@spendius,
Rolls eyes. The olympics in Los Angeles were probably a plus for the city. New leaps in graphic design, probably some improved cohesion re the sense of the city (that needed some) as a whole with the marathon, and, besides, I enjoyed it all immensely even though the only thing I attended was the marathon, standing with my neighbors and others as Joan Benoit floated by.
I will admit I used to mute (when I had a tv) the jingoistic commentaries.