betting on the horse-race, Australian style
My money's on the upstart underdog. Quite literally. Way back in March 2007 a mate and I disagreed over the relative likelihoods of America seeing a female or African-American
in the White House come 2009, and decided to make it interesting. I expressed such certitude that Hillary Clinton represented an unelectable figure that i gave him the better end of the stick, promising to pay out on our $100 bet if madam Hillary should so much as secure the nomination, while only requiring him to pa out if my preferred candidate made it all the way to Washington. So i gotta wait til November for my hundred bucks.
Come late January, its gettin pretty interesting. My mother's partner (a gambling man) offered a $100 wager on the issue, which i happily accepted. He wore the smug certitude of a gambler onna smart bet ('look on Intrade if you want to see where the smart money is!') and I made a further proclamation of my faith by accepting another weighted bet: this time around, i lose should any candidate but Senator Obama attain the Democratic nomination! (this being back when John Edwards was still a contender).
I offered to double-up following Super Tuesday. He accepted.
I offered another double-up after North Carolina. He declined.
Get out of the race, Hillary, you're a lame horse. Do it for the sake of the party. Do it for the sake of the country. Do it for the sake of the amplifier i want to buy. I'm just about two hundred bucks short and i don't want to wait til August.
in the White House come 2009, and decided to make it interesting. I expressed such certitude that Hillary Clinton represented an unelectable figure that i gave him the better end of the stick, promising to pay out on our $100 bet if madam Hillary should so much as secure the nomination, while only requiring him to pa out if my preferred candidate made it all the way to Washington. So i gotta wait til November for my hundred bucks.
Come late January, its gettin pretty interesting. My mother's partner (a gambling man) offered a $100 wager on the issue, which i happily accepted. He wore the smug certitude of a gambler onna smart bet ('look on Intrade if you want to see where the smart money is!') and I made a further proclamation of my faith by accepting another weighted bet: this time around, i lose should any candidate but Senator Obama attain the Democratic nomination! (this being back when John Edwards was still a contender).
I offered to double-up following Super Tuesday. He accepted.
I offered another double-up after North Carolina. He declined.
Get out of the race, Hillary, you're a lame horse. Do it for the sake of the party. Do it for the sake of the country. Do it for the sake of the amplifier i want to buy. I'm just about two hundred bucks short and i don't want to wait til August.
