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Shifty Pony
Dec 28, 2004

Up ta somethin'


Getting Blatter also requires Switzerland to OK extraditing a citizen to the US.

Thankfully it looks like he and FIFA have so disgusted and pissed off so many people that nobody is inclined to defend him.

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Shifty Pony
Dec 28, 2004

Up ta somethin'


I keep thinking that the inability of any US city to provide the kind of sterile branding area that Olympic sponsors demand would be a major hitch in any plans to host. The ACLU is very quick to attack any attempt to create a marketing Clean Zone on public areas and they have the law on their side.

Shifty Pony
Dec 28, 2004

Up ta somethin'


BI NOW GAY LATER posted:

It's not a big deal and it only lasts for the month or that it happens.

It is a very big deal for the sponsors when the ACLU get an injunction in place before the event and anyone can walk around marketing at their paid for audience :qq:

Shifty Pony
Dec 28, 2004

Up ta somethin'


Jonked posted:

You can be a sleazy fucker on your own time. It's when your sleazy fucker boss is telling you to do sleazy loving things as a matter of everyday business, and you're not paying taxes or making DAs look bad with your sleazy loving - that's different. You can't do that in America.

The trouble is there are so many sleazy fucker things you can do just this side of legality.


SlipUp posted:

I definitely heard all the stories coming in to this and I knew these guys were screwed. I've just never seen it in action before. The only other time I personally remember it coming up was one of those corrupt juvie judges. Watching it drag a corrupt international organization down to cannibalize itself in real time is pretty loving amazing. This is the most high profile RICO case ever.

I'd be worried if I was the IOC.

Maybe they can do the NFL next.

Formula One :getin:

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