conspiracy2riot
Will it be reported that any members of Congress have the new Swine Flu?
It appears that no member has been infected yet...can pigs at the trough get it...so we'll settle as the last option
Background:
So will any US Senator or Representative be reported to have contracted this new bug or do these people have some freak immunity to pork?
Just to make it even more fun, let's toss in party affiliation as well....given there are currently more Dems than Repubs, starting odds for the Dems will be slightly higher.
Settlement date is fixed.
Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.
| One or more Republicans reported infected |
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| One or more Democrats reported infected |
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| A Party not mentioned reports an infection |
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| Bipartisanship prevails, combo of parties infected |
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| Years of exposure to pork makes Congress immune |
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- Predictions: 153 |
Comments: 13
Suspend date: Fri 12th Jun 2:59pm PST
Settlement date: Sat 13th Jun 3:31am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Fri 12th Jun 2:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: One or more Republicans reported infected: 12%, One or more Democrats reported infected: 18%, A Party not mentioned reports an infection: 5%, Bipartisanship prevails, combo of parties infected: 25%, Years of exposure to pork makes Congress immune: 40%
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dieseldog
: no reports of any member of congress having the swine flu. please settle as Years of exposure to pork makes Congress immune. 
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: It appears that no member has been infected yet...can pigs at the trough get it...so we'll settle as the last option 
Suspend date: Fri 12th Jun 2:59pm PST
Settlement date: Sat 13th Jun 3:31am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Fri 12th Jun 2:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details 
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tomkerswill
predicted Years of exposure to pork makes Congress immune (H$100 at 99%)
jenniandboys
predicted Bipartisanship prevails, combo of parties infected (H$20 at 0%)
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predicted Bipartisanship prevails, combo of parties infected (H$20 at 3%)Comments (13)
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With regard to your 'bug' explanation.....Are you sure that the Bus cat admin isn't just trying to drum up more colorful Q's for his cat?
While President Obama has assured Americans there is "no cause for alarm" over swine flu, aides say he has ordered Homeland Security to begin referring to the illness with a less intimidating name in hopes of avoiding widespread panic.
"The word 'swine' is a bit scary for most Americans," an Obama spokesman explained. "It says socially repugnant, it says no redeeming qualities, it says big and dirty and dangerous. It's a word only a farmer could love."
"What does the President want to call the illness?" I asked.
"Well, we have to remain true to the origins of the disease. We put together some focus groups and almost all of them said they have really good feelings about Porky Pig."
"The Looney Tunes character?"
"Exactly. From now on, all government agencies will call the illness the Porky Pig flu. Swine flu is frightening as hell, but nobody's scared of Porky Pig."
The spokesman said Washington -- like the Mexican government -- is also prepared to pass out millions of paper breathing masks to U.S. citizens. There is concern, however, that Muslims might take offense at non-believers covering their faces.
"We don't want them to think we're mocking Islam," the spokesman said. "To allay those fears, the Porky Pig flu masks will be imprinted with a message that makes their purpose perfectly clear."
"What message is that?"
"Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-That's all folks!"
http://www.dudewithtude.typepad.com/dude_with_tude/2009/04/obama-orders-new-name-for-swine-flu.html
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/21/congressman-contracts-swine-flu/
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