[Doctor 2Brains]

I’ve LOVED Clint ever since the late 70s. Period! I loved everything he had to say last night, but can we please admit the speech sucked?

[DoughtyOne]

267 Votes

74.7% loved it...

[Doogle]

at 82, and winging it...it was OK

[AZ .44 MAG]

I’ve LOVED Clint ever since the late 70s. Period! I loved everything he had to say last night, but can we please admit the speech sucked?

I thought it was one of the funniest political speeches I've ever seen.

[Smokeyblue]

“but can we please admit the speech sucked?”

NO. And it wasn’t a speech. That’s your problem right there.

[hope]

It was a skit and I loved it...Reminded me of the last scene in Gran Torino. He knew he was on his way out, so he went down in flames anyway and took down the bad guys with him.

[Wings-n-Wind]

...but can we please admit the speech sucked?

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The "speech" was political theatre...
...And Clint is the master of his craft...

I thought it was a VERYYYY effective...
And brilliantly simple work of theatrical art...

Even his disheveled appearance and stumbling delivery were part of the schtick...

JMO...

[Ceebass]

The speech was excellent, perhaps the delivery could have been better.

Everything considered, it was far superior to the usual teleprompter read scripts from the rehearsed politicians

[RobbyS]

Could of been smoother, but what I liked was the tone. Man to man, none of the deference to Obama. To wit”man, you have really f.....d up, time to pack your bags and go. The kind of speech that Palin might have delivered and Christie was kept from giving.

[pistolpackinpapa]

can we please admit the speech sucked?
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Sorry Doc; I found it somewhat entertaining.

[jonrick46]

"can we please admit the speech sucked?"

The speech had you sucked into his act. The man you saw on stage was a carefully scripted character acting the part of a old 81 yr old senile man who was out of touch with reality. Zer0 in that chair was the work of a age-addled mind doing tricks on him. Here was a movie icon of years past who was showing us that he was long past his years of glory. He was just another “movie tradesman.” However, Eastwood's lines were a blowtorch that Eastwood masterfully crafted "to make my day!"

[LibLieSlayer]

I played that speech in my business 10 times yesterday... to people that had not seen it. Not one single person thought it “sucked”. They all laughed their arses off and said it was refreshing to see a real American speak the Truth to millions. That speech gives people real reason to believe that we can turn this wreck around and get her into drydock for repairs.

LLS

[No Truce With Kings]

“I loved everything he had to say last night, but can we please admit the speech sucked?”

Why would I concede that when it was a brilliant piece of political theater?

MSNBC had been talking about dog whistles all week, and completely missed the one that did sound during the convention - Eastwood's sketch. It sounded a note that everyone that voted for Obama in 2008 believing the hype of hope and change and post-racial politics heard. It told them that it was okay *not* to vote for Obama this time.

And he did it in a way that hyperpartisans on both sides did not hear the message. All they saw was a goofy old man.

Again - the message was not intended for people for whom politics is a participative sport or even a spectator sport. It was not aimed at the racists that supported Obama for his color or radicals that voted for Obama for his politics. They did not hear anything except an annoying buzz. It was aimed at those that believe in the American Dream that voted for Obama hoping that it meant we were beyond race and beyond partisan politics. Freepers may laugh at their naivety, but there were lots of them out there — and these are the people that will decide this election.

And if you didn't get it? Didn't hear the message? You need to take a step or two away from politics. It has become too big a part of your life.