Would Olympic Boycott Create Olympic-Sized Nightmare for U.S. Economy?
Neil Cavuto: The Olympic torch on its way to Africa after running into more protestors in South America. All the mayhem may have some US sponsors running scared. Coca-Cola already cutting back some of its torch run events. Now, more people are calling for Coke, Mike, and all American sponsors to completely pull out of the summer Games in China. But, would an Olympic boycott cause an Olympic-sized backlash to our economy? Let’s go “Head to Head” to find out. David Nelson: I am against this type of thing, Neil. We have done it in the past and it doesn’t work. Neil Cavuto: You mean the boycotts? Like the one in 1980 and 1984? David Nelson: Correct. It is the wrong forum for this type of political protest. This is a time we are supposed to come together as nations in the spirit of competition and sport. From an economic standpoint, it simply doesn’t make sense because as Americans we want to be over there exporting the American way of life. I don’t want CEOs of major corporations, where I
