We've heard about a number of debate parties in Jackson and beyond. You're on your own to figure out the drinking games. Here are the ones we know about; feel free to add your own!
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Hal & Mal's Red Room, downtown Jackson, tends to be a progressive crowd that likes to imbide.
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Koinonia Coffeehouse, JSU parkway, also leans progressive but of more of the coffee-drinking type.
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The @MadisonCoMSGOP is hosting a debate watch party in Ridgeland. Details here: twitpic.com/b0esqh -- decidedly not progressive. We don't know if they're drinking or not, but suspect there will be a flash or two at least.
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If you're on the Coast, the @HCRepublican is hosting a debate watching party at their HQ in Gulfport. More info here: us4.campaign -- Republicans, duh. See flash guess above.
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Pi(e) Lounge at Sal & Mookies (Fondren) is inviting people to come there and watch. Probably a mixed group, politics wise, but we wouldn't expect many birthers. The cocktails will flow freely.
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The 29th Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Symposium starts tonight at the Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy at Jackson State with a keynote address by Dr. Mary Coleman at 6:30 p.m. in the Dollye M.E. Robinson College of Liberal Arts and will be followed by a debate watch tonight and will continue throughout the day tomorrow. We're guessing that the punchbowl won't be spiked. Go ready to think and be sick and tired of being sick of tired in honor of the great Mrs. Hamer.
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Watch the debate at the Top Notch Sports Bar at 109 Culley Drive. We don't know their politics--football?--but clearly you can get a beer. It's a sports bar, fool.
Meantime, join our http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2012/oct/03/open-thread-1st-presidential-debate-oct-1-8-pm/">open discussion about the debate here. Follow us on Twitter @jxnfreepress and @jfppolitics for even more. (Where were you when Twitter broke? We expect it'll be tonight.)
Comments
msgrits 11 years, 6 months ago
The Penguin is also having a watch party. That will be a left leaning crowd.
tstauffer 11 years, 6 months ago
Just got a text that a national Fox News reporter is expected at Koinonia. Go figure. If you want to be on TeeVee, that might be your chance.