EVENT
|
# of
Drinks
|
Every
time he says....
|
|
General Blather
|
"The state
of our union is strong" (or some version of
this)
|
1
|
hope
|
1 wishful
shot
|
| change |
1
|
| "hopeful audacity of yes we can change" |
sip of unicorn wine
|
| progress |
1 |
| "let me be clear" |
1 |
| "make no
mistake" |
1 |
| rhetoric or civility |
smile falsely while taking a shot |
Foreign Policy
|
| Iraq |
swig one last shot for the road
|
| Afghanistan |
1
|
Iran
|
<yawn> 1
|
China or North Korea or Cuba
|
shot of something red
|
| Syria |
1 repressive shot
|
Osama bin Laden
|
fist pump, then 1 |
Arab Spring
|
1 of arak
|
| Greece |
ouzo |
Europe
|
1
|
| Euro |
2 |
| Eurozone |
3 |
| Eurotrash |
4 (+1 if you self-identify) |
Domestic Policy
|
| debt |
borrow a shot from a friend, promise you'll really pay it back this time |
| deficit |
finish your drink; borrow the drink of the person next to you and drink it too |
investment
in reference to government spending |
1 |
investment
in reference to individual discretionary financial decisions |
hide your shot under your bed; drink it the next time the Dow drops 100 points |
| unemployment |
1
|
| jobs |
1
+1 if you've been unemployed in the last year
+2 if you're unemployed today (we've been there) |
| Wall Street |
1 hoity toity shot
|
| Main Street |
PBR gulp
|
Keystone Pipeline
|
1 Keystone
|
Shared sacrifice
|
1
|
| recovery |
<chuckle> small 1
|
health care
|
1 medicinal shot
|
"Race to the Top"
|
1, but you'll be tested on it later
|
Occupy Wall Street
|
1 of something cheap, but then get up and move to a different seat
|
The One Percent
|
1 haughty shot of something expensive (if you can't afford something expensive, see "Occupy Wall Street")
|
"country ahead of party"
|
2 |
Steve Jobs
|
iShot |
Warren Buffett
|
filthy rich shot
|
"Don't
mess with Texas!" (Sure it's a non-sequitur, but why
break tradition?)
|
Exchange
confused glances, drink freely
|
Every
time he....
|
refers to a tax increase as "asking" some to pay more
|
2 |
talks about American "competitiveness" in reference to jobs
|
1 |
adds a color qualifier to jobs (e.g., green jobs or blue collar jobs)
|
1 drink of the same color
|
praises recent economic figures but announces that he is not "satisfied"
|
1 |
| references streamlining or reducing unnecessary regulation |
streamline the contents of your glass into your mouth
|
| uses an anecdote to defend a policy |
1 for health care reform
2 for anything else
|
| sets a long-term objective or vision to be met after his current term is up |
shot of what you'd like to be drinking in 2022 and beyond
|
Every
time the camera shows....
|
the First
Lady
|
1
|
the First
Lady's arms
|
1,
delivered by bicep curl
|
| Joe Biden, and he looks like he wants to interrupt
the speech |
1 |
your
congressional representative
|
1
and pat yourself on the back for being
able to identify your representative
|
| a close-up on Speaker John Boehner |
1
+1 if he's crying
best if drinking the most bronzed or orange beverage available
|
| a "special guest"
who is introduced by the President |
1
|
| a "special guest"
who is a member of the armed forces |
1
|
a standing
ovation from HALF of Congress
|
1
|
Other
|
if the
speech is under an hour
|
Finish
your drink and have another beer
|
REPUBLICAN RESPONSE BONUS
GAME
|
socialism/ist;
communism/ist
|
1 shot of something
red, drunk with your left hand
|
wasteful spending
|
1
|
