Fred Thompson Political Betting Odds Slashed to 8 to 1: Suggests Cubans are Terrorists
From 10 to 1 to 8 to 1. These are the new political betting odds on Fred Thompson who has not yet officially declared he is running for President in 2008.
This is Carrie Stroup reporting for Gambling911.com, the most sought after political betting odds website on the planet. And of major interest this week is the slashing of odds on Thompson, signifying some heavy action on the former Congressman and comedian. Hey, this country could use a good laugh right about now.
Gambling911.com's own Sparky Collins stayed tight-lipped following Fred Thompson's controversial remarks that illegal Cuban immigrants could be terrorists.
Sparky, a transgender Cuban reporter for Gambling911.com, remained hospitalized following a kidney stone attack.
Instead, Hillary Clinton spoke out, expressing disgust over Thompson's disparaging remarks.
"I was appalled when one of the people running for or about to run for the Republican nomination talked about Cuban refugees as potential terrorists," Clinton told Hispanic elected officials. "Apparently he doesn't have a lot of experience in Florida or anywhere else, and doesn't know a lot of Cuban-Americans."
Thompson, who is polling strongly among GOP primary voters and is expected to join the race soon, made the comment at a campaign stop Wednesday in South Carolina.
Sparky Collins arrived in Miami from Cuba on an inner tube, risking his life in shark-infested waters during bad weather. He was granted US citizenship before he could even dry off.
Noting that the United States had apprehended 1,000 people from Cuba in 2005, Thompson said, "I don't imagine they're coming here to bring greetings from Castro. We're living in the era of the suitcase bomb." Fidel Castro is Cuba's leader.
A video clip of Thompson's remark immediately circulated on YouTube and has drawn considerable attention in Florida, a key early primary state home to many Republican-leaning Cuban Americans.
Fred Thompson Political Betting Odds Slashed to 8 to 1: Suggests Cubans are Terrorists