New Book: Romney's Chief Strategist "Walked Out Of Room & Threw Up" When He Saw Eastwood/Chair

[kpete]

For inside-baseball readers, there’s plenty to chew on. The tale of how a man worth more than $200 million let his campaign go dead in the summer because he could not match Obama’s $150 million in attack ads on Bain Capital, Romney’s former financial roost, is too good to summarize. Then there are the Monty Python moments. Balz informs us that when Stuart Stevens, Romney’s chief strategist, saw Clint Eastwood on live television at the Republican National Convention speaking off-script to an imaginary Obama in an empty chair, “he walked out of the room and threw up.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/collision-2012-obama-vs-romney-and-the-future-of-elections-in-america-by-dan-balz/2013/08/02/df66f74a-efe4-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_story_1.html

[warrior1]

1. hahaha

good

[HipChick]

2. Snicker..

It's God will..

[Coyotl]

3. Clint Eastwood's gut-wretching performance LOL

And I thought it was the sort of thing Saint Ronnie would have loved

[VPStoltz]

29. Would have loved? It looked like every one of RR's State of the Unions.

[jmowreader]

58. Except in those, the empty chair had Reagan in it

[rocktivity]

87. DUzy!!!

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[populistdriven]

32. After that performance I haven't been able watch a single Eastwood movie for

free, bootleg or otherwise.

[napkinz]

34. Could it have been "performance art"

Any chance Eastwood was trying to undermine Romney with that "routine"?

I remember that night, the night of the "chair" speech, some on here were suggesting Eastwood was intentionally trying to screw the Romney campaign. Again, it was just speculation by some.

[Cha]

54. No, napkinz, it wasn't. I've read interviews with eastwood since

and he actually wanted mitt to win. He just got in the way. I think for once stuart stevens had the right reaction. It could have gone so much better. Like I was afraid clint would get out there and talk his folksie talk to the audience and it would have been swoon time for eastwood fans.

I read those same people who were defending eastwood#chair the night of the rnc and I told them that it wasn't anything but something he didnt' pull off. And, we would see in a short while.

[napkinz]

78. Why is he a Republican?

Unless I'm wrong, I thought he doesn't agree with conservatives on any of the major social issues. (I have no idea where he stands on economic issues or the Iraq war or the NSA.)

Well, maybe next Republican convention he and Kelsey Grammer can do a duet: Two Chairs.

Don't worry Mel, they would be ten chairs short, and I doubt as funny.

[Cha]

85. He's republicon. he thought mitt had a tax plan.

and that Pres Obama didn't. I read almost everything there was to know about him during that time. I use to like him. But, like the poster above I haven't been able to watch another thing by him.

[freshwest]

102. Still, this is priceless. Sanity can only stomach so much in the pursuit of riches.

[Cha]

104. Well said, fresh.

[CTyankee]

110. well, speaking as an older person, I think he was just being an old fart...literally...

that whole routine was an old fart act...geez, I'm old but I'm not THAT old...just shoot me if I ever get that bad...

[Cha]

114. You and me both, CTyankee. I'd be throwing up too if my

money was on mitt. As it was I was freaking howling my head off with gales of laughter! roflmao!

[CTyankee]

115. I was actually embarrassed for him. I can'tunderstand why he just didn't hire some smart writers in

Hollywood to come up with some clever stuff for his routine. Surely, there is boundless talent in Hollywood looking for work that could help him out...or maybe he tried, but couldn't find a decent one since they were all devoted to Obama...

[RebelOne]

37. I have not been an Eastwood fan, but I thought that chair skit was hilarious. n/t

[AtheistCrusader]

72. I did too.

But it helps that I wasn't hanging my electoral hopes on it.

[calimary]

49. ...without laughing my ass off!

Clint Eastwood not only helped blow the election for romney, he blew his own image and credibility all the way to the planet Neptune.

[populistdriven]

66. So it was your favorite performance by Clint?

[AtheistCrusader]

74. Consider the end result.

That whole RNC primary weekend was glorious to behold. Dead cats bounce way higher than that. WAY higher.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ET6RNWN4eKY/Tx_pKs0z5RI/AAAAAAAAKgM/Gq1sZBjM3zw/s400/Mitt+Hindenburg+2012.jpg

[calimary]

95. It was a story with a happy ending! After all, the bad guy LOST!!!

All the king's (dancing) horses and all the king's (spokes)men couldn't put romney into the White House, regardless how much money they spent, how much of the media they owned, and how many times they tried to rig the vote. They threw the proverbial kitchen sink at President Obama and it STILL didn't remove him from the Oval Office!

