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7. Ask the folks in Salt Lake City

Sun Aug 21, 2016, 06:13 PM

Aug 2016

or read Andrew Jennings ' New Lords of the Rings'. Or ask the former US big man from FIFA - they are all fugging corrupt - nationality is irrelevant.

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What a fiasco. The Olympic Games shoud have NEVER been awarded to this city. [View all] OBenario Aug 2016 OP

The problems in Rio ahead of time were primarilly infrastructure related NightWatcher Aug 2016 #1

Well, nobody died due to terrorist attacks OBenario Aug 2016 #2

And, really: OBenario Aug 2016 #3

Mostly Atlanta just pissed off the IOC... BooScout Aug 2016 #12

Nor London or Atlanta have faced a bashing campaign... OBenario Aug 2016 #13

You are so wrong! BooScout Aug 2016 #17

Yep, I remember the criticism. OBenario Aug 2016 #18

Tell that to the people of Atlanta and London. BooScout Aug 2016 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author Raine1967 Aug 2016 #45

Wasn't Romney involved with the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Games? SwankyXomb Aug 2016 #61

Which left SLC saddled with debt JonLP24 Aug 2016 #88

Much as I am not a fan of Mitt... BooScout Aug 2016 #92

Take back that credit to Romney. He had nothing to do with the Atlanta games. Zen Democrat Aug 2016 #81

Romney didn't have anything to do with the Atlanta Olympics Games... BooScout Aug 2016 #91

Thank you for the correction Boo. Raine1967 Aug 2016 #93

... BooScout Aug 2016 #94

Any major sporting event that isn't awarded to a particular group of countries is dissed big time malaise Aug 2016 #4

Anybody know how much bribes cost to get Olympics? Cicada Aug 2016 #5

I know it costs $11,000 to bribe your way out of the Rio Olympics. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2016 #6

Yes jcgoldie Aug 2016 #82

I'm getting tired of people making excuses for this kind of shit. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #99

Criminals? ProfessorGAC Aug 2016 #100

I'm no expert on the Brazillian legal system jcgoldie Aug 2016 #102

Irrelevant. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #103

I have no idea what that response meant jcgoldie Aug 2016 #104

Thanks, pal. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2016 #105

Ask the folks in Salt Lake City malaise Aug 2016 #7

These Olympics were fantastic! yallerdawg Aug 2016 #8

My mom and dad took my oldest sister to the last Tokyo malaise Aug 2016 #9

There was a great documentary about Tokyo 64. alfredo Aug 2016 #70

Agreed. RagAss Aug 2016 #80

The opening sequence was beautiful too. alfredo Aug 2016 #83

+100 narnian60 Aug 2016 #10

So.... The Olympic Games should not have been awarded to Atlanta because DonRedwood Aug 2016 #11

I'm not attacking Atlanta, I'm being sarcastic. OBenario Aug 2016 #16

I am truly sad that the Paraolympians are getting shafted DonRedwood Aug 2016 #24

Well, maybe if the US had not done so much effort... OBenario Aug 2016 #25

So.... DonRedwood Aug 2016 #32

Yep, the satanization has cost Brazil OBenario Aug 2016 #40

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Excuse me? How else do you explain all the empty seats? DonRedwood Aug 2016 #63

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The blazing heat when the average temperature in Rio in August is 72 degrees? mythology Aug 2016 #79

My bad.... It looked hot on tv DonRedwood Aug 2016 #84

Seven years ago, Brazil was doing well citood Aug 2016 #35

There's no one to "blame" for anything. Nothing went wrong. OBenario Aug 2016 #38

Well...lets just say the games won't give tourism a long term boost citood Aug 2016 #42

I really don't care about what you think, sorry. OBenario Aug 2016 #44

Everybody loved it citood Aug 2016 #47

I heard no one complaining about those things, except for you, Americans, for a change. n/t OBenario Aug 2016 #49

