Worst Talking Point, Best New Meme: Retroactive Mitt...

[ProSense]

Worst Talking Point, Best New Meme: Retroactive Mitt (Updated)

by therehastobeaway

Too funny. With news breaking an hour ago that Mitt Romney retired from Bain retroactively (whatever the hell that means), at the hands of Ed Gillespie's hilarious attempt at damage control following yesterday's instaclassic BLOCKBUSTER half-a-million-views-in-a-day slamdunk Obama ad "Firms", the internet isn't wasting any time in responding:

...a kossack wrote a diary on it earlier: Sr. campaign advisor Gillespie says Romney ‘retired retroactively’ from Bain

...there's @LOLGOP:

LOLGOP@LOLGOP

It's #retroactively satisfying to see Bush's favorite hacks Ed Gillespie and Karl Rove making everything worse for Mitt.

...an old Twitter account has found new life today, and may possibly go viral: RetroactiveMitt. Many hilarious #retroactive puns to be found over there.

Retroactive Mitt @RetroActiveMitt

Cant wait until the Romney campaign #retroactively denouce Gillepsie's remarks this morning @Chris_Moody @chrislhayes

Personally, I can't wait for the Romney campaign to demand an apology from @RetroactiveMitt. LOL

...a Yahoo question has already been raised:

If you retire retroactively from Bain, is your record erased back to your effective date of retirement?

...#retroactively is trending on Twitter

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UPDATE
You know it's bad when the business community rips you a new one. From "Everyone Is Already Ripping This Mitt Romney Adviser For Saying Romney 'Retired Retroactively' From Bain Capital" via Business Insider:

"This Political Wire tweet says it all: "Romney campaign comes up with worst talking point ever.""

This is just delicious.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/15/1110158/-The-Next-Great-Meme-Retroactive-Mitt

[annabanana]

1. ok... That's pretty damn funny. . .kick . .n/t

[MANative]

2. I'm thinking Retroactive Mitt will soon be Radioactive Mitt...

Don't get near that thing with a 100-foot pole!

[calimary]

30. Dammit! You beat me to it - well, uh - wait!

Post 18, farther downthread.

But wait! I declare that I posted "Radioactive Mitt" retroactively before you did!

[MANative]

49. Grins and giggles!

I declare that I thought him radioactive in 2007! I just didn't post it publicly.

LOL

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

3. The Etch-A-Sketch has a time machine feature

Press the button and it erases time for a do-over. Pretty cool.

[lumberjack_jeff]

6. No kidding.

It's not enough to have unlimited mulligans, he's also declaring the right to insist that first three strokes didn't even occur.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. It can go in reverse

and retroactively re-draw what was there previously after shaking if needed.

[The Wielding Truth]

54. Hahahahaha, that's retroactively clever.

[gollygee]

4. It's like Mormon retroactive baptisms

Maybe that's where he got the idea.

[Robb]

39. Hadn't thought of that.

Good observation.

[Jessy169]

41. No doubt

Retroactive works in the la-la land of Mormon beliefs, so why not in politics, especially if it is ALL YOU GOT.

[pinboy3niner]

5. Retroactive K&R

I guess that now makes mine the first rec.

[ProSense]

8. .

[KurtNYC]

10. Nope. I just retroactively beat you to it!

[rufus dog]

28. Tough nuggies!

I just retroactively beat yours to infinity.

[NYC Liberal]

9. More from Twitter:

This election is a choice between #Forward and #Retroactively.

Mission Accomplished. #retroactively

Billie Jean was his lover. #retroactively

Mitt likes cookies #retroactively

I'M RICH!!!! I just bought a boatload of Apple stock #retroactively” !! Bought it at $17 retroactively. Now SEC is after me.

Technically, you didn't catch me cheating. I'm #retroactively breaking up w/ you last week

Dressage is a middle/working class sport #retroactively

[Kadie]

15. and... John McCain is thinking "Finally, I no longer have the worst campaign in history

there are some great tweets out there.

[Tarheel_Dem]

50. !!!!

[Kadie]

11. #retroactively on Twitter is great.

Can't stop

[pinboy3niner]

12. John McCain announces he's picking Pawlenty as running mate...retroactively

[3catwoman3]

61. Maybe Pawlenty can...

...unsuspend his campaign retroactively.

Can we go back far enough to have a re-do on the 2000 and 2004 elections (Kerry would have to retroactively choose someone other than Edwards)?

[lonestarnot]

13. I see that drink being sold in bars across America.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

38. For people drunk when they come in.

[lonestarnot]

52. For Richers that can afford to go to the bar and pay richer prices.

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[fishwax]

14. I guess that helps explain Romney's position on Romneycare vs. Obamacare

Sure, the ACA draws a lot from the Massachusetts plan, but Romney retroactively resigned as governor once he decided he didn't like the Obama plan.

Of course, if he should somehow win the election this fall, he'll have to retroactively resign during his 2016 re-election campaign.

[ejbr]

16. Excuse me officer, but

I retroactively reduced my speed from 85 to 55 mph. Hey! I got to use that one!

