Darrell Issa Is Getting Lots Of Cats For His Birthday

It is weird and cool.

By

Benny Johnson

by Benny Johnson

BuzzFeed Staff

Posted on November 1, 2013, 7:39 pm

Rep. Darrell Issa regularly tweets out a picture of a cat on Fridays. He calls it "Friday Kitty."

Friday, November 1, is Issa's birthday. Many of his followers are sending their good wishes. But some of them are taking it a step further.

Cecilia Gallogly
@CeciGee
Happy Birthday to a "dangerously sexy creature" @darrellissa. #viperon #fastandfurious
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An alarming number of people have been tweeting pictures of cats at him.

Gang of No Suit
@GangOfNoSuit
We made our own #FridayKitty for @DarrellIssa's birthday!
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Some people just shared pictures of their own cats.

S.M
@redsteeze
Happy birthday @DarrellIssa Here is my cat.
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Kimberly C
@conkc2
@DarrellIssa Lupe wants to wish you "Happy Birthday!"
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Mary Chastain
@mchastain81
Bingo & Alf wish @DarrellIssa a very happy birthday!!!
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Alexandros KozÃ¡k
@agkozak
@DarrellIssa Happy birthday! Hereâ€™s a Friday kitty. Keep up the good work!
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Some were customized.

Anna #FSU
@AnnaDsays
Peep, whose birthday was yesterday, wishes @DarrellIssa a very happy birthday! #FridayKitty
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Some people took it up a notch.

Linda Royer
@LindaRoyer1
#Friday Kitty @DarrellIssa Happy Birthday
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Some people got emotional.

Maggie
@tweet2u2
Best FRIENDS forever @DarrellIssa #FridayKitty
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Some people made a political statement out of it.

davek
@davek
@DarrellIssa @MicheleBachmann :Please don't cancel my Healthcare & force me into Obamacare.
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Other members of Congress joined in.

Michele Bachmann
@MicheleBachmann
Happy Birthday @DarrellIssa! Since itâ€™s Friday, this calls for a special #FridayKitty
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And of course, some people just trolled him because it was his birthday.

Stefan BC
@WretchedSnark
Via @bluffcityjk, "Bandghazi's" debut album, "Fast and Furious", with firebug @DarrellIssa on the cover
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The Henster
@Soft_Serve
@DarrellIssa I know we've had our differences, but since it's your birthday, I say take some laxatives and #poop on the #bus all you want!
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Here is how Issa's office responded to all of this:

Darrell Issa
@DarrellIssa
It's #FridayKitty!!!!!!!! Thx so much for wonderful bday wishes. In honor of today I give you birthday kitty >>
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Contact Benny Johnson at benny.johnson+DONE@buzzfeed.com.
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