Hookerz of SLC wrote:
Does the SLC price tag include the hookers the needed to secure the rights to host the games?
No. For those you must consult the binders full of women.
Hookerz of SLC wrote:
Does the SLC price tag include the hookers the needed to secure the rights to host the games?
No. For those you must consult the binders full of women.
Various media outlets were claiming (possibly accurately) that the Sochi games cost more than all previous winter Olympics combined.
HardLoper wrote:
Mitt Romney was saying the Sochi Olympics cost $50 billion to put on. SLC (which he administered) was only $3 billion, and Atlanta was $3 billion. Blows my mind how much more they spent on a WINTER games. (Even London was only around $10 billion.)
I think he has a good point. The competitions were just as good when they spent 3 billion as 50.
An interesting take on "The Truth about the Olympics."
Thank you Debbie Downer.
Stadiums come and stadiums go. The US would have plenty of sites like these, except our old stadiums usually get torn down and the property reused.
In the last 4 years, 4 new MLB stadiums have opened (Marlins, Twins, Mets, Yankees). What happened to the old ones?
Some church in Houston now uses the Rockets old arena. Same with the Great Western Forum (Lakers) for a while.
All of these would be in shambles if not appropriated for other purposes. Even old Yankee stadium if it hadn't been torn down.
The bad thing about the Olympic expense is that it's billions for just 2 weeks. At least all these US arenas had a long lifespan.
mike p wrote:
for a moment i actually thought it would be a good idea to build a complex somewhere that was agreed upon by the IOC and only hold the olympics there. Just do away with bidding to host them. .
This was much discussed in the boycott era 1980-1984. Lots of people wanted to use Olympia in Greece. The problem is, what happens when you let the Greeks run the Olympics? We found out...
Jumps lumps of concrete.
At least it's not likely to happen in London.
http://www.lbc.co.uk/olympic-park-to-fully-re-open-to-public-84350
Some Oly stadiums have been in use every weekend since they held the Oly games. The Los Angeles stadium is one of them. In fact two Olys were held at the Los Angeles stadium. Get ready for another Olys in 2024 brought to you by Magic Johnson, Bryan Clay, Rafer Johnson, Mark Crear, Janet Evans, and Bruce Jenner.
Serbs blow.
I'm glad the saravejo stadium is in shambles. Communist countries are evil