Teddy Greenstein – The Chicago Tribune, 08/08/2016
RIO DE JANEIRO — I’m generally not one to rip the media — that would be like A-Rod slamming narcissists — but did we ever blow it in the run-up to the Rio Games.
This headline in the Telegraph, a British publication, reflects what I mean: “Why Rio Olympics is on course to be most crime-ridden games.”
The amazing part is that the story ran Thursday, before thousands of athletes managed to march during the opening ceremony without getting mugged.