O'Bama!!!

I don't understand this story at all.

If Obama loses, how does this bookie, Paddy Power, go about getting his money back?
No one is going to return the money if they've already go it in their hands.

Plus, why would this bookie hand out more than $1 million early when he could have kept the money until November 4th and at least have and earned the interest on it until then?

Makes no sense at all.

Prior to Paddy Power paying out, Obama was practically unbackable at odds of 1-9 to be the next American President

Bwa hah hah hah hah haa hah!

I don't understand this story at all.

If Obama loses, how does this bookie, Paddy Power, go about getting his money back?
No one is going to return the money if they've already go it in their hands.

~CC

Point is Obama aint gonna lose.

Plus, why would this bookie hand out more than $1 million early when he could have kept the money until November 4th and at least have and earned the interest on it until then?

Cos the free publicity he's gonna get fer doing this unprecedented thing will more than make up fer the payout.

The fact that both Obama and Biden are Irish by descent mighta played a role in this decision.

To be sure.

Be Well.

Tater

Cos the free publicity he's gonna get fer doing this unprecedented thing
will more than make up fer the payout...

Okay, now it makes sense to me.

Thanks, Spud. This seemed like an insane move to me too until you brought up the publicity angle.

Why do the Irish hate McCain?

I've got a bookie friend in Ireland. Trying to get his take on it but haven't got through yet.

I think Spud must be right, nothing else makes any sense.

The Irish are a solid folk, and some wishy washy flake like McSame looks rather despicable. imho.

Okay, now it makes sense to me.

~CC

Thanks, Spud. This seemed like an insane move to me too until you brought up the publicity angle.

~RC

I think Spud must be right, nothing else makes any sense.

Woo Hoo! Spud is score trifecta!

That practically never happens.

Strewth, Spud has a real soft spot in his heart fer the Irish.

Irish folks luff their Spuds.

And Spud is luff 'em right back!

Gosh and beggorah!

Be Well.

/A fine blogfest of a day it were, despite Spud's double dumps.
//Spud'll be back and on his best behaviour as he can.
///Exiting the Reliable Retort, Home of the Brave and the Land of the Freaks, like a tater do,
stage left.

Never trust a blog that the spelling is wrong.

Never trust a blogger who bitches about spelling errors on a blog. While He may spell every word correctly I bet He forgets at times to flush the toilet wash his hands after He uses said toilet and sweeps the dust under the rug when company comes.

Larry

bad jujus for the obamanator.

"Never trust a blog that the spelling is wrong.

#9 | Posted by Unclesam at 2008-10-16 10:07 PM | Reply | Flag: "

"never trust a blog WHERE the spelling is incorrect."

grammar police here.

grammar is far more important in this day and age where abbreviations and codewords run rampant.

In Newsbuster dot com ....

Howard Stern exposed how ignorant some Obama's supporters are....

He posed policies of McCain as if they were Obma's and asked Obama's supporters if they support him because of these policies: and they said yes to all of them. They said they have no problem even if Sarah Palin becomes the veep --- thinking Sarah was Obama's running mate.

And George Stephanopoulous declaring Obama the winner even before the debate took place.... LOL.

Takeit EZ-
re: Howard Stern exposed how ignorant some Obama's supporters are....

A question for you: Has Obama produced his birth certificate?

OOps... its NEWSBUSTERS dot org

Newsbusted said Obama was looking for his birth certificate in HI.

Why do the Irish hate McCain?

Because he's from a family of bloody Scots?

Finally McCain got some traction on Joe the Plumber --- and Obama got eggs on the face.

Hank Williams Jr sings McCain-Palin tradition.

TakitEZ-
re: Obama was looking for his birth certificate in HI.

#15 | Posted by takitez at 2008-10-16 11:08 PM | Reply | Flag:

Thanks. I just wanted to get a full field view of who the lunatic ignorant voters were in this election. I appreciate your help in this endeavor.

"A question for you: Has Obama produced his birth certificate?"

Done and confirmed, issue is over!
(except for lunatic fringe)
basically judge told Berg to get real proof, till then buzz off!

"Newsbusted said Obama was looking for his birth certificate in HI."

Are you dummies still pushing that idiotic story? You Drudge rightwingers, and Takitez is a fine representative, are the most retarded motherfuckers in human history.

