US Presidential Elections 2008 (1 Viewer)

that's what you get for having opinions! in future i hope you'll learn not to suggest anything until it's clear that everyone else has the same opinion.
 
picture one:

'WHAT YOU TALKIN' 'BOUT, WILLIS!?'


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Received from PA Newswire at 11:41:02 on 08 November 2008
BOOKMAKER REJECTS OBAMA ASSASSINATION BETS

By Paula Fentiman, PA

Bookmaker William Hill said today it had turned away numerous gamblers hoping
to bet on Barack Obama being assassinated.

The firm, which has received more than 100 requests, informed customers it
would never offer odds on the possible targeting of the US President-elect.

White supremacists have already allegedly plotted an attack on Obama, who will
be America's first black President.

William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said: ``We have no interest whatsoever in
betting on the possible death or serious injury of any politician (or anyone
else for that matter) in any circumstances.

``I cannot imagine why any reputable bookmaker would even consider taking such
a bet or any punter contemplate placing one.''

The bookmaker said that although people have asked to bet on prominent possible
assassination targets in the past ``on occasion'' it was never a major issue.

Such was the scale of demand for Obama punts, however, that the company felt it
necessary to set out its position.

``It's not illegal for us to do it if we choose,'' said Mr Sharpe. ``But I
would seriously question the motives of anyone who did it.

``It leaves an uneasy feeling and an unpleasant taste in the mouth.

``We are giving people the chance to express their opinions and make a bit of
money but even bookmakers have the occasional moral scruples.

``We would not be prepared to step over that line.''

According to William Hill, a record #10 million-plus total was gambled on the
outcome of the US Presidential Election and Obama has been made even money
favourite to win again in 2012.

One customer who staked #25,000 on Obama collected #42,000 as a result and
another who bet #17,500 received #45,925

Mr Sharpe said: ``When the campaign began, Obama was a 50/1 outsider - by the
time we stopped betting he was 1/50.

``With Americans unable to bet on the outcome in their own country we took a
considerable amount of money from exiled Americans around the world, who clearly
wanted to speculate on what would happen.''

William Hill is now offering odds on who will be the first female Commander in
Chief of the US, placing Sarah Palin at 6/1 favourite, while Michelle Obama has
a 16/1 chance.

On Thursday, two white supremacists pleaded not guilty to federal charges in an
alleged plot to kill Barack Obama and dozens of other black people.

Court records say that Daniel Cowart, 20, of rural West Tennessee and Paul
Schlesselman, 18, of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, told investigators they
planned to conduct a national crime spree that would include a string of armed
robberies and the murders of 88 black people, culminating in a suicide attack on
Obama.

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i was just reading a new yorker article on obama that was written in 2004; in retrospect, this bit is priceless:

Jan Schakowsky told me about a recent visit she had made to the White House with a congressional delegation.

On her way out, she said, President Bush noticed her “OBAMA” button. “He jumped back, almost literally,” she said. “And I knew what he was thinking. So I reassured him it was 'Obama', with a ‘b.’ And I explained who he was. The President said, ‘Well, I don’t know him.’ So I just said, ‘You will.’ ”

full article is in the archives here: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/05/31/040531fa_fact1?currentPage=all
 
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/10/obama-white-house-barack

Barack Obama will move swiftly to unpick many of what he sees as the most egregious acts of the Bush administration when he enters the White House in January, including restrictions on stem cell research and moves to allow oil drilling in wilderness areas, a leading member of his transition team said yesterday.


love wee.

Obama is in Bush's Whitehouse... killin his laws.
 
THE WHITE HOUSE

Obamas needs your help -- choosing a presidential pup

You've elected a new president; now you have a chance to help choose the First Pet.
Barack Obama promised his kids a dog during his Tuesday night victory speech: ''Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House,'' the president-elect said.
Responding to a reporter's question at a news conference Friday, Obama explained, ``We have two criteria that need to be reconciled. One is that Malia is allergic, so it has to be hypo-allergenic.
``But obviously, a lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me, so whether we're going to be able to balance those two things, I think, is a pressing issue in the Obama household.''
Once again, the Obama family needs your help.
E-mail us at [email protected] with your advice: What kind of dog should the First Family get? Offer suggestions on what a first-time dog owner should know or have on hand when the pup comes home.
Include your name and city as well as your dog's name and breed -- and a picture. Keep it tight -- 150 words or less.
We'll run many of the responses in The Miami Herald later this month, and all of them on MiamiHerald.com, where the Obamas can check them out.
 
some suggestions from the internet so far are a labrador named hope, a spaniel named justice, a poodle named oprah or a pitbull named sarah. or a miniature pig with lipstick on it.
 

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