Posted on 07/02/2016 6:56:34 AM PDT by Zakeet
Throw in a few hundred million militant Muzzies coming off Ramadan ... the zika plague ... pollution ... the drug wars ... bodies floating up on the beach ... corruption ... worldwide financial meltdown ... and it's safe to say that this probably won't be a happy track meet! The organizers should have gone with a better venue ... like Caracas, Havana or Chicago!
Is this the one Obozo tried to influence by going there, only to then be eliminated on the first vote?
Ain't socialism great!
Yes, that’s correct. It would have been interesting to see who would have a more of a shootout in the streets - Rio or Chicago?
Rio will be the greatest Olympics ever! At least, the most entertaining!
Cue the GOP-lead Congress for an Olympics bailout ...
They can award gold, silver and bronze medals to the athletes who were robbed at gunpoint the fewest times while trying to attend practice.
Yes, Obama gets a rare "I told you so"!
The Olympic Games have always been a huge waste of tine and money
Yeah but it may be worth all the insults, disease, or crime for a chance to see synchronized horse crap.
Exactly...the very reason Obamamamamama wanted them in Chicago.
Unexpectedly!
I think it is because Brazil wanted to be the first country in South America to host the games.
Some cities are starting to realize that. The new mayor of Rome passed on competing for the Olympics. Smart move!
And their president in under indictment for massive fraud involving the government run oil industry. The very one that our President gave billions to so they could drill off shore while at the same time he denying our oil industry off shore drilling permits.
The worlwide advertisement of how filthy and crime-ridden it is down there won’t do much for the tourist trade, either. Except for the pervert freaks, of course.
While NBC is touting Rio, CBS ran a feature story showing the cess pool that is the harbor where the rowing, etc will be held
I feel sympathy for the athletes and others who have to go there. I'd imagine a lot of those folks are rationalizing that they can stay safe and healthy; most people do set up some form of denial to deal with threats. It does seem that there is a percentage who've decided not to go, some with a well timed injury or another reason they chose not to be there.
Olympics as a massive endeavor where all these events happen same time, same place doesn't seem to be a real good concept with the realities of the modern world.. JMHO
There is still time to move them to a country that knows what the hell they are doing.
Obama wanted them in Chicago, because many of his friends would have made a lot of money off of them.
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