Betting options offers on Obama's speech

The cheeky bookie is offering betting on what "cliche" Obama will use first during his much hyped speech. "I'm fired up" is the bookmaker's 6/1 favourite with J.F. Kennedy's "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names" is a less likely 100/1 shot.

Paddy Power are also betting on the colour of Obama's tie as well as how many sips of water he takes during the speech.

Paddy Power said "This speech will be history in the making and will be watched by millions - it's so much better fun if you can have a flutter on it too! I'm told that Obama has some Irish ancestry so I'm sure he won't be short of a word or two. It would be quite funny if he opened up with 'life is like a box of chocolates' - who knows maybe he'll have a bet and do just that!"