Who's laughing now? We are! At the twerps who mocked Romney for warning about Chinese hackers

Posted at 5:50 pm on July 9, 2015 by Sarah D.

@charlescwcooke It's amazing. Literally everything the super cool smart Progressive set mocked Romney for saying, he was right.
— Dread Pirate Cates (@drawandstrike) July 9, 2015

Just call him butter, because Mitt Romney is on a roll. As it turns out, he wasn’t just right about Russia … he was right about China, too.

As the truth about the OPM hack gets progressively uglier, it’s clear that he was on to something a few years back:

Mitt Romney, 2011 http://t.co/hflL6XrBoe pic.twitter.com/dkAWAIWzcg
— JustinGreen∞ (@JGreenDC) July 9, 2015

Today, intrepid tweeters are hopping in their wayback machines and digging up some real gems.

Congratulations, America: these people picked the current president, and you raised them. https://t.co/zKNyUz4GL8
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) July 9, 2015

The most horribly cruel thing you can do to some people is to RT their tweets from 3 years ago.
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 9, 2015

And it hurts. So. Good.

Here’s just a sample:

Romney keeps his women in binders because he's afraid if he put them in folders on his computer China would hack them #Debate
— Patricia (@xSciFiCHiCKx) October 23, 2012

Romney: China is hacking our computers! We gotta call the cyber police to backtrace! #debates
— The Nopefully Crew (@nopefully) October 23, 2012

Romney thinks that China is gonna hack into our Gov't databases using Macs?? Puh-leez!! #Debates
— Elisabeth Marker (@The_MagicMarker) October 17, 2012

They hack into our computers??! Oh Romney. They also build robots. Evil China. #debate2012
— Craig Elimeliah (@CraigElimeliah) October 17, 2012

"They hack into our computers. And they have robots that eat our medicine!" – Mitt Romney on China
— Dear Lady A (@DearLadyA) October 17, 2012

"Hack into our computers.." abt China..Bold/Racist statement Romney #debates
— Gagan Brar (@g_brawr) October 17, 2012

Romney just called out CHINA. "They hack into our computers" shiit stopp
— Cameron Capers (@CamCapers1) October 17, 2012

Romney-chan just said that China was hacking our computers. Looks like somebody's watched too many 80's computer movies.
— Andy Keener (@reibeatall) October 23, 2012

#VeryLateDebateTweets: Romney: the Chinese are hacking into our computers. They have a fake Apple store. #Nailedit!
— jesseWilliams. (@iJesseWilliams) October 17, 2012

Romney on China–he sounds like a conspiracy theorist. "they hack into our computers." #debate
— Rachel L-W (@rglweiner) October 17, 2012

Romney is sounding like a paranoid schizophrenic. China manipulating their currency and hacking into American computers. #PnP_CBC #debates
— Steven (@le_spawnster) October 23, 2012

I found China sifting through my photo edits just this morning! “@JLClothing: #romney "they hack into our computers"?”
— Casey Curry (@caseycurry) October 17, 2012

#romney. It's easy with a level playing field. Tell it to Wall Street!!! #ows #debate also china hack our computers? Paranoid much?!
— Vicki (@Iamverysmart) October 17, 2012

Omg Romney, we don't make any goods you idiot! And also, is the country of China really hacking our computers?
— Lyndsey (@LyndzD43) October 23, 2012

Did romney just say china is hacking into our computers? #lulz
— Corey Williams (@iamed_nc) October 17, 2012

China hack into our computers and are cheaters. You need to shut the fuck up, Romney. #Debate
— Briddey (@briddey) October 17, 2012

Romney on China: "They hack into our computers" like, all of our computers, using their asian-ness. and math.
— Hamish Chandra (@thinktankhero) October 17, 2012

“@vato: "They hack into our computers." – Romney on China” haha
— MariachiHeiress (@MariachiHeiress) October 17, 2012

I feel like china isn't just hacking my computer, it's hacking my soul. Save me mitt Romney!
— Patrick (@Rlamiam) October 23, 2012

As a Server Administrator PLEASE #PolitiFactThis "China is hacking into our computers!" – Romney
— That Man (@smb07350z) October 23, 2012

https://twitter.com/insomniac19/status/260566159387131905

Did Romney really just say that the fake Apple store's products in China are going to hack our computers?! #outoftouchwithreality #Romne …
— Andi Royer (@Andifine) October 17, 2012

watch out for your computers people. china can hack that shit!! #debate #youtubepolitics
— MITT ROMNEY YO (@Mitt_Romney_yo) October 17, 2012

mitt romney accuses china of hacking our computers and thus has a binder full of "women" (hint: its full of paul ryan beef cake noodz)
— travis (@travsi) October 17, 2012