Let me enlighten you citood Aug 2016 #54

I know. OBenario Aug 2016 #56

Ok now you're just being obtuse citood Aug 2016 #59

Nope. OBenario Aug 2016 #60

Brazilian Is A Race? ProfessorGAC Aug 2016 #101

Right, and we've always been at war with Eastasia, too! Odin2005 Aug 2016 #97

Oil JonLP24 Aug 2016 #89

Well, I haven't seen any DUer say that, personally... Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #72

I don't get your point. George II Aug 2016 #14

This is my point OBenario Aug 2016 #22

There are similar posts for Sochi and Athens Greece DonRedwood Aug 2016 #27

As a matter of fact citood Aug 2016 #55

An example of Sochi posts on DU DonRedwood Aug 2016 #30

I remember when London was "going to have a terror attack, bank on it" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2016 #37

Pardon me but Bullshit.... BooScout Aug 2016 #15

He is merely playing with those who are dissing the Rio games malaise Aug 2016 #19

Rio has been great! BooScout Aug 2016 #23

My only complaint is that a lot of events were poorly attended. Ace Rothstein Aug 2016 #20

Rio did a good job... Xolodno Aug 2016 #21

Right Wing terrorism. You never see the Right Wing admit that. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #26

Atlanta was a fiasco? Bullshit. nt Dreamer Tatum Aug 2016 #29

Atlanta did a great job! Funtatlaguy Aug 2016 #31

Yea when Atlanta's diving pool turned green it was an obvious fiasco GummyBearz Aug 2016 #33

Fart Pool will be my takeaway from the Olympics ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2016 #36

LOL OBenario Aug 2016 #39

Great comparison GummyBearz Aug 2016 #46

Don't forget poisoned ocean water full of garbage and feces DonRedwood Aug 2016 #48

How about stop being the world's 2nd largest polluter... OBenario Aug 2016 #74

Rio promised to clean it up before the olympics DonRedwood Aug 2016 #76

London did a great job in 2012. roamer65 Aug 2016 #34

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Brazil is in severe recession. roamer65 Aug 2016 #50

Spare me your bigotry. I don't care about your "ideas'. Thanks. n/t OBenario Aug 2016 #51

And I don't care what u think either. roamer65 Aug 2016 #53

Then go spread hate and xenophobia in somebody else's thread, thank you. n/t OBenario Aug 2016 #57

Np. Your thread is stupid anyway...LOL. roamer65 Aug 2016 #62

so you can spread it on DU in peace? DonRedwood Aug 2016 #65

Oh... you guys don't like it? OBenario Aug 2016 #68

I've never posted a negative word about Rio or the Olympics until you started this discussion DonRedwood Aug 2016 #71

For all the Lefthacker Aug 2016 #77

Because we don't judge a city because of a lone madman? DonRedwood Aug 2016 #52

Why not? Americans are the only ones allowed to do that? How cute you are. n/t OBenario Aug 2016 #58

What the hell are you bringing Atlanta into this for? Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #64

... OBenario Aug 2016 #67

So because something happened in Atlanta twenty years ago Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #69

Shhhhh...or he will call you a Nazi too. DonRedwood Aug 2016 #73

I understand he wants to defend his home city Blue_Tires Aug 2016 #75

Samaranch cooked his goose at the Sydney 2000 games. roamer65 Aug 2016 #78

That's not accurate.... BooScout Aug 2016 #95

Your anti-American bias is shining through in this thread Takket Aug 2016 #85

Every four years, some people think it's cool to hate on America because it wins. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2016 #86

Hosting the Olympics is a terrible investment JonLP24 Aug 2016 #87

I'm originally from Atlanta and the city was bashed. Trust me. Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2016 #90

Let it go, already. Odin2005 Aug 2016 #96

The olympics are always a fiasco alarimer Aug 2016 #98

They should have added Twerking as an event. That would have filled the seats .lol.nt clarice Aug 2016 #106