No...That was painful to watch...
Haha. It was weird. He’s old. But I laughed & so did the audience.
“No...That was painful to watch...”
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No, I thought he was great.
At age 85, YOU will be pushing up daisies :P
>> No...That was painful to watch...
And you’ll be savoring every breathless moment of the Democrat convention.
Go ahead, punk...
I think it was a little harder to grasp what was going on at first while watching it on tv. The audience got it right away. Think of his routine this way.... Empty chair, empty suit.
Loved it. He minimized and ridiculed obama and you know from lib reactions it was a home run.
My mom who lives with me, is 89.
You have to get used to older people who take their time in what they say and think about what it means.
Young people are in such a hurry, they don’t comprehend a generation that grew up with the idea that:
“A fool speaks because he thinks he has to, a wise man speakd when he has something to say”
With Clint, I don’t know how much in his delivery was calculated (in the way typical to older people) or how much of it was style.... and the fact is, Clint always had a sober, sparse and measured style.
I think it has always been his distinctive charm... (I really don’t like loud, giggly men who blather on like women).
They say women are attracted to men like their dad.... well, my dad was a strong, quiet and very masculine gentleman.
I guess that’s why I appreciate Clint! Just my humble opinion.
There were some moments where i wondered if he was going to be able to get through it, but overall i thought it turned out well. Or perhaps i should say that it ended well, once he got away from the empty chair routine and started talking more from the heart. It also helped that the audience was with him, wanted him to do well, and were very supportive throughout.
My guess is that Eastwood will now get the Charlton Heston treatment from the left. That’s the way they are whenever someone from one of their pet groups (minorities, Hollywood) steps out of line. They feel they have to bury that person under an avalanche of never-ending smears in order to serve as a warning to others who would otherwise similarly dare to defy them and thus threaten to break up their monopoly in those areas.
I was really looking forward to seeing "Dirty Harry" give his speech at the Republican Convention. But we didn't get "Dirty Harry" ... we got Clint Eastwood, a clearly aged Clint Eastwood and at points it really was painful to watch as he lost his train of thought and stumbled to remember the words he wanted to say.
One thing we know for sure: he didn't use a teleprompter, and I believe spoke from his heart. He got a few good zinger's in, and the best zingers are always grounded in truth.
But as much as I respect and admire him, there were moments that were painful to watch, I suspect some of that has to do with my own personal expectation (or hope) that Dirty Harry would show up when Clint Eastwood did instead.
If the Lord allows me to make it to in my eighties, I’ll be thankful just to be able to get showered, into my clothes, walk out on a stage (never mind set up a teleprompter or write a speech), ramble on from my heart, tell the truth, and then have sense enough to quit when I’m supposed to, and ambulate off the stage on my own steam. - Oh, and the “Outlaw Josie Wales” doesn’t give a rip what we think like it or not . . . (good on him that he’s not straining getting plastic surgery and hair transplants trying to look 21) . . . .
When ole flinty-eyed, soft spoken Clont began speaking to "O's" empty seat, telling him to "shut up" then continuing with the dialogue to the imaginary Obama, was classic comedic "shtick.".
Audience was unprepared for this, I can tell you but as he continued with the banter, it was classic tough-gut, Clint.
Reminiscent of the spaghetti westerns, ie, "Hang 'Em High.". I half way expected Clint to spit at Obama's chair!
Of course, Hollywierd was incensed, how dare one of "them" appear on public to 'dis "the one!"
Another writer inferred here that Clint appeared not to have a grasp on reality. I can tell you all that some in the hall didn't grasp what technique Clint was using but that was only because we weren't able to see him except on a very large monitor.
My only complaint was that the RNC planners hadn't miked him up enough, as his raspy quiet voice needed it considering the loud background.
Enough with bed wetting The man was great. The trend on FR seems to be for a vocal minority to jump on the Beltway wuss bandwagon at every opportunity.
Sure glad you checked in to say something negative after 6 months of nothing, phony "chad".
Each to his own, I guess. I thought it was great. Spontaneous, witty, genuine, funny, entertaining, with some very profound statements thrown in for good measure.
But then I didn’t particularly care for Ryan’s speech. I thought it sounded pretty well like every other political speech I’ve heard, so maybe it’s just me.
Was a great common-sense line from an American icon. It will speak to many people who know Obama is horrible, but who suffer from White-Guilt Syndrome. This gives them a guilt-free rationale for firing Obama's ass.