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Ruh roh. Looks like ACORN may be getting $100 from my wingnut friend Joe C. We made a wager (I don’t forget these things – someone still owes me a bottle of bourbon from the 2008 Presidential…cough…Keeler…cough). The wager came after I made fun of those on the right getting lathered up by an article taking comments out of context to indicate (they thought) that Obama was leaving open the option of not running for re-election.
Joe C was very sure of it and even put $100 on it. Given to our favorite charity. I guess Joe [...]
Full Story... →Picked this up in a comment on our Intrade post that showed Obama will win the nomination and Presidency. Bet2Give is a similar site, but actually lets you give money to charity while investing and growing your account:
bet2give is a real-money prediction market where you grow your account with investments in smart predictions about the future, and give your winnings away to non-profit organizations of your choice.
Even has cool widgets that let you display the current results on your e-enabled Internet powered website:
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