"Finally McCain got some traction on Joe the Plumber --- and Obama got eggs on the face."

Yeah Joe the not really a plumber and his $40,000 income pretending to worry about taxes for those over $250,000. In your right wing dreams.

While most seem to think Obama has it wrapped up, I am not so sure. I think the race is going to tighten. The latest Gallup poll they're touting over on Drudge points in that direction.

I am not supporting McCain, but I would not be utterly surprise to see the republicans pull a victory out their hat after all the dust settles.

I keep on thinking of the Hillary victory in the New Hampshire primary.

Cheers

GRENDEL

National tracking polls are pretty meaningless. Of course it'll tighten. But, in all reality 96% have their minds firmly made up at this point. There aren't enough undecided voters to make up the deficit.

Obama has all the Blue states sewn up. He leads in or is tied in 8 Red Bush states. McCain has to sweep them all. Obama has to win one.

McCain 2000 might have done it. McCain v4.8 (and counting) doesn't have a chance. He has the GOP base, and Obama has a majority of both independents and the larger Democratic base.

Almost every site on the internet has Obama with well over 300 EV's firmly on his side.

I know it gets the emotionally driven Obama supporters' nipples hard thinking about someone being so sure that Obama's going to win, that they'd pay out over a million euros, but even if he is a shoe in, you don't risk that much money to make some political statement.

"Finally McCain got some traction on Joe the Plumber --- and Obama got eggs on the face."

I thought this was the dumbest shit ever. Who cares about some jackass plumber wanna-be? We're a a nation of 300 million people and they make the debate about one liar. And all over taxes. You know what is more important than taxes? Spending. If our government spends like crazy and then prints money to cover itself, that devalues the dollar and is essentially a backdoor tax on every American and anyone else holding dollars. But these shitheads think we should care about Joe the Plumber worrying about taxes should his income surpasse $250K. Fuck Joe the Plumber. Tell us how you are going to stop spending like drunken idiots and then none of us will have to worry about higher taxes or you ruining dollar.

That said, I still think there is a good chance McCain wins. Not hoping for it, just thinking there's a good chance.

If the Irish could vote for a U.S. president, if the English and French and Germans and ... well, you get the point ... had a voice in who will lead THEIR free world, that Dublin bookmaker could take President O'Bama to the bank ... herm

I thought this was the dumbest shit ever[Joe the Plumber].....That said, I still think there is a good chance McCain wins. Not hoping for it, just thinking there's a good chance....#27 | Posted by Sully

Agreed about Joe but though you can never say never, the Irish bookmaker has it about right.

The boring detail -- chances of any significant change, very small.

Obama needs 270 electoral votes to win.

He has 255 from states he is projected 98%-100% certain to win(mostly 100%). They are MA, CT, ME, RI, VT, PA, MI, IL, WI, MN, IA, NY, NJ, MD, DC, DE, CA, WA, OR, HI.

Add another 32 for states he is projected 90%-95% certain to win, NH, VA, CO, NM and he has 287.

Even take away Virginia and New Hampshire which I guess you could make some sort of case for and he has a tie at 269. He wins a tie because Dems will control Congress. Republicans could bitch all they like(and they would) but after Florida 2000 nobody else will agree with them.

Florida and Ohio with a further 47 votes between them don't even matter and Obama is a significant favorite in both of them. Forget about North Carolina and Indiana too(26 votes) which McCain should be winning easily but isn't, they don't matter either. There's one or two other red states where McCain should be winning even more easily but may well lose too.

In other words it's far, far more likely that Obama will get 350-400 electoral votes than McCain will somehow squeeze out 270.

Game over. But McCain will win Oklahoma and Utah and the other usual suspects.

NULLIFIDIAN, Howard Stern exposed some real stupid Obama supporters not too far from your brain --- NEWSBUSTERS dot org.

Paying out early before results come in just shows what a stupid book this organization is. The race is tight and most pollsters are polling more Democrats than Republicans. Everyone including the pollsters thought that Bush would lose in 2000 and 2004 but alas it was not to be.

I wonder if this crazy book joint paid early on last years Super Bowl when everyone thought the Patriots were a lock. I made $700 betting on the Giants straight up with no line.