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• Commented on Chicago 2016 Gains Momentum
  nannystate: the IOC doesn't ever want another cheap games like atlanta's? Where did you get that idea? in a 2003 IOC report, IOC president Jacques Rogge has been pushing for the games to be "more compact, less expensive and to...
• Commented on Chicago 2016 Gains Momentum
  jennyblur: "We should leave it up to the NGOs." Who is "we"? Who do you think the NGOs are? We are the NGOs too....
• Commented on Chicago 2016 Gains Momentum
  jennyblur: It's okay. Some people say the same thing about the United States. Still, what you just wrote was the saddest thing I've read in a long time. Yikes....
• Commented on Chicago 2016 Gains Momentum
  jennyblur: The idea is based on the IDEALS of the Olympics. The world is not perfect by any stretch, but your outlook is particularly sad. We have to assume you're not a fan of hope and don't believe in change...
• Commented on Chicago 2016 Gains Momentum
  This is a good podcast from Australia's ABC network about the legacy of the Melbourne ('56) and Sydney ('00) Olympic Games. Interesting stuff if you're thinking about the legacy of the Games. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/australiatalks/stories/2008/2327359.htm Basically, the message is that host cities...