Take the sites of the previous Olympic Games since say...1980. Let's get a count as to how many times they were in the U.S. and then elsewhere.
The U.S. - 4 (1980, 1984, 1996, 2002) If you count Canada for some reason, add 2
Europe - 5 (1984, 1992, 1992-again, 1994, 2004)
The Southern Hemisphere as a whole - 1 (2000)
So, just that alone guaranteed Rio as the site for the 2016 games. If not, they would have gotten screwed.
Of course, there is an outstanding argument for past sites being screwed due to a sort of shenanigans by the Olympic committee from years past. Take Salt Lake City for example, it seems that the United States Olympic Committee had allegations of bribery in making Salt Lake City the site of the 2002 games. That wasn't long ago and I have a feeling that the Olympic Committee has a LONG memory of this. So much so to the point that I would guess that the U.S. won't see an Olympics event til at least 2028 at the earliest. I will be shocked if we do get it before then.
So was this a decision of goodwill to South America? You bet your ass. Anyway this could have been political? Wouldn't doubt it.
So, who really failed in Copenhagen again? Did Obama let the U.S. down? To all you retards that want to say "yes" the answer is actually "NO". If you simply MUST have someone to blame, try those involved on the Olympic Committee that still remember 2002. For some reason, there's a certain retard element that wants to blame the President for the failure.
Really? You want our President to fail? Sounds like you got the inside track on a plan B for how you're going to be able to cope with the ramifications if that comes to fruition. Leaving the country perhaps? Even when G.W. was President, I didn't WANT him to fail, that's just a
I digress as this ain't about ghosts of idiots past. The point I wanted to make is that a lot of you stupid pricks need to get you head out of the sand or your ass and stop making statements like, "I hope Barack Obama fails". We had 8 years of failure, to get just 4 more alone would be catastrophic. So, if you can't contribute something positive to the task at hand, do us a favor and shut the fuck up!
Yes, you have the right to speak your mind and are free to say what you want. Just remember that as time goes on, you had a chance at actually doing something POSITIVE at a time that's not so positive, you made the decision to be a cheerleader for ruin. You're not just cheering on a President to fail, your cheering on the demise of this country. I believe that qualifies as treason(To those in the Palin's Alaskan Independence Party, we already thought of you as traitors...carry on).
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