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Jul 27, 2016
8:02:28am
Pretorian Contributor
Mike & Mike with Anita Defrantz from the IOC, unbelievable interview...
On Mike & Mike they have not been shy in their criticism of the IOC and the Olympic games.

This interview made me sick, angry, and appalled.

She clearly made no effort to prepare for this interview. Based on her responses the issue of water and efforts to improve things in RIO is not something that has been much of a topic at all in her world. She could not articulate anything resembling a remote understanding of the issues around providing a clean and safe environment for the athletes. When asked if the fears around the circumstances in RIO come to reality, does the IOC accept any responsibility for this, she completely dodged the question, so NO IOC will not accept any responsibility. There is NO concern on her end for the safety of the athletes and she gave no indication that anyone would or should accept such responsibility. When asked if there are are measures in place so that the incompetence that clearly took place in RIO doesn't happen again her only response that touched that point was the need for a crystal ball so back when the cities are being chosen they would know of economic collapses etc... After Golic pointed out that none of these issues are new and could have been addressed years ago she just said it was HARD to change the city once it has been chosen. SO after all this money is awarded to a city in being connected to the games there is no check in, no verification that progress is being made, no asking for plans and deadlines, no repercussions if things are not in place. Mike and Mike were setting it up for her to say, "yes there are problems, we see them, we are working to address them and have not made it as far as we would like, there are problems everywhere and we just do out best with the countries" but she could not even address the problems. It would be simple to take the article in the NY times Greenie mentioned and just state that the waters everywhere are polluted, I have no doubt that the water coming out of the Mississippi into the gulf is much cleaner... but she couldn't address it, hasn't been discussed, hasn't been a topic, not a high priority concern. Wow she was making great effort not to say there was raw sewage flowing into the bay where the sailors will be sailing... as only one example, they didn't even touch zika.

Appalling.

You know what is a huge concern? She went into issues to make sure athletes are not doping...DOPING! At this point athletes and attendees may not have clean places to live or compete, many will probably get zika, probably take it to their homes, causing horrific outcomes for generations across the world, BUT... there will be no DOPING in the games!!! .... so we got that going for us.... let me go puke.

Horrible display of humanity, I wish all the Olympians wold strike against the games this year....
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