Presidential Election: The 20 Best Celebrity Tweets
Stephen Colbert
Election season may have wound down with Tuesday night's re-election of Barack Obama, but the influx of political tweets is far from over. (At its surge there were more than 327,000 tweets per minute!) From commenting on Diane Sawyer's coverage to Ohio determining the outcome and, of course, an angry Donald Trump, here are the top election tweets of the night.
Patton Oswalt (@PattonOswalt): "I don't speak Spanish and Telemundo's election coverage is making ten times more sense than CNN's. #ayecarumba"
Rainn Wilson (@RainnWilson): "SITCOM IDEA: "Whitehouse Mates". Mitt and Obama TIE & have to share the Whitehouse & govern together. Also, one is gay."
Wil Wheaton (@WilW): "Really looking forward to four more years of Obama to help me move up to the C or maybe even b list
Barack Obama re-elected as president of the United States
Dana Gould (@DanaJGould): "Why is the same show on EVERY CHANNEL?"
Conan O'Brien (@TeamCoco): "No matter who wins - the new world order orgy inside their sacred Westchester County ziggurat will begin on time, with a sacrifice."
Aziz Ansari (@azizansari): "Had a good chuckle at the Illuminati meeting this morning about the "election" that is "tomorrow." Hahaha! Have fun guys."
Mindy Kaling (@MindyKaling): "In my movie Election Day dir by Garry Marshall I get engaged to Bradley Cooper in an voting booth. 'I have a prop for you.' coos Bradley"
Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome): "Rock the Vote! Or if you're middle-aged with a sentimental side, Easy Listen the Vote!
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Justin Bieber (@JustinBieber): "im 18...but i cant vote...im Canadian."
Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump): "This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy!"
Damon Lindelof (@DamonLindelof): I keep waiting for John King to wave his hand over Wolf Blitzer's crotch and turn it red"
The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow): "#TDSBreakingNews New York goes for the Democrat! (Save this tweet for use in 2016, 2020, etc.) #DailyShowLive"
The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow): "#TDSBreakingNews Long voting lines in key states. Either that or they're selling iPads at Florida schools. #DailyShowLive"
Eric Stonestreet (@EricStonestreet): "So now what states can Mitch and Cam get married in?"
Tyler Oakley (@TylerOakley): "I'm sorry, @MittRomney, you're no longer in the running to become America's Next Top President."
Daniel Tosh (@DanielTosh): "good luck today Florida! try not to pull a "Florida"
Big Bird Romney (@BigBirdRomney): "Mitt Romney still deciding which Mitt Romney will deliver Mitt Romney's concession speech. #Election2012"
Ian Somerhalder (@IanSomerhalder): "Pennsylvania I want to hug you!!! Come on Florida, come on Ohio come on Virginia! Lets do this!!!!! Wooohooooo!"
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (@OfficialJLD): "My family is so happy! @BarackObama @Obama2012 @MichelleObama @JoeBiden http://say.ly/tQg4xca "
Steve Levitan (@SteveLevitan) "Hey Trump, did you see Mitt Romney's concession speech? That's what graciousness and good hair looks like"