The counterfeit Apple store in China will hack into our computers? What the magical fuck is Romney talking about?
— Don (@dizzoknows) October 17, 2012

Favorite Romney quote of the night. In reference to China counterfeiting Apple products: "they hack our computers" Lol. Series of tubes?
— huskiefan38 (@huskiefan38) October 17, 2012

RT @HamLikeHussain: According to Romney China can "hack" into US technology files. Yep the most powerful country hacked, don't think so.
— Ed Carson (@IBD_ECarson) July 9, 2015

romney needs to stop scaring people like my dad about how china is "hacking our computer" #debate
— akahn (@smash_lampjaw) October 23, 2012

Romney warns that China is hacking my computer. Over the internet. Made of tubes.
— Evan “Scapes” Berman (@Scapes) October 17, 2012

romney im pretty sure china has better thing to do THAN TO HACK INTO OUR COMPUTERS YOU FUCK
— Kathleen Caruso (@KathleenCaruso1) October 17, 2012

#Romney : "The Chinese are hacking into our computers and stealing our shit!" Well played, racist old white guy. Well played.
— CrystalKnights (@CrystalKnights1) October 17, 2012

*slightly* racist Romney? "China's been cheating […] by stealing [… , by] hack[ing] our computers." http://t.co/ffudOLRX
— T045TBR0T (@t045tbr0t) October 17, 2012

Wondering why Romney brought up China hacking the US? He saw Hackers for the first time last night. #BLADEHACKERS pic.twitter.com/dMeNKwc4
— notdan (@notdan) October 17, 2012

Romney thinks the biggest threat from china is 'they hack into our computers' Priceless..
— Neurius (@neurius) October 17, 2012

“They hack into our computers.” – Romney on China.Dumbass. They make your computers. http://t.co/FdZjIaQs
— Belema Iyo (@belemaiyo) October 17, 2012

https://twitter.com/TheTrekNerd/status/260566246070833153

Where is Romney getting those ideas from? China is stealing our patents. China is hacking into our computers. #mcvsddebate
— Kevin Kenneally (@kenneally15) October 23, 2012

apparently they're hacking his computers RT @ariannahuff Does Romney know China can hear him?
— Amy Coopes (@coopesdetat) October 17, 2012

This #Romney asshole just called the entire country of China, "they", thieves. "They hack our computers and steal our patterns and ideas."
— Tony Aaron II (@TonyAaronII) October 23, 2012

I think Romney thinks that China is a country where no one does anything else but endlessly hack into US computers.
— Dan Alper (@Kenyonthug) October 23, 2012

Romney got an email from a Nigerian prince saying China was trying to hack his computer. Send him your email passwords and he’ll save you!
— mat whitehead (@matwhi) October 23, 2012

Romney: I'm worried that China will hack my cyborg brain. #debates #Cylon
— Michael Paone (@michaelpaone) October 23, 2012

Romney: China is hacking into our computers??? Omg!!! #debate2012 #debates #RomneyNotReady
— Mark Stuart-Smith (@MarkStuartSmith) October 23, 2012

Here Gov. Romney goes with claiming that China is HACKING into our computers…. WHOSE COMPUTER ARE THEY HACKING INTO?!?!
— DarriSue (@Simply_Suzanna) October 23, 2012

Romney sounded like my grandmother (who is scared of ATM machines) talking about computers and hacking.
— Holly MacKenzie (@stackmack) October 17, 2012

LOL ROMNEY JUST ACCUSED CHINA OF HACKING OUR COMPUTERS!!! LOL
— See Hang (@SawHung) October 17, 2012

@NiecyNash Romney mentioned that his faith in God allows him to relate to the average human. & china is going to hack our computers! LOL!!
— Olayinka Hassan (@omhassan7) October 17, 2012

Ouch. Well, glad they got a good laugh out of it then.

Well … this sounds pretty stupid right about now. https://t.co/We3gKQO44z
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) July 9, 2015

Pretty embarrassing, no?

@MarkStuartSmith isn’t history a bitch?
— Jon (@JonInWinder) July 9, 2015

It sure is.

A simple #romneywasright suffices, I think.
— H (@Tark31) July 9, 2015

That’s certainly a start. Heh.

Editor’s note: Thanks to tweeters like @lachlan, @iowahawkblog, @jimmyprinceton, @neontaster, and many others for their efforts in tracking down so much scorching stupidity.

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