Chapter 19

From June 17, 2009 - CBS News Chicago's Jay Levine reports on Mayor Daley's announcement in Lausanne, Switzerland that he will sign the Host City Contract in order to stay in the hunt to get the 2016 Olympic games. This is essentially a blank check and would put the taxpayers of Chicago on the line to pay for any cost overruns for the games - this despite repeated assurances in the past that this WOULD NOT happen. No Games Chicago had been saying this since January. (3 min, 22 sec) 

This clip is from an early Janaury 2009 press conference where Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson denounces the subterfuge used by his predecessor to secure the 2010 Winter Olympics. "The Olympic Village is a billion-dollar project, and city taxpayers are on the hook for all of it." (1 min, 8 sec)