Reactions to Clint Eastwood’s RNC Speech: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
August 31, 2012
Politix
Actor/director Clint Eastwood was revealed as the mystery guest speaker at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, stepping on stage to deliver a unique speech.
Along with showing support for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the 82-year-old tough guy also spoke about the current presidential administration by addressing an empty chair that he told the crowd was occupied by President Barack Obama.
Check out the entire speech.
His gag of talking to an empty chair inspired a Twitter account named @InvisibleObama that had garnered more than 25,000 followers before midnight Thursday.
The Obama campaign immediately shot back on Twitter Thursday night with a photo of the President sitting in a chair in the White House. It read, referring to Eastwood's empty chair, "This seat's taken."
CNN's Piers Morgan told the Hollywood Reporter that "He came off like the slightly crazy uncle at the Christmas party who’s had one too many sherries and doesn’t quite get it."
Romney’s spokeswoman told Piers Morgan backstage, "He's an American icon. You can't look at him at through the same political lens that you would other politicians. He's Clint Eastwood."
Democrat Kirstie Alley tweeted, "I just saw Clint Eastwood's speech and I LOVED it!! Funny as hell & on point!!"
Eastwood is starring in the upcoming baseball drama "Trouble with the Curve,” popping up in theaters September 21.
Along with showing support for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the 82-year-old tough guy also spoke about the current presidential administration by addressing an empty chair that he told the crowd was occupied by President Barack Obama.
Check out the entire speech.
His gag of talking to an empty chair inspired a Twitter account named @InvisibleObama that had garnered more than 25,000 followers before midnight Thursday.
The Obama campaign immediately shot back on Twitter Thursday night with a photo of the President sitting in a chair in the White House. It read, referring to Eastwood's empty chair, "This seat's taken."
CNN's Piers Morgan told the Hollywood Reporter that "He came off like the slightly crazy uncle at the Christmas party who’s had one too many sherries and doesn’t quite get it."
Romney’s spokeswoman told Piers Morgan backstage, "He's an American icon. You can't look at him at through the same political lens that you would other politicians. He's Clint Eastwood."
Democrat Kirstie Alley tweeted, "I just saw Clint Eastwood's speech and I LOVED it!! Funny as hell & on point!!"
Eastwood is starring in the upcoming baseball drama "Trouble with the Curve,” popping up in theaters September 21.
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Clint Eastwood speech was on the point and that is just Clint Eastwood style. I Liked it! And I dont think anyone should bash him for his style. Remember he was a pretty good Mayor and took good care of his town and people. Way to go Clint. :<)
Very disrespectful.very disappointed. Have always been a fan!? He should have known better. He is entitled to his opinion, but he showed no class in expressing it. Shame on you.
Well I still love Eastwood.. But don't care for Mit Romney.. Did not even listen to any of the Republican National Convention speechs, Just turned off even GMA not to listen. But I am sure gonna be tuned in to this weeks speeches. Hey I am so glad it's a free Country.. I could do Whatever I Like! Mind you I am not a Domocrat! lol
I love Clint and the speech he gave was a riot. However I think he has become one of the deluded people of corporate america who believes that Obama is responsible for this mess we are in. Why did we not hear anyone at the RNC tell anything with a semblance of truth nor did we hear anything about what they are going to do. I hate to say it but Mitt may be a good corporate raider (which is what he is) but as a leader he would be divisive, alienate our allies and put the USA in the worst light with other nations trying to build a global economy. You don't make a global economy work by becoming the bullies of the world. We need to make friends and not instill our people living in this country with fear. Fear breeds hate, contempt and failure in the long run. Don't believe me look at Rick Scott in Florida who promised 720 thousand jobs his first year. People believed that nonsense and elected him also on a platform of fear and guess what? People in Florida are no better off now than they were two years ago. Mitt is going to create 12 million jobs? How by polluting our air? removing standards from the companies that got us into this mess in the first place? That will do nothing for the long run. We are on the right course now with Obama and we would have gotten more done if the Republicans did what they said they would do and act in the interest of the nation and reach across the isle. So far they are the very ones who have blocked all the good things the President put forth so they could have this moment and try to make him look bad. Guess what anyone with common sense and a shred of intelligence can see through that. Are Americans so deluded they really believe he can fix this economy single handed? If you do I have a bridge you can buy real cheap!
I thought Clint Eastwood's speech at the GOP convention was brilliant! To me, the empty chair symbolized the absentee leader we now have in the White House as well as the zero leadership our country has experienced over this past nearly four years. Clint's "plain speak" carried a powerful message. The people of the U.S. own this country and the politician's are our employees. Also, Clint delivered a very funny, but sadly true reference in passing about our current potty-mouthed VP! In the following days, it has been a hoot to watch the liberal news media attempt "damage control" by desperately trying to discredit Mr. Eastwood's credibility and that of his message. They have fallen all over themselves by clumsily using empty chair skits to try to deflect criticism from the President and neutralize Mr. Eastwood's message. Many in this same media have failed to report the crux of Clint's speech; that is, if the President isn't doing his job and/or incapable of doing it, it's time to let him go! Thanks, Clint, for making my day.
