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Thu, Aug 30 2012 23:18:22

RNC's closing night, as told through Twitter.

Highlights from the night include Clint Eastwood's chat with an "Invisible Obama" which incidentally spawned "Eastwooding," Romney's disappointing closing speech, and the mesmerizing balloon drop. Storify curated by @FruzsE

  1. The RNC was a snooze fest until Clint Eastwood showed up. He sent Twitter buzzing first by making a joke about Oprah Winfrey crying... 
  2. IngrahamAngle
    Laura Ingraham@IngrahamAngle
    "Oprah was CRYING!!!!" --Clint Eastwood
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:05:36
  3. mattyglesias
    Matt Yglesias@mattyglesias
    Why is Oprah crying funny?
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:05:46
  4. VotePG
    P.G. Sittenfeld@VotePG
    Taking a dig at Oprah Winfrey for crying over the historic election of the country's first black president seems in pretty poor taste, Clint
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 19:06:11
  5. ...but his most memorable moment was his imaginary conversation with an Invisible Obama, sitting in a chair next to his podium. 
  6. VIDEO: Clint Eastwood's Bizarre "Empty Chair Obama" Speech at the GOP Convention
    On Thursday night, Clint Eastwood, the Academy Award-winning actor, director, and screenwriter, delivered one of the most bizarre politic...
    Motherjones
  7. DNDailyPolitics
    NYDN Daily Politics @DNDailyPolitics
    I just realized every headline about Clint Eastwood's speech tomorrow will look like it came from The Onion, no matter what you do. #RNC2012
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 20:36:02
  8. Empty chair authority. http://pic.twitter.com/DyE6GXXr
    Josh Greenman@joshgreenman
    ·
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 21:08:47
  9. Twitter couldn't resist:  
  10. DaddyFiles
    daddyfiles@DaddyFiles
    If Clint Eastwood insisted on talking to an inanimate object he could've just chatted with Mitt Romney. #RNC2012
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 21:19:13
  11. tcarmody
    Tim Carmody@tcarmody
    Most people don't know this, but Clint Eastwood lecturing an empty chair is actually an adaptation of a classic Kurosawa film
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 21:13:57
  12. GeorgeTakei
    George Takei@GeorgeTakei
    Clint Eastwood's RNC speech was to imaginary Obama in an empty chair. I'm drafting a DNC speech to imaginary Romney in an empty factory.
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 21:10:19
  13. videodrew
    Drew Grant@videodrew
    Terrible move on #rnc's part. Just galvanized undecided chair population into voting against Eastwood.
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 21:10:52
  14. ryanbeckwith
    Ryan Teague Beckwith@ryanbeckwith
    I sat here all night next to an empty chair. Little did I know I was watching the GOP convention with Invisible Obama.
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 21:13:36
  15. morningmoneyben
    Ben White@morningmoneyben
    Clint Eastwood is in my bathroom right now yelling crazy stuff at my toilet
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 22:33:48
  16. Eastwood's Invisible Obama speech spawned an instantaneous Twitter hit. 
  17. InvisibleObama
    Invisible Obama@InvisibleObama
    I'm behind Mitt! No seriously. I'm right behind him.
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 20:14:17
  18. palafo
    Patrick LaForge@palafo
    So, @invisibleobama already has 22,000 followers. Twitter is a silly place.
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 20:21:14
  19. Clint Eastwood's RNC Obama chair gets own Twitter account
    Wow. It doesn't take long for Twitter to tap into the cultural zeitgeist. Invisible Obama, fast made famous at tonight's RNC, goes from z...
    Cnet
  20. jaredbkeller
    Jared Keller@jaredbkeller
    And...there's already an Invisible Obama on Reddit: reddit.com/user/Invisible…
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 20:20:41
  21. Upworthy
    Upworthy@Upworthy
    Did MemeGenerator buckle under the strain of #InvisibleObama memes? memegenerator.net/Invisible-Obama #RNC2012
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 20:32:19
  22. Twitter found Eastwood's bit so funny, they birthed a meme named "Eastwooding." 
  23. wilw
    Wil Wheaton@wilw
    i.imgur.com/lVB5D.jpeg HOLY SHIT YOU GUYS PRESIDENT OBAMA IS RIGHT HERE IN MY HOTEL ROOM AT PAX!
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 20:15:29
  24. Imgur
    ·
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 21:10:19
  25. #eastwooding instagr.am/p/O-nAabQnW1/
    Jamelle Bouie@jbouie
    ·
    Thu, Aug 30 2012 21:00:48

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