Bets are on for Sarah Palin at Flyers home opener

A slip of the tongue is one thing, but a slip (or trip) at center ice?

Could be worth some money to gamblers.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is scheduled to drop the ceremonial first puck Saturday night before the Philadelphia Flyers' home opener against the New York Rangers. And the online offshore betting site bodoglife.com is offering 10-1 odds (as of this posting) that she'll take a spill in the process, even though she most likely will be standing on a red carpet, as is customary for guests who are there to drop the puck.

That's not all.

It's even-money that Palin will get booed more than cheered when introduced, and -130 that she'll be greeted with more cheers. It's also even-money that she'll wear a Flyers sweater on to center ice, and -140 that she won't.

But the biggest payoff, and this is no joke, are 1,000-1 odds that she'll drop the gloves with Flyers captain Mike Richards.

No word if he's a Democrat or Republican.

-- Dan Arritt

Photo: Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin greets supporters in Ohio. Credit: Tony Dejak/Associated Press

Comments

[Rich Harper]

Word is if McCain were doing the honors, the Kings might be waiting with a contract. Plus a signing bonus if he is coming off major knee surgery....

[margaret]

wonder if she'll show up now that a bipartisan legislative committee has found that she abused the power of her office in alaska? i hope they boo her right off the ice.

[William Bennett]

This is a cheap political stunt thinly disguised as promoting Palin as a "hockey mom." When I originally heard about this, I was not going to watch the game. Now I want to see if she gets booed. I agree with those who think the reaction to her will be mixed at best. I don't know the demographics of Flyers fans, but I do know that the Philadelphia area, including most of the suburbs, is Democratic country. Add blue Delaware to the south, and blue New Jersey to the east, and I don't see how she cannot get booed. And with the breaking "troopergate" news tonight, look for her to pull out of this stunt at the last minute.

I have been a Flyers fan for over 30 years. By pulling a stunt like this, Ed Snider is ignoring the fact that he will be hosting this political rally in an arena paid for in part by the taxpayers of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, many of whom (if not most) want no part of Sarah Palin or her politics.

[Bob Hart]

There is no doubt she will be booed and jeered at. But her and the rest of the political dog and pony show live in a fantisy world and do not have a clue what it takes to be working class and able to keep the country "UP AND RUNNING"

[Philly Joe]

Hey, knuckle heads, this isn't LA, the Phillies are gonna sweep your fake baseball team and let me tell ya, she will not get booed... We Love Gov. Sarah P in Philly and her politics! Now go back to sipping your stupid left-coast, left wing, kool-aid news paper crap...

Love,
Philadelphia

[Kay]

In the hour of NEED..

Who do you turn to?

Sarah Palin!!

God bless HOCKEY and Thank You McCain for introducing us to the next VP.

VOTE to keep AMERICA SAFE and BEAUTIFUL!

Go Flyers!!

[Anun Amos]

This woman is more dangerous than Dick Cheney and Bush put together.

[Dan]

THis is what political donations buy... Flyers owner Ed Snider donated $25,000 to McCain. And now Palin stops by to drop the puck.

[steve]

You pro-Palin people are funny (the odd, stupid and frightening variety). Must be nice to be so easily inspired by mediocrity, meanness and lies.

[Aron]

"Hey, knuckle heads, this isn't LA, the Phillies are gonna sweep your fake baseball team and let me tell ya, she will not get booed... We Love Gov. Sarah P in Philly and her politics! Now go back to sipping your stupid left-coast, left wing, kool-aid news paper crap..."

This is in no way, shape, or form, the majority. I wouldn't be surprised if the person who wrote this wasn't even from Philadelphia. Sarah Palin will get booed. Even if I am the only person there doing it, which is highly unlikely considering 19,500 Flyers fans will be there, she will be booed. Don't let anyone fool you, we are Philadelphia fans, it's no classy, it's just the way it is.

[Daniel]

Philly Joe,

Look forward to seeing you in the stands or in the parking lot or better yet on November 4th.

10,000 sucks doesn't it?

[aliec1]

I'm from Philly. We boo everyone - don't be surprised if boos abound. We boo for the heck of it.

[SothernGent]

"You pro-Palin people are funny (the odd, stupid and frightening variety). Must be nice to be so easily inspired by mediocrity, meanness and lies."

Wow Steve. You mean as opposed to the pro-Obama people comparing him to Christ - sacrilegious! Talk about a lack of foundation for inspiration. Obama is the leader of 'meanness' and lies. The man surrounds himself with terrorists, hate mongers, and socialists. Nothing but rhetoric and lies coming from the Obama camp. ACORN better hurry up! Only 35 more states to go to continue their voter fraud campaign.

How many dead voters does it take to elect a Democrat?

[jaison Biagini]

i wish i could be there to boo this scandalous witch. she can't answer the simplest of question without talking points. she runs a welfare state. i could run alaska. zero state income taxes, yet each person gets a $3000 dollar check every year. 1st thing she did as governor was hire a PR firm. you think bush was away from the white house too much? she spent far less than 40% of her time in the capitol. she is a fembot, but not as hot. she believes that dinosuars and men coexisted 6000 years ago, and science ain't gonna change her mind. i hope youtube has the video of this puck drop up soon.

i'm actually hoping for worse than boos, instead an obama chant!!!

[William Bennett]

Well, the deed is done, and the verdict is in.

Palin was booed with great gusto by the Flyers fans. There were even reports of people holding Obama/Biden signs in the crowd. I liked how they turned up the music when the boos started in an effort to try and hide them.

Yeah, Philly fans will boo anybody, but Sarah is supposed to be, fer sher, the darling of America, right????

Here's hoping you righties hate every minute of an Obama presidency just like you hated Clinton. Obama is smart enough to not let himself get compromised the way Clinton did, so what are you going to try and pin on him? You've already branded him as a Muslim terrorist, can't think there could be much worse you could accuse him of.