Anne Marie Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/09...ps-forward.html As of Soaring's last post I am opening this thread since there is something to be said from the "spies"! Mystery solved: Creator of pro-Rio Web site steps forward September 28, 2009 12:09 PM | 19 Comments A 43-year-old Chicago advertising copywriter told the Chicago Tribune today that he was the creative mind behind ChicagoansForRio.com, ending a weeklong mini-mystery surrounding the satirical Web page that sought to raise questions about Chicago support for the city's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. Kevin Lynch has a pointed wit and a mild demeanor. He works at a Chicago advertising firm on the Magnificent Mile, but is also the author of a blog on creative marketing. He bought the Web address for ChicagoansForRio last March, when his initial enthusiasm for Chicago's bid began waning. "I walked from the idea where I thought this was the type of city where something like that would do really well, to questions -- it was just the process after that," Lynch said. He anonymously took ChicagoansForRio live on Sept. 20, he said, leaking a link to the Web site Chicagoist and NoGamesChicago.com, an organized opponent to the Chicago bid. From there, it became a social media phenomenon on Chicago blogs, Facebook pages and on Twitter. What was unexpected was the whodunit response to the site, Lynch said. The culmination was a Friday report on the Canadian Olympics watchdog blog GamesBids.com that reported possible -- and, Lynch says, erroneous -- connections between ChicagoansForRio and Brazilian backers of the bid by Rio de Janeiro. The other cities still in consideration for the 2016 Games are Tokyo and Madrid, though many Olympics watchers believe the tightest race is behind the North and South American sites. On Saturday, a spokeswoman for Rio de Janeiro's bid officially denied any connection between Brazil's Olympic committee and the satirical site in Chicago. "The intention was not to cause an international incident," Lynch said. And with a final vote on the 2016 host city coming Friday, what if it swayed International Olympic Committee voters in Copenhagen this week? "If we don't get the bid, and you can blame it on a one-page Web site? I would suggest the bid wasn't so strong after all. In this contest, you really do have four great cities, and a lot of sentimental logic in Rio for the vote to go that way." -- James Janega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe Menegaz Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 It can not be, but I think that GamesBids is in favour of Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Is that why they posted the original article when they believed chicagoforrio was genuine and is that why they have Rio at the top of the BidIndex Felipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Marie Posted September 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Is that why they posted the original article when they believed it was genuine and is that why they have Rio at the top of the BidIndex? No Rio can't be on the top of BidIndex...look at what they did to Paris!!!! Please Chicago is the favourite!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe Menegaz Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Is that why they posted the original article when they believed it was genuine and is that why they have Rio at the top of the BidIndex? Well, an erroneous article and an update at BidIndex today was the rason for my opinion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Ooh, I missed that update. But still, I think you're reading too much into it. That update was almost certainly made after the news Obama would be in Copenhagen broke, which makes sense. And Rio is still top even after the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Marie Posted September 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Chicago is the Favourite. The front-runner bid due to Obama's presence. Of course IOC members will not disappoint the president of the United States Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Well, an erroneous article and an update at BidIndex today was the rason for my opinion... The next steps of the GamesBids about this will determine it´s credibility. If we see the site publish the subject of this post in the first page we can trust. If don´t we will have doubts.... we will see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felipe Menegaz Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Ooh, I missed that update. But still, I think you're reading too much into it. That update was almost certainly made after the news Obama would be in Copenhagen broke, which makes sense. And Rio is still top even after the update. And what is that 0.19 fall on Rio's index? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 You're talking about credibility? Pot, kettle, black Adrian; pot, kettle, black! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 And what is that 0.19 fall on Rio's index? Who knows - you're better off asking the mod, not me? What about all the times Rio went up? Was it biased towards Rio then?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 You're talking about credibility?Pot, kettle, black Adrian; pot, kettle, black! No matter about me! Nobody need to believe me. But the people can undestand the message! