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2. Well, I thought it was disgusting.

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Fri Aug 31, 2012, 02:55 PM

Aug 2012

Not sure what your point is exactly.

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I'm amazed more aren't talking about this despicable Eastwood moment. [View all] RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 OP

It's not politically correct tama Aug 2012 #1

Well, I thought it was disgusting. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #2

My point? tama Aug 2012 #8

So, fuck civility? RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #11

Identity transfer? tama Aug 2012 #52

This OP is about an inappropriate gesture made in reference to President Obama. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #57

Read the script. tama Aug 2012 #68

Watch the video. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #74

I know that's how you think now tama Aug 2012 #81

So we're crazy to get offended by someone speaking at the RNC RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #86

Artistic performances tama Aug 2012 #92

That's fine. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #93

That is interesting and commendable advice tama Aug 2012 #111

The 'treatment' of Clint you write about is appropriate. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #116

I just can't believe you are apologizing for a man who was clearly refering to the president... Walk away Aug 2012 #118

As a translator tama Aug 2012 #125

I don't need to hate anyone (especially a self inflated and self appointed sponge)... Walk away Aug 2012 #131

id tama Aug 2012 #138

Well the cult of Clint Eastwood ieems to be alive and well at your house! Walk away Aug 2012 #140

^^^^this. magical thyme Sep 2012 #154

Aren't you special? WinkyDink Aug 2012 #135

Good grief. This wasn't a piece of art. It was a speech made by a Republican, Chorophyll Aug 2012 #139

lol. I've been here a while and I don't think cali Sep 2012 #147

Hyperbole much? Go away. WinkyDink Aug 2012 #134

Tama, every time I click on anything about Eastwood, there you are. Chorophyll Aug 2012 #67

Tama's pro-Assange advocacy is just as interesting. nt msanthrope Aug 2012 #77

Yes? n/t tama Aug 2012 #85

The op makes a great point, where is the outrage from the media karynnj Aug 2012 #16

I'm not interested tama Aug 2012 #53

They'd drag Obama through the streets if he did that. DirkGently Aug 2012 #109

So, who would run our government? SalviaBlue Aug 2012 #33

We the people n/t tama Aug 2012 #54

Have you seen we the people? Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #63

Ok, this cracked me up. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #65

We are the best :) tama Aug 2012 #72

I think you will find a lot of people on DU think that President Obama is among the best of us. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #84

I'm well aware of that. tama Aug 2012 #87

So it will be every man for himself? SalviaBlue Aug 2012 #124

I'm sorry tama Aug 2012 #126

Yea okay. The things you are saying sound like anti government republican talking points. SalviaBlue Aug 2012 #137

Finnish tama Aug 2012 #141

omg. Whisp Aug 2012 #136

not with Ann Coulter's zbdent Aug 2012 #127

This message was self-deleted by its author tama Aug 2012 #129

She's beneath contempt tama Aug 2012 #130

And you are here then why? WinkyDink Aug 2012 #133

It looks like a movie director's gesture ordering the crew to abruptly cease production operations slackmaster Aug 2012 #41

It looked more like a "kill the n****r" gesture to me... regnaD kciN Aug 2012 #48

When your only response to everything you see is to knee-jerk label it as racism, slackmaster Aug 2012 #49

I don't think anyone posting said anything about racism. Squinch Aug 2012 #75

Oh, so sorry. I missed the post above yours. Yes, they are discussing racism. Squinch Aug 2012 #76

My "only" response...? regnaD kciN Aug 2012 #106

If you seriously think that someone was threatening the life of the President, please call... slackmaster Aug 2012 #114

Concept of "Guilt by association" tama Aug 2012 #132

It looks like symbol of decapitation tama Aug 2012 #60

I agree exboyfil Aug 2012 #88

It means "cut" Warpy Aug 2012 #95

Exactly. Actors/directors make the gesture in conversations... Mimosa Aug 2012 #99

So who was he gesturing at to tell them they're rambling? RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #103

Personally, I thought it was the audience he was directing it at. Bolo Boffin Aug 2012 #144

Sorry, but that's B.S.... regnaD kciN Aug 2012 #107

Age. Mimosa Aug 2012 #112

Apparently the New York Times' website cut off the tirade before that point. randome Aug 2012 #3

Every clip I see on cable news also omits the gesture. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #5

Fear. Not of Republicans but of having to report anything the least bit distasteful. randome Aug 2012 #7

you're right marions ghost Sep 2012 #145

Good point Cali_Democrat Aug 2012 #4

At a minimum it's a show of tremendous disrespect nt flamingdem Aug 2012 #97

Agree!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #105

It is the Hollywood handsign for "cut" jberryhill Aug 2012 #6

Judge for yourself from the video: RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #9

Yes I understand that jberryhill Aug 2012 #10

I say, whatever is done on a movie set, you keep on a movie set. Amonester Aug 2012 #14

The gesture meant 'cut' Mimosa Aug 2012 #102

So he wouldn't know that's inappropriate? RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #15

*I* believe it was absolutely inappropriate and shocking jberryhill Aug 2012 #17

I don't think he has murderous intent toward the president. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #19

Judging by all the censored news clips that have gone out, I think your interpretation is not shared randome Aug 2012 #20

Martin Bashir just played the unedited clip. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #30

Okay, then. randome Aug 2012 #44

"obviously not thought through at all" jberryhill Aug 2012 #26

It doesn't take a complex calculation to make a gesture. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #35

Agree, it was in the context of other grotesque attacks like Boehners drag him out of the bar nt flamingdem Aug 2012 #100

Yes. He was playing to the hatred that the GOP has toward the President. His gesture says "kill AlinPA Aug 2012 #110

