Mfarhanonline Social Media News: “Texts From Hillary” is the latest Tumblr blog making waves on the political web, and for good reason — it’s downright hilarious. The meme blog is built around two photos of a sunglasses-clad Secretary of State Clinton checking her cellphone on a military C-17 aircraft from last October. The original photos were taken by Reuters’ Kevin Lamarque and Time’s Diana Walker. Those photos are used to portray Clinton as a rough-and-rumble, all-business Secretary of State. “Hey Hill, whatchu doing?” asks President Obama in one example — to which Clinton cooly replies, “running the world.” And when a worried woman texts her that it’s 3 a.m. and “something’s happening,” Clinton calms her nerves with an assertive “cool it” — a reference to this ad the Clinton presidential campaign ran against then-Senator Obama during the 2008 primary season: Texts From Hillary was the idea of Adam Smith and Stacy Lambe, both communications professions living in the Washington, D.C. area. The pair were talking about the photos of Clinton that were spreading around the web, and they quickly turned it into a meme. “Mind you, this all happened at the bar after a few drinks,” says Lambe. “But when you hang out with Tumblr friends — these are the kind of things you discuss.” The Texts from Hillary tumblr can be blamed on me, @ sllambe , and vodka. Mostly @ sllambe . bit.ly/HiPi1A — Adam Smith (@asmith83) April 5, 2012 Lambe’s got a few influential followers on his regular blog, and they helped him take the new satirical Clinton site viral. Lambe says while they never expected it to go crazy, they’re thrilled that it did. “Of course, I’m waiting for Hillary to text me,” he added. The new me! me suits Clinton, who has recently enjoyed coverage portraying her as an excellent choice for heading up the State Department. And, who knows, if she decides to run for president in 2016, a whole bunch of free, positive publicity certainly couldn’t hurt. Do you love the Texts From Hillary blog? Post your ideas for Texts From Hillary memes in the comments below! Thumbnail image courtesy of Flickr , SEIU International More About: Hillary Clinton , Meme , Politics , tumblr , US , viral Social Media reviews series maintain by Mayya
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