Brazil Olympics 2016

[StrangerGuy]

This just escalated?



http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-emergency-idUSKCN0Z32EF

Frankly, I would rather see a horribly mismanaged and clusterfvcked Olympics than a passable ho-hum one because it will be helluva more entertaining...and screw the IOC.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I predict this will be amongst the most expensive least productive boondoggle in history. I predict most places that have good laws in place will either skip hosting the olympics or just spruce up what they have or Russia and China will be the only places that host the olympics.

 

[Red Squirrel]

The olympics can be a good thing, it's a way for different countries to get together and compete in games for fun and can be great entertainment for even non sports fans, it's just too bad there is so much corruption involved in it. I don't know if it's me but it seems to be worse every year as far as corruption goes. Sochi was kinda a mess too, though not quite as bad. Lot of terrible things happened behind the scenes though like people being kicked out of their houses to watch them get bulldozed to build a road that was already built somewhere else.

All this crap for a 2 week event.

 

[Imp]

I predict this will be amongst the most expensive least productive boondoggle in history. I predict most places that have good laws in place will either skip hosting the olympics or just spruce up what they have or Russia and China will be the only places that host the olympics.

I trust the Russian and Chinese governments to "take care of business."

Brazil is in the middle of an economic depression and they've already deployed their military in Rio, if I recall correctly. Ya, I'm not feeling that great about this one.

But hey, the WHO says Zika ain't no problem. Other experts saying to postpone or not hold them in Brazil. Who to believe, who to believe...

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/health/brazil-olympic-games-zika.html?_r=0

 

[zerocool84]

At least it's just the summer olympics, those don't tend to be as relevant as winter ones anyway. Hockey, curling and the more exotic sports like bobsled and luge are where it's at.

Maybe for you but the summer Olympics are always bigger with bigger events.

 

[Imp]

Maybe for you but the summer Olympics are always bigger with bigger events.

Ya, I think winter Olympics are usually significantly cheaper to hold than summer games too.

 

[Newbian]

Maybe for you but the summer Olympics are always bigger with bigger events.

Remember he is canadian and they only know snow and ice.

 

[Ns1]

a promising start.

FFS, the city doesn't even have a working police helicopter!!!!

An attack on Rio’s largest hospital, close to the Olympic stadium, sparked security concerns. More than 20 armed men stormed the hospital on 20 June to reportedly free a drug kingpin being held inside, leaving one person dead and two injured.

The police could not call for backup because they do not have a helicopter at their disposal.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...lcome-to-hell-tourists-olympics-a7108091.html

 

[Spacehead]

The police could not call for backup because they do not have a helicopter at their disposal.

Is the only way to get to the hospital by helicopter?

Anyway, you'd think someone would loan them a 'copter for the Olympics at least. 2 planes were flown from Canada to the South Pole to pick up the 2 sick people a week or so ago.

 

[Red Squirrel]

lol this is hilarious.

I'm sure they'll manage to get things sorted out last minute though, like a country will donate police force time or something. Every year it seems there's all sorts of imminent disasters and it somehow manages to work out. In a way this is actually a bad thing, as it basically fuels all the corruption and stuff that goes on. We almost need a super disastrous olympic to potentially fix or at least raise more awareness of the crap that goes on in the background.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I don't have the link handy but I read today that the Mayor said "they might lose money on the olympics"


Might



Hahaha dummy.

 

[Imp]

RE: Unpaid police.

An organized group of armed, uniformed, authority figures with access to "official" vehicles who aren't being paid. Enter a massive group of relatively rich foreigners unaware of local economic conditions who believe the entire world is a Utopian paradise.

Wow, I'd be stupid for not going...

 

[John Connor]

Send in Blackwater!

 

[StrangerGuy]

lol this is hilarious.

I'm sure they'll manage to get things sorted out last minute though, like a country will donate police force time or something. Every year it seems there's all sorts of imminent disasters and it somehow manages to work out. In a way this is actually a bad thing, as it basically fuels all the corruption and stuff that goes on. We almost need a super disastrous olympic to potentially fix or at least raise more awareness of the crap that goes on in the background.

IIRC no other recent Olympics was held in country suffering such a deep recession like Brazil. This could be the very first dud.

 

[Red Squirrel]

IIRC no other recent Olympics was held in country suffering such a deep recession like Brazil. This could be the very first dud.

True that. I know there was lot of potential issues with Sochi, but that was probably more caused by corruption than simply lack of funding/capabilities.

Here's something else to add to the list:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...y-beach-olympics-volleyball?CMP=twt_b-gdnnews

But wait, there's more! No, really, because they only found PARTS of a mutilated body. The rest might show up later.

 

[Printer Bandit]

NBC will spin the coverage into sunshine and rainbows.

 

[foghorn67]

The olympics can be a good thing, it's a way for different countries to get together and compete in games for fun and can be great entertainment for even non sports fans, it's just too bad there is so much corruption involved in it. I don't know if it's me but it seems to be worse every year as far as corruption goes. Sochi was kinda a mess too, though not quite as bad. Lot of terrible things happened behind the scenes though like people being kicked out of their houses to watch them get bulldozed to build a road that was already built somewhere else.

All this crap for a 2 week event.

It's about a bunch athletes in top physical form boning all night in the Olympic village.

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[K1052]

But wait, there's more! No, really, because they only found PARTS of a mutilated body. The rest might show up later.

Further proof that Brazil can't finish anything in a timely manner.

 

[Imp]

NBC will spin the coverage into sunshine and rainbows.

From their air conditioned, sealed off booths, probably.

 

[evident]

So all of the scenes from Fast and Furious 5 of Rio are an accurate representation?

 

[Harabec]

I'll be watching this just to see how many swimmers go back half-dead, how many others are either robbed, beaten, kidnapped or killed and how the world just marches on with the games because money and corruption.

 

[Printer Bandit]

IMF chief backs Athens as permanent Olympic host

http://www.ekathimerini.com/210061/...-chief-backs-athens-as-permanent-olympic-host

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I am so glad my new Governor basically said FU and F-off to the Olympic Committee the last Governor set up.

 

[Imp]

IMF chief backs Athens as permanent Olympic host

http://www.ekathimerini.com/210061/...-chief-backs-athens-as-permanent-olympic-host

Fine with me, not like they have much else going for them economy wise.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'd be all for having a permanent location. One location for summer and one for winter. They can still have different countries be the official hoster so to speak, but it would still be at the permanent location.