Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech was as dynamic as we’ll ever hope to hear from her — so much so, that no one could be blamed for wondering whose dad wandered onto the stage looking for directions to the men’s room. Wait, isn’t that the guy who spoke the other night? Tim Kaine?
Fun fact: if you add Chelsea Clinton, Tim Kaine, and Hillary Clinton together you get enough personality to make half of a real person
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 29, 2016
Media reports confirm that Kaine was indeed not only present but also stood, clapped, and reacted to musical stimulation.
Tim Kaine is standing, clapping, and swaying to the music
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 29, 2016
Not only that: Kaine broke the ice for the other candidates and their spouses and headed straight for the balloons, signaling to Bill Clinton that it was OK to reach for some latex and have fun like the old days. It’s called the Democratic PARTY for a reason, people!
https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/status/758867562465595392
Tim Kaine seems to really be enjoying the balloons. #DemsInPhilly
— T.J. Holmes (@tjholmes) July 29, 2016
No one on earth has ever loved anything as much as Tim Kaine is loving those balloons.
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) July 29, 2016
Tim Kaine is as happy in those balloons as a kid in a Chuck E Cheez ball pit. #DemsInPhilly
— laurie allee (@laurieallee) July 29, 2016
I wish I was as happy about anything in my life as Tim Kaine is about balloons #DemsInPhilly
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) July 29, 2016
I could watch Tim Kaine playing with balloons for hours.
— Damien Fahey (@DamienFahey) July 29, 2016
Tune into C-SPAN. You can.
"There is no-one more excited than Tim Kaine! He is kicking the balloons on stage! Punching the balloons on stage!" – Pundit wrap-up
— Sady Doyle (@sadydoyle) July 29, 2016
So much repressed rage!
https://twitter.com/nisukawilliams/status/758872095782686722
Money on Tim Kaine hanging out until 3 am to play with / pop ALL of the balloons.
— Bobbi-Sue (@BobbiSue) July 29, 2016
#timkaine kicking balloons off the stage like your #dad being chaperone at your prom.
— Tuesday Rupp (@tuesdayrupp) July 29, 2016
Tim Kaine: Bill, you can play with one balloon all the way home in the car or two balloons now.
Bill: https://t.co/lTl6RTCFYp— Ryan Maxwell (@rmaxwell) July 29, 2016
I'll bet anything that Tim Kaine is driving home right now in a car filled with balloons he took from the #DemConvention
— Jarrett Carlen (@JarrettGC) July 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/SaraJBenincasa/status/758873264848371712
"Hillary, I need to apologize for my behavior. I got a little rowdy, and I disrespected your balloons." – Tim Kaine, Tomorrow Morning
— Sady Doyle (@sadydoyle) July 29, 2016
#TimKaine is totally gonna come back out and ask everyone to help out with cleaning up all these balloons before they leave.
— Adrian R. Carter (@adrianrcarter_) July 29, 2016
Tim Kaine went to Party City and picked up all the confetti and balloons and guys he needs a hand in the driveway
— Kevin Pang (@pang) July 29, 2016
Tim Kaine is going to make sure the balloons are cleaned up properly; gotta leave the arena clean for the next people. #DemConvention
— Adam Nekola (@nekolaweb) July 29, 2016
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