Posted on 10/31/2008 12:05:46 PM PDT by Kevmo
Subject: NEW MARKET: The LA Times Obama Video Intrade
We have now opened a market on the LA Times making public a video that reportedly shows Barack Obama praising a Chicago professor who was a PLO spokesman while that organisation was a designated terrorist organisation. This market can be found under Poltiics -- 2008 US Election -- LA Times to make public Obama video tape.
Contract Rules:
This contract will settle (expire) at 100 ($10.00) if the LA Times makes public the video showing Barack Obama praising former PLO spokesman before 11:59:59pm ET on Nov 4th 2008.
The contract will settle (expire) at 0 ($0.00) if the LA Times DOES NOT make public the video showing Barack Obama praising former PLO spokesman before 11:59:59pm ET on Nov 4th 2008.
Expiry will be based on announcements from the LA Times regarding the public release of the video.
The video in question reportedly shows Barack Obama praising a Chicago professor who was a PLO spokesman while that organisation was a designated terrorist organisation.
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To paraphrase McCain, the LA Times would rather lose their credibility than lose an election. I wouldn’t bet 10 cents they will release the tape.
You gotta go for the McCain to win contract for < $17.
I wouldn’t bet 10 cents they will release the tape.
***That’s the beauty of it. You can bet that they won’t release the tape.
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