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“Eastwooding” Takes Over Twitter After Clint Eastwood’s Historically Odd RNC Speech

Joining the pantheon of Tebowing and planking in the Gerund Internet Meme Hall of Fame, "Eastwooding" has taken over Twitter this morning. In case you missed Clint Eastwood's historically odd speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa last night, he spent a solid five minutes arguing with a nearby...
By Tim Elfrink
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Joining the pantheon of Tebowing and planking in the Gerund Internet Meme Hall of Fame, “Eastwooding” has taken over Twitter this morning. In case you missed Clint Eastwood’s historically odd speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa last night, he spent a solid five minutes arguing with a nearby empty chair.

So Eastwooding is as simple as finding the nearest love-seat and pointedly arguing with the furniture. Pretend Obama’s sitting in it! Or Clint Eastwood! Or the entire Miami Dolphins front office! Imagination is magical.

Even Obama got in on the fun this morning, though he didn’t exact partake in Eastwooding:

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Tim Elfrink is a former investigative reporter and managing editor for Miami New Times. He has won the George Polk Award and was a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting.

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