No dice for Chicago '16

I think Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles are the only US possibilities, but only if you also put together a blow out proposal. Have you been to LA? I jest, I jest.

Yeah, NY should be an option. Hard to see Chicago having a lot more crime than Rio though ... Maybe we need to bring back the election coverage :) After that, the world probably thinks Chicago is stacked with criminals from top to bottom.

New York got killed last time around - not an Olympic type city....

New York got killed last time around - not an Olympic type city.... Other bids have been steamrolled in the past only to come back and win. That vote had more to with timing and the political climate than the city. I think sentiment was against the US hosting it anywhere at the time of the bid process because of the recent winter games in Utah and the summer games in Atlanta the previous decade. Then there was the general antipathy towards Bush & Co. NY is the most cosmopolitan city and attracts more foreign tourists than anywhere in the US. It also not lacking in infrastructure/transportation/venues. What is your criteria for an "olympic type city?" NY and LA are both very viable options as far as American bids go. Miami and SF are debatable.

New York got killed last time around - not an Olympic type city.... New York's bid fell apart about two weeks before the IOC met last time. It was based on building a huge stadium in Midtown Manhattan (a very controversial idea, to say the least). The organizers went ahead with the proposal before all the approvals and financing for the stadium were in place and then the state legislature killed it, without any time to come up with a workable Plan B. But not too many people were shedding tears over the result. The bid wasn't overwhelmingly popular.

But not too many people were shedding tears over the result. The bid wasn't overwhelmingly popular. It's just my opinion - but this is part of the reason. New Yorkers are not exactly the most friendly people in the world :badday: Also - yes, New York is the most international city in the world - BUT, the "heart of the games" would have to be in Manhattan - that would be difficult. I think the USOC needs to start playing hardball and get together with the TV networks to make this happen - I read about anti-American issues within the IOC. Let's see how many billions that is really worth -- here is my proposal for 2020. NBC will pay $2 billion for the games in Rome (they are bidding - I guess), 1 billion for Africa, 1.5 billion for India ($1 for every Indian) and 5 billion for the games in Chicago ....

Here is what I found for 2020 - none really have a chance: When all else is even, consider that the IOC people will have to spend about a month in these places - a month in Detroit ??????? Several cities are either considering a bid or expected to bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The United States Olympic Committee sponsors only one official bid to the International Olympic Committee. Birmingham, Alabama In June 2008, Birmingham mayor Larry Langford proposed that the city prepare a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. Boston, Massachusetts Boston is conducting feasibility studies for the greater New England region. Detroit, Michigan Detroit has made the Summer Olympic Games' final bidding election more often than any other ultimately unsuccessful bid city, participating in IOC elections for the 1944 (3rd place, behind bid winner London), 1952 (5th place), 1956 (4th place), 1960 (3rd place), 1964 (2nd place), 1968 (2nd place) and 1972 (4th place) Games. (Los Angeles has more total bids with 9, but hosted twice) If accepted as the U.S. candidate by USOC, this would be the city's eighth bid. Lower crime figures as of 2007 bring hope to a possible revitalization of the city by the early 2010s, which would be improve Detroit's prospects for the USOC competition. Soft-drink manufacturer Faygo has stepped up its efforts as major sponsor. Successful events such as Super Bowl XL have showcased Detroit as a city accustomed to hosting supersized crowds. Governor Granholm is working with Detroit's mayor on a possible bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Also proposed is a joint bid with Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Legislation has been introduced in the Minnesota Legislature to create a task force to explore a 2020 Olympic bid for Minneapolis. The city's past Olympic bid history included unsuccessful bids in 1932, 1948, 1952 (when the city finished second to Helsinki to host the Summer Games), and 1956. The city also finished second to Atlanta as the U.S. bid city for the 1996 Summer Olympics. TCF Bank Stadium is expandable to 80,000 seats and will serve as Minneapolis's Olympic Stadium. Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa's Olympic committee is considering putting a bid up for the city, comparing Tulsa to a Pre-Olympics Atlanta. Chicago, Illinois Chicago will likely make a bid for the 2020 summer Olympics after a disappointing first round vote out in its bid for the 2016 games.

OK ,so it looks as if our crooks in office will have to find somebody else to rip off !!

I thought I read somewhere that the IOC wanted to give the Summer Games for '20 or '24 to an African city... maybe Nairobi will get it. Wouldn't Obama like that!

It's just my opinion - but this is part of the reason. New Yorkers are not exactly the most friendly people in the world :badday: Also - yes, New York is the most international city in the world - BUT, the "heart of the games" would have to be in Manhattan - that would be difficult. . The reason the bid wasn't especially popular was the location of the stadium in Midown Manhattan -- not any hostility toward visitors or the games. An 80-100,000 seat stadium in Midtown was widely considered a hare-brained idea (it would have cost $1Billion and it wouldn't have been useful after the games) It was difficult to separate that from the bid itself. The bid would have have had much more enthusiastic support if the stadium were in a different site, intially. But once the Midtown stadium was killed, the bid was effectively dead, since there was no real alternate plan.