London get 2012 Olympics

[Ardbeg... innit]

It came down to a contest between London and Paris and
Mon DIEU

London won the rights.

CONGRATS

www.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/07/06/singapore.olympics/index.html

[Tex]

Simon, we will all be camping on your floor for a few days, speaking of which, where is Simon?

[Irish Stu]

It's about time the smirk was wiped off Chirac's arrogant French face!! ;D ;D ;D

Simon

[glow=red,2,300]bienvenue a Londres en 2012[/glow]

[Irish Stu]

tex said:

speaking of which, where is Simon?

Right here Tex. Been out of circulation for a few days, mainly due to being in London for the big Live 8 concert over the weekend.

Simon

[Tex]

Simon I knew you would pop up. Congratulations.

[Irish Stu]

Thanks Tex. It means a lot to this country to host the games. The greatest city in the world is hosting the world's greatest sporting event. It'll be an Olympics never to be forgotten.

Simon

[Ardbeg... innit]

samnsi said:

It'll be an Olympics never to be forgotten.

Simon

Careful on your phrasing there Simon, in this day and age that might not be a good thing !!

BUTT I will take the positive side... CONGRATS, ENJOY, and when can we get tickets!!

Gordon

PS.. Between this and the EU Constitution thing, Chirac's stock is down to 'penny stock' status... this could be the final nail in the coffin for him.

[Cherbunny]

samnsi said:

tex said:

speaking of which, where is Simon?

Right here Tex. Been out of circulation for a few days, mainly due to being in London for the big Live 8 concert over the weekend.

Simon

So...how was the concert? The bits and pieces I watched on TV were good. I would have loved to have been there and seen Pink Floyd again. I do remember seeing them in Chicago one summer on their "Animals" tour.

I hope you bought a t-shirt or 2.

Hugs~
Cher

[Irish Stu]

cherbunny said:

samnsi said:

Right here Tex. Been out of circulation for a few days, mainly due to being in London for the big Live 8 concert over the weekend.

Simon

So...how was the concert? The bits and pieces I watched on TV were good. I would have loved to have been there and seen Pink Floyd again. I do remember seeing them in Chicago one summer on their "Animals" tour.

I hope you bought a t-shirt or 2.

Hugs~
Cher

It was AWESOME!!!! As it was such a big day, and involved an overnight stay, I'm writing a trip report which I'll post here in a day or two. Didn't buy a t-shirt but got an awesome programme and over 300 pics... I'll post a few with the trip report.

Simon

[Merlot Joe]

Well Simon we will expect a lot out of you guys for the Olympics. Glad that the English won instead of the French.

How many spare rooms do you have for all of us for the two weeks in 2012.

Joe.

[Irish Stu]

jdwinelovers said:

How many spare rooms do you have for all of us for the two weeks in 2012.

The way it's shaping up it looks like we don't have enough. Still, we've got 7 years to figure something out

Simon

[Irish Stu]

bornagaindruid said:

PS.. Between this and the EU Constitution thing, Chirac's stock is down to 'penny stock' status... this could be the final nail in the coffin for him.

We can but hope!!

Paris Olympic Loss Deepens Chirac's Woes

Paris's loss to London is more than a blow to Gallic pride and ambition. It also further hurts the French president who faces record-low ratings, a sluggish economy and a bitter struggle with Britain over the EU.

It was a bitter announcement for the French president Wednesday -- that long time rival, London beat his elegant capital in the race to host the 2012 Olympic Games. But it is actually only one more of a series of setbacks that together threaten ignominy for the 72-year-old president.

It marks the second time this year the head-of-state for the past decade -- who was Paris mayor from 1977 to 1995 -- has been embarrassed by staking his personal prestige on a big project and losing.

The first time was a May referendum in which French voters rejected his support of an EU constitution.

More and more headaches

Since the referendum, his political fortunes have further tumbled. Public confidence in him has plummeted to the lowest point since he entered the Elysee Palace, and the left-wing French media have taken to portraying him as a "lame duck (why a no chicken?)" conservative president who has little authority left to see out the two years remaining under his second mandate.

Despite making the fight against unemployment one of his top priorities, joblessness has hovered stubbornly around 10 percent on his watch, during which he has sacrificed prime ministers whenever public anger against his economic and labour reforms got too hot.

And for the past month, he has been locked in an acrimonious war of words with British Prime Minister Tony Blair over the EU budget and, more widely, the direction of the bloc, creating a sense of crisis.

www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,1641618,00.html?maca=en-current_affairs_europe-105-rdf

Simon

[Merlot Joe]

Poor baby, .

He got what he deserved.

Joe.