And we have to make DAMN SURE we win like that AGAIN. This very next time!!!

[RebelOne]

103. Sure was. Better than his movies. n/t

[brush]

84. Same here

[Jim__]

4. I threw-up when I saw Romney speak. - n/t

[chuckstevens]

8. Dam It!

YOU BEAT ME TO IT!

[napkinz]

35. ROFL!!!!!

good one!!!

[UTUSN]

5. R#2 & K for, bwah-ha-HAH although Mittens blessedly departed my mind the second the election ended!1

[niyad]

6. too bad he didn't throw up on mittens

[calimary]

50. Her ladyship ann of dressage probably did that.

[CTyankee]

97. "I LOVE YOU WOMEN!"

That screech was so terrible it was embarrassing...

[calimary]

99. No kidding!

That just left me shaking my head. THIS is what the GOP thinks is gonna solve their gender gap problem? An aristocratic self-anointed entitlement junkie thrusts her arms in the air and shouts - "I LOVE YOU WIMMMMMMMMEN!!!!" WTF??? Lip service is all you need, ladies. Now get back in the kitchen.

Embarrassing as hell!!! I kept thinking she must have left her pompoms at home that night. But she still went ahead with her cheerleading like some aging high school coed.

[Auntie Bush]

100. How well I remember that! Still laughing!

"- "I LOVE YOU WIMMMMMMMMEN!!!!" " Spelled perfectly! That's just the way she said it!

[CTyankee]

107. I bet she thought god was going to strike her dead for being such a liar...that was how bad her

"acting" was. Didn't they have enough money to get her a top drama coach, so she could even be passably believable?

[amuse bouche]

7. And Romney

acted as though it was great.

[Heather MC]

17. he was in inputted to respond that why thanks to his Robot programming and his mommy milk story time

With Anne

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. tee hee hee

[TimeToGo]

10. Good stuff

But I don't like how they continue to treat Ryan as a "budget nerd."

He isn't -- he pretends to be an the press goes along.

[DirkGently]

11. Ha. Still wonder if Clint was on our side the whole time. n/t

[Tumbulu]

20. I've wondered that myself..... nt

[Hydra]

38. Enemy of my enemy

There were some nasty moments during the primaries where certain groups that disagree with the 1% agenda got burned...and I think Clint had a Stephen Colbert at the Press Club Dinner opportunity handed to him, and he used it. Good on him if so- if nothing else, you should always be true to your values.

[MADem]

40. Clint Eastwood is, and has always been, a Republican.

He wasn''t playing a game, that crazy old coot meant it. He was a Republican way back when he was mayor of Carmel. His old pal was Ronnie Reagan.

As for that horrible performance at the convention, he did have some stuff to say about it:

http://www.tmz.com/2012/09/18/clint-eastwood-republican-national-convention-speech-barack-obama/

The link is worth the time....

[Hydra]

41. Yes, he meant it

You can tell he did during the performance. He called out Obama for things he should have been called out for. He also basically told the whole crowd not to vote for Romney if they didn't think he could do the job they wanted.

The last part of it was almost holy. paraphrasing: "We own the gov't. Politicans are public servants/our employees." I don't know why so many people have forgotten that...but maybe that's why we're not seeing our country run in a way that helps us.

[reusrename]

46. That, and the Superbowl commercial.

Galvanizing moments. He had to know what impact he would have.

[DURHAM D]

56. Clint's Republican work started with Nixon.

He headed up his "youth" effort.

Nixon campaign poster at the link. Clint is in the black cowboy hat.

http://www.affordablepoliticalitems.com/shop/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=3325

[MADem]

59. OMG, Wilt Chamberlain, too! Gaaaaaaaaah!!!!! nt

[Raine]

73. Even before Nixon he supported. Reagan in 1966 for Gov. here in CA. nt

[Raine]

60. NO way, back in the 60's here in CA he campaigned with Reagan for governor. Eastwood

is a "dyed in the wool" repuke from way back.

