The olympics are really never good for any nation's economy. The expenses that have to go into building all the venues (as if existing ones aren't good enough anyways), the improvements to public transit, the hiring and training of extra peace officers, etc, are astronomical. And then once the Olympics are over, you got a track and field stadium that no one will ever use.Battosai28 wrote:I was never too involved with the olympics (I missed the "defeat the Soviets era") What I do find interesting is China's last ditch effort to lower polution in order to get rid of Beijing's notorious smog. I heard on CNN that they are taking a million cars off the road (people are only allowed to drive every other day) Simply put, this can not be good for the nation's economy, never mind the people. Any thoughts?
You'd wonder why cities are clamoring for a chance to host the Olympics eh?V2Buster wrote:The olympics are really never good for any nation's economy. The expenses that have to go into building all the venues (as if existing ones aren't good enough anyways), the improvements to public transit, the hiring and training of extra peace officers, etc, are astronomical. And then once the Olympics are over, you got a track and field stadium that no one will ever use.Battosai28 wrote:I was never too involved with the olympics (I missed the "defeat the Soviets era") What I do find interesting is China's last ditch effort to lower polution in order to get rid of Beijing's notorious smog. I heard on CNN that they are taking a million cars off the road (people are only allowed to drive every other day) Simply put, this can not be good for the nation's economy, never mind the people. Any thoughts?
Yeah, my bad. For some reason I did not think that would lead to anything too political.Chris wrote:I shouldn't have to point this out, but just as a pre-emptive reminder, let's make sure we keep all discussion limited to the games themselves. This thread has no place for anything about China, human rights, Tibet, protests, or whatever. That is all.
As have I. Now the Gundam Maxter would seem to be the obvious choice to go with here, but I'll leave that for someone else to use and am using Mic Sounders the 13th instead.SNT1 wrote:I know it's a bit early, but why not. I changed my avatar into go go USA! USA! USA! mode.
The rest of the team looked pretty good (Yeah, it was an exhibition game against Canada, I know...), but having a health Lebron James wouldn't hurt.Wingnut wrote:Although the US killed Canada in an exhibition match, Lebron seems to have been injured and was not able to play. Hopefully he'll get better by the time the games start.
. In any event, on paper, the team should be great. They've looked good in the things they've done so far, and they've been preparing for this for a long time now, so they have some pretty high expectations to fill. Hopefully, they will. 
Yes. According to The Simpsons, it's quite easy to join it, so I'm sure you could if you wished.Wedge14 wrote:Wait? Wut? Canada has a basketball team???
Oddly enough, I'm interested in more events in the Winter Olympics than I am in the Summer Olympics (Like... three, as opposed to... oneWedge14 wrote:The REAL olympics don't start untill 2010 lol. =P
).The list I found on the internet, in order of some score system the IOC apparently uses, is Tokyo, Madrid, Chicago, and Rio De Janiero, with a bunch of others (Such as Prague) being eliminated not all that long ago (June 4th). Of course, they won't even elect which city they will be held in until October 2nd of next year, so that order may change by then.SNT1 wrote:2012 games is in London, but cities are still bidding for a chance to host 2016... and Chicago is making a strong case. Other possible cities IIRC are Tokyo, Rio de Janiero, Dubai to name a few If it ends up Chi-town then its very possible to visit
I used to be able to dunk in highschool, so i'm sure i'd make captain fo sho!mcred23 wrote:
Yes. According to The Simpsons, it's quite easy to join it, so I'm sure you could if you wished.
For obscure sports, you should probably order ESPN 8: The Ochothenuke9000 wrote:I can't wait for the Olympics to start. And this year the coverage will be insane, almost all of the sports will be televised and broadcast throughout the day on the various NBC channels.
I am just waiting to watch televised air rifle, rhythmic gymnastics, and the plethora of other obscure sports just because I can, in addition to all of the track and field events because that 4x400 and 4x100 relays are completely amazing to watch.
GO USA!!!
