Above: Gary Hoffmann 'Eastwooding'
Actor Clint Eastwood addresses an empty chair and questions it as if it is U.S. President Obama, as he endorses Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney during the final session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 30
Planking, skywalking and other bizarre fads will have to take a backseat to the latest Internet phenomenon courtesy of Clint Eastwood — Eastwooding.
The “Dirty Harry” actor used a wooden chair as a prop during his Republican National Convention speech Thursday night, with the empty seat representing an invisible President Barack Obama.
Eastwood pretended to interact with Obama during his 10-minute talk as conventiongoers in Tampa looked on with a mix of approval and bemusement.
“So Mr. President, how do you handle promises you’ve made?” the 82-year-old Hollywood director and Mitt Romney supporter said to the chair.
By the end of the night, Eastwood-related Internet memes were buzzing across social media and Twitter users began uploading pictures of empty chairs with the hashtag “Eastwooding.” Read more at the NY Daily News