[DirkGently]

90. I actually looked all that up once, so I know. It's

half a joke, but the man really did hand us and Obama a gift.

I doubt he's changed, and it's not actually funny if he is suffering dementia.

But I thank him regardless for the help. And the great movies.

[John2]

91. That is not what

his Bio is claiming. It does state he started out as a Republican, when he voted for Eisenhower. It indicates he began to change after Water Gate, and he is anti-War, for Gay rights,abortion rights, womens' rights, and gun control. He discribes himself as a fiscal conservative but social liberal. So he registered as a Libertarian.

He has voted for Liberals, including Diane Fienstein and Gray Davis twice. He voted for a Liberal in his District.

His explanation for not voting for President Obama, He thought Obama was too green and the reason for the empty chair, He didn't think Obama governed enough and had the wrong people around him. Now where did I hear that before? He claims that he voted for McCain, because he thought McCain had more experience in War. He claims that he didn't agree with McCain on a lot of things but he was just more experienced at the time.

He claims that he voted for Romney because he thought Romney had a better tax plan and he still thought Obama didn't govern enough, and that is the reason for the empty chair. He thought Obama was an empty suit. I think Clint Eastwood was being Clint Eastwood. He was just blunt and said what he thought. I can't blame Eastwood for that. I think Obama needs to get rid of some advisors and do his own thing, in his second year. The first thing he can do is ignore those idiots trying to get us into a War in the Middle East, and throw the gauntlet down to Netanyahu. I hate warmongers too.

[Raine]

92. He may claim otherwise now but when I was a kid way back at that time my parents were republicans

we went to a rally for Raygun when he was running for governor. Eastwood got on the stage and endorsed him and gave a speech about him. It was at a local shopping center. I know it was when Raygun was running for governor because by the time he ran for president my parents had had enough of him and the republican party.

[RudynJack]

76. No, he wasn't.

I really admire Eastwood's art. He's an awesome director, and has made some fantastic films.

But he's a Republican. An old-school, lower-my-taxes Republican, but still follows the line. I separate his politics from his art. He's an incredibly talented man, and he made an ass of himself at the convention. He's 82... he's allowed to be an ass.

[Scurrilous]

12. This makes my day...

Thanks.

[KG]

13. never thought the GOP could find a candidate more clueless and tone deaf than shrub, then...

[kpete]

14. nope,

shrub still wins.


peace, kp

[tofuandbeer]

22. I didn't think about that...that's what the GOP was looking for: someone to follow their orders.

[millennialmax]

15. LOL. I imagined something like that happened. Glad to have confirmation it actually did.

[Hekate]

16. Wonderful review at the link. This looks like a must-read for the political junkie

Library, here I come.
KnR

Hekate

[Brother Buzz]

28. Short on windy analysis and long on attributed quotes and statistics.

This book is old-fashioned in a good sense. The author likes the close-focus reportage of the "Boys on the Bus" era. But he adds a sure, up-to-date grasp of how new technologies and social media have disrupted the old order. Specific without being tedious, Collision 2012 is short on windy analysis and long on attributed quotes and statistic.

And speaking of new technology, I placed a hold on the book without leaving the house: You are number 3 in the hold queue.There is 1 holdable copy.

[dawnie51]

18. the post mortem books by H&H...

are soooo good. You can always count on some really great stuff coming out. Can't wait for the movie of this one!

[woolldog]

19. What a horribly written review.

Book sounds interesting though.

[Tanuki]

62. I did a double-take when I saw that the review was written by Howell Raines,

former executive editor of the New York Times...especially since the review appeared in the Washington Post!

[tofuandbeer]

21. And they still had Romney convinced he was going to win. :/

[Berlum]

23. Decent Americans everywhere had similar reactions

While the RepubliBaggers meekly Assumed the Position.

[tritsofme]

24. It was no doubt, the most bizarre piece of political theater I have ever seen.

[missingfink]

25. The Ann Romney speech

One of my right wing pals fell in love with the thought of Ann Romney as first lady after her speech at the convention. His statements were something like "a real classy lady" and "all Americans would be proud to have her as our first lady". During the election season I had to drop this guy as one of Facebook friends as he was posting right wing propaganda constantly.

[calimary]

52. Welcome to DU, missingfink!

Glad you're here! Love your screen name! I would not have been proud to have her as our First Lady. She means nothing to me. I used to think she was a fairly sympathetic individual, dealing with those illnesses and all. But as soon as she started opening her mouth, she transformed herself into something rather off-putting, and rather imperious. Remember "...we've given all you people need to know" ? I beg your pardon, your ladyship! Yeah. Crap like that. I bet it never ONCE occurred to her that she was talking down to the people she hoped to work for. Yes. Work FOR. Government officials are Public SERVANTS. The President of the United States is the highest-ranking public SERVANT in the land. She probably viewed it as the closest thing to King and Queen that America offers.

[ZRT2209]

26. When Ann Romney whined "It's OUR turn!" I walked out of the room and threw up

[VPStoltz]

31. With all due respect for the lady, it looked like her hair and makeup person walked out on her.

The night of the election she looked "tore up from the floor up."

[calimary]

51. When she shouted like an aging cheerleader - "I love you WIMMMENNNNNNN!" I walked out of the room

and threw up.

As if!

As if a coddled aristocrat who eats, sleeps, and breathes entitlement can shout out some lame, meaningless statement and THAT, singlehandedly, somehow magically solves the GOP's gender gap problem. The poor dear was - and still is - so tragically out of touch I bet she actually believed it would.

[malaise]

27. Bwaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahha

[MADem]

30. I thought that whole Eastwood-Chair thing was GUT BUSTING....but in a completely different way.

I couldn't stop laughing at the "crazy old man" routine that Eastwood was shopping. I thought his 'act' was so awful that it crossed the line into funny, and I found the self-destruction of Eastwood's reputation while standing on that stage fascinating to watch...in a "train wreck" kind of way!!

I can understand why a GOP strategist puked his guts out, though!

[msanthrope]

39. I went from horror to fascination to laughing, too. He looked like a sundowning

dementia patient who had been given a microphone and a stage.

[RebelOne]

105. I think Clint is rich enough to not worry about the destruction of his reputation.

I totally loved his monologue. He should have gone into comedy instead of Westerns and action flicks.

[MADem]

108. It did affect his bottom line, though--that's why he walked back his comments and downplayed his

role. He also got some disregard for his movie "Trouble with the Curve" which probably would have done much, much better if he'd not opened his intemperate mouth--people were still feeling good about him because of that Motor City commercial he did.

I think he was a great help...to the Obama administration!

He has done comedy (not quite so good as the RNC gig)--how soon we forget?

[Populist_Prole]

33. It was funny watching my RW friends and relatives go full circle during the primaries and election

At first they really really disliked Romney and had fervant hopes for every kook who grabbed the spotlight du-jour during the primaries. Then when RMoney got the nomination, they all of a sudden loved the twit. They started sporting bumber stickers, sending email forwards, facebook posts ( I don't have it but saw them on mutual friend's PCs ) showering him with adulation. When I slyly and smart-assedly pointed out the irony of their sudden change of opinion of him they got mad enough to want to take swings at me. Then when he lost the election they hated him all over again.

Of course maybe I could see Ryan as a factor, as he represented the smug rich conservative prick they worship.

[Dawson Leery]

36. The right wing double standard knows no bounds.

Respect is only to be given to certain people.

[Warren DeMontague]

42. Are you kidding? They captured the "crazy old coot" demographic in one fell swoop!

It was a brilliantly executed metaphor for the state of the Republican Party.

[Buns_of_Fire]

43. He shoulda stuck with Meat Loaf.

[Euphoria]

93. I truly bust my gut watching this one

esp. watching Rombot trying to slink away.

[populistdriven]

96. yes! first time for me.

[MADem]

109. That takes the word "horrible" to new heights--what an offense to music!

But that IS hilarious!

[Shampoobra]

44. Another behind-the-scenes look at Stevens and the Eastwood debacle...

From The End of the Line: Romney vs. Obama by Glenn Thrush and Jonathan Martin

http://www.amazon.com/The-End-Line-election-ebook/dp/B00ALBR6IC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1375648273&sr=1-1

The hurricane delayed the start of the convention a day—from August 26 to August 27—so organizers had to scrap a remote appearance by Romney from an American Legion convention in Indiana that would have been piped into the hall on the first night.

