*So, the GOP’s mystery guest Thursday night was an old man who maybe … no, definitely shouldn’t have been the mystery guest.
Turns out it was non other than Clint Eastwood. Somebody – and we’re guessing that one of the “somebodys” would include the the Republican presidential hopeful himself Mitt Romney – thought it would be a grand idea to have Eastwood stand before the convention just so he say “Make my Day.” Well, he did and now they’re regretting it. Big time.
The acclaimed actor and director, who is 82, turned out to be the much-touted “mystery guest” the Romney campaign teased this week. But rather than delivering a clear endorsement of Romney, the actor used an empty chair to stand in for President Barack Obama onstage at the RNC, and then questioned the invisible POTUS about his policies and positions. At one point Eastwood asked: “Mr. President, how do you handle the promises that you made when running for president?”
That was the coherent part.
During most of the speech, for which Eastwood did not use a Tele-Promp-Ter, Eastwood riffed and improvised both for himself and for the president, talking about Guantanamo Bay and unemployment, among other topics. At one point, he pretended the president asked him to stop talking. “I’m not going to shut up,” said Eastwood to the chair. “It’s my turn.”
One clearer moment came when Eastwood went after Obama directly, but it, too, missed. “I never thought it was a good idea for attorneys to be president anyway.” (Romney went to Harvard Law School about 20 years before Obama.)
Eastwood tried to make the Romney campaign’s case when he said: “When somebody does not do the job, we’ve got to let them go.” The applause hadn’t stopped when Eastwood made a throat-slitting gesture and added: “I’m speaking out for everybody out there. We don’t have to be mental masochists and vote for somebody we don’t really want in office.”
The AP reported that “backstage, stern-faced Romney aides winced at times as Eastwood’s remarks stretched on.
Oh Lord, what a mess. Read/learn more at Yahoo News.
Watch the Eastwood strangeness:
This old man was used. What a tool! I am embarrassed for him. Back to the rest home Clint you have helped to make my day you old fool!
LOL!!!!
I agree, I watched the whole thing online on Ora Tv, billionaire Carlos Slim’s new online tv network. Dirty Harry seemed like a dementia patient and I kept waiting for him to stop talking to the empty chair and say this was a joke. It was a joke on him though!. SMH. LOL.
HA!!!! that is what the RNC gets!!!! I did not watch the circus but I seen excerpts of Mr Eastwood’s speech( or ramblings) on the news this morning. I likesome of his movies and he is a good actor BUT, he has gotten too old now to try and make a political speech he sounded like he had dementia at times. the empty chair scenario fell flat and made Clint look silly.The Repubs could of gotten that same chair and put it at the podium instead of Gov Romney. it would of been the same Romeny comes across as boring with a wooden personna.
I found it quite amusing. He didn’t even bother stop by a mirror to fix himself before walking out. I don’t have to agree with your viewpoint but at least know what your talking about before entering a conversation or you will find yourself lost in translation. It showed with him last night. What I find sad is that while bashing Obama he (Clint) in turn bashed Romney and without knowledge of it and he looked like he had no clue of what he was talking about. Lastly, one thing I know to be true is that it better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. Clint “made my day” by making a fool of himself. Now go sit down.
When you consider Clint’s sordid past it’s no wonder his doddering incoherent azz was chosen to appear.
LOL! Never did like this fool. I recall alot of folks attacked Spike Lee for his comments. Now I understand why Spike said what he did. Eastwood just showed his senile arse.
Nice try, but this was not a fail. The people overall are not stupid and understand what this election is about. Dirty Harry’s routine was what it was, comedy. Maybe a little awkward in delivery but I see it got under the skin of those it was supposed to.
Even with all that flair, the GOP knows they don’t stand a snowball chance in hell of winning the Presidential election. I heard some of what Romney was saying but he left out how the hell was he going to create 12 million jobs?
Of course he did because he has no solid plan, running a company is a lot easier than running a country of 400 million plus people.
To be truthful the Republicans under Mr Cyborg will not fare any better with their policies than the Obama adminsistration regardless of what promises both sides will make.
It’s quite telling that the Repugnants feel compelled to spend so much time trying to humanize their candidate. There are tons of commentaries about making the Cyborg appear human.
DAVE BARRY: GOP convention attempts to make Mitt Romney seem human
Making Mitt Romney human
Rich Lowry
I thought he looked like he was about to take a crap while at the podium! Whoever got him ready must have made him wear a DEPENDS diaper because he looked really shitty!
If this was a comedy skit, it sure as hell wasn’t funny at all, more like pathetic that an old man like Clinton has “lost” his touch. The dementia is kicking in BIG time. What a joke!
I saw where one comment said the GOP hasn’t got a snowballs chance in hell to win this election..as much as I’d love for that to be true, I have to disagree. This election is close,and at first I couldn’t understand why when I looked at the candidate they have running against Pres Obama, but then I realized the GOP is not going to the polls cause they love MITT Romney, they are energized to go to the polla because they genuinely hate Pres Obama. So my disagreement comes from the opinion I have that the outcome of this election will be depend on the turnout of the base.that means who can get more of their supporters to the polls. Right now today..the GOP base is “energized”..I think they go to bed early every night so election day can get here faster. We love Obama, we want to see him re-elected, but my worry is we are not energized as a base which will result in people , that can vote and should vote not going out on election day and voting. And that my friends could have us wake up the day after election to a Pres Romney…OMG..the though makes me shiver..I wish there was someway to get my fellow Democrats to get riled up and see how important this election is..without that fire in the belly we are leaving the door open for Romney to steal this election like GWB.
Dirty Harry’s old tired crusty looking ass.
“I never thought it was a good idea for actor/directors to make political speeches anyway.”