Politico put it this way, quoting President Obama:
"I mean, he's changing up so much and backtracking and sidestepping,
we've got to name this condition that he's going through. I think it's
called Romnesia," Obama said to laughter and cheers at George Mason
University in Fairfax, Va., where he spoke to a midday rally of 8,000.
"That's what it's called. I think that's what he's going through."
Clearly enjoying himself, nearly giggling as he spoke, Obama continued: "Now, I'm not a medical doctor, but I do want to go over some of the symptoms with you -- because I want to make sure nobody else catches it."
(Also on POLITICO: Romnesia's rise from Twitter to Obama)
Like an announcer in a prescription drug ad or comedian Jeff Foxworthy, the president listed some symptoms, all having to do with women's issues, the topic of his stump speech. "If you say you're for equal pay for equal work, but you keep refusing to say whether or not you'd sign a bill that protects equal pay for equal work -- you might have Romnesia."
Name calling may be Twitter-clever, but even taking 140 characters to diminsh a person' name can back-fire.
With a name like "Obama" and an all-too-quick Twitter world out there, if you live by the Tweet your name can also perish by the Tweet:
"Obamanation" seems all too easy to roll off your keypad.
Using the President's own humor, maybe we should all forget to go there, don't you think?
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