I agree, and this will be a first in history. I'm glad they did not pick Chicago, though Rio De Jeneiro is not without it's own problems.
So IF you plan on going to Rio...... Check this out; The criminal threat in Rio de Janeiro is rated critical, and in the past year, Brazilian police and press reports indicate that crime continues to increase. Widespread, daily reports of violent crime are common in Rio. Violent crimes such as murder, rape, kidnapping, carjacking, armed assault and burglary are becoming a normal part of everyday life. In addition, there have been several armed robberies of both Brazilians and foreigners in the vicinity of Rio's international airport. http://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=63544 http://www.copacabana.info/rio-de-janeiro-drugs-poverty.html http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/South_America/Brazil/Estado_do_Rio_de_Janeiro/Rio_de_Janeiro-1504237/Warnings_or_Dangers-Rio_de_Janeiro-BR-1.html I'm with Orn and don't think I'd waste my time with the fundraiser with the hangover On Oct 2, 7:17 pm, [email protected] wrote: > Come on. Someone has to win. South America has never had an Olympics. Time to > give them a chance. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Slip Disc <[email protected]> > To: "Minds Eye" <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, Oct 2, 2009 4:50 pm > Subject: [Mind's Eye] IOC Rebuffs Obama > > I wonder if all the scandals and the recent street melee murder of a > student had any negative impact. > This past year Chicago has had a good share of indictments, > convictions, and front-page headlines. It's been one after the other > on top of Chicago's notoriety as a state of corruption. It's not like > the rest of the world doesn't know about it. This month has also > brought down the University of Illinois President Joseph White after > allegations of admissions corruption involving political connections > that favored less qualified applicants over others. > Obama has as well had his name tossed about during the Rod Blagojevich > investigation. > > Do you think the Obama's were slightly in a state of denial in going > to Copenhagen to lobby the IOC? > > If you were on the voting team would you have given Chicago any > consideration? > > Should the IOC consider it's own reputation when voting? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
