[alecqss]

The most hilarious thing I've read so far is from the CBS, which blamed this another Obama’s fiasco on lack of American standing in the Olympic community due to US boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980.

[Buck W.]

“The most hilarious thing I’ve read so far is from the CBS, which blamed this another Obama’s fiasco on lack of American standing in the Olympic community due to US boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980. “

Makes it tough to explain LA, Atlanta, and SLC.

[edh]

“The most hilarious thing I’ve read so far is from the CBS, which blamed this another Obama’s fiasco on lack of American standing in the Olympic community due to US boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980.”

CARTER’S FAULT!!!!!!!!!!

And the Russians boycotting LA in ‘84 ...

“REAGAN’S FAULT!!!!!”

McDonalds is probably still crying over all the money lost on their promotion that year since the USA won gold in a ton of events.

[laconic]

No, the funniest thing will be what we don’t know — how many corrupt Chicago politicians secretly bought land through nominees or relatives on or near planned Olympic sites in the hope of making an illicit fortune. Now the values are a bit more realistic, eh? Ha, Ha, Ha.

[Shermy]

I too, like CBS, blame Jimmy Carter