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Marie Posted September 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 No matter about me! Nobody need to believe me. But the people can undestand the message! Adrian...give up! Obama will be there. No chances for any other city! Do you think IOC will oppose the President of the United States. I doubt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Adrian...give up! Obama will be there. No chances for any other city! Do you think IOC will oppose the President of the United States. I doubt! I agree But in all the cases the people in the world deserve the thuth by the press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphael Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I think , the same way GB team gave the headlines to the "Fraudulent Anti-Chicago 2016 website Traced to Rio", now they should, at least, if not apologize, put in the headlines the truth. It is called credibility. One may spend the whole lifetime to get it and loose it in a moment. But can recover, just being honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphael Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I agree But in all the cases the people in the world deserve the thuth by the press It indeed seems impossible to any other city but Chicago, once the US President will be there at the IOC meeting. No chances, at all. They will no go against Obama's will and US money. This is the way thing goes. First out: Rio Second: Tokyo Winner: Chicago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wills Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 The Olympics not being held in South America is bigger then Obama. Rio will win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 It indeed seems impossible to any other city but Chicago, once the US President will be there at the IOC meeting. No chances, at all. They will no go against Obama's will and US money.This is the way thing goes. First out: Rio Second: Tokyo Winner: Chicago Yeah. I think that in the same way: we´ll the political and economic power above olympic spirit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Marie Posted September 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 It indeed seems impossible to any other city but Chicago, once the US President will be there at the IOC meeting. No chances, at all. They will no go against Obama's will and US money.This is the way thing goes. First out: Rio Second: Tokyo Winner: Chicago First out: Rio Second: Tokyo Winner: Chicago (Showing all Obama's strenght in front of IOC members) At least GamesBids should apologize! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Yeah. I think that in the same way: we´ll the political and economic power above olympic spirit! we´ll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Marie Posted September 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 we´ll see... I didn’t know my own strength And I crashed down, and I tumbled But I did not crumble I got through all the pain I didn’t know my own strength Survived my darkest hour My faith kept me alive I picked myself back up Hold my head up high I was not built to break Barack Obama will be there!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 It will be unfair... Rio made excellent presentations, show all strength during all campaigning. And just because Obama last week remembered the Olympic bid of Chicago and then decided to go to Copenhagen, IOC members change their vote only to make Obama happy... Very unfair, and I hope it won't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stir.ts Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 There's still something a bit mysterious about all this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raphael Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 Life is not fair, Daniel, unhappilly. Who told you the opposite? The dream is over, can't you see? You are not that naive to think IOC will vote against US President. There is something you should have known from the start: money rules the world. Money is power. As Drummond says: E agora, José? A festa acabou, a luz apagou, o povo sumiu, a noite esfriou, e agora, José ? e agora, você ? você que é sem nome, que zomba dos outros, você que faz versos, que ama protesta, e agora, José ? Está sem mulher, está sem discurso, está sem carinho, já não pode beber, já não pode fumar, cuspir já não pode, a noite esfriou, o dia não veio, o bonde não veio, o riso não veio, não veio a utopia e tudo acabou e tudo fugiu e tudo mofou, e agora, José ? E agora, José ? Sua doce palavra, seu instante de febre, sua gula e jejum, sua biblioteca, sua lavra de ouro, seu terno de vidro, sua incoerência, seu ódio - e agora ? Com a chave na mão quer abrir a porta, não existe porta; quer morrer no mar, mas o mar secou; quer ir para Minas, Minas não há mais. José, e agora ? Se você gritasse, se você gemesse, se você tocasse a valsa vienense, se você dormisse, se você cansasse, se você morresse… Mas você não morre, você é duro, José ! Sozinho no escuro qual bicho-do-mato, sem teogonia, sem parede nua para se encostar, sem cavalo preto que fuja a galope, você marcha, José ! José, pra onde ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakydoky Posted September 28, 2009 Report Share Posted September 28, 2009 I didn’t know my own strength And I crashed down, and I tumbled But I did not crumble I got through all the pain I didn’t know my own strength Survived my darkest hour My faith kept me alive I picked myself back up Hold my head up high I was not built to break Barack Obama will be there!!! Anne Marie is now quoting Whitney Houston for words of wisdom. Who next sweetheart, Miley Cyrus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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