Posted on 09/02/2012 5:13:21 PM PDT by thecodont
Clint, did you ever make my day.
The two biggest names to show up at the Republican convention were Isaac, whose winds thankfully shortened the giant infomercial, and Clint Eastwood, who stole the show on closing night.
Republicans were looking for a big name to get big attention, but, as they say, be careful what you ask for.
You recall that Clint did that great commercial for Detroit that aired during the Super Bowl. So the GOP thought, hey, let's do it live, on prime time.
What they forgot was that Clint is an actor and that the commercial was scripted. On Thursday night, he was missing either a script or a good scriptwriter.
However, his rambling performance did succeed on one front - it actually made Mitt Romney look and sound coherent.
As for the Democratic National Convention, it will be the first one I skip since 1960.
Let's be honest: It has no mystery, no fights, and it's in Charlotte, N.C., which is about as far off the beaten path - or easy airplane connections - as you can get.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/williesworld/article/Eastwood-s-act-caught-GOP-off-guard-3834031.php#ixzz25MQjJ2kA
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And an empty chair goes in my front yard tomorrow and stays throughout the election.
It has no mystery, no fights, and it’s in Charlotte, N.C., which is about as far off the beaten path - or easy airplane connections - as you can get.
The elitists never cease to amaze me. I’m sure you can get to Charlotte from anywhere in the country without having to switch to Greyhound for a portion of the trip. Whatever excuse you need to not attend Willie. The rats are abandoning the sinking ship
When Dirty Harry says your time is up.........................
It is interesting to see how many of the pundits out there can't pass the simple test.
While WE were watching Rowdy Yates cutting them out, riding them in, roping, throwing and branding ....being the 'Good' in the Good, Bad and Ugly...Riding in his pickup with the Chimp.... making almost impossible shots with his .44 Mag....... being Josey Wales shooting at and cutting the rope on the ferry causing the vengeful Yankee's to get tossed into the river and of course walking down the street with Telly Savalas and Donald Sutherland waiting to draw down on a Panzer Tank in Kelly's Hero's, THEY (DEMOCRATE MALES) WERE IN THE BEDROOM PLAYING WITH DOLLS OR EACH OTHER.
I thought it was brilliant, “old fashioned” television. BO complained that it was “from the days of black-and-white TV.” You don’t say? That was the golden age of television. I’m probably dating myself to say that but I don’t care. It was a hit out of the park, as far as I’m concerned.
“i thought clint eastwood did a terrific job and he did it without a teleprompter!”
Ha!! Yeah. The teleprompter was being used by the “empty chair” as usual.
Tomorrow, Monday, Sept. 3 is “Empty Chair Day.” Put one prominently on your front yard for all to see - either alone or with a sign:
Clint Eastwood: This President is an Empty Chair.
Clint Eastwood’s speech was the most brilliant thing I’ve heard in a very, very long time and his delivery was flawless.
Like I told a friend of mine, its one of the most successful pieces of political theater since the LBJ/Daisy Commercial.
Everyone is talking about it and "Eastwooding" and "ECOTUS" have gone viral.
All five answered to the latter, so I pulled it up on YouTube and had four of the five in stitches. The four agreed that the media had misrepresented the skit, with one of them going so far as sending an e-mail to her uncle, who is a fairly big-wig at CNN, to voice her displeasure.
I noticed that. Clint’s presentation was a class act, the best Hollywood has to offer, and I might add, very funny.
Let's be honest: It has no mystery, no fights, and it's in Charlotte, N.C., which is about as far off the beaten path - or easy airplane connections - as you can get.
LOL! Nice try, Willie. But that's ok. You're not the only Democrat to stay as far away as possible from the soon to be train wreck called the Democrat Convention. You could at least be honest about your motives.
I was well into my twenties before I got a color TV.
Or put it in the front yard, if you can rig up a realistic looking one, with a telepromter.
Is there anyone with an IQ higher than their body temperature that really believes that Clint’s little talk wasn’t completely vetted and rehearsed ahead of time?
The Democrat reaction is a wonder to behold.
I did get Clint Eastwood's bit, and it was great, but I hail from an era when the 8-track was yet to be invented, cell phones and personal computers were science fiction, and we'd likely check on the Pullman or Trailways (or Greyhound) rates to go coast to coast instead of flying.
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