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Celebs React to Mitt Romney Selection of Paul Ryan as Vice President Running Mate
4:29 pm, August 11th, 2012
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The big news on Saturday wasMitt Romney’s selection of U.S. House Representative Paul Ryan as his running mate and vice presidential pick.
Shortly after the announcement was made, celebrities began to chime in on the new Republican ticket.
Here are some of the notable Twitter reactions — positive, negative and otherwise — to the Ryan news:
Andy Cohen: ”I really hope someone has the guts to ask Paul Ryan’s stance on the KStew/RPatz situation in California. #NeedClarification.”
Eva Longoria: “With Romney and Ryan, the choice for women, students, veterans and the middle class couldnât be clearer… #Obama2012.”
Meghan McCain: “Paul Ryan is an inspired and exciting choice. Sincerely. I am a big fan of his. He will make an excellent Vice President. #RomneyRyan2012.”
Michael Ian Black: ”With this choice, Paul Ryan immediately jumps to frontrunner status as the 2016 Republican presidential nominee. Congrats.”
Rupert Murdoch: “Thank God! Now we might have a real election on the great issues of the day. Paul Ryan almost perfect choice.”
Russell Simmons: ”Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, two men who will destroy our people…”
Kal Penn: “This is awful. I was hoping it would be Jindal so I could play him in the HBO movie.”
Seth MacFarlane: “The selection of Paul Ryan makes me wonder what the Romney cabinet will look like. http://lockerz.com/s/233594720.”
Michael Moore: “Channeling Bush, war supporters/military dodgers Romney & Ryan insult those who served by using battleship as their prop.”
Suzanne Somers: “he is an excellent choice.”
Michael McKean: “Ryan says Ayn Rand was his inspiration to enter public service, which is a little like Ray Kroc inspiring a career in nutrition.”
Jared Leto: “Today Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan, who wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students!”
Elizabeth Banks: “I can confirm categorically that I am NOT Mitt Romney’s VP nominee. #gamechange.”
Sanjay Gupta: “#43 on the list of things that make you feel old: the VP candidate is younger than you are. paul ryan was born in 1970.”
Let us know what you think about the Ryan pick — or if you noticed any good Twitter reactions to the news — in the comments section.
