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"Earl Evleth" wrote in message ... On 7/06/05 16:12, in article , "Martin" wrote: I noticed that the BBC TV News used the term "surrender monkeys" in the context of the Paris bid. Has somebody from BBC News been reading this group? -- Martin The Wall Street Journal only mentioned that the French have a slight lead. New York is having political problems, the State Legislature won't pass funds building a new stadium. Moscow was criticized because its dossier is sloppy. The British bookmakers side with the Parisian bid. The French appear to really want it badly well they have bid and lost twice before. This seems to be the way that it goes. Quite why London seems to think that it should win first time (and won't have another chance if it doesn't) is beyond me. When was the last time a first time bid won against sensible opposition? tim |
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wrote: "Earl Evleth" wrote in message ... On 7/06/05 16:12, in article , "Martin" wrote: I noticed that the BBC TV News used the term "surrender monkeys" in the context of the Paris bid. Has somebody from BBC News been reading this group? -- Martin The Wall Street Journal only mentioned that the French have a slight lead. New York is having political problems, the State Legislature won't pass funds building a new stadium. Moscow was criticized because its dossier is sloppy. The British bookmakers side with the Parisian bid. The French appear to really want it badly well they have bid and lost twice before. They had quite a few turn out this last weekend on the Champs in support of the bid. jay Tue Jun 07, 2005 This seems to be the way that it goes. Quite why London seems to think that it should win first time (and won't have another chance if it doesn't) is beyond me. When was the last time a first time bid won against sensible opposition? tim |
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"tim (moved to sweden)" wrote in message ... "Earl Evleth" wrote in message ... On 7/06/05 16:12, in article , "Martin" wrote: I noticed that the BBC TV News used the term "surrender monkeys" in the context of the Paris bid. Has somebody from BBC News been reading this group? -- Martin The Wall Street Journal only mentioned that the French have a slight lead. New York is having political problems, the State Legislature won't pass funds building a new stadium. Moscow was criticized because its dossier is sloppy. The British bookmakers side with the Parisian bid. The French appear to really want it badly well they have bid and lost twice before. This seems to be the way that it goes. Quite why London seems to think that it should win first time (and won't have another chance if it doesn't) is beyond me. When was the last time a first time bid won against sensible opposition? tim Atlanta 1996? Other candidates were Athens, Toronto, Belgrade, Melbourne and Manchester. JohnT |
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Martin wrote:
I noticed that the BBC TV News used the term "surrender monkeys" in the context of the Paris bid. Has somebody from BBC News been reading this group? That would surprise me. The British fought alongside the French in WW I and saw how they stood up to the German invasion, holding a large portion of the line throughout the war and suffering millions of casualties. They fought alongside them in the expeditionary force at the beginning of WW II and retreated along with the French to Dunkirk. |
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Go Fig writes:
They had quite a few turn out this last weekend on the Champs in support of the bid. You should not assume that those who turned out were supporting the bid. It was simply a Major Media Event, and those always attract people. Paris has probably already spent more trying to attract the Olympics than most venues would spend hosting them. I don't understand why the powers that be are so hellbent on having the Olympics. Someone, somewhere must stand to profit obscenely from the games if the bid is being pushed this hard. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
You should not assume that those who turned out were supporting the bid. It was simply a Major Media Event, and those always attract people. Paris has probably already spent more trying to attract the Olympics than most venues would spend hosting them. I don't understand why the powers that be are so hellbent on having the Olympics. Someone, somewhere must stand to profit obscenely from the games if the bid is being pushed this hard. After the decision to send the 2008 ? games to China, a purely political move, I don't know why anyone city would even bother to try. |
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Dave Smith wrote: After the decision to send the 2008 ? games to China, a purely political move, I don't know why anyone city would even bother to try. Might help the unemployment rate for period of time. People will have to have some of the needed skill to help build the venues that need to be built. -- Nancy Kay "Patience is a Virtue" remove no in e-mail address |
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Nancy Kay writes:
Might help the unemployment rate for period of time. People will have to have some of the needed skill to help build the venues that need to be built. Extremely temporary, and not enough to compensate for the cost. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Nancy Kay writes: Might help the unemployment rate for period of time. People will have to have some of the needed skill to help build the venues that need to be built. Extremely temporary, and not enough to compensate for the cost. And they will probably use cheap imported labour from eastern Europe not the expensive French workers. |
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