Twitter roasts Bill Clinton for his long speech at the DNC

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JULY 26: Former US President Bill Clinton delivers remarks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 26, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Philadelphia, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. The four-day Democratic National Convention kicked off July 25. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) /

In what was a highly anticipated moment at the DNC, Bill Clinton’s speech felt like it lasted the length of a Lord of the Rings film.

Just one week removed from the circus act that was the Republican National Convention, all eyes were on Philadelphia to see what Hillary Clinton’s campaign had up their sleeve. The second day of the DNC was a highly anticipated one, since Bill Clinton was set to speak.

While it was always going to be an awkward moment, some people felt that Bill would pull a Ted Cruz by droning on for far too long and avoiding an actual endorsement. What was definitely true was that, in classic Bill fashion, his speech went on for way too long. In light of that, Twitter took a break from roasting Hillary Clinton to send their vitriol towards her other half:

"It was a long winter in 1977. I remember each day. First, on December 17th, the snows came. I lit a fire, and sat by it. On December 18th,
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) July 27, 2016

I would allow this Bill Clinton speech to be five hours long if he actually, earnestly reviewed all those Police Academy movies.
— Kaleb Horton (@kalebhorton) July 27, 2016

This is a masterclass in skipping over the awkward parts
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) July 27, 2016

You see now how Bill Clinton's biography of his first 58 years went on for 1,008 pages #DNCinPHL
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) July 27, 2016

Orchestra begins playing, microphone recedes into the stage & Bill Clinton is escorted off as he recites his speech to himself #DemsInPhilly
— Believably Bad (@believablybad) July 27, 2016

I honestly find it supernatural that anyone can deliver a complex speech to the entire world this confidently. He did it in '12 too.
— Emily Nussbaum (@emilynussbaum) July 27, 2016

I fucking love Bill Clinton. Don't @ me.
— Katie Nolan (probably) (@katienolan) July 27, 2016

Clinton ad-libbed that closing. Prompter had stopped rolling for a couple of minutes
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 27, 2016

It was about as exciting as reading all the descriptive parts in Lord of the Rings, and it definitely felt like his speech would last as long as one of those movies. One has to wonder if he stopped reading from the teleprompter altogether. But hey, at least his speech wasn’t plagiarized like a certain candidate’s spouse.

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