Clint Eastwood gave an un-rehearsed excellent speech. What a riot. Gotta love him. I'd vote for Clint if he were running. I'm on the Romney bandwagon.
I find it funny how people blame congress when a Democrat doesn't do the job but blame the Republican President himself if things go wrong. Until we stop voting diehard republican or democrat instead of who we feel will help are country, then its OUR fault. I am a registered democrat but have NOT seen the wonderful CHANGE that we were promised. I will vote against any president who doesn't show he has a backbone in the first 4 yrs. For people who are for this so called healthcare. Do you know anyone from a country who has this? Well I do and they tell me we are going to be sorry. That's why they come to the U.S. when they need better care. As for Clint Eastwood, you folks are mean. He IS old and maybe does have health problems but what is wrong with the democratic Baldwin guys, what's their excuse for being nuts. Remember keep voting them out if they don't do the job and maybe oneday they will see that we are serious!
I thought the Eastward speech of that is what you call it, sounded like someone who was trying to pull it out of the seat of his pants. Did not work for me, and Kristie Allies comments...well take it from whom it is coming from. Sweet, but simple.
I thought that was in very POOR taste!! I have always been a fan of Clint Eastwoods and I found this to be a bit too much!! I am neither Republican nor a Democrat and feel none of them are working FOR the people!! If they did not fight so much on TRYING to KEEP things from getting better perhaps the economy would rise but no they keep shooting each other down.
To all the obamacare fans. No one knows that there are hidden taxes in the health plan. One of the taxes are that when a homeowner sells her/his home they will be required to pay an additional 15% tax. Also, Bush is not the only previous president to be blamed. Clinton was also famous for deregulating the banks. Regarding Medicare fiasco - The democrats started to rob the medicare fund. Let me get this straight . . .
We're going to be "gifted" with a health care
plan we are forced to purchase and
fined if we don't,
Which purportedly covers at least
ten million more people,
without adding a single new doctor,
but provides for 16,000 new IRS agents,
written by a committee whose chairman
says he doesn't understand it,
passed by a Congress that didn't read it but
exempted themselves from it,
and signed by a Dumbo President who smokes,
with funding administered by a treasury chief who
didn't pay his taxes,
for which we'll be taxed for four years before any
benefits take effect,
by a government which has
already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare,
all to be overseen by a surgeon general
who is obese,
and financed by a country that's broke!!!!!
'What the hell could possibly go wrong?'If you voted for our current president in 2008 to prove you weren't a racist, please vote for someone else in 2012 to prove you are not an idiot.
I wasn,t excited about the Republicians......But after watching it all week, listening to their view. I'm so fired up to vote OBOHMA OUT! Dude I love ya and your family, but your dont have it right for AMERICA! My dad escaped the Soviet union in 1945, and he told me all about it, and you got us heading that why badly! Love ya, but I got KIDS to protect!!!
Natasha Romanowsky 1st generation American.
Obviously, you people at extra are all democrates who apparently do not care about the country you live in or your children and grandchildren. You want to leave your family with debt that will affect them for the rest of their lives???..... will thats what OBAMA is doing to all of us! Wise up Hollywood, this time your wrong. Eastwood said it all! Rock on Clint you were awsome!
I agree with Kristie....Clint was right on point.....Obama needs to be let go.....He's not doing his job!
Was that really Clint Eastwood? If so, he needs mental help badly! I remember when Clint had a live in girlfriend and forced her to get 2 abortions! Isn't the R & R combo against abortions? Also, Clint let this live in girlfriend's gay husband live with them. Obama is pro gay. Not Mitt. So so sad. Oh my!! Poor Clint.... And as far as the R&R combo, I'd like to see them donate as much money to the poor and needy families in America as they have spent on endless political commercials! How selfish and out of touch with the real world Romney is. If he gets elected, we;ll be in some deep doo-doo! GO OBAMA!!
Was that really Clint Eastwood? If so, he needs mental help badly! I remember when Clint had a live in girlfriend and forced her to get 2 abortions! Isn't the R & R combo against abortions? Also, Clint let this live in girlfriends' gay husband live with them. Obama is pro gay. Not Mitt. So so sad. Oh my!! Poor Clint.... And as far as the R&R combo, I'd like to see them donate as much money to the poor and needy families in America as they have spent on endless political commercials! How selfish and out of touch with the real world Romney is. If he gets elected, we'll be in some deep doo-doo! GO OBAMA!!