A Debate Party

I am attending a Debate Party tonight at a Bar in Center City Philly. I have never been to a debate party before and this one is sponsored by Catholics for Obama. I am really intrigued and excited to go....not only for the debate aspect but also because Mayor Nutter is supposed to make an appearance along with Kerry Kennedy, Robert Kennedy Jr.'s daughter...I think it should be a great evening.

I sent the invite out to many of my friends and some are coming....one of them suggested the following as a good way to enjoy a debate. I don't necessarily endorse any of the thoughts below but this guy came up with some funny stuff. I thought it would make some of you laugh....or at least smirk.

I will not be participating in these festivities...just enjoying the debate at the bar. I have a 15 mile run with my students on Saturday morning so needless to say a night at the bar before a long run isn't a good idea.

Enjoy the game...or however you decide to play it...

A game suggestion for Debates....you can drink or do whatever you want....traditionally people make drinking games out of this stuff but you can find all sorts of ways to enjoy it. It is just funny the stuff people come up with regarding these candidates.

Drink/Laugh/Clap/Whatever when:
-When the buzzwords “change” or “maverick” or “hope” are used
-When someone says “I voted for or against” or “He voted for or against”
-When McCain refers to Obama’s “inexperience”
-When McCain stammers and looks like he might have a heart attack
-When McCain somehow works in his personal story as a POW during Vietnam
-When McCain refers to the moderator as “my friend” or the audience as “my friends”
-When Obama somehow works in his personal story of being raised by a single mom and his grandparents
-When Obama makes a smirk, shakes his head, and says, “Now wait just a minute…” or “hold on there…”
-When Obama makes the case that McCain and Bush are one and the same or uses the phrase “more of the same”
-When Obama talks about “multi-tasking” or having to address more than one crisis at a time as president
-When anyone brings up “suspending the campaign”
-When either one lays claims to being “bipartisan” or working “across the aisle”
-It’s a Social when Sarah Palin is mentioned!
-Finish whatever you are drinking if McCain loses his temper!

ECONOMY SPECIFIC RULES:
Drink when:
-When someone mentions the “Bailout” of Wall Street
-When someone mentions Wall Street and Main Street in the same train of thought
-When someone starts quoting dollar figures (for example: 700 billion)
-When someone talks about mortgages/foreclosures/homeowners

FOREIGN POLICY SPECIFIC RULES:
Drink when:
-If anyone uses the words “surge” or “victory”
-When anyone mentions a particular nation as being a potential “nuclear” threat
-When McCain talks about Islamic Radicals/Terrorists
-When Georgia and/or Russia are mentioned
-When Iran and/or Iraq are mentioned
-When Afghanistan is mentioned
-It’s a social for al Qaeda or North Korea!
-Finish whatever you are drinking if anyone delivers specifics on how to get out of Iraq “safely and responsibly”.