{"id":87471,"date":"2018-09-06T12:26:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T19:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=87471"},"modified":"2018-09-06T12:31:56","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T19:31:56","slug":"bookies-offer-odds-on-anonymous-trump-blasting-nyt-op-ed-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/bookies-offer-odds-on-anonymous-trump-blasting-nyt-op-ed-author\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookie Offers Odds on ‘Anonymous’ Trump-Blasting New York Times Op-Ed Author"},"content":{"rendered":"

Few love US President Donald Trump more than the novelty bookmakers<\/a> of the world, and now Costa-Rica based MyBookie.ag is offering odds on the mystery author of a scathing New York Times<\/em>\u00a0(NYT) op-ed<\/a> about the controversial American leader.<\/p>\n

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President Trump wants the author of a damning New York Times op-ed \u201cturned over to the government,\u201d but could the use of the word \u201clodestar\u201d offer a surprising clue to their identity? Or perhaps to a handy algorithm simply hoping to mislead and confuse. (Image: Win McNamee\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The identity of the supposed White House mole who authored the incendiary piece — which characterizes Trump\u2019s methods as chaotic and incompetent — has become the latest source of novelty betting speculation.<\/p>\n

The anonymous writer claims to be a \u201csenior\u201d official and part of \u201cthe resistance\u201d inside the Trump administration, working to \u201cfrustrate parts of [Trump\u2019s] agenda and his worst inclinations.\u201d The supposed insider describes the president as \u201camoral\u201d and his leadership style as “impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That, of course, also sounds like any New York Times<\/em> editor describing the president, with whom the site has locked horns for years now.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt may be cold comfort in this chaotic era, but Americans should know that there are adults in the room,\u201d the author wrote, adding ominously that \u201cwe will do what we can to steer the administration in the right direction until — one way or another — it\u2019s over.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who Dunnit?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The president responded with his characteristic unedited thought stream in a statement from the White House — and later via Twitter — suggesting the article could be \u201cTREASON\u201d (caps his own)<\/em> and criticizing the \u201cfailing\u201d NYT <\/em>for publishing the piece anonymously.<\/p>\n

“If the GUTLESS anonymous person does indeed exist, the Times<\/em> must, for National Security purposes, turn him\/her over to government at once!\u201d <\/strong>Trump fumed.<\/span><\/p>\n

MyBookie has listed odds on 18 possible senior White House officials who might have authored the piece. After analyzing the language used, the sports betting site has arrived at an unlikely front-runner: Trump’s second-in-command, Vice President Mike Pence.<\/p>\n

Follow the \u2018Lodestar\u2019 Word Trail<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"MyBookie
(Image: MyBookie.ag)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The author\u2019s use of the word \u201clodestar\u201d to describe the late Senator John McCain had quizzical minds running for their dictionaries. It means \u201ca star that is used to guide the course of a ship\u201d or \u201cone that serves as an inspiration,\u201d according to Merriam-Webster.<\/p>\n

It is not a word commonly used by US politicos — or by anyone else for that matter — with the notable exception of one man, Vice President Mike Pence.<\/a><\/p>\n

In fact, Pence has been known to use the word repeatedly in speeches over the past five years. The theory may sound wild, but its enough for MyBookie to have installed Pence as its -150 (2\/3) favorite.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But the op-ed throws up several questions. If the author is part of a quiet resistance secretly averting disasters under the president\u2019s nose, why alert the president in a NYT<\/em> op-ed? Meanwhile, could \u201clodestar\u201d be a red herring, deliberately employed to sow seeds of discord between president and vice president by someone with a vested interest?<\/p>\n

We may never know. Which means this was a very safe bet for any bookmaker to offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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