We are not led by the big stars. We don't have Barack Obama, we don't have Michael Jordan. But again I have to state that the Olympics is not staged by the person, it is won and staged by a team. We a

Mmm ... a team led by a right wing xenophobe.

No thanks.

Teamwork!

But if that doesn't work out, how about Kumi Koda?

We are not led by the big stars. We don't have Barack Obama, we don't have Michael Jordan.

Then you wont win.

But they have that guy who puts on blackface and impersonates Barack Obama! ...what? Not the same thing?

Send the Olympics to the country where all the male tv personalities dress like women and the whole country loves it. The same country where it is ok for dirty old men to look at books showing little girls performing sex acts. The same country where the cops and teachers are having affairs with little schol girls. The same country where men act like dogs and piss everywhere as if they are marking their spots. The same country that preaches that being different from others is the worse thing possible.

You want Barack? Take him, please

Considering the speakers position, I understand the point he desires to convey.

Having no Jordan or Obama is Tokyo's biggest hurdle.... yeah, right.

Has nothing to do with the drawing power of superstars. When the US makes bids, it doesn't generally use the "Well, we've got Michael Jordan" stretegy to win votes.

Tokyo is less favored because it's already hosted the Olympics once. Yes, that was back in the 60s, but that doesn't change the fact.

If the Olympics were to come to Japan again, the country would have a vastly greater chance if they chose a different city to host it. IMO, Fukuoka was a far better choice than another run in Tokyo.