Daschle eats his words, and then some

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

> See my response to Luke. I don't have $100. I can "bet" with 
> other things, though (books, etc.)  - Brian
> 
> On Wed, 2 Apr 2003, Nathan Newman wrote:
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian O. Sheppard" <bsheppard at bari.iww.org>
> >
> > >Admit it, we all know that war hawk Joseph Lieberman is 
> going to get 
> > >it.
> >
> > I will bet $100 with you donated to the other person's favorite 
> > political organization that you are wrong, that Lieberman 
> does not get 
> > the nomination. If I win, I'd like the money to go to Progressive 
> > Majority, the left-PAC run by progressive caucus types.
> >
> > So if you are so sure, show me the money.

That reminds me of a story of a certain type of internet "gambling" -
people betting on the exact date of an unpopular person's date.  The
assumption is that the only person who can win such a bet is the one who
"arranges" for the death, and the size of the "jackpot" - which is the
incentive for such arragements - is a function of how wide and intense
the unpopularity of the object of such a contract is.  

Wojtek