The 2016 Olympics and Rio de Janeiro... a good thing or a bad thing?

Guess it depends on whether or not you're a homeless child.

Aside from that... I think it Rio will do the tradition proud.

I happy it's not in Chicago, but since I'm in the suburbs my opinion doesn't count (according to joefromchicago).

Good timezone for US watching, especially after the last two summer games.

I am so glad that New York lost the last summer Olympics race to Beijing. In fact, I wrote to the mayor and to 3 or 4 other elected officials to keep it away from the city.

I added the Chicagoan suburbs to the question because you too would be deeply affected: tax wise, traffic wise, state budget wise, pollution wise if your down wind from Chicago, etc.... So the Chicago's loss of the Olympics is actually a Win win in my eyes.

How does Chicago feel?

I never said your opinion doesn't count. I merely pointed out that, when you expressed relief that your "home town" would not host the Olympics, you were actually speaking as a suburbanite. As far as I know, the IOC didn't consider a bid from Schaumburg or Naperville or whatever bumfuck little hamlet you live in.

Yeouch

Cycloptichorn

Well, Fuck you too Joe.