Bob Newhart: "I heard that Clint Eastwood was channeling me at the RNC."

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

via his Twitter machine:

@BobNewhart

"I heard that Clint Eastwood was channeling me at the RNC. My lawyers and I are drafting our lawsuit. #RNC #ClintEastwood #rnc2012"

https://twitter.com/BobNewhart

[hlthe2b]

1. Snarf... Gotta love Bob Newhart.... Could he be more on target?

[snappyturtle]

2. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[fishwax]

3. lol -- don't worry Bob, Clint's act had nowhere near your class

[Honeycombe8]

4. Bob Newhart's on Twitter? Cool. nt

[longship]

5. More like Adm. James Stockdale.

1992. Televised VEEP debate: Al Gore, Dan Quayle, Admiral James Stockdale.

Here's the Admiral's intro:

And it goes down hill from there.

At least Stockdale admitted he was out of his element. He became a bit of a celebrity just for that.

But Clint never thought that he was anything but brilliant. Big fail. Nobody liked it.

[CTyankee]

10. "Who am I? Why am I here?"

Ah, memories...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. I always thought it was self-deprecation on his part.

Still it was good for a few laughs.

[Nedsdag]

6. Bob Newhart and I share a birthday.

It's Sept. 5.

LOL, my man! Also Happy Early Birthday!

[stlsaxman]

14. He's gonna be on Jimmy Kimmel Live on his birthday, Sept. 5

[progressoid]

7. Uh, two things.

First:

Secong: Bob Newhart is on Twitter?

[DianaForRussFeingold]

8. Always Funny and Nice... and Wow, he's on Twitter!

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

9. a Newhart cameo at the convention would get a big laugh

Have him argue with an invisible Clint Eastwood.

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. Didn't know he's still around!

[stlsaxman]

13. He's GOT TO do his "telephone" routine at the DNC!!!!

sometime during the first couple days and not during prime-time but it would be a HIT!

Show ol' Clint how it's done!

[whistler162]

15. Sounds like he was channeling Jimmy Stewart

in conversation with his friend Harvey.