With the salute-the-troops tribute out, the assumption was that Romney would pay tribute to them in his acceptance speech. He didn’t—and was sharply criticized for the oversight.

Stevens and Romney were also the prime movers behind the biggest unnatural disaster in Tampa, the decision to give Clint Eastwood a prime-time slot on the third and final night of the convention, according to people close to the campaign.

Stevens loved the idea of having an American icon as a warm-up act for Romney. The campaign had prepped Eastwood and assumed he would, more or less, play by their rules. But they hadn’t enforced any discipline on the star. Eastwood delivered a bizarre, rambling lecture to an empty chair that became an instant YouTube classic—and not in a good way.

“I was seated with Rhoades,” recalled Fehrnstrom. “We were up in the Romney box, looking at each other, saying, ‘What the hell is going on here?’”

Eastwood had completely ignored their instructions. “We sent him a script and some talking points, and basically what we wanted him to perform was his ‘Halftime in America’ spiel,” said the aide, recalling Eastwood’s much-praised 2012 Super Bowl ad for Chrysler. “That’s what we expected him to do. And he showed up without any notes, nothing for the teleprompter, and he asked for a chair, and he was given a chair.”

The Eastwood episode, Romney supporters would later say, projected the image of a party growing old and a bit addled. It also revealed a campaign that couldn’t execute the easy stuff, incensing Romney insiders who couldn’t believe what they were watching. They began pointing fingers at Stevens, and not just over the Eastwood episode.

“You design a campaign to reinforce the guy that you’ve got,” said a longtime Romney friend, reflecting the growing fury at Stevens, who, in the view of his many critics, had been given too big and ill-defined a role by the candidate.

[Cha]

71. rofl.. yeah, mittites wanted "Half time in America" and got..

“I was seated with Rhoades,” recalled Fehrnstrom. “We were up in the Romney box, looking at each other, saying, ‘What the hell is going on here?’”

All remember "Fehrnstrom", right? the guy who brought us mitt and his "Etch a Sketch"? All you have to do is google "fehrnstrom" and you get "etch a sketch" as a bonus. roflmao

The Eastwood episode, Romney supporters would later say, projected the image of a party growing old and a bit addled. It also revealed a campaign that couldn’t execute the easy stuff, incensing Romney insiders who couldn’t believe what they were watching. They began pointing fingers at Stevens, and not just over the Eastwood episode.

mahalo Shampoo

[deutsey]

80. "Eastwood delivered a bizarre, rambling lecture to an empty chair"

That still makes me

[tanyev]

86. Ha! I forgot about the hurricane delay.

One of these days maybe they'll figure out that God is not on their side.

[liberal_at_heart]

45. There are two things about this that get to me. Yeah, the part about the campaign strategist walking

out of the room and throwing up is funny, but the fact that both political parties have to spend over $100 million in ads, not to mention all the other costs a campaign eats up is just disgusting to me. And each year it is only going to get worse. How much money are we willing to let these people spend to convince people to vote for them? How much is too much? $500 million? A billion? 2 billion?

[mick063]

64. One thing for sure

The media outlets are not going to do anything to change this windfall.

Citizens United is a godsend to those that sell advertising space. This conflict of interest will never allow for the media to champion an alternate.

[mick063]

47. The Super Bowl was watched by many, many more people

And the Chrysler ad had much more impact.

Eastwood, trumpeting the resounding future comeback of the auto industry, in the face of Mitt's "Let auto makers die" Op Ed, in front of millions of people that could not be bothered to watch a political convention.


This should have had them puking. So they bring him back for an encore.

[struggle4progress]

48. Clint and His Amazing Talking Chair should be part of every Republican Presidential campaign

The only reason the Romney folk lost 2012 is because they weren't smart enough to follow Eastwood's brilliant lead



Clint's Amazing Talking Chair act really explained to Americans what Republican philosophy is, and it did so in a way that excited young voters and inspired patriots; it re-told the American story in way that brought tears to many eyes, reminding us about the importance of keeping the deep faith of our Forefathers; it shined like a moral and intellectual beacon for our time

[BumRushDaShow]

53. K&R

[Number23]

55. Ahhhaaaaahahahahaaaaha!!!! Oh my Lordie. And considering that Eastwood openly admitted

to punking the GOP with that little "performance," that vomit was well spewed!

