Irish bookie takes bets on Palin’s Fox--
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What a hoot!!!
Can't wait to hear Palin's "political commentary and analysis". Hope she has good writers otherwise she'll be a laughing stock.
Irish bookie takes bets on Palin’s FoxNews gig
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/homepage/20100112_Irish_bookie_takes_bets_on_Palins_FoxNews_gig.html
One day after word came that Sarah Palin is joining FoxNews, Ireland's biggest bookie reports that nearly half of bettors doubt the ex-Alaska governor can keep the gig a year.
Calling her "gaffe-prone," bookmaker PaddyPower.com adds that the minority group she's most likely to offend first is gays/lesbians/bisexuals (4-1), followed by African Americans and Muslims (both at 6-1).
Least likely to bear the initial insult: the Irish, the infirm and Inuits (all tied at 20-1), and Jehovah's Witnesses (25-1).
The "gotcha media" was not listed.
Not a minority, many might say.
And yet in the sweepstakes to be the next GOP presidential nominee, the Palin was tied for third - with Newt Gingrich - in the bookie's odds at 5-1. She trails only ex-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (3-1) and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (4-1).
Strangely, included on that list were "Bill First" - is that for Bill Frist, the physician/ex-senator from Tennessee? - and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who, being foreign born, is constitutionally ineligible.
Pundits must ponder, right?
OK, well, observers... and uh, commentators... might conclude... what exactly?
That we can set odds of our own!
How's this? Such oddsmaking proves that...
4/5: People will bet on anything - even which cornflake floats first to the side of a bowl.
7/3: Tina Fey's Palin-yuckfest conspiracy has gone global.
1/2: Celebrities generate publicity even for Irish bookies.
"We did in fact offer a number of betting markets on Tiger Woods, the most popular of which was the value of the potential Woods divorce settlement," said Ken Robertson, Paddy Power spokesman.
The online novelty bets include next volcano to erupt (Japan's Mount Unzen leads), next James Bond (Sam Worthington), and which woman FHM will chose as sexiest (Cheryl Cole).
Palin's not on that last list, but she is a 50-1 longshot to replace Simon Cowell an American Idol judge - well back of Piers Morgan (3-1), P. Diddy (4-1) and Baby Face (5-1) - on another Paddy Power proposition.
Nor is she mentioned as a possible next pope, although Bono of U2 is.
FoxNews announced yesterday that Palin signed "a multi-year deal to offer her political commentary and analysis across all Fox News platforms, including Fox Business Channel, FoxNews.com and Fox News Radio."
Overwhelmingly, bettors do expect Palin to last longer than Jay Leno's 10 p.m. experiment - but are about evenly split about whether she'll remain "fair and balanced" in 2011, according to Paddy Power.
The odds of splitsville:
8/1: Before Sept. 1, 2010.
10/11: Between Sept. 1, 2010, and Dec. 31, 2010.
11/10: After Jan. 1, 2010.
The other minority groups she might offend first: single parents (8-1), seniors or the poor (10-1), Arab Americans (12-1), Jews (14-1), Native Americans or third world countries (both 16-1) and Christians (18-1).
Environmentalists, deadbeat dads, and Democrats did not make the list.
The Palin-Fox bets are at www.paddypower.com/bet/novelty-betting/other-politics/sarah-palin-specials?





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Gee, she has already been commentating on Fox Network. I didn't see any gaffes or YouTube videos posted of her stupidity and mistakes that all the dems are hoping she makes.
Must be such a HUGE disappointment for them. ;-)
Meanwhile....we can ALWAYS count on Joe Biden for a few good laughs and gaffes. Heck, we can also count on Reid, Clinton, and Blagojevich too.
(( I disagree, IMHO most Americans (except the 'me, me!' types) do want to see reform.))
Well, at least not according to ANY polls....not a single one shows Americans are in favor of the healthcare reform that the congress is working on.
I can laugh at all of them.
Why are you so defensive about Palin?
((Why are you so defensive about Palin?))
I just find it hilarious that the liberals get all worked up over absolutely everything that woman does. They usually say they just want something to "laugh at", etc.
However, it is clear that they are EXTREMELY threatened by her. Not really sure why though.
I also find it interesting that not a single one of them cares about the IDIOT that they actually elected into the VP office. I have friends in Washington who say Biden is a moron and has absolutely NO business being the nation's VP.
But hey....let's keep attacking Sarah Palin whenever possible....makes sense....right?
((Do you feel she's qualified for the job?))
Probably not...but neither is the moron who actually holds the office. But it's a moot point
now...isn't it.
((Should she run for public office again?))
I guess that's up to her...not me. She certainly seems to have a big following.
~However, it is clear that they are EXTREMELY threatened by her.~
I can see why someone would hope that's the case. :)
~But it's a moot point now...isn't it.~
I guess it depends on if she's planning on reaching even higher than VP or not.
Kate
I truly don't believe the Dems feel "threatened" in the least by Palin. They see her for what she is, a conservative who is usually not very well informed about important national concerns, and a potential candidate for President or VP in 2012. Believe me, I, for one, would love for her to run again.....it would assure the left of another 4 years in office. She's a money grubbing right winger who ditched her elected job in Alaska to get out in the "real" world and cash in on her new-found fame. You can paint any kind of picture you like as to her qualifications, but for the most part, even many Republicans shudder at the thought of her running for higher office again.
I will say Fox Snooze will get higher ratings with her on board. Yep. I'll tune in myself.
Did you vote for the IDIOT
There are a number of reasons why I would never vote Republican, but below is just one more. To them
I heard Pres. Obama stating that he had failed to bring together our country as he had hoped to do.
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