"I think it's called Romnesia," says Pres Obama of his charge that Romney now modifying his position on his policies & proposals.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 19, 2012
Obama: "Mr Severely Conservative wants you to think he was severely kidding.". He has "Romnesia" (cheers)
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) October 19, 2012
Addressing a giddy audience of sycophants this afternoon at George Mason University, President Obama decided to follow in Richard Lewis’ illustrious footsteps. He’s evidently still flying high after his comedic stylings at last night’s Alfred Smith Dinner, so why not give his fans another glimpse of the ol’ funnybone?
When President Obama has nothing of substance to run on or can defend his miserable record anymore he creates #Romnesia
— EndLiberalMediaNow (@EndLiberalMedia) October 19, 2012
That’s a pretty good reason why not. Unable and unwilling to confront his own shady past and abysmal record as president, ignoring his own history of making promises he can’t keep and reversing positions to score political points, Obama instead projected his own failings onto Mitt Romney. Pathetic.
POTUS on Romney: He’s changing up so much, we’ve got to name this condition that he’s going through—I think it’s called 'Romnesia.'
— All On The Line VA (@allontheline_va) October 19, 2012
Pot, meet kettle.
To carry out his deflection, Obama attempted a riff on Jeff Foxworthy’s “You might be a redneck…” routine:
Obama lists symptoms of "Romnesia" in the style of "you might be a redneck if" on equal pay/abortion rights/tax cuts
— Mark Halperin (@MarkHalperin) October 19, 2012
Hilarity did not ensue:
“If you say you’re for equal pay for equal work but you refuse to say whether you’d sign a bill that protects it, you might have #Romnesia.”
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 19, 2012
“If you say women should have access to contraceptive care but you support laws that would let employers deny it, you've got #Romnesia.”
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 19, 2012
“If you say you’ll protect a woman’s right to choose but you say you’d be ‘delighted’ to sign a law outlawing it, you've got #Romnesia.”
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 19, 2012
Pres Obama says Romney now denies tax cut for the rich: "you need to get a thermometer…because you’ve probably got Romnesia.”
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 19, 2012
POTUS: “If you say you’re for the coal industry but stood in front of a coal plant and said ‘this will kill you,’ you may have #Romnesia.”
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 19, 2012
“If you've come down with #Romnesia and can’t remember the promises you've made, don’t worry—Obamacare covers pre-existing conditions.”
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 19, 2012
Feeling inspired, his fans followed suit:
#Romnesia if you can't remember the promises you made just two months ago you probably got #rommesia
— robin king (@kingrm) October 19, 2012
Not remembering if you pinned down a boy in school for looking "weird" and cutting his hair while he screamed for help. #Romnesia
— Julie Silver (@JulieAnnSilver) October 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/johnhargenrader/status/259330376403660800
If you tell people you're just like us but your car elevator has another car elevator in it… you might have #Romnesia. #p2
— Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis) October 19, 2012
If can't remember the promises you've made to the far right you might have #Romnesia.But don't worry Obamacare covers preexisting conditions
— Noah Meisner (@NoahMeisner) October 19, 2012
If you forget about that video your wife made to ask you to not run for President again, you might have #romnesia.
— preppa pig (@RaisingOneBrow) October 19, 2012
#Romnesia If you don't know what doughnuts are called, you might have Romnesia. Obamacare covers that.
— Y'Know, The Farmer (@Tuiasos) October 19, 2012
If you are benefitting ANY from Obamacare and you still vote for Romney you must have #Romnesia
— Gerald Howell (@howellgerald) October 19, 2012
If all your friends are corporations… you might have #Romnesia. #p2
— Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis) October 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/MaddyB102/status/259331636250947584
https://twitter.com/johnhargenrader/status/259330188167495680
https://twitter.com/veggie_burger47/status/259333702943907844
https://twitter.com/johnhargenrader/status/259330991657738241
If you are washing pots that are already clean for a photo op, you may have #Romnesia
— Brookline Democrats (@BrooklineDems) October 19, 2012
as in you may have #romnesia if you don't remember saying you want to lower the tax rates on the top 1% not raise them
— Beth Becker ?? (@spedwybabs) October 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/TheBarryKaufman/status/259329498242228225
If you fire all your illegal immigrant because, for pete's sake, you are running for President… you might have #Romnesia. #p2
— Mike Nellis (@MikeNellis) October 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/Hershell_Bryant/status/259329891978326016
Liberals thought “Romnesia” was just about the most wonderful thing they’d ever seen:
#Romnesia may be the best hashtag name I've ever seen
— Ali Fitzpatrick (@Fitzfitty) October 19, 2012
#Romnesia trending like crazy Wish we had this meme earlier-It's my new fave & the best concise description of Romney campaign so far #Obama
— TSlander (@TSlander) October 19, 2012
The President has a name for what Romney has. It's called "Romnesia." Hilarious. Pres. Obama wants to make sure no one else catches it.
— Eat, Drink & Be Mary – BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED (@MWJ1231) October 19, 2012
If you have Romnesia, It's ok, Obamacare covers pre-existing conditions. LOL ZING!