[Raine]

57. ROFLMFAO! nt

[PennsylvaniaMatt]

61. Oh this is funny!

I was watching it as it was live with a buddy of mine (who is also from a Democratic family) and we were both stunned to silence with how appallingly bad it was to watch as it was happening! His reaction at the end summed it up perfectly. "What the hell was that!?"

[Marie Marie]

63. I have the video of Stuart Stevens:

, and then

[Rain Mcloud]

65. My reaction when i saw eastwood versus the chair was projectile laughter

seriously,i think i dislodged a tonsil and maybe my adenoids.
Then i had to wipe down the television screen.
My son came into the room because he heard me yelling"GET OFF OF MY LAWN!"repeatedly,he thought i was yelling at the neighbor kids.
The only thing that could have made it better would have been Gilbert Gottfried roasting the empty chair afterwards.

[They_Live]

67. It would have been even funnier if Balz had vomited on Eastwood. n/t

[BlancheSplanchnik]

69. it would be hilarious if there was a guy named BALZ

Oh wait...........

[B Stieg]

68. Same reaction I had to the candidate and his "lovely" wife.

[Cha]

70. From you link.. As If..

Christie gets a lot of attention from Balz, and rightly so. If Romney had picked him for his running mate instead of Rep. Paul Ryan, he might have won. Balz reports that at one point Romney said, “Governor, are you prepared to resign to be my running mate?,” leading Christie to believe, embarrassingly, that he had the nod. But that was before Romney and Ryan conceived what aides called a “bromance,” in which two budget nerds fell into each other’s arms. It was folie a deux, as Balz tells it. The theory was that Ryan was such a good salesman, he could make sacking Medicare look like a reasoned response to debt apocalypse

Not even. So freaking deluded. If Christie has resigned and ran.. NJ wouldn't have him as a governor now.

[BrotherIvan]

83. It was Ryan's dreamy blue eyes that did it

And his huge Koch.

[nyquil_man]

75. I was shocked - SHOCKED, I tell you - that it backfired. Eastwood is known for his improv skills.

And yes, that's

[ecstatic]

77. That was amazing TV. And wasn't it right before Robme came out?

If I recall correctly.... I was still in so much shock that I had to check social media to figure out wtf had just happened. Needless to say, I was unable to focus on anything Robme said. LOL!

[snort]

79. Hopefully this was soon after

a jalapeno eating contest.

[heaven05]

81. I'm

glad he got sick. At least I feel better about throwing up every time I saw romshit, annie or any of his family during election season.

[Arctic Dave]

82. They left out the Meatloaf incident at the rally.

That was classic.

[rocktivity]

88. Yes, I remember it well

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101753140


rocktivity

[maindawg]

89. The entire Convention was a mess

before it began. They invented new rules to shut everyone up who would not toe the company line. They shut down any conversation because they dont understand that that is where ideas are borne.
The Hurricane was one hell of a coincidence. Reminding every American that the repugs screwed New Orleans, and intended to screw New Jersey. Thats what they do, they shit all over the people as a policy. It was a great way to start the calamity that would be the repug convention.

[bluestate10]

112. Republicans community organizer bullshit to describe candidate and President Obama now and

during his two campaigns for President is one of the blindest observations that I have ever seen. That community organizer was the ultimate head of two campaigns that beat the shit out of their party. One of the hallmarks of a good manager and leader is to find and position people that can help him or her meet his or her objectives. President Obama found and enabled incredibly capable people, and for that and President Obama's subsequent leadership of the country through difficult times puts republican derision to shame and show republicans up as nothing more than vacuous idiots.

[Initech]

94. Clint Eastwood's Obama dated Manti Te'o's internet girlfriend.

[Phentex]

98. LOL!

Good one!

[Democracyinkind]

101. In 16 they should be honest and just nominate the empty chair.

Good chance that its actually got more charisma than any prospective candidate.

[bluestate10]

113. Yes, they would nominate something that can lead better thn the idiots they keep putting forward. nt

[napkinz]

106. Clint should take his act on the road ...

Call it "Sonny & Chair"!

[PowerToThePeople]

111. Youtube of video - First time I have seen it.

I had never heard his speech before today. If you look at it without any prejudices, he appears to be a liberal plant. He appears to trash on Republicans right in front of them. But he is doing it in a way they can not see with their small brains.