2012 Summer Olympics: Who should host it

[LynneSin]

Down to 5 cities and the announcement will be in June. Where would you like to see the Olympics hosted?

Paris, London, Madrid, Moscow or New York

I believe that only Madrid has not hosted an Olympics before (didn't NYC have it back in the 30's or something). But I have to say I am pulling for NYC only because I'm 90 minutes away on the train and I would make it an effort to see them!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. Paris, just to piss of the Republicans.

[kick-ass-bob]

5. That's exactly what I was thinking.

:thumbsup:

[liberal N proud]

14. Yeah!

[DelawareValleyDem]

2. New York City has never hosted nt

[Freebird12004]

3. New York

Of course

[underpants]

4. Branson Missouri

but that goes without saying

[sniffa]

6. good choice

i was gonna suggest, wichita faLLs, tx but branson trumps that hands down.

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Yes!! Excellent choice! Let them take all the fallout.

[LynneSin]

9. Now starting at the Yakoff Smirnoff Arena: Rhythm Gymanastics

:eyes:

[jonnyblitz]

11. my favorite vacation spot. the oliver north museum is there!

:eyes:

[underpants]

16. You are kidding right?

I just googled it and nothing came up. Tell me you are kidding.

[jonnyblitz]

34. oh no it's shut down!!

damn. :(

[xmas74]

25. Ha!

I live in Missouri and I refuse to get too close to that area. I'm afraid that the Osmonds might rub off on me!

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Anywhere but NYC

Olympics are really good for the economy leading up to it, but disastrous afterward. And NYC will do too much stadium building bullshit if they are going to host.

No, keep the olympics from places that aren't really designed for it.

Let it be anywhere else. Please.

[LynneSin]

12. New York would only need to build one major stadium

and possible improve stadiums they already have.

Isn't it about time the New York Jets & Giants actually play in the state of New York? That Olympic Stadium could be used for their future home.

Plus many time Olympic Housing is converted into regular apartments.

They could swing it. Plus many of the major stadium events like Soccer tend to be hosted in other cities - which they have Philadelphia & Boston nearby

[Renew Deal]

35. Here is the plan

http://nyc2012.com/en/olympic_map_flash.html

[Tyrone Slothrop]

31. Amen, rabrrrrrr.

Quite simply, the city doesn't need them.

[Renew Deal]

33. NY will not do "too much" stadium building.

Many of the venues are already built. Meadowlands (both buildings), MSG, Tennis Center (Flushing), Javits Center, Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium, There is one new stadium as well as the Olympic Village which will become affordable housing in Brooklyn. It would be easy in NY. We are very capable.

[Osamasux]

38. A-Freakin'-men

I've been cheering on every competing bid to Bush-Buddy-Bloomberg's attempted Jets Stadium giveaway. The Republican Convention was bad enough.

[Bob3]

10. anywhere but New York - please we've suffered enough

I live here. The last damn thing this city needs is an Olympics which is simply an insane greed fest for the Olympic committee (a gang of huge crooks) and city insiders and the well connected all of whom gorge themselves like mad pigs with tax money and then leave the taxpayer holding the bag.

The current price for the west side stadium (necessary they tell us for the Olympic) is 1/2 of a billion dollars at last count. Our damn schools are falling apart and we are closing fire houses but we can spend a 1/2 billion dollars (and mind you that is before the cost overruns and the other oh so typical extra expenses - bribes, payoffs, kickbacks and the like are factored in) on a damn stadium located in the once place in Manhattan were public trans portion does not go.

It's madness. The average citizen of New York won't see a dime of the Olympic money and will be left holding the bag.

[Beware the Beast Man]

15. Aren't the Jets gunning for a stadium in Manhattan?

Eminent domain is a wonderful thing, isn't it? :eyes:

[Bob3]

23. Same Stadium idea. the Jets and the Olympics.

two bad ideas stuffed into one package. Brilliant.

