Tibet, China and Olympics

Platapus · 03-15-08, 07:26 PM

I wonder what the selection criteria is for determining where the olympics will be held?
..... other than just bribes.

The only saving grace is that the olympics are losing prestige as the years go on. I really don't see it continuing much longer. Very very expensive and few countries were able to even break even cost wise.

I know that olympic coverage here in the US is crap. If it is not an American competing in an event where we will win, good luck finding any coverage.

I remember back as a kid our entire family watching the olympics on tv. Every night we were glued there watching athletes from countries I never heard of competing in sports that I found so strange but compelling. Now it is all commercials. And basketball. When did basketball become an olympic sport??? I guess the Americans needed something they could win at?

Well it used to be fun.

03-15-08, 07:26 PM	#8
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I wonder what the selection criteria is for determining where the olympics will be held? ..... other than just bribes. The only saving grace is that the olympics are losing prestige as the years go on. I really don't see it continuing much longer. Very very expensive and few countries were able to even break even cost wise. I know that olympic coverage here in the US is crap. If it is not an American competing in an event where we will win, good luck finding any coverage. I remember back as a kid our entire family watching the olympics on tv. Every night we were glued there watching athletes from countries I never heard of competing in sports that I found so strange but compelling. Now it is all commercials. And basketball. When did basketball become an olympic sport??? I guess the Americans needed something they could win at? Well it used to be fun. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.