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Will Any of These Top-25 US Newspapers Print a Story, Before the November, 2008, Election, that Quotes John McCain's 'Joke' About Chelsea Clinton?

Settled as Yes

"Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?
Because her father is Janet Reno."


At the time (June, 2000), the fact that the tasteless joke was made was reported in major newspapers, however the joke itself was not.

Although the Associated Press reported the joke in full, the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and others, reported that a tasteless joke had been made, but kept the joke itself secret. The Arizona Republic, McCain's hometown paper, was the sole exception, reporting the joke itself.

Will John McCain's increased vetting in the general election cause this buried issue to be reported?

[top 25 newspapers - based on latest circulation figures available]

USA Today
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
Los Angeles Times
Washington Post

New York Daily News
Chicago Tribune
New York Post
Long Island Newsday
Houston Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle
New York Newsday
Arizona Republic
Chicago Sun-Times
Boston Globe

Atlanta Journal-Constitution
New Jersey Star-Ledger
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Detroit Free Press
Philadelphia Inquirer

Cleveland Plain Dealer
St. Petersburg Times
Portland Oregonian
San Diego Union-Tribune
Denver Post


[Initial likelihood odds set at 50-50. If the "end date" were sooner, I'd have set the likelihood of "No" higher.]

 
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Yes
52%
No
48%
Activity: H$15,905
Settled as Yes on Thu 17th Jul 11:19am PDT
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[Initial likelihood odds set at 50-50. If the "end date" were sooner, I'd have set the likelihood of "No" higher.]

As reported in any of the twenty-five newspapers listed. Both on-line and print editions are acceptable.

The "quote" does not have to be verbatum as written in this question [market], but shall include the words "Chelsea Clinton", "ugly", "Janet Reno" and "father".


Suspend date: Mon 3rd Nov 11:59pm PST (12 weeks to go)

Settlement date: Thu 17th Jul 11:19am PDT

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

Action history:

Created Mon 3rd Mar 1:28pm PST by newswrangler[Power User]
Suspended Thu 17th Jul 11:14am PDT by newswrangler[Power User]: Suspended pending settlement
Settlement requested Thu 17th Jul 11:14am PDT by newswrangler[Power User]:
Go figure! The New York Daily News printed the joke.

[As reported in any of the twenty-five newspapers listed. Both on-line and print editions are acceptable.]

Winning prediction = "Yes"

<http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/07/17/2008-07-17_as_election_nears_a_push_from_john_mccai.html>
(market suspended)
Settled as 'Yes' Thu 17th Jul 11:19am PDT by tisha[Admin]: Joke is reprinted in the NY Daily News today
http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2008/07/17/2008-07-17_as_election_nears_a_push_from_john_mccai.html
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Predictions

5 weeks ago
tombayes predicted Yes (H$100 at 30%)
5 weeks ago
danemic predicted Yes (H$100 at 29%)
5 weeks ago
atrane predicted Yes (H$20 at 32%)
7 weeks ago
newswrangler[Power User] predicted No (H$100 at 68%)
7 weeks ago
newswrangler[Power User] predicted No (H$1,000 at 66%)
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Comments

  1 steph
What was the joke?

= )
posted 15 weeks ago
  2 steph
Found it.

Oh.

That's it?

= )
posted 15 weeks ago
  3 steph
This joke was made in June 1998, not June 2000. Is this the joke you were referring to?

http://blogs.trb.com/news/local/longisland/politics/blog/2008/02/past_mccains_old_chelsea_joke.html
posted 15 weeks ago
  4 kruijs[Power User]
I hope someone reads these 25 newspapers actually and remembers to look for that joke each day till elections :-P
posted 15 weeks ago
  5 mork[Power User]
hmm... one day after the "campaign for the general election" has begun, The Guardian (UK) printed the joke, in full, in today's (June 5th) edition.

<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/05/johnmccain.uselections20081>
posted 9 weeks ago
From the UK to the US ... in a matter of hours ...

Media Matters for America reported the joke in full, today...
posted 9 weeks ago

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