Vomit Alert--CONs betting on when Teddy will die of cancer.

[mistertrickster]

Just when you think that maybe there's some hope for sharing a common humanity with CONs, they come out with this:

How long will Senator Edward Kennedy live with his cancer? Current forecast: One year to 18 months (38% chance) Combining all predictions, the current most likely outcome is One year to 18 months with a probability of 38% (unchanged in last 1 day)
After suffering a seizure over the weekend, US Senator Edward Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Specialists familiar with his type of cancer believe that it is terminal. How long with he be able to hold on?

Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

The time period is measured starting May 20 2008, due to the diagnosis becoming public on that date.

Less than one year 20%

One year to 18 months 38%

Over 18 Months but less than 2 years 23%

Two years to three years 9%

Over three years 10%

http://www.hubdub.com/m7713/How_long_will_Senator_Edward_Kennedy_live_with_his_cancer

MODS--if this is too sickening, feel free to pull it. It sickens me too . . .

[cali]

1. This is sickening and I fail to see why on earth you posted this

crap. Please consider self-deleting No need to wait for the mods.

[StreetKnowledge]

7. Sometimes I agree with You.

Here, I don't. It's just another example as to why these people are mentally ill.

[AndyA]

2. Stuff like this is like masturbation for the death and destruction (GOP) crowd.

Really, is there any better entertainment?

They just love it.

:puke:

[JitterbugPerfume]

3. disgusting post

[The Doctor.]

11. It's good to know just how disgusting some people can be.

I, for one, would rather know what kind of scumbags these people are. It validates my convictions, and gives me the chance to show other 'conservatives' what kind of filth they are associated with.

[mikelgb]

4. it should be posted... should we tear the holocaust out of the history books?

[enlightenment]

5. Not defending them - it's grotesque - but

is it really a lot different from other 'celebrity' death pools? I suppose you can argue that betting on when Amy Winehouse is going to die is different because she has such self-destructive habits - but in larger sense, betting on when someone will die is disgusting, regardless.

Seems to me that there was a similar pool floating around for Ronald Reagan . . .

[onenote]

6. It is sickening

And,for the sake of consistency, let me point out that it was sickening when some DUers were making predictions about how long McCain would live, too.

[tjwash]

8. We could get a pool going here, on whether shrub* dies of liver failure, or a coke overdose

But that would be wrong...

[noonwitch]

9. I wonder if he's higher up than Amy Winehouse on the Dead Pool?

I agree that the whole concept of betting on someone's death is awful.

Betting on celebrity marriage break ups is fun, though.

[chrisa]

10. NeoCons have no conscience... [nm]

[ColbertWatcher]

12. I'm surprised it took them so long. They support torture and war afterall. n/t