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Why Chicago Shouldn’t Host The 2016 Oympic Games

By Charles Johnson On June - 19 - 2009
I was born and raised in Chicago and now live in a suburb about 25 miles away, so I know I will get some grief over this, but the truth hurts. My first issue is, do we still need to have Olympic games? I mean really its only about three competing countries: USA, Russia and China. They lead the medal counts, have the most athletes, and take the games most seriously. So seriously that there has been widespread cheating and even changed the rules to allow pro athletes. Now where's the Olympic tradition in that? That's more like a corporate win at ...

Why Chicago Shouldn’t Host The 2016 Oympic Games

By Charles Johnson On June - 19 - 2009
I was born and raised in Chicago and now live in a suburb about 25 miles away, so I know I will get some grief over this, but the truth hurts. My first issue is, do we still need to have Olympic games? I mean really its only about three competing countries: USA, Russia and China. They lead the medal counts, have the most athletes, and take the games most seriously. So seriously that there has been widespread cheating and even changed the rules to allow pro athletes. Now where's the Olympic tradition in that? That's more like a corporate win at ...
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