Comments on: George Parker: And the Host of the 2016 Olympiad Is… Corporate America! http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/george-parker-and-the-host-of-the-2016-olympiad-is%e2%80%a6-corporate-america.html Good Ideas Report Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:01:40 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Col³man Horn http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/george-parker-and-the-host-of-the-2016-olympiad-is%e2%80%a6-corporate-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-263807 Col³man Horn Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:36:22 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=49171#comment-263807 George, I agree with all your points, the Olympics are a sham full of bizarre antiquated sports and is partial to favoritism, bribery and other err, unsportman-like actions. The point I would argue is that the sponsorship is not corporate America. It's just Multinational Corporate. Look at the Beijing sponsors, on the list are about 30% US "Worldwide" sponsors and overall, it's more like 20% US total sponsors. George, I agree with all your points, the Olympics are a sham full of bizarre antiquated sports and is partial to favoritism, bribery and other err, unsportman-like actions. The point I would argue is that the sponsorship is not corporate America. It’s just Multinational Corporate. Look at the Beijing sponsors, on the list are about 30% US “Worldwide” sponsors and overall, it’s more like 20% US total sponsors.

]]> By: George Parker http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/george-parker-and-the-host-of-the-2016-olympiad-is%e2%80%a6-corporate-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-263795 George Parker Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:08:36 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=49171#comment-263795 @Mike... Athletes? What has that got to do with the Olympics? They will probably have golf as a sport in the 2016 event... Wanna be the Oficial Golf Cart provider? That'll be $50 million... You want that cart to have wheels? That'll be another $50 million... etc... etc. Cheers/George @Mike…
Athletes? What has that got to do with the Olympics? They will probably have golf as a sport in the 2016 event… Wanna be the Oficial Golf Cart provider? That’ll be $50 million… You want that cart to have wheels? That’ll be another $50 million… etc… etc.
Cheers/George

]]> By: Mike Maddaloni - @thehotiron http://www.psfk.com/2009/10/george-parker-and-the-host-of-the-2016-olympiad-is%e2%80%a6-corporate-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-263794 Mike Maddaloni - @thehotiron Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:43:03 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/?p=49171#comment-263794 I live in Chicago and was out at Daley Plaza when the announcement was made that the Windy City was out in the first round. Many who live here weren't necessarily in favor it, and cost was a big part of it, especially when the money could go to better things to improve the quality of life for this city which is already a world destination. In your article there was no mention of athletes. Though the topic was about sponsorships, much of the talk about the Olympics is not about athletes. I can't wait until it is. mp/m I live in Chicago and was out at Daley Plaza when the announcement was made that the Windy City was out in the first round. Many who live here weren’t necessarily in favor it, and cost was a big part of it, especially when the money could go to better things to improve the quality of life for this city which is already a world destination.

In your article there was no mention of athletes. Though the topic was about sponsorships, much of the talk about the Olympics is not about athletes. I can’t wait until it is.

mp/m

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