Mitt Romney diagnosed with Romnesia; sicko Obama pokes fun at terminal disease - Polidicks

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QJaccys1rY[/media] [url]http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/19/uk-usa-campaign-idUKBRE89I13G20121019[/url] [quote=Reuters][B]President Barack Obama turned his rival's name into an ailment on Friday, accusing Mitt Romney of suffering from "Romnesia" for emphasizing moderate positions rather than the conservative ones he put forward in the Republican primary race.[/B] Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, has closed a gap in opinion polls with the Democratic incumbent after giving a strong performance in the first presidential debate on October 3, when he sounded a moderate note on healthcare reform and the need for government regulation - highlights of Obama's platform. After a lacklustre showing in that debate, the president has delivered fiery retorts since, both in the second debate on October 16, which many observers say Obama won, and on the campaign trail. Obama told a crowd of about 9,000 in the battleground state of Virginia that Romney was backtracking on his conservative-leaning promises. "He's forgetting what his own positions are, and he's betting that you will, too. I mean, he's changing up so much and backtracking and sidestepping, we've gotta ... name this condition that he's going through," Obama said. "I think it's called Romnesia," he said to hoots and applause from the crowd. POLLING Although Obama has lost his large lead in polls in several swing states since the first debate, a Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Marist poll issued on Friday showed the Democrat ahead in Iowa by eight points and Wisconsin by six points. But a PPP survey showed Romney ahead by one point in Iowa, as polls gave few certainties to the outcomes of the race beyond pointing to a likely tight finish. The Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll had Obama ahead by three points much of this week. The Democrat was again on top by 46 percent to 43 percent in Friday's version of the online poll. In an election mainly driven by the economy, new state unemployment data issued on Friday could provide momentum for Obama in some of the most important battleground states on November6. Unemployment fell in September in swing states such as Florida, Nevada, Ohio and Iowa. The data showed the jobless rate in Virginia held steady at 5.9 percent for a third straight month. At the rally in a northern Virginia suburb of Washington, Obama took his riff on amnesia to great length, describing "symptoms" that coincided with Romney's positions on abortion and taxes for the wealthy. "If you say you'll protect a woman's right to choose, but you stand up at a primary debate and said that you'd be delighted to sign a law outlawing ... that right to choose in all cases - man, you've definitely got Romnesia," he said. "If you say earlier in the year you're going to give tax cuts for the top 1 percent, and then in a debate you say, 'I don't know anything about giving tax cuts to rich folks,' you need to get a thermometer, take your temperature, because you've probably got Romnesia." Romney's campaign shot back that Obama, who has focused a lot of attention on women voters since the debate, had promoted policies that hurt women particularly. "Women haven't forgotten how we've suffered over the last four years in the Obama economy with higher taxes, higher unemployment, and record levels of poverty," Virginia lawmaker Barbara Comstock said in a statement sent by the campaign. "President Obama has failed to put forward a second-term agenda - and when you don't have a plan to run on, you stoop to scare tactics," she said. It is not the first time Obama has used a distorted version of his opponent's name to score political points and energize his liberal base. He has used the attack line "Romney Hood" to deride his rival's tax proposals, essentially saying they would rob ordinary Americans to help the rich. Obama's diagnosis for what he said was Romney's chronic condition of "backtracking" became a catch-phrase that lit up social media sites on Friday. The Obama campaign seized on the viral response and Romnesia became a trending line on Twitter. The new rift to describe Romney's flip-flopping is not a term the Obama campaign team initially coined. The phrase "Romnesia" is rooted in images appearing on Facebook this past month to mock the Republican presidential nominee. It has been used by liberal blogs, and newspaper columnists have lifted it to characterize Romney's shifting positions.[/quote]

I give it approximately 30 seconds before this is completely run into the ground.

Can't be any worse than Santorum.

Gotta love those ForWar posters

Romnesia: Dark Descent

It wasn't that funny or smart, why did the crowd go "oh LOL!"

Delivery could have been better, but meh.

[QUOTE=Thom12255;38105788]It wasn't that funny or smart, why did the crowd go "oh LOL!"[/QUOTE] Because our LORD and SAVIOR OBAMA said it

[QUOTE=Thom12255;38105788]It wasn't that funny or smart, why did the crowd go "oh LOL!"[/QUOTE] Perhaps they found it more humorous than you did. It is possible.

the real question is: Is romnesia covered by obamacare?

hope it isnt contagious

[QUOTE=Egg_Toaster;38105718]Romnesia: Dark De[B]s[/B]cent[/QUOTE] Certainly is; then again did he really work to get this low, or was that just his baseline?

[QUOTE=Panda X;38105882]Perhaps they found it more humorous than you did. It is possible.[/QUOTE] I find it unlikely. I'm an Obama supporter BTW. It was just a pretty shit joke that didn't deserve such high praise.

[QUOTE=comet1337;38105922]hope it isnt contagious[/QUOTE] half the republican party has it already

[QUOTE=comet1337;38105922]hope it isnt contagious[/QUOTE] I heard 47% have a great immunity to it

My friend was there when he made this speech, she recorded a video of him listing the symptoms of "Romensia" (not included in the OP) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L-Ow9b4LXA[/media]

[QUOTE=Thom12255;38105934]I find it unlikely. I'm an Obama supporter BTW. It was just a pretty shit joke that didn't deserve such high praise.[/QUOTE] You find it unlikely that other people's sense of humor isn't exactly like yours?

[QUOTE=Panda X;38105974]You find it unlikely that other people's sense of humor isn't exactly like yours?[/QUOTE] Well some people find the jokes on The Big Bang Theory hilarious so I guess some people like stuff like this.

[QUOTE=Egg_Toaster;38105718]Romnesia: Dark Descent[/QUOTE] Obama should pay you for that. But maybe change to Romnesia: An Even Darker Descent to fit the situation more.

Did they hire the laughtrack guys from The Big Bang Theory for this?

[QUOTE=PassTheBong;38105900]the real question is: Is romnesia covered by obamacare?[/QUOTE] From Obama's official Facebook page: [img]https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/420811_482115325142398_1830626134_n.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Starpluck;38106510]From Obama's official Facebook page: [img]https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/420811_482115325142398_1830626134_n.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] That is a surprisingly zingy page. It's a tad cheesy, but somewhat tame.

Can't wait till election so this shit will be over with.

Hmm who to vote for... Romney-Hood with a case of Romnesia [B]OR[/B] Obamalogne with Barackalli

Mr. President is rude!

'Romnesia' sounds like the name of a sassy black woman :v:

hmm, it looks like he doesn't present a plan for how to treat Romnesia. Just like how he has yet to present a plan for how the next 4 years will be any better with him.

[QUOTE=Glaber;38108622]hmm, it looks like he doesn't present a plan for how to treat Romnesia. Just like how he has yet to present a plan for how the next 4 years will be any better with him.[/QUOTE] dat sweet sweet irony

[QUOTE=Glaber;38108622]hmm, it looks like he doesn't present a plan for how to treat Romnesia. Just like how he has yet to present a plan for how the next 4 years will be any better with him.[/QUOTE]We should put you in a zoo or something, and have little kids come to gawk and point at you.

We should put him next to Mitts five point plan.