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vBookie Event: US Presidential Election (Politics)
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Too long in Exile, too long not singing my song.
Too long like a rolling stone, Too long in exile
Too long in Exile, baby you just arent my friend.
Too long in Exile my friend, Baby you can never go home again.
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Now, to pry into roots, to finger slime,
To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into some spring
Is beneath all adult dignity. I rhyme
To see myself, to set the darkness echoing.
where have you been man? too bad he's to old now too.
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I see you are down to 0 in vCash, eh Robi. I'm holding back 500 in case something else interesting comes around, but right now most of my vMortgage is on Obama.
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My alternative universe...
Un hombre con un tenedor en la tierra de la sopa.
[A man with a fork in the land of soup]
Así pues, aquí estamos.
I have only got 90 bucks, shit. I guess I will plunk it on Obama. I need to talk to 2pac.
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Too long in Exile, too long not singing my song.
Too long like a rolling stone, Too long in exile
Too long in Exile, baby you just arent my friend.
Too long in Exile my friend, Baby you can never go home again.
Ireland's largest bookmaker, Paddy Power, on Thursday declared the U.S. presidential race over and paid out bettors banking on a Barack Obama victory.
"We're certain Senator Obama will become President Obama so we're paying out over €1,000,000 on him to win the election," it said.
Before the payout, Republican Sen. John Cain's odds of winning the presidency stood at 5-1, while Mr. Obama was a heavy favorite at 1-9. That means if you bet $10 on the longshot Republican, you could win $50; if you wager 10 bucks on the heavily favored Democrat, you'd pocket just a dollar and 11 cents.
HEMPSTEAD, NY - OCTOBER 15: Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) arrives at the Marriott hotel prior to his debate against Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) at Hofstra University October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. With the nation's economic crisis continuing to worry the public, Senator Obama has built a lead in many battleground states. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
"Look, if this were a two-horse race, one horse would be so far in front that the horse in second place could hardly see him," said bookie spokesman Ken Robertson.
The bookmaker said it took the "unprecedented decision" because "we reckon he's pretty much a racing certainty," Mr. Roberston said.
The bookie couldn't get much action either way: Mr. McCain's odds were too high to draw savvy betters, while Mr. Obama's were so low that it wasn't worth the effort - wagering $90 would bring you just $10. "We were hardly taking a bet. McCain was friendless - nobody wanted to back McCain," Mr. Robertson said.
Now the bookie is taking bets on "what the winning margin will be for Obama."
"When it comes to politics, a great barometer of public sentiment is where the bookies are," he said. "We're reflecting people who are willing to put their money where their mouth is and so it's an awful lot more accurate than other types of polling."
The latest European odds on the presidential campaign paint a picture far gloomier than American pollsters, and the bookmakers see the chance of a comeback by Mr. McCain as dropping daily.
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Now, to pry into roots, to finger slime,
To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into some spring
Is beneath all adult dignity. I rhyme
To see myself, to set the darkness echoing.
__________________
Too long in Exile, too long not singing my song.
Too long like a rolling stone, Too long in exile
Too long in Exile, baby you just arent my friend.
Too long in Exile my friend, Baby you can never go home again.
Reckon he'll end up the same way?
