The Obama won'tsay "terrorism" rule:Candidate complainsthat the president isafraid to use thewords "radical Islam"or "Islamicterrorism."Anyonepledges to"take ourcountryback."The War onChristmas rule:Mention of "redcups," nativitycontroversies.The doctor's noterule: Self-explanatory. Drinkafter any riffing onTrump's lateststunt.Anyone says,"I'm the onlyone on thisstage who…"The Hitler had somereally good ideas rule:Salutary mention ofJapanese internment,religious registries orother similar policies.The George Lucas rule:Gratuitous mention ofStar Wars. Double shotif it comes with animpersonation or asound effect (e.g., Cruzdoes a Yoda voice whilethreatening ISIS).The climate changedenial rule: Complaintabout the Paris climatechange agreement.Shotgun a beer if itcomes with a mention ofhow the nice localweather renders climatechange talk meaningless.The crowdbreaks intouncomfortableapplause at aracist/sexiststatement.The Reince Priebus rule:Mention of a brokeredconvention or use of thephrase "Let the peopledecide" in a discussion ofRNC/Reince Priebuscontroversy. Double shotif the latter's namepronounced incorrectly.The wet blanket rule:Attempt by Kasich toimplore his fellowcandidates to be morerealistic, followed byboos/catcalls from theaudience.The we're not racistrule: A candidatecomplains that peoplewith "traditional values"are being accused ofbeing bigots. Doubleshot if it's Rubio.The empty God platitudesrule: An anti gun-controlcandidate extends"thoughts and prayers" tothe victims of Paris, SanBernardino or whateverother mass shooting we'llhave in the next tenminutes.The Carly, interruptedrule: Carly Fiorinainterrupts someoneand/or uses a bogusstatistic. Double shot if it'sthat "73,000-page taxcode" line she continuesto send out there at everyopportunity.Trump bragsabout howmuch moneyhe makes.Any candidateillustrates thevirtue of one ofhis/her positionsby pointing outhow not PC it is.The goodguy with agun ruleAny candidateevokes Nazis, theGestapo, NevilleChamberlain,concentrationcamps, etc.The nuke 'em till theyglow rule: Drink after anypromise to "carpet bomb"the Middle East, or afterany attempt to one-upTed Cruz's recentcomments about how, "Idon't know if sand canglow in the dark, butwe're going to find out."Someone says,"Any one of usonstage isbetter thanHillaryClinton…"Anyone force-feedsan Israel referenceinto a questionwhere it doesn'tbelong. Also knownas the Ann Coulterrule.The I'm just a simplecaveman rule: Acandidate mentions thathe/she is not a scientist,or generally derideshigher education beforeproceeding to make a"common sense" point.It was never a coup, Bill's"mistakes", Verizon strike,Pope watch, $30 donations vs.$2,000+ plate dinners,"Excuse me, I was talking",Recreation of Kissinger etc.,Break up the banks,Establishment candidate, notliking someone's "tone",someoThe I don't justbelieve in theAmericandream, I'm aproduct of itruleThe Jim Webbrule: Candidatecomplainsabout notgetting enoughtime.The Obama won'tsay "terrorism" rule:Candidate complainsthat the president isafraid to use thewords "radical Islam"or "Islamicterrorism."Anyonepledges to"take ourcountryback."The War onChristmas rule:Mention of "redcups," nativitycontroversies.The doctor's noterule: Self-explanatory. Drinkafter any riffing onTrump's lateststunt.Anyone says,"I'm the onlyone on thisstage who…"The Hitler had somereally good ideas rule:Salutary mention ofJapanese internment,religious registries orother similar policies.The George Lucas rule:Gratuitous mention ofStar Wars. Double shotif it comes with animpersonation or asound effect (e.g., Cruzdoes a Yoda voice whilethreatening ISIS).The climate changedenial rule: Complaintabout the Paris climatechange agreement.Shotgun a beer if itcomes with a mention ofhow the nice localweather renders climatechange talk meaningless.The crowdbreaks intouncomfortableapplause at aracist/sexiststatement.The Reince Priebus rule:Mention of a brokeredconvention or use of thephrase "Let the peopledecide" in a discussion ofRNC/Reince Priebuscontroversy. Double shotif the latter's namepronounced incorrectly.The wet blanket rule:Attempt by Kasich toimplore his fellowcandidates to be morerealistic, followed byboos/catcalls from theaudience.The we're not racistrule: A candidatecomplains that peoplewith "traditional values"are being accused ofbeing bigots. Doubleshot if it's Rubio.The empty God platitudesrule: An anti gun-controlcandidate extends"thoughts and prayers" tothe victims of Paris, SanBernardino or whateverother mass shooting we'llhave in the next tenminutes.The Carly, interruptedrule: Carly Fiorinainterrupts someoneand/or uses a bogusstatistic. Double