Late-night talk shows can't get enough of mocking Clint Eastwood's empty chair (Circling wagons)

NBC News ^ | September 1, 2012 | Craig Berman

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Clint Eastwood is a Hollywood legend, but not all of his movies were smash hits. He’s no stranger to getting poor reviews.

But he may never have received worse reviews than the ones he’s hearing from late-night talk-show hosts after his performance at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night, where he spent quality time on national television in spirited debate with a figment of his imagination.

“Amidst the tired rhetoric, empty platitudes and overwrought attacks, a fistful of awesome emerged in the night … where it spent 12 minutes on the most important night of Mitt Romney’s life yelling at a chair,” Jon Stewart said on “The Daily Show.”

Much to the Romney campaign’s dismay (and to Sen. Marco Rubio, who might have otherwise earned headlines for his introduction of the nominee), Eastwood’s argument with an invisible man was the story of the day...

[Bigg Red]

Eastwood was Rowdy? I did not realize that.

Used to watch “Rawhide” as a kid, but all I can tell you about it now was that Ward Bond was the wagon master. I can’t remember what the premise was or any of the plots.

But I remember Bond would say, “Head ‘em up. Move ‘em out” . And, of course, I remember the theme song.

[Bigg Red]

Excellent observation. Fingers crossed.

[ronnie raygun]

The empty chair speaks volumes on all levels.

[Bigg Red]

You are so right!

[Not gonna take it anymore]

Ward Bond was on Wagon Train. Great westerns back in them thar days. lol

Rawhide is an American Western series that aired for eight seasons on the CBS network on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959[1] to September 3, 1965, before moving to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965 until January 4, 1966, with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes. Starring Eric Fleming and Clint Eastwood, the series was produced and sometimes directed by Charles Marquis Warren who also produced early episodes of Gunsmoke.
Spanning seven and a half years, Rawhide was the fifth-longest-running American television Western, beaten only by eight years of Wagon Train, nine years of The Virginian, fourteen years of Bonanza, and twenty years of Gunsmoke.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rawhide_(TV_series)

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bttt

[Will we know the moment]

This election is not about Romney, it’s all about OBAMA.

[Bigg Red]

Oops! Looks like I got my shows mixed up. I am remembering “Rawhide” now, I think.

Okay, “Wagon Train” must have been tales of settlers heading out West in their Conestoga wagons.

“Rawhide”, I think, was about cowboys and their challenges while driving herds of cattle.

So, did I remember correctly that Ward Bond would say, “Head ‘em up. Move ‘em out.”? Or did Rowdy Yates say that?

[Not gonna take it anymore]

From my earlier link:

“Head t’em out Move ‘em out’ is what Eric Fleming, who played the role of Gil Favor (the boss), from Rawhide would say.

[Marcella]

“Nice try, sweetie.”

I am not your sweetie.

“What do you and napscorp....whatever her/his user name is get together and brain storm all these opinions you post. You both say the exact same thing in most threads.”

I don’t know “napscorp” or any name close to that. I consult with no one when I post.

I merely said I thought Clint upstaged Romney - the “chair” is the main topic since then, not Romney.

I don’t care who you vote for - that’s your choice.

[Bigg Red]

Okay, thanks. I guess my TV memory is not too reliable. :)