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It took “Saturday Night Live’s” Tina Fey to bring a (greatly distorted) version of Sarah Palin’s “I can see Russia” line to the public consciousness, and four years later, rising political comedian John Kerry appended his own punchline: “Mitt Romney talks like he’s only seen Russia from watching ‘Rocky IV.’”

Fact checking John Kerry's speech will require asking a dead terrorist if he's better off than in 2008 and IMDBing Rocky IV

— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) September 7, 2012

Kerry might have thought he was staying on message, but his one-off line sent “Rocky IV” trending up the Twitter charts in an online love-fest of cinematic cheese.

@heidimcoudal Did you notice that Rocky IV is currently trending! Ha!

— Alejandra Valera (@alivalera) September 7, 2012

Rocky IV is still trending. Ivan Drago would be proud.

— Mario Torres (@MarioLeonTorres) September 7, 2012

Rocky IV: The Greatest Cold War Movie Ever Made: http://t.co/1dNLc1xo

— Timothy P Carney (@TPCarney) September 7, 2012

The degree to which Rocky does not keep his hands up in Rocky IV cannot be overstated.

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) September 7, 2012

We need to quit tweeting Rocky IV. It's now on the trending list. Sly Stallone might get ideas for another sequel.

— trifecta (@3fecta) September 7, 2012

FACT CHECK: Rocky IV is actually the second best Rocky movie, behind the original.

— Scott Waldman (@scottpwaldman) September 7, 2012

John Kerry's reference to Rock IV is definitely among my top 25 Rocky IV references at a national political convention. #DNC2012

— Chris Molinaro (@Molinaro4Prez) September 7, 2012

Whoever wrote the Rocky IV reference in Kerry's speech deserves a promotion ASAP

— John Francis O'Brien (@johnfob) September 7, 2012

https://twitter.com/KaityJohnson/status/243881620485074944

Seconded. RT @TheFix: Rocky's final speech in "Rocky IV" is among the greatest of all time. http://t.co/MClhac9U

— Sean Sullivan (@WaPoSean) September 7, 2012

Romney/Drago 2012 #RockyIV

— A.I. Moore (@aimoore) September 7, 2012

Wait… what’s this about a speech? Oh, John Kerry — the guy trending several slots below “Rocky IV.”

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/09/06/rising-comedian-john-kerry-clogs-timelines-with-rocky-iv-love/