Clint Eastwood won’t be talking about convention speech, manager says

[Lone_Star_Dem]

The Hollywood legend was traveling back from Florida, unavailable for interview requests or comment. But after that, his next comments to press won’t come until he’s doing promotion for his next movie, “The Trouble with the Curve,” opening Sept. 21, said Leonard Hirshan.

“He’s busy selling that and not talking to anybody,” said Hirshan, who emphasized that “nobody speaks for Mr. Eastwood” but Eastwood himself, who does not have a publicist. The media black-out has nothing to do with Thursday night’s speech but “was established weeks ago,” he added.

And when he does talk? “He’s speaking about the picture – not everything else.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/wp/2012/08/31/manager-says-clint-eastwood-wont-be-talking-about-convention-speech/

Got that, no talking except about his upcoming picture. Last night never happened. It was a figment of the chairs imagination.

On edit: The chairs manager just contacted the media and said it is available for interviews and willing to field all questions for Mr. Eastwood.

[Drale]

1. He is not going to talk about it because

he has already forgot it happened in his old age.

[rbrnmw]

2. My Grandpa use to say "The Hell You Say"

when he didn't want to Hear what you had to say or ask I picture Clint Eastwood saying that about last night

[pinboy3niner]

3. I KNEW that damn chair would sell out to the tabloids!

[rbrnmw]

4. DUH Chairbama has to live too ya know

[lunatica]

7. Chairbama has a potty mouth

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. Empty chairs are notorious for their lack of loyalty.

Eastwood knew the risk he was taking when he allowed him into the fold.

[Voice for Peace]

32. your post just caused me a traumatic flashback to kindergarten musical chairs.

They were not musical at all, and were indifferent to the children's suffering.

On edit, I've never trusted a chair since then.
They betray and abandon you when you need them.

[cali]

5. poor clint must be in shock

he's so used to being venerated that he doesn't know how to handle being mocked.

way to damage your career, baby.

[DefenseLawyer]

6. Lucky for him he isn't doing a remake of "Fight Club"

or he wouldn't be able to talk about anything.

[seabeyond]

9. It was a figment of the chairs imagination.

love it.

our witty duers....

[Poll_Blind]

10. Eastwood is being gagged by The International Ottoman Conspiracy. nt

PB

[NYC Liberal]

11. Last night was a PR coup for him.

Look at all the free publicity he's getting now for his movie (at the expense of Romney and the Repubs, of course).

[Lone_Star_Dem]

12. Seriously, it was.

I didn't even know about his new picture until yesterday. Now I know it's name and general plot.

Not bad for 7 minutes at the RNC.

[bemildred]

13. Yes, totally.

Anybody that thinks Eastwood did not know what he was doing better think again.

[HappyMe]

14. Exactly.

He's not a doddering old man like some are saying.

He punked them but good.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

15. Nah, but his people knew it was good publicity.

He said some pretty horrific things last night. If anyone else would have said them we'd all be screaming "dogwhistle" and "liar." However, since he's elderly, and a popular Hollywood figure, we're trying to find excuses.

His people took the risk, and it would appear for the most part they were right. It worked. He's popular enough for his fans to get past this.

[NYC Liberal]

16. Exactly and as I mentioned...

it was all at the expense of Romney and the Repubs. Now, I don't think he went there to intentionally upstage Romney. But I do think his main purpose was promoting his movie and he just so happened to overshadow everyone else doing it.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

21. Yes, if he'd not have had the picture coming out he'd have just endorsed Romney like he did McCain.

When he did endorse Romney earlier this month it didn't get a lot of buzz. So, what's a hardworking Hollywood actor to do to get some attention, why speak at the RNC of course.

Makes sense to me anyway.

[NYC Liberal]

22. They'd have been better off with Sarah Palin.

Not much better, mind you. But better than this.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

41. Yep. How sad is that?

She actually did do much better at their convention than any of this years speakers.

I'm speaking in terms of ratings and polling only, of course.

[NYC Liberal]

42. I think part of that was the novelty,

so I don't think she'd get the same kind of attention. But I do think at worst she'd have been a net neutral...she'd have added nothing but also wouldn't have made it worse.

[FarPoint]

34. Do you sense this is going to play out more?

I thought he was doing his best to impress the gop crowd for that moment. Yea, he knew it would get press chatter for a day or two. Do you think there is a bigger plan? I'm Curious.

[bemildred]

35. Dunno.

I have trouble seeing a man like him being that befuddled on stage, but he is in his eighties, and it happens, so I just don't know.

I am mainly persuaded by the things he said, if you read them they are not conservative views, but that could be confusion on his part.

And now he won't talk about it. Hmm.

The thing is, he is going to be out in public selling his film, so we will be able to judge better then how much it was an act or an accident.

[FarPoint]

39. Good point about him being out in public

marketing the new film. Others , reporters, etc....they will be measuring his attention span now...soon we can rule this in or out.

[glacierbay]

17. I wouldn't talk about it either if I were Clint

it was that bad.

[JoePhilly]

18. Looks like Clint got hit in the head with a fastball, not a curve.

[CJCRANE]

19. What happens in Tampa...

[PufPuf23]

20. Play Mittsy for Me Asshole.

What a pathetic hack and has been.

[cyberswede]

23. So, the chair is willing to have a sit-down with an interviewer?

This story has legs!

[pinboy3niner]

26. Probably needs some practice first

In its interviews it comes across as kind of wooden.

[Blue Owl]

27. Geraldo's out

He fears the chair...

[Voice for Peace]

31. Chair will do media interviews only if they pay him under the table

so he can avoid Taxy

[Major Hogwash]

36. Chair is now demanding that all reporter's questions be submitted a day before the interview.

And no ad libbing.

No ad libbing?
Are you kidding me!?!

HAHAHAHA!!!!

So, the chair can't just talk off "of the cuff" like the divan can?
No wonder then that chair seemed so repressed last night.
They had chair's arms tied behind chair's back, metaphorically speaking, of course.

This is sofa king funny stuff here.
I'm series.
The hope and change can be found in the cushions!

[Voice for Peace]

37. a aaa aaaahh hahaa aaah ha ha gasp

[Blue Idaho]

24. Leave them wanting more Clint, Leave them wanting more... nt.

[Armstead]

25. The chair will only speak through Mr. Eastwood

It's a loyal chair

[Voice for Peace]

38. Perhaps Cher's Chair would be willing to mediate or just sit around with them & speak French

"Shair"

[2pooped2pop]

28. shit someone is gonna one day say "have a seat Mr. Eastwood"

and wave him to a chair and he is gonna explode.

[Blue Owl]

29. Folding Chair

n/t

[Voice for Peace]

30. Chair is going to become a guest on late night tv

I'd like to see Chair & Taxy team up, too

[CreekDog]

33. He doesn't need to.

We got that covered.

[pinboy3niner]

40. OMG--maybe Clint knows something we don't

He might be chairvoyant!