35389 868 Language & Reference Politics & Citizenship Political Tasks true Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:01:40 -0700 /system/videos/4/89/53/03/35389.flv watching, enjoying, party, candidate, games, alcohol, partying, social How To Turn a Presidential Debate Into a Drinking Game http://www.howcast.com/videos/35389-How-To-Turn-a-Presidential-Debate-Into-a-Drinking-Game http://www.howcast.com/videos/35389-How-To-Turn-a-Presidential-Debate-Into-a-Drinking-Game/edit approved 157 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=35389"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=35389" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 20 bender http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/35389/presidential_debate_drinking_game_hd_1_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 7502 false false false 45783 1 25 Warning Call for a chug Don’t drink unless you’re of legal age. Drink responsibly, and never drink and drive.

]]> 45784 2 30 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/35389/30.jpg Gather your group Assemble a decent-sized group of friends and a whole lot of booze. Give everyone a drink, have them pick the name of a candidate out of a hat, and turn on the debate.

]]> 45785 3 46 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/35389/46.jpg Drink for political niceties Any empty rhetoric deserves one drink, starting with political niceties. Drink every time your candidate thanks an audience member, moderator, host, political system, mentor, or state.

]]> 45786 4 60 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/35389/60.jpg Drink for jargon Take a drink each time your candidate uses jargon or one of their catchphrases — or states the obvious like it’s a revelation.

]]> 45787 5 68 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/35389/68.jpg Drink for folksiness Drink at any sign of folksy behavior from your candidate, including accent shifts, use of down-home phrases, or mentions of “small-town roots.”

]]> 45788 6 80 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/35389/80.jpg Drink for the "average citizen" Drink each time your candidate refers to an “average citizen” they’ve met in the course of campaigning.

]]> 45789 7 91 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/35389/91.jpg Drink for poor timing Have a drink if your candidate’s response goes over time, and have another for every 30 seconds after that.

]]> 45790 8 102 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/35389/102.jpg Drink twice when it gets personal Drink twice every time your candidate makes a passive-aggressive slur or mentions a scandal. An outright character assassination means it’s time for a “social.”

]]> 45791 9 110 Tip Drink twice when it gets personal A “social” means the whole room takes a drink.

]]> 45792 10 116 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/35389/116.jpg Drink twice for an audience reaction Drink twice every time an audience member creates a disturbance by heckling or booing your candidate.

]]> 45793 11 128 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/35389/128.jpg Drink three times for Nazi comparisons Drink three times if your candidate utters the word Nazi or Hitler. Drink four if they’re used in comparison to an opponent.

]]> 45794 12 136 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/35389/136.jpg Call for a chug If anyone in your group actually feels inspired by a candidate’s answer at any point during the debate, everyone must chug.

]]> 45795 13 147 Fact Drinking parties can be traced back to the ancient Greeks, whose booze-fests were called symposia.

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