What no olympics thread?

MothBalls · 10-03-09, 07:58 PM

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I'd like to see it be a rule that you can only host the Olympics once every 50 years. Add to that, that it can only be hosted by those who would benefit from the economic boost the most. IE, the top 10 economic powers are automatically excluded by default.

I really do think Rio was a good choice. It will give them a chance to introduce the world to their culture and people. It's nice when the underdog wins sometimes, gives others hope they can one day do the same.

The derailed/hijacked discussion:

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Originally Posted by Carotio

So Chicago didn't win the election, and now all you Amis talk about is whether it's all Obamas fault, and lead the entire discussion into whether he is a good president or not...
maybe he was occupied with other matters in Washington.

That was my point exactly, in response to Sea Demon's original diatribe. .... just getting so tired of hearing that crap everywhere, about everything. (I still get that mental image of trailer trash thinking every time I hear someone rant on like that)

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Originally Posted by Platapus

If President Obama did not go to Denmark the complainers would bitch about Obama not going when the other heads of state went......

If President did go to Denmark, the complainers would bitch about Obama going......

Exactly. Doesn't matter what he does or how he does it. One half of this country is ready to jump up and cry foul, call him a socialist, blame their lot in life on him, while completely ignoring the facts of where we are and how we got there. The main point is; regardless of how we got here we need to work together to get out of this mess. People bitching and crying, letting blind hatred and prejudice guide their thoughts is tearing our contry apart from the inside.

We need to get back to the same spirit of patriotism this country had in October 2001. If we don't we're going to end up being a third world economy. Then we'll have to start worrying about being invaded and conquered by all the enemies we made while pacifying our "it's all about me" society.