that this department is dead last in training it's officers for anything especially incidents like last night.
Winter Olympics in Chicago? Super G and slalom, where, the puny sledding hills at Caldwell Woods and Riis Park? Whoever is making this claim is on crack.
I'd gladly put up with all the bullshit for some Olympic Hockey in Chicago. Not exactly sure how Cross Country Skiing down Madison Avenue will work, though.
Windfall for the city. What Bull. If we had a legitimate media in this town, they'd be calling Rahm out on his windfall B.S.
A neighbor of mine who's in the Trade said sales were way down.
-not a cop
oh hell noooooo
Chicago is already bankrupt so what difference would it make. 12 years is a long time. The Evil One will be Der Master of Da World by then.
On the upside of all of the medical and mental cuts our great politicians will still have the best health care there is. We have to keep these assholes healthy so they can spawn more corrupt public seervants for the future.
Great!!!!!!!!!!! We'er starting this shit again.
Chalkie Lives!
This shitty city will be burnt to the ground by 2024 or 2026 and I won't be here so who gives a fuck!
They are so dead set on bringing the man with the torch to town. They just might get their wish the way things are going. Only problem is it will have nothing to do with the Olympics.
Today Montreal enters day 104 of it's student strike with at least 30 consecutive days of street protest and counting. These protest are attracting tens of thousands on a nightly basis.
Montreal Quebec just passed a stricter anti-protest law and it was like throwing gas on the fire creating what has now been called Canada's largest show of civil disobedience ever.
700 arrested two nights ago out of the thousands and they are right back on the streets last night doing the same thing.
They are not abiding by the new law, not paying the $800 dollars protest fines.
Manif-Casserole they called it. Manif meaning protest and they are beating pots and pans late into the night as they march. It's up on Youtube.
Rubber bullets, tear gas, etc... has had little effect. Now what?
Montreal Mayhem: 'Protests grow beyond just student issue'
As a result, Ontario students are now set to join the protest beginning early next month.
Meanwhile, in Oakland Cal. just like Montreal, they had a city council vote just the other night for a set of laws designed to clamp down placing various restrictions on city protest.
Check out how it went. Here's just a small portion of the Oakland city council meeting that is open to the public.
BellaEiko speaks truth, pain, rage to power #oakcityhall
It appears some of the people of Oakland have just toss down the gauntlet. They say " take away our rights to protest and to use shields to protect ourselves at a protest leaves us with no alternative then to rely on the second amendment for our own protection.."
Uh-oh. Gonna be a hot summer.
The winter games would be great. Watching all those downhill skiers racing down....down...uh, down what? Cricket Hill?
All of the connected thieves who bought up all that land near the proposed games that never came about still want to get their money back. Some political names came up when the last deal fell through. The usual suspects again. Who was the ex school board prez (Michael Scott) who supposedly committed "suicide" by the river. He was deep into the Olympic bullshit. Please believe he didn't pull the trigger on that one. Dead men tell no tales.
Anyone know if Sgt JM from Area 2 is okay. He has been on the medical for months and the heavy weapons team is floundering. Please someone let us know.
The Occupancy rate was 20% at the Downtown Hotels,Normally its 70% at this timer of the year.It was a terrible weekend for the Hospitality Industry.
5/26/2012 10:49:00 AM
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They all stayed in Rosemont.
To 5/26/2012 12:24:00 PM
"street", not 'avenue'
Well, at least they're giving us plenty of notice, so we can sell our homes and get out of Dodge.
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Maybe it is time to get FOP seriously into the idea of the city relaxing the residency requirements for cops.
Maybe after 20 years of service one can escape. If enough coppers push this at FOP, FOP would have to give it serious consideration or they could all lose their cushy slots come next election.
The city would not be happy at all, but they might have to cave.
Anyone know if Sgt JM from Area 2 is okay. He has been on the medical for months and the heavy weapons team is floundering. Please someone let us know.
this is the way you check on a co workers medical status?god ur dumb
Can we still order Chalkie T-Shirts?
Please believe he didn't pull the trigger on that one. Dead men tell no tales.
yea ok. You have all the inside info I guess
Very nice job to 369 and his team last night on Kenwood. Everything went down perfectly. It does bring up the fact also that this department is dead last in training it's officers for anything especially incidents like last night.
