Eastwooding: Here’s Google+’s Take On The New Meme

As you may know, actor/director Clint Eastwood spoke at the Republican National Convention, and spoke to President Obama in front of a cheerful crowd. Obama, in Eastwood’s speech, took on the fo...
Eastwooding: Here’s Google+’s Take On The New Meme
Written by Chris Crum
  • As you may know, actor/director Clint Eastwood spoke at the Republican National Convention, and spoke to President Obama in front of a cheerful crowd. Obama, in Eastwood’s speech, took on the form of an empty chair next to the podium. For full context, here’s video from the convention:

    It’s been all over the Internet today. There’s already an “Invisible Obama” Twitter account, a “Clint Eastwood Talking To A Chair” song, and even a comeback from Obama himself.

    Now, “Eastwooding,” like planking, Tebowing, and owling before it, is a meme, and photos are surfacing all over social media. Google+, being the photo-heavy social network that it is, seems like a good place to start, though you’d probably have just as much luck on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, etc.

    Here’s some of the latest entries to the Eastwooding craze from Google+:

    Chris Cho

    Ladies and gentleman. Introducing Eastwooding.

    more here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/eastwooding
    #rncconvention2012   #eastwood   #Eastwooding  

    Star Padilla

    #Eastwooding is going to be the next planking lol I can just feel it!

    Louie S.

    "Shit or get off the pot!!"

    #Eastwooding

    Glenn Burgess

    We don't all have the time Clint Eastwood does.  I, for instance, need to multitask my imaginary debates. #Eastwooding  

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