Posted
2:20 PM
by Gene
"The cold and hard reality is Chicago spent approximately $80 million
on its bid," Blackmun said. "It's going to be difficult to get U.S. cities to continue to invest to that level unless they think they have a realistic chance of winning. The [International Olympic Committee] sent us a message, loud and clear, that they don't want the Games to be in the United States.
" [Emphasis added]
GEe, THANKS, Very Littler Jeffy! [SIC]And to think even His Omnipotence's Affirmation of Immortality didn't help.
P. S. to the Cryonic Mayor: What could $80 million have bought? We KNOW, we know.
P. P. S. Once more, with feeling, from G000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000GLE:

(Via
Bloomberg)