I really think Clint Eastwood did us Democrats a big favor with his "I have a chair" speech

[stevenleser]

Fact is, no one is talking about Romney's most important speech of the campaign. No one is going to remember it.

We couldnt have asked more from Eastwood if we had paid him and put him up to it.

[Blue Owl]

1. Heap on some more chair, I say...

n/t

[flamingdem]

3. it was chairitable of Clint, really

lol

[stevenleser]

16. ROFL.

The quips, they just write themselves.

Clint's speech is the gift that keeps giving!

[Jackpine Radical]

5. More Chair!!

[Blue Owl]

19. I got a fever... And the only prescription is...

MORE CHAIR!

LOL

[Matariki]

25. bwahaha!

[SunsetDreams]

2. Well excuse me...

but I think you've got my chair..

[TwilightGardener]

12. +1000 for Gorgeous George photo.

Now I've got that song in my head.

[pinboy3niner]

4. It was the chair heard 'round the world

[ismnotwasm]

6. Let's send him flowers

A creative arrangement, curled around a tiny chair--leaving the seat empty of course

[NashvilleLefty]

14. Awesome idea! With lots of pansies!

PLEASE send this idea to Skinner. Can you imagine the look on his face went he sees it came from Democratic Underground?

Oh, yeah, he only has 2 expressions.

[Scuba]

7. Might it not be better if folks remembered that Rmoney's speech was all hat and no cattle?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. Invisible Obama stole the show!

That's just how good he is.

[Major Hogwash]

9. Joe Scarbrow said this morning on his program that it was the stupidest thing he had ever seen.

Then he added that the Democrats may counter next week at their convention by putting Burt Reynolds in a chair on their stage after he has had a few drinks!!!

That's how unimpressed Mister Conservative was this morning!!!

Mika choked when they brought up Eastwood's comedy act.

The guy from Politico said Eastwood's act overshadowed Romney's speech!!

[Baitball Blogger]

10. No doubt about it.

It's the only thing that anyone is talking about.

Why don't we all pitch in and send Clint an edible flower arrangement?

[HopeHoops]

11. Perhaps we did.

[HappyMe]

13. I was surprised to hear that

he was going to make a speech at the LieFest. Eastwood is pro-choice, pro-gay marriage.

I watched The Chair speech a little bit ago, and I have to say it was pretty weird. I think he punked those people bad. He took the wind out of Romney's sails.

[XemaSab]

15. I rewatched the speech

and I am completely convinced the republicans got punked.

Gitmo, Afghanistan (!), not putting another lawyer in the White House, student loans, Air Force One being a gas-guzzler, liking to fire people... He didn't say a single thing that was in line with the republican platform.

If that woman hadn't shouted "Say 'Make my day!'" then I wonder how long he would have kept going.

[tama]

21. Yup

Too dam sad so many DUers just don't get it.

[loyalsister]

23. At the very least it was definitely a weak endorsement

He said "it might possibly be time that you stepped aside." And, I noticed he was wearing a blue tie. He may be supportive of romney, but probably not as enthusiastically as they thought.

[kctim]

17. The speech meant nothing

The GOP would have cared less if Clint had just stood there and farted the whole time.

The purpose of his appearance was: Clint Eastwood, American Icon, is a Republican and says vote for Romney.

[stevenleser]

18. And if he had just spouted regular platitudes for 15 minutes, it would have worked. But...

but instead, we have this old befuddled man incoherently growling at a chair.

That isn't a positive development for the GOP.

[kctim]

24. Would have worked? It DID work

It is only the most rabid partisans who are disrespecting and laughing.

The majority of people saw exactly what the Republicans wanted them to: Clint Eastwood saying vote Romney.

[stevenleser]

28. it most certainly did not work, and that is why Romney's team are all

trying to claim they had nothing to do with the appearance. It turned the final and most important night of the Repub convention into a week long punch line.

everywhere you turn there is another photo or video mocking the event. It has taken the attention away from the candidate and his message. If you don't understand all of that to be a catastrophe, you know nothing about politics.

[Quantess]

29. Oh no....

Why did you go and put THAT visual in my head?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

20. Who needs Sarah Palin to make your campaign look like a joke.....

.....when all you need is Clint Eastwood and a chair.

[ArnoldLayne]

22. Im kind of wondering that myself after

seeing that performance last night. I still love Clints Spegg. Westerns esp G B and U.

[still_one]

26. Looks that way. /nt

[Zambero]

27. Clint went over his time and delayed Romney.

Millions of potential viewers were calling it a night around 11 PM EST, and didn't bother to watch Romney's speech. Can't thank you enough, Clint!

[Fumesucker]

30. I somewhat expected him to do something..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1231610

But what he did was brilliant, it had plausible deniability written all over it..