I guess I have never known of a U.S. President who has been more hated, than Barack Hussein Obama (the right-wingers like to emphasize the Hussein). Personally, I like Barack Obama. In fact, I like him more than any president who has held office during my lifetime, with the possible exception of Harry Truman (but I was four when Harry left office).

Today I came across a website called knowyourmeme.com. I admit that I don't fully understand the definition of the term "meme," but "Thanks, Obama" appears to be one of the more popular memes on the Internet today. Apparently, it refers to the habit of blaming Barack Obama for all sorts of things he couldn't possibly have any effect on. Here's the definition the Website gives:

"Thanks, Obama!" is a sarcastic expression used by critics of President Barack Obama to blame personal troubles and inconveniences on public policies supported or enacted by the administration. The phrase is often used to caption animated GIFs in which the subject appears to be struggling with a rather simple task, satirizing those who scapegoat Obama as the cause of problems for which he has little or no influence.

Origin
On December 17th, 2009, the conservative political blog Authentic Connecticut Republican[1] published a post highlighting a demotivational poster of a young girl making a "middle finger" gesture with the caption "Thanks, Obama."

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-Joe-