So, apparently the Olympics have already happened, and Vancouver lost $1 billion.
Nonethess, when conservative wingnuts and left-wing Olympic opposition both start using the Vancouver Olympics as their example of why a city would be well advised NOT to hold the Olympics, the final rose petal on VANOC’s business case has officially fallen to the ground.
Your tie is cutting off the oxygen again
Like I do with most Alex Tsakumis rants, I didn’t stop laughing and shaking my head while reading his latest, found in today’s edition of the 24 Hours newspaper.
Tsakumis starts off with his best impression of Fox News’ Glenn Beck, whose anti-global warming pontifications are far more eloquently worded, but on par with Tsakumis’ love of all things big, dirty and self-polluting (I’m talking about his vehicle, not the driver).
If Alex doesn’t like the Burrard Bridge trial, or the people that ride bikes in this city (a group he affectionately refers to as cycling fascists), then that is fine, because he isn’t alone in his complaints.
What I do take issue with is Tsakumis’ use of false data, sloppy math, and flawed arguments.
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“Perhaps it was my silk dress or the new perfume I’ve been wearing lately. When I asked Suzanne Anton what her New Year’s resolution was, she replied, “To kiss a pretty girl!” and pecked me on the cheek.” – Writer Emily Barca describing her encounter with the lone NPA City Councillor on New Year’s Eve.
