On another note, I'm really sick today. Went to bed feeling crummy and woke up feeling worse. So laying low and comtemplating a nap even though I slept for eight hours. Hoping I make it to the debate tonight.
We all knew this would become a thing as soon Mitt said it. I've seen dozens of Big Bird/Sesame Street memes on the internets since the debate. The Big Bird I posted earlier is still my favorite. The rest have been too gory for me, but I loved these two Sesame Street takes.
Muppets unite!
Bert and Ernie abide!
Seems to be slowing a bit at this point but still has potential to become one of the top ten enduring memes of the intertrons. Gotta love it.
I watched way too much of the RNC last night. For a while I didn't think I was going to make it to Rmoney's speech. The parade of Mormons with their endless testimonials to "our wonderful, kindly savior Mitt" was putting me to sleep. Then I woke up at the end to a horrible nightmare. A doddering Clint Eastwood arguing with an empty chair. Empath that I am, I found it too painful to watch all at once. Literally had to leave the room. Even today, it's all I can think about. Can't get the tragic image out of my head.
If you wisely skipped the festivities of closing night, MoJo has the transcript and abbreviated video. Or if you can bear to watch the whole Eastwood debacle:
Ha! RT @jbouie "This is a perfect representation of the campaign: an old white man arguing with an imaginary Barack Obama." BL
Of course, within seconds there were several competing Invisible Obama/Empty Chair accounts opened on twitter and #Eastwooding became an instant internet meme.
Many more interpretations at the last two links.
Just because I can't stop laughing doesn't mean I'm not very sad for poor old Clint. The saddest part is the empty chair won the argument.
Also, I'd note in passing that the blogging delegates I've seen have mostly studiously ignored it or reported that he wowed the crowd. Which says a lot about the crowd... But you already knew that.
This the Facebook find of the day. Internet being what it is, a fountain of false quotes, have no idea if Bobby Kennedy really said this. But either way it's a damn cogent observation.
Can't blame them for wanting to go out on top. And really, after they were invited to meet with Secretary of State Clinton herself and she submitted a genuine text to the site anything else would be a bit anti-climatic. Besides, ending it this way, will only ensure its legendary status as one of the best internet memes ever.
