WE TOLD DALEY: "THANKS, BUT NO THANKS FOR THOSE GAMES TO NOWHERE"

Because challenging Daley on this Olympic thing can be pretty daunting for the ordinary Chicago citizen, the US Olympic Committee offered up a little homegrown help.

I'm sure Richie LOVES this: TV Rights Squabble May Hurt Chicago's Bid

Just as Chicago tries to ride out one storm buffeting its bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, it could face another problem: possible backlash from a money-related dispute between the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee.

"I don't see how this can help," IOC Executive Board member Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico said via telephone Wednesday.
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He also thinks if powerful IOC members are angry enough, it could result in behind-the-scenes lobbying against Chicago.

"I'm sure Chicago is horrified," he said. "I would be."
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University of Chicago economist Allen Sanderson said IOC members may be inclined to shun Chicago's bid if additional controversies pile atop these two.

"The IOC just doesn't want the hassle," Sanderson said.

Here's hopin.

Keep up the good work USOC. If all the slime surrounding Mayor Daley isn't enough to keep the IOC away from Chicago, we're gonna need all the help we can get.

Maybe someone can get the IOC to watch these great anti-Olympic videos I came across on the YouTube. Check it:

Good King Rich - an Open Letter to the IOC:
by the same band that brought you Pay to Play the song




Cyclists against the Olympics:




Residents concerned about the Olympics' effect on Washington Park and Bronzeville: