US Presidential Election 2020

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jamesg46
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Nothing like a fresh daily round of Twitter. Clicking on this will be like opening the door to a pub full of shouting drunks.

This addiction is one of the reasons I tried to leave it.
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Euler
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knightwire2 wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:18 am
thought id drop a few thought on this election, and Bidens ankle in particular.

1. interesting how Biden, a 78 year old, was pictured standing unaided on his 'booted up' foot, following a supposed sprained ankle. If i remember correctly, Senator John McCain also had one of these, where his leg was so bad he accidentally put it on the wrong leg!

If i were 78, with wafer-thin legs, and had sprained my ankle so bad i needed a boot, i wouldnt be able to support my whole body weight on that leg, whilst stepping up from the road to the pavement, whilst showing absolutely no sign of discomfort. My thoughts are that that boot conceals a bracelet tag, which would make sense if he has been arrested in connection with the stuff on his son's laptop, or indeed the election itself. An interesting theory, and pure speculation obviously!

2. Trump seems remarkably cool for someone who is apparently about to lose the biggest USA election ever, in what is, in my mind at least, clearly a communist coup d'etat

3. putting Amy Cohen Barrett in the Supreme Court a few weeks before the election could be a top strategic move if he knew in advance that the democrats would attempt to cheat. After all, it will most likely end up in the Supreme Court, in my view.

For those reasons, and many more, laying Biden at 1.04 ish is where most of my money is at

Well, those are my thoughts anyway :-)

Good luck all.

You missed out the bit about alien reptilians.
verance
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knightwire2 wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:18 am
thought id drop a few thought on this election, and Bidens ankle in particular.

1. interesting how Biden, a 78 year old, was pictured standing unaided on his 'booted up' foot, following a supposed sprained ankle. If i remember correctly, Senator John McCain also had one of these, where his leg was so bad he accidentally put it on the wrong leg!

If i were 78, with wafer-thin legs, and had sprained my ankle so bad i needed a boot, i wouldnt be able to support my whole body weight on that leg, whilst stepping up from the road to the pavement, whilst showing absolutely no sign of discomfort. My thoughts are that that boot conceals a bracelet tag, which would make sense if he has been arrested in connection with the stuff on his son's laptop, or indeed the election itself. An interesting theory, and pure speculation obviously!

2. Trump seems remarkably cool for someone who is apparently about to lose the biggest USA election ever, in what is, in my mind at least, clearly a communist coup d'etat

3. putting Amy Cohen Barrett in the Supreme Court a few weeks before the election could be a top strategic move if he knew in advance that the democrats would attempt to cheat. After all, it will most likely end up in the Supreme Court, in my view.

For those reasons, and many more, laying Biden at 1.04 ish is where most of my money is at

Well, those are my thoughts anyway :-)

Good luck all.
Always interesting to hear from people on the other side of a trade. :lol:
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knightwire2 wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:18 am
thought id drop a few thought on this election, and Bidens ankle in particular.

1. interesting how Biden, a 78 year old, was pictured standing unaided on his 'booted up' foot, following a supposed sprained ankle. If i remember correctly, Senator John McCain also had one of these, where his leg was so bad he accidentally put it on the wrong leg!

If i were 78, with wafer-thin legs, and had sprained my ankle so bad i needed a boot, i wouldnt be able to support my whole body weight on that leg, whilst stepping up from the road to the pavement, whilst showing absolutely no sign of discomfort. My thoughts are that that boot conceals a bracelet tag, which would make sense if he has been arrested in connection with the stuff on his son's laptop, or indeed the election itself. An interesting theory, and pure speculation obviously!

2. Trump seems remarkably cool for someone who is apparently about to lose the biggest USA election ever, in what is, in my mind at least, clearly a communist coup d'etat

3. putting Amy Cohen Barrett in the Supreme Court a few weeks before the election could be a top strategic move if he knew in advance that the democrats would attempt to cheat. After all, it will most likely end up in the Supreme Court, in my view.

For those reasons, and many more, laying Biden at 1.04 ish is where most of my money is at

Well, those are my thoughts anyway :-)

Good luck all.
So, nobody including the news channels noticed Joe Biden being arrested, taken down the station and then to court - and they need to put a tag on him to stop him from running away. :lol:
jamesg46
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knightwire2 wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:18 am
thought id drop a few thought on this election, and Bidens ankle in particular.

1. interesting how Biden, a 78 year old, was pictured standing unaided on his 'booted up' foot, following a supposed sprained ankle. If i remember correctly, Senator John McCain also had one of these, where his leg was so bad he accidentally put it on the wrong leg!

If i were 78, with wafer-thin legs, and had sprained my ankle so bad i needed a boot, i wouldnt be able to support my whole body weight on that leg, whilst stepping up from the road to the pavement, whilst showing absolutely no sign of discomfort. My thoughts are that that boot conceals a bracelet tag, which would make sense if he has been arrested in connection with the stuff on his son's laptop, or indeed the election itself. An interesting theory, and pure speculation obviously!

