On the Eve of the Olympics Announcement
Posted by Lorren on October 2, 2009
If you have found your way to my blog through Squidoo, you might have noticed that I’ve been writing a lot about the Olympics lately. I enjoy watching the Olympics, and I realized that there is a lot that can be written about the subject. So in a way, I’ve gone from being a spectator to one who writes and comments on the games as well. Most of the time, the topic doesn’t really fit in with the theme of this blog, so I don’t write about it much here.
However, tomorrow is the big Olympics announcement, on who will get the games in 2016. There are four cities competing for the nomination: Chicago, Madrid, Rio, and Tokyo. Although much ado has been brought up about Barack Obama headed to the games to lobby for the United States, the heads of state of the other three countries are in Copenhagen as well.
Glenn Beck has been vocal about how he doesn’t want the Olympics to come to Chicago, and he has a point. Valerie Jarrett, one of Barack Obama’s closest advisors, stands a chance of making a killing by selling her slum properties and having them developed into the Olympic village. Chicago is a city of corruption in general, and they’re bleeding red ink. The United States is not in a position to pony up billions of dollars for a sporting event either.
I am somewhat ambivalent about the Chicago 2016 bid. I’d love to go to an Olympic games someday, and it’d probably be easier to get to Chicago than Rio, Madrid, or Tokyo (although if my husband graduates from law school in 2013, either one might be possible). On the other hand, I’m not sure if Chicago is the best place to hold them. If Chicago doesn’t get the bid, Denver will probably try to apply for the 2018 winter Olympics. There are six United States cities that are looking into bidding for the Olympic games in 2020, and two United States cities are already considering a 2022 bid for the winter games.
So I guess you could say that I’d be happy with whoever gets the 2016 games. Chicago would be easier to get to, but I’m not so hot about the whole corruption thing. The announcement is less than 12 hours away, so I guess we’ll find out then.
If you are interested, Universal Sports is broadcasting the IOC decision live on the internet.
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