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Democratic Debate Drinking Game |
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In anticipation of tonight’s debate, and as a followup to Jake’s piece in May, I offer the following suggestions for a Democratic Debate Drinking Game.
Clinton defending her vote on the Lieberman-Kyl Amendment: Tequila shot (it’s going to be a long night)
Obama/Edwards attacking Clinton’s vote on Lieberman-Kyl: Cherry Bomb shot (red bull and cherry vodka)
Front-runners refuse to promise troops out of Iraq by end of first term: Chug cheap merlot, straight from the bottle
Hillary mentions Bill: Sip on 40oz of malt liquor
Anyone else mentions Bill: Pop open another can of Keystone light
Blatant Bush-Bashing: Add another shot of Bailey’s to your coffee
Republicans as war-hungry meme: Drink the Kool-aid (and vodka)
Reference to Iowa: Chug cheap beer
Dodd mentions retroactive immunity: Incredible Hulk shot (Hypnotiq and Hennesy)
Some of my favorites from Jake:
Anytime Edwards references being the son of a mill worker: 1 cheap working class beer (must be in a can within a NASCAR cozy)
Any reference of the ability to speak fluent Spanish: drink the worm and break something filled with candy
Any viewing on the screen of Dennis Kucinich’s extremely tall and young looking “lady friendâ€: Mix 1 part Alize with 1 part Cristal (I had to throw a 2Pac reference in there somewhere)
Any time Hillary Clinton attempts to sound like a Southern African-American preacher circa 1962: Drink something that must be lit first then hit yourself with a shovel.
More from Slate.
Take one drink if:
A candidate looks into the wrong camera during introductions
A candidate refuses to answer a hypothetical question
A candidate uses the phrase “when I’m president”
A candidate promises to “support our troops”
Kamikaze version: Take a drink every time a candidate mentions President Bush by name. (Note: This is not recommended if you have to work the next day)
And from Wonkette:
Someone shows a clip of Al Gore sighing: Recount your chads.
Someone proclaims that “the entire race may come down to this”: Move to Canada.
Other suggestions? Leave them as comments.
Every time Joe Biden says “Soft Partition”, drink a Mind Eraser (one part vodka, one part Kahula, one part tonic water).
Every time someone alludes to Obama’s anti-gay snafu and appeals to gay rights, drink an appletini.
I think we’re drinking a lot of tequila and appletinis tonight…
We can only hope.