An Irish bookmaker was left red faced on Wednesday morning after its decision to pay out early to customers who had bet on a Hillary Clinton victory in the U.S. election proved costly.
In October, Paddy Power paid out £800,000 ($992,528) on a Clinton victory after a series of negative news stories threatened to derail Donald Trump's campaign.
"We're in the business of making predictions and decided to put our neck on the line by paying out early on Hillary Clinton, but boy did we get it wrong," Paddy Power spokesperson Lewis Davey said in a statement Wednesday.
The bookmaker added that it had been hit for more than £4 million ($4.96 million) by punters who'd backed Donald Trump to win.
"We've been well and truly thumped by Trump, with his victory leaving us with the biggest political pay-out in the company's history and some very, very expensive egg on our faces," Davey added.
November 11, 2016, 07:42 AM
Mars_Attacks
The democrat party has completely imploded, leaving the SJW's scattered into anarchy never to be heard from again.
And we lived happily ever after.
The end.
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Eeewwww, don't touch it! Here, poke at it with this stick.
November 11, 2016, 07:42 AM
SIG4EVA
With this cool weather moving in, I'm feeling especially frisky and deplorable. It's been nice to shut down the liberals idiots that bothered challenging me or bad mouthing Trump.
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November 11, 2016, 07:51 AM
6guns
I assume this has been posted somewhere, but in case you haven't seen it:
To those who awoke afraid and more vulnerable to a President who has pledged to attack you: I stand with you, your city stands with you, and we will find a way through. To my Muslim, Mexican, immigrant, indigenous, LGBTQ, low-income, of-color, women, Jewish, and other friends: you are not alone, I and all allies stand strong with you, we will create more and better allies, and we will find a path forward. Together.
To my fellow white people: …we get to do a lot of work with one another. We have been surprised by our brothers and sisters who are so angry, scared, and confused that Donald Trump seemed like a solution to a problem.
We cannot expect people of color to lead us out of this. We can’t expect blame, attack, and criticism to magically make people less angry, scared, or confused. We get to tackle our own confusions about one another and find a way forward. Together.
The first order of business, however, is to grieve, to rage, to confess confusion, to shake with fear. Only when we let ourselves feel fully do we free our minds enough to think clearly about what is next. Then we get to remember that we have one another, we know how to organize, and we know how to stand up, dust off, and take the next step. Together.
This is how Minneapolis is strong. We come together. I believe in us.
******************* How do these people get control of anything ?
Every rock that is getting "turned over" is exposing how bat shit crazy the DEMs have become.
November 11, 2016, 08:02 AM
signewt
Para's comet sighted:
November 11, 2016, 08:09 AM
Sigolicious
This would have been fun to watch if the police had let it run it's course.
Originally posted by signewt: Para's comet sighted:
Outstanding!This message has been edited. Last edited by: parabellum, November 11, 2016 08:45 AM
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November 11, 2016, 08:51 AM
signewt
Just saw a list of the 'legacy' of current administration....thought to share the list:
+ Destroyed our national sovereignty
+ Destroyed healthcare
+ Destroyed the sanctity of marriage
+ Turned race relations back 100 years
+ Attacked the Police and Praised Criminals
+ Quadrupled the number of people on food stamps
+ Restarted the Cold War
+ Destroyed our Allies and Supported our Enemies
+ Turned our Military into a gay bath house
+ Reverted the middle east back into the middle ages
+ Turned the IRS and NSA into the KGB
+ Doubled the national debt
+ Infested America with Foreign Diseases
+ Wasted Billions of taxpayer $ on the Scam of "Global Warming"
+ Greatly empowered and supported Islamic radicals
+ Flooded America with illegal Aliens, Muslims and Africans
+ Taken over the Internet - If you like your Internet you can keep it!
November 11, 2016, 08:53 AM
AzMikeCFD102
Good morning to you as well, you deplorable sumbitches.
On another note the hag should have checked in on the SF once in a while to see what the people truly felt about her.
It is a glorious day in the U.S.A.!
quote:
"Clinton’s second unsuccessful run for the White House relied heavily on a complex computer algorithm that the campaign was prepared to publicly unveil after the election."
MAGA
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November 11, 2016, 08:56 AM
46and2
quote:
Destroyed the sanctity of marriage
surely you don't think it's ever going back to the way it was, or that this administration should even spend a second on this topic?
November 11, 2016, 08:58 AM
parabellum
Stow it
November 11, 2016, 09:01 AM
Balzé Halzé
quote:
Originally posted by Sigolicious: This would have been fun to watch if the police had let it run it's course.
But, everybody here is full of love and we are going to fight for our rights.”
Full of love, eh? Perhaps someone needs to double-check the definition of that word.
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November 11, 2016, 09:02 AM
feersum dreadnaught
a little theme music for the dems. Its got a good beat, and you can dance to it. For the LEOs dealing with the protests, its a good dance, and you can beat Soros' drones to it.
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November 11, 2016, 09:08 AM
chongosuerte
I'm elated for the win. But I'M scared...because more than 50% of the country actually voted for The Bitch. I am, I have to now admit, a minority for believing in America. It's not time to relax, it's time to really hunker down and make sure that in 4 years those pajama wearing pansies don't steal our nation back and finish it. Because they want to, and there's a shitton of them. They will cheat and steal as much as they can.
We cannot forget that. The Dems had more votes...if that continues, we face dark implications in the long run. That scares me.
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