7/18/2004

The Republican National Convention Drinking Game

Take one drink if/when:

1) Someone says “freedom”
2) Someone says “terror” or “terrorists”
3) Someone says “tyranny”
4) Someone says “liberal” or “democrat” as if it means “asshole”
5) Someone says “flip-flop”
6) Someone says “Ronald Reagan”
7) Someone cries during the Reagan tribute. Take 2 drinks if that person appears too young to have remembered Reagan’s presidency.
8) A picture of Reagan is shown in conjunction with an American flag
9) A person of color appears on the screen. Two if that person is not J.C. Watts, Colin Powell, or Condoleeza Rice. Three every time the camera returns to the not-J.C. Watts-person. Three drinks if pictures of happy Iraqi children are shown. Four drinks if the happy Iraqi children are shown with happy American soldiers.
10) Bush does that head-bob/nod thing. Take two drinks if he winks.
11) Someone says “war”
12) A picture of a soldier is shown.
13) A moment of silence is given to dead soldiers.
14) Someone says something has been done “for the Children”
15) Someone says “resolve”
16) Someone says “fear”
17) Someone says “evil”
18) Someone says “leader”
19) Someone says “prosperity”
20) Someone says “recovery”
21) Someone says “economy” or “economic”
22) Someone says “new beginning”
23) Someone says “enemies”
24) Someone says “ruthless”
25) Someone says “hate”
26) Someone says “responsible”
27) Someone says 9/11
28) Someone says “twin towers”
29) A picture of the World Trade Center is shown
30) Someone says “national security”
31) Someone says “America is safer”
32) Drink the entire bottle if Cheney says “fuck.” Then go out and get another bottle. Drink it, too. Then strip naked and run through the streets with “Streakers for Dean” written in sharpie on your ass.
33) Someone says “propose”
34) Someone says “honor”
35) Someone says “dignity”
36) Someone says “allies”
37) Someone says “regime” or “regime change”
38) Someone says “Saddam Hussein”
39) Someone says “madman”
40) Video of the Hussein statue being pulled down is shown

Feel free to add you own in the comments.

Comments (28)

  1. 9/3/2004

    [...] George W. Bush, March 13, 2002 Too bad the convention is over… I just found ”The Republican National Convention Drinking Game

    Comments (0) [...]

  2. 7/19/2004
    Noneya said...

    You forgot these: “right to life”, “tough on crime”, and “Ten Commandments”.

    You could really do this for both major conventions.

  3. 7/19/2004
    Scott said...

    I am actually planning on a DNC one in the next couple of days. It’s just that, for some reason, I started this one first.

  4. 7/19/2004
    todd said...

    how about: one drink if someone mentions a weirdly irrelevant issue, like steroids in sports or the space program. Two drinks if it’s included in a list with other, more relevant ones.

  5. 7/19/2004
    Linkmeister said...

    Any variation of the noun “optimism.”

  6. 7/20/2004
    chuck said...

    Someone implies that Kerry is French. Or someone says “family values” or “marriage.”

  7. 7/21/2004

    The Convention Drinking Game
    Anyone want to play the Republican Convention Drinking Game? Game author Scott, of I Know What I Know, says he’s now working on a version for the Democratic Convention. [Hat tip to Deb in Chicago.]…

  8. 7/21/2004
    jinx said...

    …if “nuclear” is mispronounced.

  9. 7/21/2004

    The Republican National Convention Drinking Game
    The Republican National Convention Drinking Game…

  10. 7/21/2004

    The RNC Drinking Game
    This is a funny post on I Know What I Know that introduces a new game for the drinking set.

    LINK

  11. 7/21/2004
    Anonymous said...

    * Drink three times if someone says “compassionate”, “peace”, or “uniter”.

  12. 7/22/2004
    Eat the Rich said...

    The RNC Drinking Game
    Wow, I’m going to be drunk as a skunk come August… The Republican National Convention Drinking Game (Via Talkleft)…

  13. 7/22/2004

    Random Links
    I didn’t throw a bunch of links at you for a while. So eat these. Promoting irresponsible drinking. Shouldn’t these games be remotely playable, i.e. not leave you comatose…

  14. 7/22/2004
    David said...

    Drink two shots if “Whoopi” or “Dixie Chicks” is mentioned and curse loudly. Do a cheer and a toast if “Kenny Chesney” is mentioned and say “Jesus loves all you ()*&%$%”.

  15. 8/20/2004
    germain said...

    every time bush makes a grammatical error.

  16. 8/20/2004
    Scott said...

    Oh God, that’s just cruel.

  17. 8/26/2004
    Linda in Manhattan said...

    If they only drink after Number 14 above, they’ll be
    unconscious for the rest of the week!

  18. 8/26/2004
    Cyn said...

    How about any clips of “W” on his ranch in Crawford wearing a new crisp denim shirt
    (with those fake ironed creases), trying to show how he is one of the working class?!!!!

  19. 8/27/2004
    Claudia said...

    Maybe calling EVERY lie and screw-up a “miscalculation” will get them off the hook and get everyone drunker!

  20. 8/28/2004
    Paulette said...

    Have a drink everytime they show you a minority, have two drinks if it is the same
    minority that you have already seen

  21. 8/28/2004
    Joyce said...

    If you have a drink every time they refer to Kerry as a “flip-flopper,” you’ll be
    under the table by the end of the first night of the convention!

  22. 8/30/2004
    bonnie said...

    Someone should be chugging for that specifical targetting of Michael Moore

  23. 9/1/2004
    Assamite said...

    For the hardcore: Down the whole bottle EVERY time they chant “Four more years!”

  24. 9/3/2004
    Infectious said...

    You should drink a bottle each time Cheney talks about Reagan… he was Ronnie’s biggest critic. Check it out, click my name (Infectious). Cheney said that it was Kerry who opposed Reagan’s cold war build up… it was Cheney who was vocal about it. Fsck’n Dick (Cheney)

  25. 9/3/2004
  26. 2/20/2005

    [...] ird-party alternative. You relish the thought of blogging, snarking, playing a drinking game, and/or throwing things at the TV. Yeah, some people feel compelled to give ‘em [...]

Leave a Reply