Barack Obama Specials - What Will He Say First In His First Presidential Address

On Tuesday, Jan 21st 2009, the eyes of the entire world be on Barack Obama as he is inaugurated as the forty-fourth President of the United States of America. Everyone would be keen to hear his first presidential speech and to know what is his vision.Irish Bookmakers Paddy Power have also got the Obamania and have lined up many betting opportunities for punters and followers of Barack Obama. Darren Haines, spokesman for Paddy Power, said: "Obama's inauguration is truly historical and has put our traditional political betting like The Budget into perspective. Everybody wants a piece of Obamania and judging by all the requests we are getting, punters are no different."One of them, which is the most interesting and the most rewarding in terms of odds is to guess what "cliché" he will first mention during his address as the new President of the United States of America.Paddy Power make the statement that symbolizes what Barack Obama stood for in the elections and won on, Change. "Change has come" pays 8/1 for anyone backing the change."Yes We Can" comes second and pays 10/1.Popular phrases like " Fundamental Belief", "As I stand here today", "Defining Moment" and "God Bless America" all pay 12/1. In all, the bookmaker offers 76 phrases to choose from. Not an easy one but the payout is great if you can hit them right especially the ones with the longer odds."Always Bet On Black!" pays 500/1 but I would rather bet on him not speaking this phrase first.Some other interesting phrases are : "Faith in simple Dreams" at 33/1, "Disagree without being disagreeable" at 66/1, "An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind" and "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names" at 100/1.Choose your favourite ones and head over to Paddy Power for a bet on Obama. We all have high expectations of him!Here is the entire list available at Paddy Power.Paddy Power Obama SpecialsWhat will Obama say first in his 1st Presidential Address? Singles Only. Applies to the first full speech Barack Obama gives in public after being inaugurated as president on Jan 20th 2009. Applies to the first exact phrase below, bets void should he fail to say any of the listed below. 1. Change has come 8 - 13. Fundamental belief 12 - 14. As I stand here today 12 - 15. Defining moment 12 - 16. God Bless America 12 - 17. Let me be clear 14 - 18. Politics of hope 14 - 19. War on terror 14 - 110. Common purpose 14 - 111. Pursuit of happiness 16 - 112. I have a dream 16 - 113. I'm fired up 16 - 114. Crossroads of history 16 - 115. Building a better America 16 - 116. My civil liberties 18 - 117. Core Values 18 - 118. Same old politics 18 - 119. Honour for me 20 - 120. Safe from harm 20 - 121. Don't get me wrong 20 - 122. It won't be easy 20 - 123. Hungry for change 20 - 124. Decent shot at life 20 - 125. They said this day would never come 20 - 126. There are better days ahead 25 - 127. Make Washington work 25 - 128. Hard to believe 25 - 129. We cannot lose hope 25 - 130. We can be one people 25 - 131. We'll have to make hard choices 25 - 132. Make college more affordable 25 - 133. Challenges that face us 25 - 134. All men are created equal 33 - 135. Faith in simple Dreams 33 - 136. Jobs to the jobless 33 - 137. For far too long 33 - 138. All of them with a story to tell 33 - 139. Divided, we are bound to fail 33 - 140. Washington has a long way to go 33 - 141. In the words of JF Kennedy 33 - 142. Beacon of freedom 33 - 143. Where North, South, East and West come together 33 - 144. Divided, we are bound to fail 33 - 145. Let us transform this nation 33 - 146. Deepest Gratitude 40 - 147. We all made this journey for a reason 40 - 148. Willing to listen to each other 40 - 149. We can work together to keep our country safe 40 - 1 50. A new direction 40 - 151. There is power in words. 40 - 152. Homes to the homeless 40 - 153. There is power in conviction. 40 - 154. Abiding Faith 50 - 1 55. Possibilities of this Nation 50 - 1 56. Greatness of our nation 50 - 1 57. Believe in what this country can be 50 - 1 58. In the face of despair, you believe there can be hope 50 - 1 59. Unity is the great need of the hour 50 - 1 60. Serve as a model for the world 50 - 1 61. The vehicle, of your hopes, and your dreams 50 - 1 62. Legacy of our forbearers 66 - 163. Doors of opportunity 66 - 1 64. Brighter day will come 66 - 1 65. Where I learned the meaning of my Christian faith 66 - 1 66. Disagree without being disagreeable 66 - 1 67. Let us be the generation that begins that work 66 - 168. Promise of future generations 80 - 169. Overcome the adversity 80 - 170. Diversity if my heritage 80 - 171. We have more work to do 80 - 172. An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind 100 - 173. Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. 100 - 174. Life is like a box of chocolates 250 - 175. Let's get ready to rumble 250 - 176. Always bet on black! 500 - 1Other Obama Special betting options available at Paddy Power include, which color tie would Obama wear, what would be the duration of his speech, which celebrity would be the first to be shown on CNN amongst the crowd and the number of viewers in the USA etc.To check out more on these Obama Specials, visit Paddy Power Novelties home.Come, Join Obamania with Paddy Power!