On 10-03-09, ROSS SAUER said to ALL:


RS>Right-wingers are cheering about Chicago losing out on the Olympics.
RS>(Yes, cheering.)
RS>http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/conservatives-make-fools-themselves-
RS>the


I'm cheering too. If I were to make a list of cities that America should be
the `least' proud of, or want the rest of the world to take an impression of
`what its like in America' away from....Chicago would probably be in the top
three.....if not `first place'! Boston is on the list also.


RS>One of the memes right-wingers were crowing about was the (possible?) gang
RS>murders in Chicago, in the news.


What Olympic athelete would want to come to a city to compete that is as dirty
as Chicago? Or as dangerous? The kids can't even go to and from school there
without risking their lives!


RS>Naturally, right-wingers don't even mention this:


RS>Just in the past 15 years, the murder rate in Rio de Janeiro has more than
RS>tripled. In 1994, over 8,000 murders were recorded and that's not the
RS>mention the rising non-violent crimes throughout the city and much of
RS>Brazil. Much of the violence seen in the favelas or shanty towns in Rio de
RS>Janeiro where much of the populace suffers from severe poverty problems.
RS>Because wealthy towns are located in close proximity to the favelas,
RS>kidnappings, rape, robbery and murder are common place. And when you span
RS>8,000 murders out over 365 days, you get somewhere around 21 murders a
RS>day- making Rio de Janeiro one of the most dangerous places on earth to
RS>call home.


More than likely.....*right wingers* aren't too awful concerned with Rio de
Janeiro, since it is:


1. In a foreign country and of no concern to Americans.

2. Brazil's problem and not the US.

3. In far away Rio de Janeiro......a *perfect* place for the Olympic Games! We
have enough trouble in the US as it is, without that crapola coming here (to
*Chicago*, of all places)!




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