http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/2009/10/07/olympic-village-cost-overruns-could-wipe-out-profit/ Jack's Newswatch - You can fool some of the bears all of the time, and all of the bears some of the time, but you can not fool all of the bears all of the time — Jack's Newswatch Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:30:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/2009/10/07/olympic-village-cost-overruns-could-wipe-out-profit/#comment-5648 beentheredonethat Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:00:08 +0000 http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/?p=5995#comment-5648 American taxpayers, especially those residing in the state of Illinois and Chicago proper, don't know how lucky they are that the Obamas failed in their bid to financially rape that state, that city and even their country in order to line the pockets of their old buddies, con men and thieves.   American taxpayers, especially those residing in the state of Illinois and Chicago proper, don’t know how lucky they are that the Obamas failed in their bid to financially rape that state, that city and even their country in order to line the pockets of their old buddies, con men and thieves.  

]]> http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/2009/10/07/olympic-village-cost-overruns-could-wipe-out-profit/#comment-5647 Glen from Saskatoon Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:11:47 +0000 http://www.jacksnewswatch.com/?p=5995#comment-5647 Call me jaded, but IMHO, the Olympics are nothing but the most obscenely expensive photo-op money can buy.  Having lived in Calgary during the 1988 winter games, my observation is that unless you own a piece of the hospitality industry, the Olympics are nothing but a gigantic pain in the butt... it's nigh unto impossible to get into or out of your own city and almost as bad trying to get around within your city as well. And finally, after this two-week blowout, the local taxpayer is left to pick up the tab... for years to come. Call me jaded, but IMHO, the Olympics are nothing but the most obscenely expensive photo-op money can buy.  Having lived in Calgary during the 1988 winter games, my observation is that unless you own a piece of the hospitality industry, the Olympics are nothing but a gigantic pain in the butt… it’s nigh unto impossible to get into or out of your own city and almost as bad trying to get around within your city as well. And finally, after this two-week blowout, the local taxpayer is left to pick up the tab… for years to come.

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