2. Trump seems remarkably cool for someone who is apparently about to lose the biggest USA election ever, in what is, in my mind at least, clearly a communist coup d'etat

3. putting Amy Cohen Barrett in the Supreme Court a few weeks before the election could be a top strategic move if he knew in advance that the democrats would attempt to cheat. After all, it will most likely end up in the Supreme Court, in my view.

For those reasons, and many more, laying Biden at 1.04 ish is where most of my money is at

Well, those are my thoughts anyway :-)

Good luck all.
I have wondered myself how or if it is possible for Biden to get the National Security clearance level needed to be President whilst there is an active investigation by the FBI into the dealings in Ukraine (assuming that is still active)

They tried to impeach Trump over the Russia hoax so there must be some internal security issues going on.

I'm not sure about the whole ankle bracelet thing but I do love a good out there theory that seems unimaginable. I'm not about to put my money down on this theory but it makes for a provocative read & some equally provocative responses which I like.
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Euler
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The ankle tag is clearly a red herring because a shape shifting reptilian would have no problem sliding that off.
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Euler wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:09 pm
The ankle tag is clearly a red herring because a shape shifting reptilian would have no problem sliding that off.
Its simple anyway, you cant tag someone who holds the all seeing eye... they would see you coming. That's where it was flawed for me.
knightwire2
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in my humble opinion, the news channels wont cover this because, in case anybody hadnt noticed, they are financially very much on Team Biden. Main stream media have been knocking trump since day 1. But just about everything they have said about him has been proven wrong. Id give a lot more of my opinions but my lay money on Biden is looking sooo good at 1.03 that id rather not! :D

Thanks to all those on the other side! lol
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knightwire2 wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:08 pm
in my humble opinion, the news channels wont cover this because, in case anybody hadnt noticed, they are financially very much on Team Biden. Main stream media have been knocking trump since day 1. But just about everything they have said about him has been proven wrong. Id give a lot more of my opinions but my lay money on Biden is looking sooo good at 1.03 that id rather not! :D

Thanks to all those on the other side! lol
worth noting one of the avenues that madman mr T may take to exit his perils (maybe :D):

M’Naghten Insanity Defense
The M’Naghten insanity defense, also called the right-wrong test, is the most common insanity defense in the United States. It is also the oldest and was created in England in 1843. The defense is named after Daniel M’Naghten. M’Naghten was under the paranoid delusion that the Prime Minister of England, Sir Robert Peel, was trying to kill him. When he tried to shoot Sir Peel from behind, he inadvertently shot Sir Peel’s Secretary, Edward Drummond, who thereafter died. M’Naghten was put on trial for murder and, to the shock of the nation, the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity (Queen v. M’Naghten, 2010). After a public outcry at this verdict, the British House of Lords developed a test for insanity that remains relatively intact today.

The M’Naghten insanity defense is cognitive and focuses on the defendant’s awareness, rather than the ability to control conduct. The defense requires two elements. First, the defendant must be suffering from a mental defect at the time he or she commits the criminal act. The mental defect can be called a “defect of reason” or a “disease of the mind,” depending on the jurisdiction (Iowa Code, 2010). Second, the trier of fact must find that because of the mental defect, the defendant did not know either the nature and quality of the criminal act or that the act was wrong.
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knightwire2 wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:08 pm
in my humble opinion, the news channels wont cover this because, in case anybody hadnt noticed, they are financially very much on Team Biden. Main stream media have been knocking trump since day 1. But just about everything they have said about him has been proven wrong. Id give a lot more of my opinions but my lay money on Biden is looking sooo good at 1.03 that id rather not! :D

Thanks to all those on the other side! lol
And when its all over and Biden has his feet up in the Oval Office I'm sure you'll never be heard from again like a fart in the wind
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One of the curious things I've noticed about markets is that people make a decision then try and find evidence to support that.

In reality you need to do completely the opposite.
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Euler wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:39 pm
One of the curious things I've noticed about markets is that people make a decision then try and find evidence to support that.

In reality you need to do completely the opposite.
This thread left reality a while back
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verance wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:27 am
Always interesting to hear from people on the other side of a trade. :lol:
I'm beginning to understand why you can still back Biden. Many people think the election was a fraud that's bound to come to light before Biden gets to the white house and despite about 40 failed legal actions without any evidence people believe it will first get to the supreme court and then the election result will be overturned. :roll:
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Euler wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:39 pm
One of the curious things I've noticed about markets is that people make a decision then try and find evidence to support that.

In reality you need to do completely the opposite.
It's not just markets, my ex-girlfriend assumed I'm wrong every time I opened my mouth and would then try to justify it. :)
jamesg46
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Derek27 wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 2:53 pm
Euler wrote:
Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:39 pm
One of the curious things I've noticed about markets is that people make a decision then try and find evidence to support that.

In reality you need to do completely the opposite.
It's not just markets, my ex-girlfriend assumed I'm wrong every time I opened my mouth and would then try to justify it. :)
She was right about the toilet roll direction, she liked it the other way around so when you opened your mouth, you were wrong in her eyes :lol:
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