How can you not love President Obama? He's got to be the funniest of our smartest presidents. After writing up his great performances at the Alfred E. Smith dinner, the Jon Stewart show, and David Letterman, I thought I had pretty much tapped the vein of President Obama huge sense of humor advantage. Now, in a speech today at George Mason University, he's diagnosed a new medical condition called "Romnesia". But don't worry, if you've been infected, the President say victims can be cured with Obama care which covers this "pre-existing condition." "We can fix you up. We've got a cure. We can make you well."
Here's President Obama with pure comedy gold:
We have got to name this condition he is going through. I think it is called Romnesia. I think that's what it is called. 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.
If you say you're for equal pay for equal work but you keep refusing to say whether or not you will sign a bill that protects equal pay for equal work, you might have Romnesia.
If you say women should have access to contraceptive care, but you support legislation that would let employers deny contraceptive care, you might have a case of Romnesia.
If you say you will protect a women's right to choose but you stand up in a primary debate and say you'd be delighted to sign a law outlawing that right to choose in all cases, then you have definitely got Romnesia.
Obama went through a number of other so-called cases, including tax cuts and the coal industry. The neologism got hearty laughs and applause, especially as the president informed the crowd that the condition was covered under his health care law.
"If you come down with a case of Romnesia and you can't seem to remember the policies that are still on your website, or the promises you have made over the six years you've been running for president, here is the good news: Obamacare covers pre-existing conditions," Obama bellowed. "We can fix you up. We've got a cure. We can make you well."
I'll try to get a video of this up in an update, ASAP.
12:44 PM PT: Thanks to Mark in KS for rustling this cool video for us. President Obama has a fantastic delivery and the crowd loves it. This is a great feel good break for anyone suffering any kind of stress. I prescribe if for any medical condition. This is "good for whatever ails, ya."
12:49 PM PT
: Here's a more complete transcript of President Obama's hilarious speech at George Mason University, in Virgina, via Jamie Dupree, of the Washington Insider
THE PRESIDENT: The choice between going backward and moving forward has never been so clear. But now that we’re 18 days out from the election, Mr. “Severely Conservative” -- (laughter) -- wants you to think he was severely kidding about everything he said over the last year. (Laughter.) He told folks he was “the ideal candidate” for the Tea Party. Now suddenly he’s saying, “what, who, me?” (Laughter.) 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 -- (laughter) -- we’ve got to name this condition that he’s going through. I think it’s called “Romnesia.” (Laughter and applause.) That’s what it’s called. I think that’s what he’s going through.
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. (Laughter and applause.) 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. (Laughter and applause.)
If you say women should have access to contraceptive care, but you support legislation that would let your employer deny you contraceptive care –- you might have a case of Romnesia. (Applause.)
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 outlying -- outlawing that right to choose in all cases -– man, you’ve definitely got Romnesia. (Applause.)
Now, this extends to other issues. If you say earlier in the year, I’m going to give a tax cut to 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. (Applause.)
If you say that you’re a champion of the coal industry when, while you were governor you stood in front of a coal plant and said, this plant will kill you -- (laughter) --
AUDIENCE: Romnesia!
THE PRESIDENT: -- that’s some Romnesia. (Applause.)
So I think you’re being able -- you’re beginning to be able to identify these symptoms. And if you come down with a case of Romnesia, and you can’t seem to remember the policies that are still on your website -- (laughter) -- or the promises you’ve made over the six years you’ve been running for President, here's the good news: Obamacare covers preexisting conditions. (Laughter and applause.) We can fix you up. We've got a cure. We can make you well, Virginia. (Applause.) This is a curable disease. (Laughter.)
Dupree tells us the new twitter hashtag for this is #Romnesia
I also like the way this meme that makes a disease out of Romney's name. As in, "Good Lord, man, it looks like you've been contaminated with Romnesia! Yech!"
But, we got the cure! Vote for Obama and more and better Democrats up and down the ticket.