The JFP Debate Drinking Game Rules

With only one more debate on the books between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney 
(Monday, Oct. 22), we’ve perfected our drinking game rules. Cheers!

• Drink while doing a bicep curl every time Michelle Obama is mentioned or shown on screen.
• Chug if either candidate tells a heartwarming story about someone they met on the campaign trail.
• Drink every time a former president is mentioned—twice if it is Reagan, Clinton or Jack Kennedy.
• Chug if “Obamacare” or “Romneycare” are mentioned.
• Drink if they go over time, and continue until they are done or cut off by the moderator.
• Drink each time Obama says “middle class.”
• Drink each time Romney says “spending” or “entitlement.”
• Drink every time Romney changes his position.
• Drink and curse every time Romney says “Mr. President” in a condescending, “What are you doing here?” way.

The Mississippi Free Press produced this story through the MFP Solutions Lab, supported by the Solutions Journalism Network. This series digs into Mississippi’s systemic issues and sheds light on responses to them in other communities. Beyond just reporting on problems, these stories interrogate their causes and inspect potential solutions.