tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post111868115128750333..comments2024-02-20T17:40:21.618-05:00Comments on jeremy freese's weblog: bonfire of the vanitiesjeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1118792830271716352005-06-14T19:47:00.000-04:002005-06-14T19:47:00.000-04:00Well, how about the millions of dollars in revenue...Well, how about the millions of dollars in revenue from tourists. All those people have to eat, sleep, shop somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1118757518728253872005-06-14T09:58:00.000-04:002005-06-14T09:58:00.000-04:00As someone who just spent a week in NYC for NCORE,...As someone who just spent a week in NYC for NCORE, I am thrilled to hear this prediction. It would seem to me (through my rosy paid-hotel-food-budget-to-dine-out-on-conference-going perspective)that the LAST thing manhattan needs is a giant stadium! And I would imagine, that while a street fair popping up on 7th ave right in front of our hotel may have been a fabulous addition to my leisurely day, for those who needed to actually GET somewhere in the vicinity it was met with much chagrin. I can only imagine the many multiples of this chagrin the Olympics would enliven...I simply can't understand why ANY city wants this! --ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1118710608868882062005-06-13T20:56:00.000-04:002005-06-13T20:56:00.000-04:00Does that mean we'll see NYC 2016 in the next four...Does that mean we'll see NYC 2016 in the next four year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1118697498221250762005-06-13T17:18:00.000-04:002005-06-13T17:18:00.000-04:00I don't know the particulars of IOC composition, b...I don't know the particulars of IOC composition, but it certainly seems plausible. Except I think the Parisian momentum has been in the works for a long time. Paris was one of the finalists in 2008 and was third in the voting.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1118695169067489862005-06-13T16:39:00.000-04:002005-06-13T16:39:00.000-04:00One also wonders whether the extent of anti-Americ...One also wonders whether the extent of anti-American sentiment among IOC voters had a substantial effect. I would imagine that very few voters from Europe or the Middle East would vote for NYC, even if its bid was the greatest of all time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com