This reminds me of Clint Eastwoods chair. ....
about the 'chair' speech'...
He was worried that his speech would sound like those of everyone else endorsing Romney — “I’m hearing everyone say the same thing: ‘Oh, this guy’s a great guy.’ Great, he’s a great guy. I’ve got to say something more,” Eastwood said.
That’s when the Diamond ballad reached a chorus in which he sings, “And no one heard at all / Not even the chair.”
A light bulb lit up over Eastwood’s head.
He told Esquire:
And I’m thinking, That’s Obama. He doesn’t go to work. He doesn’t go down to Congress and make a deal. What the hell’s he doing sitting in the White House? If I were in that job, I’d get down there and make a deal. Sure, Congress are lazy bastards, but so what? You’re the top guy. You’re the president of the company. It’s your responsibility to make sure everybody does well.
So he decided to call out the president. Only the president wasn’t available, so he spoke to the chair instead.