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2009-10-18 Caribbean-Latin America

Police helicopter shot down in Olympic city Rio de Janeiro

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Posted by tipper 2009-10-18 11:19|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I think Brazil has found new members for the 2016 Triathlon Team - Running (check) Marksman (check) Swimming (TBD - Depends how deep the Sewer Water is) <-"/sarcasm">

Hope the injuried Policemen recover; what was the Olympic Commitee thinking ?

Posted by Betty Glereger2654 2009-10-18 11:38|| 2009-10-18 11:38|| Front Page Top

#2 ...what was the Olympic Commitee thinking?

About the same thing the Nobel committee was thinking. It's All About Us! See how important we are.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-10-18 12:08|| 2009-10-18 12:08|| Front Page Top

#3 The host city pays the bills. The developers and the politicians pocket the money at the expense of the taxpaying public. It's a universal truth. The Olympics are all about money, using the athletes as a vehicle to get it.

People think that it is prestige to host the Olympics. They can think that all they want, while the politicians and developers laugh all the way to the bank.

So long, suckers, see ya in the funny papers.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-10-18 15:27|| 2009-10-18 15:27|| Front Page Top

#4 the best part is the Daley machine assholes (and Obama clingers) buying up property they thought would be used (at preeeemium prices) to stage the Olympics. Now they're stuck with shitty property

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-10-18 16:10|| 2009-10-18 16:10|| Front Page Top

#5 only till the next round of bailout/stimulus Frank..

Posted by abu do you love ">abu do you love 2009-10-18 19:20|| 2009-10-18 19:20|| Front Page Top

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