— Impeachment Party (@KickAssLiberal) October 19, 2012
Zing! RT @MarkHalperin: Obama: "Mr Severely Conservative wants you to think he was severely kidding.". He has "Romnesia" (cheers)
— Tim Fernholz (@TimFernholz) October 19, 2012
Legit funny RT @samsteinhp: Obama closes his Romnesia riff by saying it's ok if you have it because Obamacare covers pre-existing conditions
— Silly Cybin (@dmiller23) October 19, 2012
Totes legit.
This is fantastic: RT @TPM Obama: Mitt has "Romnesia" http://t.co/HrvUf09H
— Claire S. Gould (@clairesgould) October 19, 2012
"That's some Romnesia" This is hysterical!!!!
— meta (@metaquest) October 19, 2012
I'm loving this new stump speech. President Obama has a cure for "Romnesia" and I do too. Vote #ObamaBiden2012
— Eat, Drink & Be Mary – BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED (@MWJ1231) October 19, 2012
LMAO!!!! Prez tells Mitt, If you're suffering from Romnesia the good news is Obamacare covers Pre-Existing Conditions #Romnesia
— Heimdall 2019 ? (@ObamasRearGuard) October 19, 2012
Ay Obama scores with #Romnesia… it's perfect.
— wrenegade (@wrenegade811) October 19, 2012
#Romnesia romney is a son of a bitch
— Triple Z (@RezzzLive) October 19, 2012
Eloquent.
#Romnesia is quite possibly the greatest campaign tactic in this election. Does it matter if you lie to those who need that lie to be true?
— Kev Carney (@Karmaclay) October 19, 2012
The greatest!
#Romnesia has me in STITCHES! Oh my god @barackobama, stop…I can't handle it. #hilarity
— Fiona L. A. Torbick (@FionaLATorbick) October 19, 2012
#Romnesia hahaha Obama you clever funny guy
— Dominique Gallo (@AndNiqueSays) October 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/chackenlover/status/259333772422569984
The funniest!
Media suffers from #Romnesia
— What’s Up Danger! (@reeldeel03) October 19, 2012
THIS!!! –>> RT @utaustinliberal: You know who else suffers from #Romnesia? The media.
— Nioshii (@Nartist) October 19, 2012
Actually, that is the funniest thing to come out of Romnesia-palooza. Obama has had the lapdog media on his leash since before he won the presidency. This “real reporter” even took the time to confirm the spelling of his master’s new term:
campaign official says the specific spelling is "Romnesia"
— Sam Stein (@samstein) October 19, 2012
Conservatives were not amused by the president’s foray into stand-up, and they sharply pointed out his hypocrisy:
2004 Barack Obama is watching this speech and is embarrassed. Talk about amnesia
— Tim Miller (@Timodc) October 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/TexAg_FLB/status/259333603153039360
https://twitter.com/liesteam2012/status/259333600397385729
Obama's October Surprise: An intern wearing a Big Bird costume waving binders and yelling "ROMNESIA!" #gamechanger
— jon gabriel (@exjon) October 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/ColtonWClark/status/259333438446895105
There we go! Mockery. That's the way to cover this nonsense. RT @markknoller Pres Obama did not say if "Romnesia" covered by ObamaCare.
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 19, 2012
Obama has #Romnesia in that he doesn't remember who was President the last four years.
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 19, 2012
So, Obama is going with the "Romnesia" thing. Oh, yeah. That's gonna work for you. *snort*
— Kathleen McKinley (@KatMcKinley) October 19, 2012
@BarackObama: "If you don't have a record to run on…You make a big election about small things." #BigBird #Romnesia #BindersFullofWomen
— Dirk Carney (@dcarney) October 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/ObamaDoctrine12/status/259333564166979585
Yep. President Obama is the king of shooting first and asking questions later.
Nathan, you are my hero. RT @NathanWurtzel: If you have Romnesia, maybe you forget about Obunemployment?
— Sarah (@mamaswati) October 19, 2012
Romnesia is forgetting it is actually appropriate to refer to 4 dead Americans as not optimal.
— D Call (@DTCallahan77) October 19, 2012
And they returned fire with a hashtag of their own: #Obamnesia.
#Obamnesia the inability to meet with your jobs counsel in over eight months but still have the audacity to campaign on job creation.
— J (@JustenCharters) October 19, 2012
#Obamnesia: listing your daughters as "advisors to the First Lady" so the govt pays their way to Africa while millions are unemployed.
— CatsPolitics (@CatsPolitics) October 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/259344433638690816
#obamnesia forgetting that you blamed embassy attacks on a YouTube video #Romnesia
— AtlasStumbled (@atlasstumbled) October 19, 2012
I think #Obamnesia is what you call it when you forget to provide security for diplomats who beg for it on the anniversary of 9/11.
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/headshakers/status/259347478376239104
#obamnesia "If I don't fix the economy it'll be a one term proposition."
— Kathy Biederbeck (@BiederbeckK) October 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/CandiLissa/status/259348710092328960
Those afflicted with #Obamnesia often forget that Israel is one of America's allies.
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) October 19, 2012
Can you repeat that Candy??? #Obamnesia
— Tonya Fairbanks (@TFair1979) October 19, 2012
If you taught the constitution then violate it years later, you might have #Obamnesia.
— Savannah (@thesavvy) October 19, 2012
Bam.
This is so lame. Is he really our President?
— Heather Marie (@hfearny) October 19, 2012
Not for long.
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