Clint Eastwood Pretended Obama Was A Chair In The Most Bizarre, Incredible Speech Of The Convention

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http://www.businessinsider.com/clint-eastwood-rnc-speech-republican-national-convention-mitt-romney-2012-8



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At one point in the speech, Eastwood did a back-and-forth with the chair, introducing it as President Obama.
"I've got Mr. Obama here," he said.
"There are 23 million unemployed people in this nation," he said, scolding the chair. "That is something to cry for. That is a disgrace, a national disgrace."
Later in his routine with the chair, he pretended that the chair was telling him to shut up.
“I’m not going to shut up, it’s my turn," Eastwood said.


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[Cha]

1. No mention of the a$$holes in Congress

who wouldn't pass the jobs bill.

President Obama wouldn't tell him to shut up..that's rude republicon verbage.

I hope the DNC totally ignores this stunt at our Convention and talks about what's important which I know they will but don't even bring up Eastwood's name. That would piss him off more than anything, I think.

Let Twitter handle it and the net.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Clint

The nurse said it's time for your sponge bath and prune juice. Be a good boy Clint.

[smirkymonkey]

5. LOL!

Nothing says "dementia" like an apparently confused 80 year old man talking to an empty chair that he think talks back to him as well.

[liberal N proud]

3. The great thing about this sad speech is that everyone is talking about it today and not Romney

It is as if Romney never spoke last night in the media!

[joeybee12]

8. Yup...nothing like having a crackpot steal another crackpot's thunder!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

20. Which suit emptiest? The one in the chair, the one at the podium, or the one nominated? nt

[JoePhilly]

9. That was my first thought as well.

I'm actually starting to think that Mitt doesn't want the media talking about him because the more people get to know him. the less they like him.

[liberal N proud]

11. Exactly

[Blue_Tires]

18. +1000

that's all the public will remember from the convention...

Clint had to be secretly trolling the GOP

[Sherman A1]

4. Sad to see Mr. Eastwood

embarrass himself. I think he does some decent films and he is certainly entitled to his opinions, but this comes across as sad.

[Bonobo]

10. I couldn't agree with you more. nt

[Major Hogwash]

6. It was sad.

At one point Clint pretended that President Obama had just whispered to him to go tell Romney "to go fuck himself", and the entire audience of thundering dunderheads roared with laughter.

I would say that to Romney, but President Obama wouldn't.

President Obama has never said anything like that to anyone.
So, it was a weird moment in reverse psychology that Eastwood would say that line about the Republican Presidential candidate.

The fact that Eastwood mentioned Libertarians during his bit was a bone he threw to the Paul supporters, but I don't think they even care anymore about the GOP's chances this year.

Ron Paul left the convention on Wednesday and he wasn't even present for Romney's acceptance speech last night.

The backlash cometh.

[deutsey]

16. Cheney would say it, too

Perhaps it was Invisible Cheney pretending to be Invisible Obama?

[ailsagirl]

7. He's lost it-- it would be funny were it not so pathetic

I don't feel sorry for him-- there's no reason

[JCMach1]

12. Some celeb, dem supporting band needs to cover this song at the convention next week

[PA Democrat]

13. This proves that the right wing's bashing of "Hollywood liberals" was jealousy.

They were so envious of all of the Hollywood liberals that have supported Obama that they jumped at the chance to show that they have one of their own in Hollywood.

They gave Clint free rein to go on national TV unscripted and ramble on about whatever crazy shit he wanted. I loved the lawyer bashing in particular. Hey RNC, ya think someone maybe should have vetted Clint's "speech"?

[TheCowsCameHome]

14. ....said the empty suit to the empty seat.

[genxlib]

15. Disrespectful

Am I the only one who thinks it is disrespectful that some one would sit down a President and proceed to question and chide him.

Even as pretend, it comes off as arrogant and disrespectful.

[SDjack]

17. Did Eastwood leave a note for Rove, saying that he looks forward to speaking

before the 2016 RNC? Hope they bring him back.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. No more chairs?

[4_TN_TITANS]

21. My take from this is that even Eastwood

can't say these things to the face of the most articulate president in my lifetime. F'ing coward has to speak to a chair.