Twitter parody accounts have become a common reaction to any big new event. Some last less than an hour, such as the "cascaded bug" that brought down Twitter. And some become overnight sensations.
That's what happened following Clint Eastwood's chat with a chair Thursday night at the Republican National Convention.
After Eastwood's stunt with "Invisible Obama," Internet users responded with memes, hashtags, photos — and of course, a parody Twitter account: @InvisibleObama.
The account was created during Eastwood's speech. Less than 12 hours later, it had more than 50,000 followers. Another account, @ClintsChair, has received significantly less attention.
Someone should tell Marco Rubio he's standing on my foot right now.
— Invisible Obama (@InvisibleObama) August 31, 2012
Mitt, the last 4 years are right behind YOU. You just can't see me.
— Invisible Obama (@InvisibleObama) August 31, 2012
The self-proclaimed "iPOTUS" is still tweeting, despite having his account briefly suspended. Mashable reached out to the man behind the account, who has requested to remain anonymous. (He is invisible, after all.) Here's what @InvisibleObama had to say for himself.
Q&A With @InvisibleObama
Are you willing to reveal yourself?
Revealing myself would be counterproductive. I'm invisible, after all.
Why did the account get suspended?
I think it is very possible that the Twitter account suspension was triggered automatically, as a result of gaining a lot of followers in a very short period of time. Getting unsuspended was a breeze through an online form. Invisible hats off to Twitter for automating that process.
How quickly did you decide to turn this moment into a Twitter handle?
I was born about 5 minutes after Clint Eastwood started talking to me on stage. I'm an anthropomorphized invisible miracle baby.
Were you expecting this amount of attention when you started?
There was no way to anticipate how popular I'd become, but it happened. But it seemed like the right time for it. When so many people are watching one moment (that isn't Honey Boo Boo Child) on TV, the zeitgeist becomes pretty obvious.
Now that you have gained more than 50,000 followers, what do you plan to do with the account?
I can't just disappear (well, any more than I already have), so I'm going to keep on observing without being observed.
Have you heard anything from either presidential candidate's party or Twitter? What about Clint Eastwood?
The @replies and @mentions have been coming in so fast (dozens per minute), so some of them may have actually reached out or interacted with me in some way. But none of them have reached out to me via email just yet. Though many prominent journalists on both sides of the invisible aisle have retweeted me.
What happens when other people sit in the chair? Do they become invisible?
When other people sit in the chair they usually get freaked out by feeling like they are sitting on someone else's lap (that they can't see). The reactions are priceless. My "and what do YOU want for Christmas" jokes don't go over too well at that point. Then I just bring up "Invisible Touch" on my Spotify, and say over it, "you just got @invisibleobama'd!"
If you were to become chairman of anything, what would it be?
Let me be clear. I don't have time for that. I'm an invisible President. Plus, I'm still running Clint Eastwood's questions through Google Translate. But I guess if I could be the Chairman of anything, it would be Ikea. It would be great to have a full line of invïsibleöbäma furniture. Plus, I bet I'd get unlimited swedish meatballs and access to the ball pit after hours (because during regular hours it would be way too creepy).
What were your thoughts on Mitt Romney's speech?
I couldn't really hear Mitt Romney's speech too well, as I was behind him. But I could read his points off the teleprompter. The entire platform is like Wonder Woman's invisible jet – not much substance, and dangerously close to a woman's privates.
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