shot if it'sthat "73,000-page taxcode" line she continuesto send out there at everyopportunity.Trump bragsabout howmuch moneyhe makes.Any candidateillustrates thevirtue of one ofhis/her positionsby pointing outhow not PC it is.The goodguy with agun ruleAny candidateevokes Nazis, theGestapo, NevilleChamberlain,concentrationcamps, etc.The nuke 'em till theyglow rule: Drink after anypromise to "carpet bomb"the Middle East, or afterany attempt to one-upTed Cruz's recentcomments about how, "Idon't know if sand canglow in the dark, butwe're going to find out."Someone says,"Any one of usonstage isbetter thanHillaryClinton…"Anyone force-feedsan Israel referenceinto a questionwhere it doesn'tbelong. Also knownas the Ann Coulterrule.The I'm just a simplecaveman rule: Acandidate mentions thathe/she is not a scientist,or generally derideshigher education beforeproceeding to make a"common sense" point.It was never a coup, Bill's"mistakes", Verizon strike,Pope watch, $30 donations vs.$2,000+ plate dinners,"Excuse me, I was talking",Recreation of Kissinger etc.,Break up the banks,Establishment candidate, notliking someone's "tone",someoThe I don't justbelieve in theAmericandream, I'm aproduct of itruleThe Jim Webbrule: Candidatecomplainsabout notgetting enoughtime.

GOP Debate Bingo Re-dux - Call List

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  1. The Obama won't say "terrorism" rule: Candidate complains that the president is afraid to use the words "radical Islam" or "Islamic terrorism."
  2. Anyone pledges to "take our country back."
  3. The War on Christmas rule: Mention of "red cups," nativity controversies.
  4. The doctor's note rule: Self-explanatory. Drink after any riffing on Trump's latest stunt.
  5. Anyone says, "I'm the only one on this stage who…"
  6. The Hitler had some really good ideas rule: Salutary mention of Japanese internment, religious registries or other similar policies.
  7. The George Lucas rule: Gratuitous mention of Star Wars. Double shot if it comes with an impersonation or a sound effect (e.g., Cruz does a Yoda voice while threatening ISIS).
  8. The climate change denial rule: Complaint about the Paris climate change agreement. Shotgun a beer if it comes with a mention of how the nice local weather renders climate change talk meaningless.
  9. The crowd breaks into uncomfortable applause at a racist/sexist statement.
  10. The Reince Priebus rule: Mention of a brokered convention or use of the phrase "Let the people decide" in a discussion of RNC/Reince Priebus controversy. Double shot if the latter's name pronounced incorrectly.
  11. The wet blanket rule: Attempt by Kasich to implore his fellow candidates to be more realistic, followed by boos/catcalls from the audience.
  12. The we're not racist rule: A candidate complains that people with "traditional values" are being accused of being bigots. Double shot if it's Rubio.
  13. The empty God platitudes rule: An anti gun-control candidate extends "thoughts and prayers" to the victims of Paris, San Bernardino or whatever other mass shooting we'll have in the next ten minutes.
  14. The Carly, interrupted rule: Carly Fiorina interrupts someone and/or uses a bogus statistic. Double shot if it's that "73,000-page tax code" line she continues to send out there at every opportunity.
  15. Trump brags about how much money he makes.
  16. Any candidate illustrates the virtue of one of his/her positions by pointing out how not PC it is.
  17. The good guy with a gun rule
  18. Any candidate evokes Nazis, the Gestapo, Neville Chamberlain, concentration camps, etc.
  19. The nuke 'em till they glow rule: Drink after any promise to "carpet bomb" the Middle East, or after any attempt to one-up Ted Cruz's recent comments about how, "I don't know if sand can glow in the dark, but we're going to find out."
  20. Someone says, "Any one of us onstage is better than Hillary Clinton…"
  21. Anyone force-feeds an Israel reference into a question where it doesn't belong. Also known as the Ann Coulter rule.
  22. The I'm just a simple caveman rule: A candidate mentions that he/she is not a scientist, or generally derides higher education before proceeding to make a "common sense" point.
  23. It was never a coup, Bill's "mistakes", Verizon strike, Pope watch, $30 donations vs. $2,000+ plate dinners, "Excuse me, I was talking", Recreation of Kissinger etc., Break up the banks, Establishment candidate, not liking someone's "tone", someo
  24. The I don't just believe in the American dream, I'm a product of it rule
  25. The Jim Webb rule: Candidate complains about not getting enough time.