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Obama's Diagnosis: Romney Has 'Romnesia'

But bloggers slam president for the dig

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 19, 2012 2:55 PM CDT

(Newser) – Maybe President Obama is still feeling funny from last night: Stumping today in Fairfax, Virginia, he criticized Mitt Romney for "side-stepping" on women's issues like abortion and contraception—and of suffering from acute "Romnesia," CBS News reports. "Now that we are 18 days out ... Mr. 'Severely Conservative' wants you to believe he was kidding on all things he said last year," Obama said to about 9,000 people at a women's health event. "We've got a name this condition that he's going through. I think it's called Romnesia!"

The dig is trending on Twitter, but bloggers left and right aren't too impressed:

  • "'Romnesia'? Really?" asks Alexandra Petri at ComPost. "It helps to have jokes" to get voters to like you, she admits. "But surely there’s better material than this."
  • At Red Alert Politics, Francesca Chambersis writes that "Romnesia" simply doesn't exist: "Romney has never said or suggested that he wants to stop women from having access to contraception."
  • Comedy Central accuses Obama of breaking the first rule of "Winning the Millennial Vote," namely: "Avoid political hack. Save the joke writers for AARP night."
  • Everyone from liberal bloggers to Twitterers to the actress Eliza Dushku has already used "Romnesia," writes Elspeth Reeve at The Atlantic Wire. "So Obama neither deserves credit for the neologism nor blame for the pun."
  • "Conservatives responded with their own hashtag," writes Alicia M. Cohn at The Hill. It's called "#Obamnesia."
  • But the audience loved the phrase, laughing and cheering "on first hearing it and as Obama riffed on it in the remainder of his speech," reports the Guardian.

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks about the choice facing women in the upcoming election, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, at a campaign event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks about the choice facing women in the upcoming election, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, at a campaign event at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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desoto10
Oct 21, 2012 8:03 PM CDT
OBAMANESIA -Flashback: Obama says if it’s not fixed in 3 years I’m done -Three years ago today, Obama said, “If I don’t have this done in three years, then this is going to be a one-term proposition.” -Unemployment after 4 years of Obama Economics is still out of proprotio to the number of jobs being created to to reduce unemployment -The Budget is not balanced, 60% of the budget goes to entitlements -Reduced from AAA global standing to AA economy rating -Obama campaigned on being a unifier but the end result is the nation is horribly divided. Talk is one thing but a real understanding how to fix things is another. -U.S. spy agencies and government spokesmen initially played down suspected al Qaeda links to the Sept. 11 attack. -Promised to end income taxes for seniors making less than $50,000, especially in sunbelt states -Obama tripled the Debt he inherited. Deficit is $16+ trillion dollars and climbing - Obama gave Muslim Brotherhood $1.5 Billion Dollars  http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/295501/obama-funds-egyptian-government-andrew-c-mccarthy -Ohio: 2200 car dealerships closed, 120,000 Jobs are lost  -Virginia: Decreased Military budget will add to Virginia Unemployment with jobs being cut and lost -Gave guns to Mexican drug dealers. -Border Agents continually are being killed. T-rade Deficit has become worse -U.S. Trade deficit with China increased by 26% in 2011 - Broke his promise to visit world leaders to secure our foreign policies -Ambassador Stevens requested security remain in place and to reinforce his Benghazi embassy. -He will not pass Bipartisan supported legislation for Keystone XL pipeline: Blocking jobs for the states of Nebraska, Kansas, Texas -ObamaCare was mandated on the American People. The President’s action is undemocratic and not in the best interst of the people. -Inflation is picking up. Obama is allowing the currency to be inflated -The housing market is far from recovery and to say otherwise is deflecting resposibiity. -US jobs are going overseas -Supply/demand for US exports continues downward reducing our jobs -Healthcare is not fixed -Increased taxes: Broke promise of raising taxes for capital gains and dividends for top percentage of wage earners -Broke promise of double funding for after school programs -Broke promise to phae out high earning tax payers. -Broke promise to repeal Bush tax cuts -Too many bailouts of big US businesses -Expansion of big government, Obama added 170,000 jobs for his people -Unaffordable entitlement programs -Valuable military resources are being wasted -Food, education, oil, and healthcare prices have all increased -Violent crimes are higher now -States that are bankrupt and cannot meet their payments: California, Arizona, Colorado, Ohio, Wisconsin, Louisiana, New York, Washington, Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon, New Jersey, Conecticut, Illinois, Nevada, Michigan. -Remaining Federal money will have to be used to assist the economic situation of the above states -Big Government vs the US citizens -Unemployment benefits have run out of federal money for chronically unemployed and people underemployed and out of work are looking for new ideas and answers rather than government money and temporary fixes. -Illegal Immigration unresolved. November 800,000 illegals will be added to our population. Just in time for elections>) ( While it is illegal to vote in a Presidential election unless you are a U.S. citizen, the only thing a would-be voter needs to cast a ballot is proof of residency (in most States, not even that is required), which is easily obtainable once immunity or legal status is granted. -Many good ideas proposed in 2008, but few implemented even with a Democratic majority in the congress When our President campaigns by name calling and using the blame game it tells me, as a Leader he has no future plans to share with me. The Obamanesia list is longer than this. I am only releasing some of it. It can all be substantiated. If you disagree then do your homework because the election is two weeks away. Vote Romney/Ryan 2012
desoto10
Oct 21, 2012 10:59 AM CDT
The grass roots in Cincinnati is moving now to get the Muslim vote out. (see Cincinnattinews.com) President Obama gave the Muslim Brotherhood $1.5 Billion Dollars = VOTES. Buys alot of votes for him, but no jobs for his country.
right2dave
Oct 21, 2012 10:01 AM CDT
In September, the Obama campaign collected $2,199,204.38 in donations with non-existent or invalid ZIP codes. The Romney campaign’s September total: just $29,620. 
 

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