My friend Cheryl Levenbrown, an editor at The New York Times, posted the above picture on Facebook with this caption:
OMG, Invisible Obama and Invisible First Lady on my block!!!
That Invisible Obama certainly gets around, ever since his creation just after 10 p.m. last night.
The Twitter account was created while Clint Eastwood was still talking, and by this morning had 30,000 followers. Oh, excuse me — now it’s almost 50,000…
A typical Tweet:
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Competing with Invisible Obama — not as successful, but still funny — is “Clint’s Empty Chair.”
The Eastwood speech was a bit weird but if it had occurred earlier in the convention I don’t think anyone would have noticed. But coming just before Romney’s speech did elevate it to a higher level of bizzareness than it really deserves. On balance it wasn’t all that bad.
I was so uncomfortable for him. Because, like Ebert, I really like Clint a lot. Have you SEEN “Gran Torino”? Truly awesome…
More detailed thoughts on my own blog, but I’ll say this: Obama wouldn’t have responded so directly if Eastwood didn’t draw a little blood with those jabs.
It was a last minute thing.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/reagan-hologram-real-planned-rnc-debut-203919642–election.html
Oh great. Republicans already believe Obama is hiding under their beds.
I hear the Democrats are cutting back on everything at their convention because Obama’s begging for $3.00 donations still couldn’t produce enough money for them to do what they wanted. People are tired of Obama, the “newness” has worn off.
Jeffrey Deaver’s “The Empty Chair” is a more fascinating read, albeit not political at all.
“Oh great. Republicans already believe Obama is hiding under their beds.”….Burl
Wait a minute! You are trying to tell me he is “NOT” hiding under their beds? Well, I guess its like destroying the myth that every member of the mafia has a copy of “The Godfather” hidden under their beds.
How disappointing. “It was you Burl, you broke my heart.”
Don’t put a sign in your yard: put an empty chair.
“People are tired of Obama, the “newness” has worn off.” -SD II
Not quite true, but if we see our (national average) gas price near $4.50, reality will set in among swing state voters and keep enough of them home until its necessary to drive around for drug purchases (Rx, of course).
A lot can still happen.
By the way, I almost fell out of my chair when I heard Clint Eastwood say, “See, I never thought it was a good idea for attorneys to the president, anyway.” – Speech to the RNC; 30 August 2012 , Tampa FL.
You know, Steven, I hope they DO cut back. Because it shouldn’t be like a Broadway production. They don’t need to sell the delegates, and they don’t need to waste the money.
Not quite true, but if we see our (national average) gas price near $4.50, reality will set in among swing state voters and keep enough of them home until its necessary to drive around for drug purchases (Rx, of course).
– Juan
Gasoline prices are already heading back down; an inevitable turn of events following the passage of Isaac. The only president to preside over $4+ gasoline was George W. Bush. Without a conservation compenent attached to ANY energy proposal we’re certain to see that happen again and then some regardless of who is elected POTUS.
“Without a conservation compenent attached to ANY energy proposal we’re certain to see that happen again and then some regardless of who is elected POTUS.”
Is hurricane season moot now?
Also, one president can alter gasoline prices through more environmental orders (jobs for lawyers), escalation of existing M.E. conflicts, or provocation of Syria.
As ill-conceived as each of the foregoing actions would be in the current U.S. economy,
remember only one presidential candidate has already pursued each, and is likely to repeat them in a next term.
If environmental orders, escalation of existing ME conflicts or provocation of Syria help to raise the price of gasoline then I say more environmntal orders, more conflict and more provocation. We need higher prices to curb demand. That’s the best way we have to reduce CO2 gases and save the planet.
@bud – Where are gas prices going back down? I’m in the middle of a cross country vacation and all I’m seeing are higher gas prices on every fill up. Last tank was $3.89/gallon.
“The only president to preside over $4+ gasoline was George W. Bush. ”
Well we’re close, I drove past a station yesterday that had regular 87 octane for $3.99/gallon. Diesel was $4.25 at the same station.
“That’s the best way we have to reduce CO2 gases and save the planet.”
http://icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Study_Increase_in_Respiratory_Symptoms_Post_Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull_Eruption_0_393249.news.aspx