Take one drink if/when:
1) Anyone says “this administration”
2) Anyone says “miserable failure”
3) Anyone says “arrogant”
4) Anyone says “terrorism”
5) Anyone says “fear”
6) Anyone says “Kerry/Edwards” and it sounds like someone named “Carrie Edwards”
7) Anyone says “new”
Anyone says “change”
9) Anyone says “ya’ll”
10) Anyone says “international”
11) Anyone says “world opinion”
12) Bill Clinton laughs to himself
13) Take three drinks if Bill Clinton gives a two hour speech
14) Bill Clinton does that thing where he purses his bottom lip and looks kind of pouty
15) Al Gore turns into Angry Alâ„¢ and makes his voice all gravelly and yells
16) Howard Dean does The Rebel Yellâ„¢
17) A rock song is played
18) The camera focuses on a famous non-politician
19) Someone says “teachers”
20) Someone says “education”
21) Someone says “children”
22) Any of the speakers pounds on the podium
23) Any of the speakers points
24) Bill Clinton says “you know” or “well”
25) Anyone says “WMD”
26) Anyone says “Iraq”
27) Anyone says “scandal”
28) Anyone says “two Americas”
29) Anyone says “big business”
30) Anyone says “Enron”
31) Anyone says “Halliburton”
32) Anyone makes a reference to the 2000 election
33) Take two drinks if anyone asks “are you better off today than you were 4 years ago?”
34) Take two drinks if Bill Clinton says anything along the lines of “we need a world with more friends and fewer terrorists”
35) Someone says “this president”
36) Someone says “George Bush”
37) Someone says “Crawford”
38) Someone says “Texas”
39) The delegates from Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Michigan or Oregon are shown on screen. Twice for each time after the first.
40) Four drinks if anyone refers to the Kerry/Edwards ticket as “the Johns”
41) Someone says “union” (i.e. trade union)
42) Someone says “patriot act”
43) The camera cuts to Bill Clinton for a reaction
44) Footage of protesters outside the building is shown. Two drinks for each time they are referenced/shown
45) Anyone says “Boston”
46) Post Convention-beginning People clap hands with embarrassingly poor rhythm.
47) Post Convention-beginning Someone wearing a hat with several buttons on it (or even just a really ugly hat) appears on screen.
48) Post Convention-beginning Someone is shown talking on a cell phone.
45) Special Fox News rule #1: Two drinks if they actually cover the convention
46) Special Fox News rule #2: Two drinks if Fox interrupts its coverage
47) Special Fox News rule #3: Two drinks if any commentators make fun of any speaker or attendee
Feel free to add your own in the comments.
The RNC Drinking Game
Wow, I’m going to be drunk as a skunk come August… The Republican National Convention Drinking Game (Via Talkleft) And just added, the DNC drinking game…
If Kerry says “maximize the ability to succeed” at something, a whole jug of Everclear grain alcohol, followed by
initiating the process of obtaining
Canadian citizenship.
You just made me nearly shoot coffee all over my computer!
Um, any non-Bostonian says “Boston” pronounced “Bah-ston?”
A few more suggestions:
1) Any reference to difficulties of getting to the convention, getting around Boston, or navigating Boston security.
2) Any reference to “good hair”.
3) Special Fox News rule #4: Two drinks if they show the pro-Bush banner across the street at Half-Time Pizza.
I’ve got a few additions on my blog, but I just thought of another: drink to every reference to Air America Radio or the Daily Show.
I’ve been looking for a Dem convention drinking game for days – thanks! But you left off taking just a wee sip if anyone says “strength”, “strong”, “stronger” “respect” or “respected”- will surely be beaten into our brains each of the four days.
Nothing to See Here – Blogging Models Are Hot edition
A short and to the point opinion on why racial profiling doesn’t work.
Fantastic.
i’m doing something similarly nerdly on my blog, if anyone cares.
Take a drink every time they show Jesse Jackson – one drink if he’s sitting there looking bored, two if he’s paying attention and clapping.
Watch the Fox News Channel and take a drink every time someone purposely disrupts a Fox floor reporter.
Smoke a joint every time they show Michael Moore.