Wednesday, March 18, 2009
News / Clout City Olympic March
Posted by Ben Joravsky on Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Good news on the Olympic front, at least for Chicago: the upper house of the Japanese parliament signed on to a plan to fund the 2016 Olympics if the International Olympic Committee awards them to Tokyo.
My condolences to the Japanese taxpayers.
Meanwhile, back in the U.S. of A., neither the city or the federal government has yet agreed to back the games. According to a recent Tribune article by Laurie Cohen and Kathy Bergen, this is supposed to be a bone of contention between Chicago's Olympic planners and the IOC, which wants the government (federal, local--any will do) to pony up. My suggestion to the IOC is to forget about Chicago and just give the games to Japan.
In addition, the local Olympic opposition movement is gearing up. You probably already know about the April 2 rally--it starts at 5 PM at Federal Plaza (that's 50 W. Adams). But now they're going to have a march after the rally, moving north on LaSalle to City Hall and then east to the Aon Center, home of Chicago's 2016 Olympic committee.
"I'm going to pick up the permit for the march tomorrow," says Bob Quellos, a member of No Games Chicago.
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It's just a billion here a billion there. They the Chicago 2016 Olympic Committee needs to make sure that the word BONUS doesn't appear in their presentations.
This is how countries get into debt; picking up the tab of something they can't afford. London's cost of construction for the 2012 summer games are much higher than anticipated. I hope Chicago doesn't try to get into a bidding war and land the tax burden on present and future generations of Chicagoan's.
http://coconate.blogspot.com Despite the change in the letterhead.......But in the MEANWHILE.......Tune in to The Frank Coconate Show http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/homepage/pix/fuckedup2.jpg Hee hee hee..........
Chicago will be paying for this folly of Daley's for generations. Dump him and his rediculous idea, it makes no sense in this economy!
JOIN THE PROTEST. SHUT DOWN THE OLYMPIC BID! THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 5PM FEDERAL PLAZA, CHICAGO. http://www.nogameschicago.com
East St. Louis. With Mayor Jessay Juniah. When he SOCKS on ADDITIONAL CITY INCOME TAX, ATOP THE ALREADY HIGH TAXES........Hypocrites..........
So much angst, must come from the foreclosures on all those 'rental' properties you figured would secure your retirement years. Too bad, so sad. You'll just have to muddle by on your city pension, if it's still there, after you serve your time.
Frank Coconutty, THE CONDO OWNER!!!!!!. Well, At LEAST under his spouse's name.
I would know the Olympics are a shot in the arm to the local economy... if I only had a brain...
Frank Cuckooforcocoapuffs????????.......Who HAS NONE????????????????.
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