i was in madrid when this got announced. watched various euro channels to see different reactions. then the financial times had what seemed to be the inside dope...to wit:
It's Paris' to lose. London also has a good shot. The IOC said Madrid was the second-best prepared but no one thinks they'll win. No one thinks Moscow will win either.
Rio HAD a good shot and was expected to be a finalist, but lost it because of a recent crime wave (if calling in the national guard to battle drug lords for control of several neighborhoods is, like, a crime wave).
New York? Forget about it. _No one_ thinks there's any chance of us winning it.,thank goodness.
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It's Paris' to lose. London also has a good shot. The IOC said Madrid was the second-best prepared but no one thinks they'll win. No one thinks Moscow will win either.
Rio HAD a good shot and was expected to be a finalist, but lost it because of a recent crime wave (if calling in the national guard to battle drug lords for control of several neighborhoods is, like, a crime wave).
New York? Forget about it. _No one_ thinks there's any chance of us winning it.,thank goodness.
- big jimmy back from london 5-20-2004 12:39 am