Posted on 08/31/2012 9:24:54 AM PDT by chessplayer
The reviews continue to pour in on Clint Eastwood’s appearance at the Republican National convention Thursday night, and "mixed" might be a charitable way to put it. One prominent Republican, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, said that he "cringed" at the performance.
An unattributed release from the Romney campaign defended Eastwood, according to The Wall Street Journal: "Judging an American icon like Clint Eastwood through a typical political lens doesn’t work. His ad-libbing was a break from all the political speeches, and the crowd enjoyed it,” the statement read.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationaljournal.com ...
-——I was a bit sad to see him look so old———
You can’t really what you saw. The man is an actor, a great actor and a director, a great director. He knows about performing and setting up the performance. He knows about being a character, of making everything up.
What he did was to provide classic Shakespearean comic relief. It was all a terrific bit of writing, acting and directing.
Well you can’t curse so this is the most you can do. Anyway that guy or girl I was speaking to is a nasty human being.
So you’ve removed yourself from the game.
Hows that working out for you? Are the things important to you progressing well?
If you don’t play the game you can’t win. The left is trying to make people stay home and not vote.
Eastwood has created a new image of Obama, the estute comedians are going to pick up on this and go with it.
I thought Clint was great. I watched MSNBC after Eastwood spoke, just to see their reaction, and it was great. Rachel Maddow threw a fit attacking Eastwood, calling him a senile old man. Stay classy, Rach.
Where’ve you been? Sleeping for the past 80 years? Ronald Reagan is too far to the left for people like you.
Who knows...You think I am old enough for Ronald Reagan? good Lord. Anyway since I have been able to vote, we have nominated Dole, McCain, Romney. Aren’t I lucky to have this group of losers.
The visions of the empty chair are all over the internet now.
Clint opened the door for a whole lot of new fun.
This is why the O idiots are so ticked off. O hates ridicule.
Clint Alinskyed Odoofus.
LOL!
It’s okay, I left it on the front porch for you. Pick it up any time.
Narcissistic personalities don't hold up well to being laughed at. If anything will make Obama crack, it's being laughed at and mocked.
The Dems know it, and that's why they freak out so hard.
I just watch the Eastwood speech again.
Masterful!!
He is one sharp man, very intelligent.
No wonder the dems and the dimwits are freaking out!
LOL
LOL...maybe Eastwood flew in on a Trump plane.
I’m a political junkie, but I find most politicians’ speeches annoying and condescending. The art of giving an engaging speech is lost, in my humble opinion.
-——I was a bit sad to see him look so old———
Part of being old is the inevitable aging process but the alternative is not desirable!
As long as Mr. Clint Eastwood lives and enjoys life and doing his great work, God Bless him and all those like him.
By the way he helps in composing music for some of his movies including “Unforgiven”! He is a self taught pianist and loves Jazz!
I didn’t watch the convention proper, but I caught part of CNN’s roundtable discussion afterwards and Piers Morgan was really going after Clint for the empty-chair thing. And I was thinking, “You piece of crap. You just did the same kind of thing when Todd Akin cancelled on you.” And let’s be kind. I think Akin’s nowhere near as indispensable as the fan club on FR thinks he is. I just found that, coming from Piers, a bit much to take.
Clint to Obummer: A man’s got to know his limitations...
That is Exactly how it's been all day today w/ every person at my work.
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