[SeanQuinn]

24. LOL. If it keeps the IOC out of NYC, we Giant fans can allow you Jets

to play in our house.

[Lavender Brown]

20. They are planning to knock out blocks and blocks

of housing to build the stadium in Brooklyn, in a neighborhood where affordable housing is already lacking (my neighborhood). The West Side stadium is equally problematic. And I agree that we need the money to rebuild the schools and the subway, which gets worse every single year.

[tjwmason]

13. I vote Paris 'cause I live near London

The transport system in London is within second of collapse every day of the year, add in the olympics and it will be horrendous beyond belief.

Also as has been said, the FReepers would hate it if the French got it. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

On edit add.

Also the idea of Blair slobbering all over the attention would give me a really bad bout of gastro-gymnastics.

[LynneSin]

17. gastro-gymnastics? Isn't that a new olympic sport

:shrug:

[tjwmason]

19. It's what my stomach does when I hear the Prime Minister

Particularly severe at joint events with Bush - clearly I'm allergic to ghastly politicians.

[Awsi Dooger]

18. New York has never hosted a Summer Olympiad

As far as I know, the only American cities to host the Summer Games are Los Angeles (twice), St. Louis and Atlanta. Lake Placid hosted the Winter Games twice, once the famous '80 Games (Heiden, Miracle on Ice) and the other may have been in the '30s.

Madrid sounds too soon for Spain to host again, after Barcelona in '92. Normally only the States is rewarded twice within a span like that. London makes more sense. I think they have had a gap since the '48 Games, first after two missed Olympiads due to WW II. Moscow hosted the boycotted games of '80. I don't know how the committee will react to that.

Now that I think about it, New York probably should be the favorite. Since '68, there has never been a gap of more than 12 years between Summer Games in North America -- Mexico City '68 to Montreal '76, then Los Angeles '84 and Atlanta '96. If New York is bypassed for 2012, that will be at least 20 years between North American Summer Olympiads.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

21. MADRID!!! A beautiful, beautiful place!!!

:bounce:

[Sympleesmshn]

22. Anywhere BUT New York....

Think about how many people we will have to let into our country and the security risks... I like the idea of it in Moscow, it will really help the economy....

[xmas74]

26. There is a mesage board that I look at sometimes

about the Olympic bids. Most think that Paris has it.
They also think that the IOC will not give it to New York as a means to punish Bush.

[edbermac]

27. I'm hoping for Pitcairn Island....

Their economy could use a bit of a nudge...

[Zech Marquis]

28. have it in Paris

nooooo, not Paris Hilton :eyes: I want to see how 8 and the freeps react to that one!

[AngryAmish]

29. I could not imagine having the Olympics in my town

Too much of everything.

I was in NY for the 50th (I think) anniversary of the UN. Getting around was really hard. Streets shut down for motorcades, police everywhere. I could not imagine adding another 500,000 tourists to the mix.

I gnerally despise the Olympics but having it at a permanent site (like Athens) would be a really good idea.

[truebrit71]

30. LONDON!!!!

That would be very, very cool....

[Renew Deal]

32. NYC is where it belongs.

There is a good chance that they would be the greatest games of modern times in the greatest city of modern times. It's a natural fit.

[Pithlet]

36. I hope Paris gets it.

If not, Madrid or Moscow.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

37. I seriously doubt that New York will get the nod for 2012.

The Olympic Committee has awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver and they usually don't award Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics to the same geographical area.

Going back to 1994 Winter Olympics Lillehamer, Norway, 1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, USA, 1998 Winter Olympics Nagano, Japan, 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia, 2002 Winter Olympics Salt Lake City, USA, 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece, 2006 Winter Olympics, Torino, Italy, 2008 Summer Olympics Beijing China, 2010 Winter Olympics Vancouver, Canada, 2012 Summer Olympics, ???

I think the IOC will definitely go with a European city in 2012. I'd put my money on Paris.