Elections

Hillary Clinton’s party used up every balloon on the planet. Cue the memes.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reaches for a falling balloon at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reaches for a falling balloon at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Thursday. Associated Press

Mommy, what do you mean there aren’t any balloons for my birthday party? Where did they all go?

Well, honey, this woman named Hillary Clinton had a huge party of her own on Thursday night and her friends, the Democrats, used up all the balloons on earth.

Waaaaaah!

Did anyone see that massive balloon drop after Hillary Clinton gave her speech at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night?

Former Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio did.

Jealous?

Social media saw the balloons, too - more than 110,000 of them - and popped out memes faster than you could say “someone make sure Hillary doesn’t fall off the stage.”

Where did all those balloons come from?

Bill, you can’t take those home. Bill!

Relationship goals ...

One more ...

The party’s over ...

This story was originally published July 29, 2016 at 9:33 AM with the headline "Hillary Clinton’s party used up every balloon on the planet. Cue the memes.."

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