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Congratulations London
« on: July 06, 2005, 05:35:13 PM »
On a successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics.

All that remains is to refine the menu for the French athletes to include a range of Finnish delicacies.
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« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2005, 05:49:53 PM »
welcome to horrible horrible debt!
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Congratulations London
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2005, 05:54:05 PM »
So, you're glad the super-Hilary's last big push with Mohammed Ali to bring the Olympics to New York failed? I actually thought that it would have been a very positive venue for the games, given the tragic events of a few years ago. Still, following that pseudo-logic, Iraq, perhaps, would be more fitting.
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« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2005, 05:58:15 PM »
No, I think NY would have been a pretty terrible place.  For one, they just had the Summer Olympics in the US in what, 96?  I would discount Spain for the same reason (Barcelona, 92).  Besides, I've read that Mayor Bloomberg didn't want to build a new stadium for the events.  I'm sure there are already plenty of facilities available there, but it's a pretty standard practice to do that.
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« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2005, 06:13:36 PM »
AFAIK, bloomberg very badly wanted the stadium... it's the rest of NY that didn't want it... there are so many things that need the money like education, fire/police, etc.
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« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2005, 06:29:38 PM »
i was working out today whether i could buy some property out in the stratford area as prices are going to boom after this - i can get a 2 bed terrace for about £175k which is not too bad
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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2005, 07:03:01 PM »
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AFAIK, bloomberg very badly wanted the stadium... it's the rest of NY that didn't want it... there are so many things that need the money like education, fire/police, etc.

Ah, I didn't know that part.  Good to know the people of NYC have their priorities in order
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« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2005, 07:40:24 PM »
yeah, ther have been commercials for months now to try to get NY'ers to vote against the stadium, which had support from bloomberg, the MTA, and the power authority (I think)
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« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2005, 08:12:45 PM »
ha ha
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« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2005, 09:45:45 AM »
Bloomberg wanted a new stadium on the West Side, where some railyards are now.  There was a real big to-do about it, as most people felt that he should be spending the money on helping New York and not just helping New York's bid for the Olympics.
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