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"Given the week he's just had, you have to figure John McCain is looking for a story -- any story -- to come along and take the media spotlight off him (at least until the next well-polished lobbyist shoe falls). And what better distraction than America's favorite celebrity engorge-athon, the Academy Awards?" Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post makes a great point in her popular political blog. McCain has had to respond to allegations of an affair with a lobbyist; answer questions as to what the "anti-lobbyist" was doing even associating with this female lobbyist in the first place (whether they were intimate or not); and he's faced a deluge of questions related to campaign financing. But as Arianna points out, this year's Oscars may not distract us from the Arizona Senator's quagmire. "A quick glance at my Oscar scorecard tells me this year's Best Picture noms have McCain reminders written all over them: There Will Be Blood (aka McCain's foreign policy), Atonement (see recent conversations with wife Cindy), Michael Clayton (McCain could certainly use a "fixer" right about now), No Country for Old Men (hello November preview!). Not sure where Juno fits in, unless someone has recently spotted Vicki Iseman guzzling SunnyD at a convenience store." And a big "What the heck happened?" goes out to our friends at Sportsbook.com. In addition to their typical menu of Oscar odds, Sportsbook.com was supposed to be making this year's Oscar celebration even more fun...and dare I say....politically incorrect. They were going to be offering betting odds on the first presenter to mention either of the remaining U.S. Presidential candidates; Which would be mentioned first; How many times Barack Obama's name would be uttered and how many anti-Bush speeches would be given. Maybe manana - Sunday - they'll get something up. We here at Gambling911.com are ecstatic about this year's Oscar betting frenzy, which is in full swing right now and we're expecting to be completely blown away come Sunday. Myself, Sparky, Payton, Chris and the rest of the Gambling911.com crew will be reporting extensively on the latest odds right up to the start of the show. ---- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Originally published February 23, 2008 7:29 pm EST Find More News from Gambling911.com Here ----
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And
the Oscar Goes
To......John
McCain?:
Arianna Huffington
Says Oscars Has
McCain Written All
Over It