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This Is Setting Up To Be A Catastrophe
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This Is Setting Up To Be A Catastrophe
April 4, 2016 at 4:09 pm
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/03/news/wor...ket-sales/

Quote:Tickets to the 2016 Olympics aren't selling, and Brazil is scrambling to boost demand



Quote:With just half of tickets sold and only four months before kickoff, Brazil's new minister of sports, Ricardo Leyser, is looking into ways to boost ticket sales.

He told Brazilian newspaper Folha that the Brazilian government may purchase tickets that will be distributed to public schools. He said public officials must also work to boost worldwide confidence in Rio's ability to host the games and ensure travelers' safety.
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RE: This Is Setting Up To Be A Catastrophe
April 4, 2016 at 5:25 pm
Offer a half gallon of DEET and netting.
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RE: This Is Setting Up To Be A Catastrophe
April 4, 2016 at 5:28 pm
This is what global corporatism does. Fuck the poor, fuck workers and if you fail, get the country to bail your rich ass out.
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RE: This Is Setting Up To Be A Catastrophe
April 4, 2016 at 5:28 pm
Crime, corruption, zika, what did they expect ??
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RE: This Is Setting Up To Be A Catastrophe
April 4, 2016 at 6:03 pm
I thought a catastrophe was a trophy shaped like the rear end of a feline.

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RE: This Is Setting Up To Be A Catastrophe
April 4, 2016 at 6:22 pm
People not caring about the Olympics is the greatest global catastrophe since.....
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RE: This Is Setting Up To Be A Catastrophe
April 4, 2016 at 8:24 pm
Its almost like Brazilians have more pressing concerns than who can jump the farthest.
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RE: This Is Setting Up To Be A Catastrophe
April 4, 2016 at 9:30 pm
(April 4, 2016 at 4:09 pm)Minimalist Wrote: http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/03/news/wor...ket-sales/

Quote:Tickets to the 2016 Olympics aren't selling, and Brazil is scrambling to boost demand



Quote:With just half of tickets sold and only four months before kickoff, Brazil's new minister of sports, Ricardo Leyser, is looking into ways to boost ticket sales.

He told Brazilian newspaper Folha that the Brazilian government may purchase tickets that will be distributed to public schools. He said public officials must also work to boost worldwide confidence in Rio's ability to host the games and ensure travelers' safety.
Some people were ecstatic when Obama failed to get the Olympics for Chicago.  They glorified in his apparent failure because they played it as a major embarrassment to him.  Good riddance to Rio.
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RE: This Is Setting Up To Be A Catastrophe
April 4, 2016 at 10:25 pm
Suppose they held an Olympics and no one came ?
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RE: This Is Setting Up To Be A Catastrophe
April 4, 2016 at 10:40 pm
How do you mean that?
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