Bookie Bets on Obama Acceptance Speech Cliches

DUBLIN, August 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of Barack Obama's democratic nomination acceptance speech in Denver this Thursday, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power have released a wide range of betting opportunities on the Presidential hopeful's performance.

The cheeky bookie is offering betting on what "cliche" Obama will use first during his much hyped speech. "I'm fired up" is the bookmaker's 6/1 favourite with J.F. Kennedy's "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names" is a less likely 100/1 shot.

Paddy Power are also betting on the colour of Obama's tie as well as how many sips of water he takes during the speech.

Paddy Power said "This speech will be history in the making and will be watched by millions - it's so much better fun if you can have a flutter on it too! I'm told that Obama has some Irish ancestry so I'm sure he won't be short of a word or two. It would be quite funny if he opened up with 'life is like a box of chocolates' - who knows maybe he'll have a bet and do just that!"

Paddy Power Democratic Convention Betting

    
    What will Obama say first?

    The undisputed master of the one-liner, Obama has more cliches in his
    vocabulary than you can shake a stick at! Which of the following cliches 
    will Obama mention first during his acceptance speech on Thursday?
    
    10/1 Time for Change
    12/1 I'd like to thank my wife
    12/1 As I stand here today
    12/1 Fundamental belief
    12/1 Defining moment
    12/1 God Bless America
    14/1 Let me be clear
    14/1 War on terror
    14/1 Politics of hope
    14/1 Common purpose
    16/1 Crossroads of history
    16/1 I have a dream
    16/1 Pursuit of happiness
    16/1 I'm fired up
    16/1 Building a better America
    18/1 My civil liberties
    18/1 Same old politics
    18/1 Core Values
    18/1 Hungry for change
    18/1 It won't be easy
    20/1 Honor for me
    20/1 Safe from harm
    20/1 Don't get me wrong
    20/1 Decent shot at life
    20/1 They said this day would never come
    20/1 Change is coming to America
    25/1 There are better days ahead
    25/1 Challenges that face us
    25/1 Make Washington work
    25/1 Hard to believe
    25/1 We cannot lose hope
    25/1 We can be one people
    25/1 We'll have to make hard choices
    100/1 Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
    100/1 An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind
    250/1 Let's get ready to rumble
    250/1 Life is like a box of chocolates
    500/1 Always bet on black!

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    How many times will Obama mention 'Change'?

    During the recent Nevada Democratic debate, Obama mentioned change 15 
    times in the 28 responses he gave. In his victory speech in South 
    Carolina he said the word "change" almost once every minute. How many 
    times will Barack mention change during his acceptance speech on 
    Thursday?

    20/1 None
    8/1 1 - 5 Times
    4/1 6 - 10 Times
    3/1 11 - 15 Times
    2/1 16 - 20 Times
    7/4 Over 20 Times

    
    Colour of Obama's Tie

    Style conscious Barack is a big fan of blue ties but what colour tie will 
    the Presidential hopeful wear during his acceptance speech on Thursday?
    
    11/10 Blue
    11/4 Grey
    4/1 Black
    8/1 Red
    10/1 White
    12/1 Pink
    50/1 Bow tie

    
    How many Sips of Water will Obama take?

    Thursday's acceptance speech will be the biggest of Obama's political 
    career so far. Will the proven public speaker hold his nerve? How many 
    sips of water will Obama take during his acceptance speech on Thursday?
    
    5/1 None
    3/1 1 - 3 Sips
    7/4 4 - 6 Sips
    4/1 7 - 9 Sips
    11/4 10 or more Sips

    
    Who will the TV cameras cut to most during Obama's acceptance speech on
    Thursday? 

    5/4 Oprah
    4/1 George Clooney
    6/1 Robert DeNiro
    8/1 Will.I.Am
    10/1 Samuel L Jackson
    12/1 Jennifer Aniston
    14/1 Scarlett Johansson
    16/1 Ben Affleck
    18/1 Eva Longoria
    20/1 Chris Rock
    20/1 Cameron Diaz
    25/1 Jessica Alba
    25/1 P Diddy
    50/1 Paris Hilton
    500/1 Rev Jeremiah Wright

    
    Specials

    5/1 Hillary Clinton to be shown crying during Obama's acceptance speech
    10/1 Any of the delegates to be pictured eating fried food
    12/1 Obama to trip up on stage
    50/1 Obama to come out on stage with his zipper open
    33/1 A power cut during the speech
    100/1 Speech to be interrupted due to a streaker on stage

    
    Winning Candidate (Next President)
    
    4/9 Barack Obama
    13/8 John McCain
    1000/1 Paris Hilton

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