A sampling of celebrity tweets in response to Clint Eastwood’s odd conversation with an invisible President Barack Obama in an empty chair before the Republican National Convention on Thursday:
_ “This seat’s taken.” _ President Barack Obama, accompanied by a photo of the back of Obama’s chair with him sitting in it.
_ “20 years ago I wanted Clint Eastwood to make my day. Now I just want him to take his pills and b grateful he doesnt need medicare.” _ Nancy Lee Grahn, “General Hospital” actress.
_ “I demand to see Invisible Obama’s invisible birth certificate.” _ Michael Schaffer, The New Republic.
_ “Clint Eastwood made my day.” _ Charlie Daniels, country singer.
_ “And so on this day, August 30, 2012, (at)MittRomney became a better actor than Clint Eastwood.” _ Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MSNBC’s “The Last Word.”
_ “I can’t believe I just watched (hash)ClintEastwood turn into somebody’s DRUNK UNCLE HARRY on the stage of the (hash)GOP (hash)RNC. He humiliated himself.” _ Star Jones, “Today” contributor.
_ “I. Love. Clint Eastwood.” _ Blake Shelton, country singer and judge on “The Voice.”
_ “I heard that Clint Eastwood was channeling me at the RNC. My lawyers and I are drafting our lawsuit.” _ comic actor Bob Newhart, referring to his signature one-way-conversation routines.
_ “`If Clint Eastwood ever talks to a chair on national TV, people will need a way to reassure each other’ _ inventor of Twitter, March 2006.” _ Patton Oswalt, comedian and actor on “The King of Queens.”
_ “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.” _ George Takei, Mr. Sulu of “Star Trek.”
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