Irish bookies are laying odds on which clichés President Obama will drop first and say most often in tonite’s State of the Union address.
Why not turn it into a game …. like students do with boring profs.
Randomly post the most likely clichés to squares on 5 x 5 game cards.
First player to score a row, a column, a diagonal or the 4 corners with “he said it” marks wins the game.
Below are the official odds on what Obama will say first.
Note My “lock” prediction isn’t even on the list: “Let me be perfectly clear” … a couple of my other favorites are bolded.
Odds Cliché
8/1 We have more work to do
10/1 Health care reform
10/1 As I stand here today
12/1 Fundamental belief
12/1 God bless America
12/1 Crossroads of history
12/1 Defining moment
12/1 Make Washington work
14/1 Common purpose
16/1 Pursuit of happiness
16/1 Building a better America
16/1 Reduce the deficit
18/1 War on terror
18/1 It won’t be easy
18/1 Hungry for change
18/1 My civil liberties
20/1 Honor for me
20/1 I have a dream
20/1 Willing to listen to each other
20/1 Yes, we can
20/1 Don’t get me wrong
25/1 Hard to believe
25/1 I’m fired up
25/1 Withdraw our troops
25/1 There are better days ahead
25/1 Do-nothing Congress
25/1 We’ll have to make hard choices
25/1 We can be one people
25/1 A new direction
33/1 For far too long
33/1 Safe from harm
33/1 Jobs to the jobless
33/1 Reshapes our economy
40/1 Deepest gratitude
40/1 Greatness of our nation
40/1 Possibilities of this nation
40/1 Florida primary
50/1 Believe in what this country can be
50/1 Unity is the great need of the hour
50/1 In the face of despair, you believe there can be hope
50/1 We can work together to keep our country safe
50/1 Abiding faith
66/1 Brighter day will come
66/1 Publish tax returns
66/1 Washington has a long way to go
80/1 Overcome the adversity
80/1 Bloated federal government
100/1 Diversity of my heritage
100/1 Yes, we might
250/1 Life is like a box of chocolates
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