definition for: #emptychairday

Refers to 'National Empty Chair Day' in the US, which is a show of solidarity with actor Clint Eastwood after his rambling address to an invisible President Barack Obama at the 2012 Republican National Convention. The hashtag began trending September 3, 2012 as users tweeted pictures of empty chairs in various poses. Notable conservatives like Michelle Malkin and writers at Breitbart.com, as well blogger Prof. Glenn Reynolds, kicked off the trend, according to the conservative blog Legal Insurrection.