This must be like shoving salt in the wound they're showing highlights of the Chicago and Tokyo promo vids.
2016 Olympics host decided today
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I'll debate it later this isn't the thread for it.
Grim viewing for all Obama groupies no doubt......tee hee hee
Rio vid now
Really? Oh dear. That's what I imagine it'll be like. They'll place on emphasis on community and diversity. I would generally be in favour of that, but you just know London will take it over the top.
The Madrid Promo vids are something else.
Now running through how all the voting went.
We are rather good at it though, the pomp and ceremony.
A charge of the Life Guards through the stadium in the manner of old will be included i'm thinking.
I just wonder who we'll have light the flame.
Beckham free kicking a lit ball i'd imagine.
hahahhahhaa
On a serious note, she would never have made it up the stairs..unless an RAF Chinook was involved
I just hope that Rio doesn't forget to build the stadia. 
Speech from the president.
Here we go
I just hope that Rio doesn't forget to build the stadia.
As is said it will be a great piss up. Here we go
RIOOOOOOOOOOOO
Rio!!!
Rioooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
RIOOOOOOOOOOOOO one more time. No money for Perez. Brilliant.
Well deserved and fair decision...Rio will be a party !
This is the happiest moment of my life.
From Chicago:
"I've never really had a disappointment like this," said Ken Rudd, a 33-year-old salesman from Evergreen Park. "This is one of the saddest things I've ever seen."
From Chicago:
"I've never really had a disappointment like this," said Ken Rudd, a 33-year-old salesman from Evergreen Park. "This is one of the saddest things I've ever seen."
They better start planting them trees now.
Happy for the people of Rio.
Samba!
Samba!
FIFA World Cup in 2014 in Brasil, two years later Olympics in Rio.
Good times in Brazil.
Good times in Brazil.
Don't we have a poster from Rio on here (or maybe some other Brazilian city)? I seem to remember one.
If so, he'll be a happy little chappy at the moment.
If so, he'll be a happy little chappy at the moment.
Things are looking up for Brazil. Didn't they just recently hit the jackpot, so to speak, by finding huge amounts of oil off their coast which they had no idea was there? And the Brazilian economy on the whole is looking up.
They said the Beijing games were the official opening of China to the world, and similarly, the Rio games could be the symbolic announcement of Brazil's place as a world economic superpower.
They said the Beijing games were the official opening of China to the world, and similarly, the Rio games could be the symbolic announcement of Brazil's place as a world economic superpower.
Yes, Marcos. We should all send him PMs congratulating him on his country's success.
fecking Oprah. Her fault! She already got the president elected. Is she suddenly the most powerful person on earth?
The most powerful woman for a number of years now apparently.
She does control an army of women where the highlight of their day is to watch her show.
Congrats to Rio and Brazil. When it comes to sport, Pele is still the man, and Obama is not.
Felt it was more the Brazilian pres' meself, Pele looked..... well, impotent.
Excellent news for South America. I can't believe they've not had an Olympics yet!
Brazil's not really "hit the jackpot" economically, though - it has a feck of a long way to go. Something like 75% of the wealth is controlled by 3% of the population!
Brazil's not really "hit the jackpot" economically, though - it has a feck of a long way to go. Something like 75% of the wealth is controlled by 3% of the population!
Good for Rio. I was hoping Chicago was gonna win though.
Such a sad life they live. Her show sucks my taint.
You fecking know it! I am definently going to this!
You know, I thought the mantra was that once Bush was gone, once we sucked up to our enemies, once we laid prostrate to the world and apologized profusely for being American, that the world would love us again and do our bidding....
wait a minute....
what a slap in the face...out in the 1st round with 18 fookin votes...yep, that Obama, his charisma sure is a game changer....
wait a minute....
what a slap in the face...out in the 1st round with 18 fookin votes...yep, that Obama, his charisma sure is a game changer....
spot on article in the Times of London....some of us saw it months ago
Obama’s Olympic failure will only add to doubts about his presidency - Times Online
Obama’s Olympic failure will only add to doubts about his presidency - Times Online
In all honesty, considering our state of affairs Obama had no business wasting his time championing a cause for his home city, Lord knows he wouldnt have done it had it been New York City or something. I dont think it reflects on his presidency that poorly that Chicago lost, it reflects poorly that he felt the need to get involved in it.
Added Jesse Jackson, "Maybe the poverty in Rio was an appeal factor. The idea that the Olympics can help a poverty-stricken country may have had some appeal.
What a sick comment
What a sick comment
To be fair, if Obama didn't campaign for the Olympics to be held in Chicago, Faux News would come out with accusations of him not being patriotic (add a dashing of Birther "truths" to support the obvious reason why he's not patriotic) or lacking "homegrown roots" or something.