[nolabear]

17. Bet he'd like to retroactively put Seamus in the back seat too.

[calimary]

18. Gonna be Radioactive Mitt before too long.

It's important to understand where this arrogant, imperious bastard comes from, though. Then you understand his motivation.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1016&pid=35365

[progressivebydesign]

19. Lol Next time you're fired, tell them that you quit retroactively last week, to save face. n/t

[ProSense]

21. Great read. n/t

[JackInGreen]

20. ....

[link:|

[ProSense]

22. .

[pinboy3niner]

27. *snort*

[SunSeeker]

46. LOL Don't pee on me and tell me it's raining! nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

51. I love this thread. I think I might've peed a little bit.

[Ruby the Liberal]

55. !!!

[nolabear]

23. Drizzle, drazzle, druzzle, drome...

Time for this one to come home.

("Help me, Mr. Wizard! Help me!&quot

[progressivebydesign]

24. GOP nominates Newt Gingrich... #retroactively. n/t

[Ikonoklast]

25. I kicked and recommended this thread...

...six months ago.

[FailureToCommunicate]

31. And we nominated you for a DUzy for that... some time ago!

[pinboy3niner]

37. And krispos is going to get around to retroactively posting the award...

...maybe Friday-ish.

[progressivebydesign]

26. I shall call him: #Mittroactive n/t

[Tarheel_Dem]

59. "Mittroactive"? Yet another good one.

[thelordofhell]

29. Up in the sky.....it's a bird.....it's a plane..........

It's RETROACTIVE MAN!!

[Kalidurga]

32. Wow it's like

Mitt is trying to get people to forget his etch-a-sketch moment by coming up with something even worse.

[msanthrope]

33. This election is between "Retroactively" and "Forward." (Please retweet link below!)

https://twitter.com/jshanesmith/status/224533727835987968

[SDjack]

34. If you retire retroactively, do you have to return all the compensation you got that period? Do you

have to correct and refile taxes?

[Scurrilous]

35. Retroactive K & R

[toddwv]

36. "I hereby officially retire from controlling interests at Bain"

effective 4 years ago.

[caseymoz]

40. Maybe RetroMitt can . . .

. . . retroactively rehire all the people he laid off along with back-pay?

Somehow, I don't think peons are given that honor.

[magical thyme]

42. If Mitten can retroactively retire, can I proactively retire

I'll be 59 soon. Can I proactively retire by 7 years and start collecting my SS?

I love this time machine retirement!

[Duer 157099]

43. What we really need are

retroactive abortions

[Thor_MN]

44. With apologies to The Firm

Well I'm quite uptight
Quite unattractive
Turn on me tonight
Cause I'm retroactive

Retroactive

There is a fight
And media's captive
Cut me loose tonight
Cause I'm retroactive

Retroactive

I want to take from you
I want to play with your money
I want lie to you
And I want you to know

Got to concentrate
Must be distractive
Turn on me tonight
Cause I'm retroactive

Retroactive
Retroactive
Retroactive

I want to take from you
I want to play with your money
I want just to lie to you

And I want you to know
Got to concentrate
must be distractive
Turn on me tonight
Cause I'm retroactive oh yeah,
Oh yeah retroactive
Don't you stand,
stand too close
You might catch it

[Spitfire of ATJ]

45. The question is....

Can you retroactively futures trade in the past in the present?

[On the Road]

47. Romney is Really a Terrible Campaigner

Especially since there was a much better way of explaining what happened than saying he resigned retroactively.

Reading between the lines, it sounds like Romney went to run the Olympics without changing his title and functioned like an outside director for several years. Outside directors attend board meetings quarterly or semiannually and aren't really involved in the day to day running of the company. The $100k would have been compensation as a director. After several years, he formally relinquished the title of CEO and president.

I am sure Romney is trying to weasel out of any involvement in Bain's business decisions from 1999 on. But he did it by coming up with an explanation that immediately became the stuff of political jokes.

This is one reason that CEO's are generally the best candidates. They are used to a business environment in which they get the benefit of the doubt rather than a political process where everything they say and do gets put under the microscope and quickly becomes a source of political attacks.

[aquart]

53. Isn"t the amount "at least $100,000"?

Meaning it could be millions? Did I get that wrong?

[Ruby the Liberal]

56. That category is =/>$100,000

There is no higher category, so $100,000.01 fits as does $10 million.

[Tarheel_Dem]

48. Can I just say, I Love It?

[Ruby the Liberal]

57. Even Palin wasn't THIS tone deaf.

Oh, this is just beautiful. Every day brings more sunshine and happiness.

[nc4bo]

58. Oh please please, someone create a Retroactive Man song sung to EJ's Rocket Man music...

please please please!!!!!

[AnotherMother4Peace]

60. Too funny! RetroRomney! I retroactively invested in Price Club (now CostCo) & I'm retiring!

[Flying Squirrel]

62. Will he retroactively return the salaries he was paid

And retroactively change all the decisions he made, thereby retroactively reopening companies, firms and actories and retroactively returning jobs to the US? And retroactively paying those workers their lost wages and pensions?