On opposing pages this morning in the Star-Advertiser were Donald Trump pledging his allegiance to the Republican Party and Chris, the long-lost Australian sheep. I thought that would make a fine snarky Friday posting, comparing the hairdo of both:
Chris' 89 pounds of wool, also about his actual weight, is certainly a world record, for the average from one sheep in the U.S. is 7.3 pounds. If I'm reading this right, a pound of just sheared wool costs around $35, so Chris' must be worth about $300. Anyway, this wool can make 30 sweaters, which, then, increase the ultimate value.
However, after getting this far, I thought I would rescue the dignity of this blog site by citing current bookmaker's odds of our presidential candidates:
- Democratic nomination:
Odds as of August 25 at Bovada
- Hilary Clinton -700
- Bernie Sanders +600
- Joe Biden +800
- Martin O'Malley +3300
- Elizabeth Warren +3300
- Jim Webb +5000
- Lincoln Chafee +10000
- Republican nomination:
- Jeb Bush +150
- Donald Trump +300
- Scott Walker +600
- Marco Rubio +600
- Ben Carson +900
- John Kasich +1000
- Chris Christie +1500
- Ted Cruz +1500
- Rand Paul +2500
2016 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
- Odds as of August 25 at Bovada
- Hillary Clinton +110
- Jeb Bush +375
- Donald Trump +700
- Marco Rubio +1400
- Scott Walker +1400
- Bernie Sanders +1400
- Joe Biden +1800
- John Kasich +2500
- Ted Cruz +3300
- Ben Carson +3300
- Chris Christie +5000
- Carly Fiorina +5000
- Elizabeth Warren +6600
- Rand Paul +10000
- Jim Webb +10000
- Martin O'Malley +10000
- Rick Perry +15000
- Bobby Jindal +15000
- Rick Santorum +15000
Here are what these numbers mean:
- Say you are betting on the New York Jets (-500) against the New England Patriots (+350).
- The minus sign means that team is favored.
- Thus if you bet $500 on the Jets, you will win back your $500, plus $100, or $600 total.
- The plus sign means this team is supposed to lose
- Thus, if you bet $350, you will get back your $350, plus $100, or $450 total.
- Say the Jets were even and Patriots +150: betting $100 on the Jets would get you back a total of $200...bet $350, and you will return $700.
So, as far as who will be our next president, if you bet $100 on:
- Hillary Clinton: you will win $210
- Jeb Bush: $475
- Donald Trump: $800
- Bernie Sanders: $1500
- Joe Biden: $1900
- Chris Christie: $5100
- Rick Santorum: $15100
In other words, ignore those e-mail issues, the rise of Sanders, those upcoming interminable presidential debates and Trump running as a third party candidate. Hillary Clinton, as of August 25, is the overwhelming favorite to become the next POTUS (President Of The United States).
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Hurricane Jimena is weakening and projected to move north:
However, computer models show Jimena hooking left and leaning towards Kauai:
There is a very new disturbance, 98E, off Mexico, and this storm is expected to move in the direction of Hawaii.
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