Posted on 08/29/2012 9:17:37 PM PDT by Justaham
Clint Eastwood will be speaking at the Republican Convention in Tampa on Thursday according to Fox News. The networks website is reporting that a GOP source confirmed that Eastwood is indeed the mystery speaker. Thursday nights line-up has a To Be Announced speaker scheduled ahead of Senator Marco Rubio and GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney himself. Eastwoods name was floated earlier this week as the speaker along with former VP nominee Sarah Palin, Donald Trump and even a hologram of former President Ronald Reagan. No stranger to politics, Eastwood served as the Mayor of Carmel, California from 1986 to 1988. He supported John McCain in 2008 and endorsed Mitt Romney earlier this month at a Sun Valley fundraiser. Now more than ever do we need Mitt Romney, Im going to be voting for him, the Oscar winner said as the GOP nominee stood next to him on August 4. If Eastwood is really heading to Tampa to speak Thursday evening, hes going to have to get going soon. Deadline has learned that as of Wednesday afternoon, the actor/director was still at his home in Carmel. Eastwoods latest film, Trouble With The Curve comes out on September 21, 2012.
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' Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) ' and Neville Brand played Lightfoot not whoever.
I guess when he got that part it must have been like when Joan Collins could only get acting jobs that required her to take off her clothes, or another worst movie of all time : Empire of the Ants where she had to walk through a swamp with a giant ant make believe head poking at her, LOL, you gotta see that one.
Or when poor Bella Legosi had to take Plan 9 from Outer Space, the absolute worst movie of all time. Poor Bella died before his scenes were completed and unlike the character he played in that Turkey he didnt rise as the undead to finish the job.
I felt sorry for poor Bella ending that way.
What does your post have to do with “Paint Your Wagon”?
Tom Selleck is one of “us”, I believe. If he showed up, I’d be really, really happy. :)
You are right...Cabot played the Indian tracker in Big Jake.
You'd be surprised how little you have to pay some very well known actors -- if they haven't worked in for a while.
One guy in particular comes to mind. He was a series star, a film tough guy (second or third lead) and actually directed two films. The last time I saw him he had not worked in over a year. I drove by his house in Santa Monica and saw him sitting in old sweats and un-shaven on his front steps drinking a beer - at eleven in the morning.
I doubt that Sarah Palin will ever run for the Senate or any other federal office. I also believe she has no interest in serving in some cabinet position. Her strength, other than as president, is in rallying the tea party/small government conservatives into action. In other words, she can best serve as a thorn in the side of all entrenched self-serving political elites.
“Eastwood is about 10000 times more famous and likely to make an impact than the kid from Growing Pains.”
Very true. But Cameron and his wife are an amazing couple and have a wonderful family story to tell. They’re involved in the pro-life movement in their area of California. Although it’s true that he’s “the kid from ‘Growing Pains’”, he’s more than that. His life has taken a new, better direction.
Clint has more recognition, of course, and would be more influential.
Alnold Swartzenneger wasn’t available. He could have called the democrats “girlie men.” Oh, wait A.S. is a girlie man Democrat rino poser.
BTW I can hardly wait for Actor Eastwood to say, “go ahead make my day”
I guess there’s not much harm it can do, but I can’t see it helping much. Maybe some seniors will identify with Eastwood. Just hope it doesn’t come off as lame.
“Maybe Clint will be joined by a group of prominent entertainers who will come out of the closet to stand up for liberty and our countrys future...”
Not sure how true, but I’ve heard that some Hollywood conservatives are Tom Selleck, Bruce Willis, Kurt Russell, Heather Locklear, Shannen Doherty, Robert Duvall. Of course, there’s Dennis Miller.
especially after roast beast ???
” I felt sorry for poor Bella ending that way. “
Oh well....he got a “proper” burial : )
lol...Rush just stole your line ;)
My only point---and I make it for people like Alan Keyes who perpetually runs for jobs he can never hold---is that as a senator, she would have to vote on bills that, by their very nature, have good things and bad things. How many defense budgets in 2004 or 2004 had some crappy social program the Dems wanted in order to get a vote or two? Well, some Republicans had to vote for that. It's the nature of a seat in a body of 100 other people. That's the only point I'm making.
Clint Eastwood ? Oh for crying out loud, one boring old coot followed by another?
FAIL!
like some have said, where is ALLEN WEST?
thank goodness for Paul Ryan
but then again as was said here-you don’t want someone to steal Romney’s thunder (if there is any) right before he is to speak
Ditto here... that's why I was thinking an appearance to the closest connection to the Reagan era would gin up a lot more excitement. Eastwood would be a decent choice, but it seems in recent years his voice is down to a raspy whisper. Hard to see how he'd fire anyone up.
R. Lee Ermey would be a great choice!!!
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