Wow, another DUer that does not claim to have mind reading abilities. ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #22

I learned it from you jberryhill Aug 2012 #24

Wow, thanks. ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #40

I also found it interesting that it mimiced the Mormon ritual lifted from the Masons Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #23

They have an answer for that, you know... jberryhill Aug 2012 #32

FUCK what he thought it meant. It's what the crowd thought it mean that counts!! & THAT is patrice Aug 2012 #31

Right-- it's obvious the crowd read the gesture all too clearly... marions ghost Aug 2012 #39

He also ended with "Make my day" with crowd enthusiastic participation, which is an obvious KILLING patrice Aug 2012 #47

I went and looked it up to get the exact words... marions ghost Aug 2012 #73

Not all "accidents" are meaningless. Co-incidence is not always purely by chance. nt patrice Aug 2012 #62

as a director it means cut, as an actor it means "cut his throat" DonRedwood Aug 2012 #12

Clint Eastwood is an Oscar-winning director. But ... Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #64

Do you have a source for this claim? RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #71

Get onto your duff and type a few keystrokes. Read wide-ranging and you learn stuff. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #96

Yeah, I know about Clint - duh. RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #98

That's what I saw it as XemaSab Aug 2012 #18

Nope bongbong Aug 2012 #56

I used to work in TV and I've never seen a director use a hand sign lob1 Aug 2012 #61

Live TV? I guess stage managers didn't have long pole with crook on the end to yank him off stage. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #66

What comes after the verbal "five, four three..." in TV production? jberryhill Aug 2012 #78

That's when you're going on the air. No countdown before "cut". lob1 Aug 2012 #80

At the start of a live production... jberryhill Aug 2012 #82

Everyone counts "two, one" to themselves, then the director points to lob1 Aug 2012 #113

Points? With what? jberryhill Aug 2012 #117

What the fuck are you talking about? If you read my post (which you obviously didn't) lob1 Aug 2012 #119

Open to interpretation my ass. He knew what he meant - and how it would be perceived. Hugabear Aug 2012 #79

i lost all the respect i didn't have for him spanone Aug 2012 #13

+1,000,000 Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #25

The truth about Clint Eastwood: jsr Aug 2012 #21

Wow! The only thing you got partially correct in that rant ..... oldhippie Aug 2012 #36

I have not seen this. It's been edited out of the clip I picked up from youtube. When did it patrice Aug 2012 #27

See this post for video: RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #45

Yep send this link everywhere malaise Aug 2012 #28

much akin to handmade34 Aug 2012 #29

Ah, the "Ratko Mladic." Robb Aug 2012 #34

Maybe those who are so used to having the BIG MIC of the big screen are just not in the habit of patrice Aug 2012 #37

I didn't watch it, and I'll tell you why... slackmaster Aug 2012 #38

One would think authentic don't-give-a-shitters would also not bother to post that fact. patrice Aug 2012 #42

I posted that reply, and this one, to taunt people who are making something out of nothing slackmaster Aug 2012 #46

Leaving aside the whole question of the definition of "intention", perhaps you can see my point abou patrice Aug 2012 #51

Here's a Racist Clint Eastwood meme generator to keep the outrage going slackmaster Aug 2012 #55

Avoiding the point. Does it or does it not matter what people say and do? nt patrice Aug 2012 #59

It matters if an actual threat of some kind is made slackmaster Aug 2012 #70

Ergo, being against "Shouting fire in a crowded, dark theater with no exits" & hate speech is patrice Sep 2012 #152

There seems to be a major logic deficit on DU this weekend slackmaster Sep 2012 #153

Eastwood doesn't know it, but.. Cha Aug 2012 #43

It is highly offensive and shows deep disrespect to the President ailsagirl Aug 2012 #50

They don't respect the president. Astrad Aug 2012 #108

I was thinking the same thing. onpatrol98 Aug 2012 #122

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Sep 2012 #150

It's pretty clear where the moral ambiguity of his oeuvre comes from and why, hence, this is patrice Aug 2012 #58

He meant... AlbertCat Aug 2012 #69

Anyone who would be "encouraged"... Mmm_Bacon Aug 2012 #83

Yeah, and it's the "open to interpretation" part that's a problem marions ghost Aug 2012 #91

I know right? RedStateLiberal Aug 2012 #94

Ditto, my thoughts exactly marions ghost Aug 2012 #115

"IOKIYAGOPEEFUCKTARD" lastlib Aug 2012 #89

I think the OP and the repliers have overlooked the most important part of this grantcart Aug 2012 #90

Oh I have to listen again, I didn't notice that. GOP = bloodthirsty flamingdem Aug 2012 #101

I call BS that this gesture is due to the culture of Hollywood and directing flamingdem Aug 2012 #104

Clint Eastwood is a miserable old low class piece of shit but tularetom Aug 2012 #120

Yes it is threatening. Eastwood was pandering to the murderous tendencies marions ghost Aug 2012 #123

agreed. he was just throwing a bit of red meat to the cheap seats.... Raster Aug 2012 #128

Energetically speaking...... AC_Mem Aug 2012 #121

I understand that Billy888 Aug 2012 #142

SNL would do great with 'the chair' Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #143

One could very well interpret that as "Let's lynch the black guy". Rectangle Sep 2012 #146

Spam deleted by Paulie (MIR Team) charliesheen327 Sep 2012 #148

This thread isn't about Romney. (nt) RedStateLiberal Sep 2012 #151

If Rove had to apologize to Akin, isn't this comparable? spooky3 Sep 2012 #149

That's a dog whistle if I ever saw one. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #155