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This sounds like a great idea. Chicago would be a great city to host the Olympics. It would bring money and business to the city and be good for the country. I doubt Obama would let anyone be left out in the cold. This is positive change.
The Chicago Olympic bid is Daley's plan to gentrify the Washington Park neighborhood were the Olympic stadium would be built. Washington Park is a long time working class Black neighborhood. Obama is essentially selling out his neighbors for this Olympic scam. This is change that none of us should believe in! One thing is for certain, if Chicago gets saddled with this mess, the Washington Park neighborhood will be bulldozed, and the residents of Washington Park will be left out in the cold!
Ok I'm from Australia, and although I'd usually be loathed for an event like the Olympics to be given to the USA (again), I'd make this a BIG exception.
Give Obama anything he wants :) I also believe that's what the members of the IOC feel as well.
Chicago gave the world Obama, we must reciprocate.
I sure hope that by 2016 our finances are better than they are now. With the story here on unemployment in IL being 7.3%, I don't see how Chicago or any other American city can host an Olympics costing billions of dollars.
They'll get money from the IOC & the revenue that will come with the visitors will be noteworthy.
signed - SLC resident (host of 2002 winter olympics)
You don't understand how things work in Chicago.
The most popular and powerful man in the world pitches his hometown for the 2016 Olympics. Think he'll succeed?
You betcha.
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