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Interesting piece and comments on it
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:10:34
In Reply to: recent news item, KenManiac
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, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:13:57
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Some comments take the IOC to task, which is pretty much justified.
The IOC has been corrupt for decades. The IOC people who select the city have long been wined, dined, stroked, and lavishly bribed to persuade them to give the nod to a given city. It's a huge deal for a city/country to be "chosen" and the IOC takes advantage of this and committee members have long lined their pockets and benefited from their influence. This makes it very easy for them to turn a blind eye to whatever cheating and dishonesty that goes on, which is primarily in the high-profile judged events.
Sadly, it will never change. Too much greed for cities and the IOC, too many advertising and marketing dollars at stake, too many product endorsements, too much prestige for all involved.
Posts in this Thread:
- Small rant about the Olympics, Lawrence, Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:31:07
- Interesting..., B Millar
, Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:03:51 - anyone else miss the every-four-year schedule?, BrianG, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:40:26
- Everything about the Olympics this year is HOKEY, B Millar
, Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:48:44 - Re: Small rant about the Olympics, CraigChristian, Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:45:15
- Re: Small rant about the Olympics, TML
, Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:34:07 - There's always something at an Olympics, Noel, Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:38:40
- Re: Small rant about the Olympics, yaofeng, Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:27:09
- Re: Small rant about the Olympics, ghylar, Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:23:39
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