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Romney Hood, Obamaloney, and Obamneycare. A Play On Words.

A slew of coined campaign words will dominate in a presidential contest for the ages. Which coined terms will stick? And which won't work at all?

 

Get your popcorn ready everyone! 

Set your DVR. 

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Because you won't want to miss a minute of the upcoming presidential debates.  (They begin on October 3 at 9:00PM Eastern Time with live coverage from the University of Denver, in case you were wondering.)

But the candidates are wasting no time, they are already slinging mud, trying to bury their opponent before the debates even arrive.  And if you thought the Republican nominees beat the you-know-what out of each other, I have a feeling things will be taken to an entirely new level on October 3.

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Like a good old-fashioned 4th grade schoolyard name-calling display, what better way to tarnish your opponent's image than to make up entirely new childish words and phrases to conjure up just the tarnished image that you want voters to remember as they trot out to the polls on November 6 to cast their votes in patriotic fashion?  There have been some good ones so far, let's take a look!

Yesterday, President Obama did some campaigning (ok, let's be honest, fundraising) in CT, and used a new one:  Romney Hood.  It was his take on a recent analysis of Romney's proposed tax plan, which includes massive tax cuts on the top 1% of American earners, while the other 99% pick up the slack with minor tax increases.  According to Obama (ok, let's be honest, his speechwriters), all of that equates to "Robin Hood in Reverse", and voila, we have a new catch-phrase:  Romney Hood.  The chart shown above is the analysis Obama was referring to when he made that comment.

Not to be outdone, Mitt Romney responded with a new word of his own:  Obamaloney.  Ok, pretty cheesy.  Maybe he should have stuck to the old "sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me" routine.  But that would be boring, so go ahead and sling that mud!  His coined term is intended to highlight Obama's record over the last 4 years, and how the president and his team distort the facts to shine it in the best positive light during the campaign.  I'm itching to use this one in a sentence, so here goes nothing:  The economy has improved over the last 4 years?  That's a bunch of Obamaloney!  Lame word, but who knows, it just might catch on if Romney repeats it a thousand times (and he will).

Let's also take a look at a new word that attempts to tie the two candidates together at the hip.  Obamneycare.  Yes, that was Tim Pawlenty's attempt to attack Romney's MA health care reform, saying it sure smelled awfully similar to Obama's health care reform.  Well Pawlenty didn't last long, but the coined word sure did.  Even causing a gaffe from Bobby Jindal, who in defending Mitt Romney, called Obama's Health Care Reform, Obamneycare, by mistake!

So do all of these catch-phrases and coined terms work?  I guess we'll find out on November 6.  One thing I think we can all count on is that we have only seen the tip of the iceberg.  So get out your popcorn, get a front row seat, and let's watch Obama and Romney engage in a playful game of "Words With Friends"!

 

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