If it all went down perfectly I guess everyone that took part was well trained. Make up yur mind
You hit the nail on the head with this one. They are all absolutely useless. Don't forget that goofy clown of a sgt from impound court too.
Don't forget all the P.O.'s at the Education and Training division. Who exactly are they training? Besides getting pregnant by McGoof, what exactly do they do?
All of the connected thieves who bought up all that land near the proposed games that never came about still want to get their money back. Some political names came up when the last deal fell through. The usual suspects again. Who was the ex school board prez (Michael Scott) who supposedly committed "suicide" by the river. He was deep into the Olympic bullshit. Please believe he didn't pull the trigger on that one. Dead men tell no tales.
5/26/2012 03:34:00 PM
Dear Sir or Madam,
If you don't have numbers or proof, why post this? If you know something, why doesn't CPD?
From what was made public, Scott abused his CPS expense budget privileges. Under $100,000, if I recall correctly. A pittance as far as Chicago corruption goes. But, perhaps to him, any shame made public, was too great? A man who did business with CPS believes as you do, but provided no proof- he happens to be a drama queen who tells tall tales. Are you? If not, why not put up or shut up? Scott's death brought about grief and disgrace here in Chicago. If you're CPD, you embarass yourself, and his family and friends, by casting more stones. here on SCC, without proof or coming forth. Is the Olympics supposedly where his "expense" account was spent? I doubt it. It seems too small a sum for a major real estate investment. If not, then, with all due respect, maybe you should consider the rumor you are perpetuating and recant? And no, I'm not media, family or friend nor a CPD Officer, nor do I have an invested interest in this. Just someone who was curious enough to want to know "Why?" in the grand scope of unbelievable events occurring in our city. And I believed this one had been laid to rest.
Not a cop, I do not have a MBA. But if you go down the list. Since 1984, no city has turned a profit hosting the Olympics. It is a cash cow for construction, the committee, merchandise, food sales and of course, security. I hope we do not waste money in another bid.
Sgt,Lt and Det list to all come down. The mayor has said he will put in next years budget new tests. These are the last classes for the test. The mayor still wants to shrink the dept by at least another 1,000 people. That means less spots for sgt's and Lt's needed. The mayor and Supt only want about 900 det's for the city at most 1,000. Sorry to all those that studied and gave there best. And to those at the top who got the answers GO F yourself
Thats the dumbest thing i heard. He wants to shrink the department so he has a sgt and lt class. And then decides to give a new test when the old list is barely used. Sorry your logic doesnt make sense.
Did anyone hear S.K. from 019 is on Sgt list? One of the biggest beat offs on this job and he has a merit spot? Ask anyone in 019 thats ever worked w/him. The laziest, back stabbing, no personality person on this job.
This scumbag never worked in a real district in the 10 years this goof has been on the job. People like that just disgust me when they get made.....for no reason...
Anyone know if Sgt JM from Area 2 is okay. He has been on the medical for months and the heavy weapons team is floundering. Please someone let us know.
this is the way you check on a co workers medical status?god ur dumb.........
Read between the lines dipstick.
"Today Montreal enters day 104 of it's student strike with at least 30 consecutive days of street protest and counting. These protest are attracting tens of thousands on a nightly basis."
--5/26/2012 02:55:00 PM
How many smartphone videos can Generation Spoiled Shitless possibly take of each other?
How utterly, insanely boring.
"Not exactly sure how Cross Country Skiing down Madison Avenue will work, though."
--5/26/2012 12:24:00 PM
Me, neither.
You'd better check with New York City on that one.
The winter games would be great. Watching all those downhill skiers racing down....down...uh, down what? Cricket Hill?
How about Mt. Trashmore in Evanston? Now that's some world class skiing. ;)
The Olympic mascot could be "Trashy."
if he has to work with a sissy like you than i dont blame him. not too many people care about ur weapons team.
"Shortshanks was professing his disinterest for years before making his last shot at a legacy-type event..."
Daley already HAS his legacy; a broke city on it's way to becoming South Detroit!
Look at weekend per-gallon gas prices:
National Average: $3.64
Illinois Average: $3.84
Chicago Average: $4.23
Tax, tax, tax!
And Daley went to Springfield in an attempt to prevent the pension funding bill saying words to the effect, "don't put this on the backs of the taxpayers"!
Yeah. Daley & Company have already put enough on the backs of those taxpayers.
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