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This has got to be a joke. Dallas is oppressively hot in the summertime. Do you want all the athletes to pass out from heat exhaustion?
Not to mention the lack of scenery in the area...
Go eat some Oatmeal ...Notorious Dallas Hater....Dallas would be a great place to host the Olympics. Like the previous poster stated Dallas already has enough stadiums to host such big events.
Agreed. However, at this point. Austin has no business trying to run for the Olympics lol
I don't think they will. Sometimes it seems like the people running that town don't even realize Austin is growing. lol! I don't see Austin having any desire to become a huge international city like Atlanta did when they bid for the Olympics. I could see San Antonio bidding but I don't think they will get very far.
As for cities out side of Texas, I disagree about Boston. I think they have a really good shot. And what about DC?
Go eat some Oatmeal ...Notorious Dallas Hater....Dallas would be a great place to host the Olympics. Like the previous poster stated Dallas already has enough stadiums to host such big events.
That was actually a HUGE reason as to why the Houston bid went so far as a potential host city for the IOC is because many of their stadiums and arenas that would be used where already built.
I don't think they will. Sometimes it seems like the people running the city don't even realize the city is growing lol! I don't see the city having any desire to become a huge international city like Atlanta did when they bid for the Olympics. I could see San Antonio bidding but I don't think they will get very far.
As for cities out side of Texas, I disagree about Boston. I think they have a really good shot. And what about DC?
So many other world capitals have hosted the Olympics...I agree, it's D.C.'s turn. The city has most everything the IOC looks for.
Go eat some Oatmeal ...Notorious Dallas Hater....Dallas would be a great place to host the Olympics. Like the previous poster stated Dallas already has enough stadiums to host such big events.
Whatever. I wasn't crazy about Dallas when I lived there, but that has nothing to do with why I think Dallas isn't the best place to hold the Olympics. It's not the worst, but I can think of other cities that I feel would be better host cities. There are more factors than "already having stadiums" when it comes to hosting an event of this magnitude. The OP wanted an opinion and I gave one. Sorry it doesn't fit in a myopic worldview.
Are the Dallasites on this board that oblivious as to actually how HOT the city is in the summer?or do they seem to think that it's no hotter than San Diego in the summertime? Or the serious lack of natural scenery? I wouldn't want the Olympics in Miami due to the heat and humidity either (not to mention the risk of a hurricane or the rampant corruption down there). And while there are nice parts of the city, there is very little in the Metroplex that would make it distiguishable or iconic. Sorry.
I live in the DC area now and I think it would be a great place to host. It is the nations capital after all. BUT DC can get hot and humid in aaugust, and there are logistical issues that would have to be worked out. They could host it in August, when congress is out of session, but that is the most Oppressive time of the year in terms of heat and humidity. But sailing events on the Chesapeake, equestrian events can be held in Virginia, there are stadiums that are here already. FedEx field is relatively new, but having an Olympic Stadium somewhere between DC and Baltimore would be cool. Or tear down RFK and have a new Stadium there.
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So many other world capitals have hosted the Olympics...I agree, it's D.C.'s turn. The city has most everything the IOC looks for.
Except the IOC probably won't vote for DC the same way they didnt vote for NYC or Chicago.
Too "American".
I say the least typically American the better. At least for now. Which is sorta why I thought about Honolulu. Maybe Miami. Heck SF seems anti-american to many foreigners.
But then you never know. I just am very cynical of a bunch of foreigners, many of whom are from developing countries whose people feel they were wronged by the US in the past. I think they deliberately vote against the US because they hate us.
OTOH, Salt Lake had that bribery case and Atlanta came off as a commercial enterprise. Maybe they think we're too scandalous? LOL
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Europeans. The IOC is based out of Copenhagen after all.
Are the Dallasites on this board that oblivious as to actually how HOT the city is in the summer?or do they seem to think that it's no hotter than San Diego in the summertime? Or the serious lack of natural scenery? I wouldn't want the Olympics in Miami due to the heat and humidity either (not to mention the risk of a hurricane or the rampant corruption down there). And while there are nice parts of the city, there is very little in the Metroplex that would make it distiguishable or iconic. Sorry.
I live in the DC area now and I think it would be a great place to host. It is the nations capital after all. BUT DC can get hot and humid in aaugust, and there are logistical issues that would have to be worked out. They could host it in August, when congress is out of session, but that is the most Oppressive time of the year in terms of heat and humidity. But sailing events on the Chesapeake, equestrian events can be held in Virginia, there are stadiums that are here already. FedEx field is relatively new, but having an Olympic Stadium somewhere between DC and Baltimore would be cool. Or tear down RFK and have a new Stadium there.
Maybe on Dallas in particular, but Texas and Texas culture is very iconic. You've got to admit that.
I've been to DC and it is an beautiful city. Do you think the city government could handle it? I don't really know much about the city government in Washington.
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...Notorious Dallas Hater....Dallas would be a great place to host the Olympics. Like the previous poster stated Dallas already has enough stadiums to host such big events.
