Eastwood did what he was supposed to do: he shifted the debate. Actually, he did more than that: he bravely lifted the entertainment industry taboo against knocking an incompetent president of the United States. And he took fire for it. James Lipton, who stopped asking actors about their favorite colors long enough to respond, called Eastwood’s performance “not his best … What he gave to Barack Obama was, well, not the best lines. It was a couple vulgarities.” Other celebs went further. Roger Ebert, fresh off humiliating himself in his latest review, wrote, “Clint, my hero, is coming across as sad and pathetic. He didn’t need to do this to himself. It’s unworthy of him.” Jason Biggs, who was most recently tweeting about Paul Ryan’s wife’s anus (seriously), wrote, “Clint Eastwood talking to a non-responsive stool sorta sums up Christianity in a nutshell, huh Republicans? #RNC.”
But that was fine. In fact, that was the point: if Eastwood had been Betty White doing that same routine at the Democratic National Convention, the left would have feted him as a comic genius.
Nonetheless, Eastwood’s appearance highlighted the fact that President Obama is now worthy of becoming the butt of jokes. Most important, it’s clear that the Republican Party is beginning to recognize the necessity of Hollywood. If they are willing to reach out to Hollywood, to use its talents and let them help craft the conservative narrative, conservatives will reap the benefits in the same way the left has.
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Eastwood was a class act and didn't even use a teleprompter at 82. One of the last traditional great actors that is remembered for his talent and for his values and patriotism. The American people know they are worse off after almost 4 years of Idiots running the government, and that is the issue that resonates with everyone.
As predictable as frost in January, the leftist cry babies began whining about Eastwood's appearance…criticizing, minimizing, and attacking anything that the public actually enjoyed. All the regular liberalistas from the NY Times tried to throw Eastwood under the proverbial bus, but most Americans are SICK of the left, the socialist elites, the collectivists, the mega bureaucracy trillion dollar deficit Democrats, the multiculturists, the open borders wack jobs….people are wise to the leftists and their plans to turn this country into another Euro socialist nightmare.
Eastwood was cool. I knew the liberals would immediately attack anything he said or did.
Eastwood brought a Gatling gun, not a measly six shooter
Clint was great! He was "almost "subtle" but as a senior citizen from the Hollywood successes he created, he made his point far clearer than the "make my day" classic. Appoint him a senator and watch the honest fun he will create with some positive thinking!
You know senators are not appointed?
Depends on the state and if it's a special election kind of seat to fill.
I can't think he'd be interested in hanging with those old fools.
Mr. Shapiro is onto something. When the last gasps of Clint Eastwood, Andrew Breitbart, David Horowitz, and William Kristol are combined, this necrotic exhalation is a gale force hurricane. Hoist the sails, O! Paul Ryan and Ben Shapiro to the melody of the band "Styx." We will all sail downstream on the river of culture into the mercury contaminated harbor of politics and frolic in its thick, goopy waters. We will reverse the curse of Ferlinghetti and the Haight Ashbury, as we revert back from butterflies into philosophers, and from philosophers back into realists.
We will cross over into Hades, where we will meet the true pantheon of conservatives, and be greeted at the gates by the three headed canine guardian whose faces are Rand, Buckley, and McCarthy. We will don tight fitting black suits and thick horn rimmed glasses. We will abbreviate the first letter of our names and go by our middle names and the conservative truth will be played in whole notes on lutes.
Isn't that the kind of tripe Castro said about Cuba 55 years ago?
How did that work for them?
Castro took over Cuba personally and held it for the rest of his life. I would say that is a pretty good showing. I don't agree with their type of government, but your question, as a "battler of the forces of Tokyo Rose" was whether Castro's words worked out or not. They seem to have.
What is good for Castro isn't good for Cuba. I'd say that's a horrible ego driven showing and for you to ignore the things he's done there to people is a measure of your lack of soul.
The day white guys lecture me on soul will be a dubiously frigid day in Gehenna.
The day you make sense is the day you won't deserve that lecture.
There, there, what a clever boy you are. Don't forget to brush your teeth before you go to bed.
Shlom, double your meds. The current dose is not working.
Schlomotion, this is almost poetry. How do yo do it?
He almost does everything he sets his mind to.
He didn't attack the Jews! Schlomotion ACTUALLY went through one post WITHOUT attacking Jews! That's a rare thing for him. Let's hope it holds up.
Actually, I did, but it's in a very large anagram.
Shapiro's agitprop flops. Even Republicans know that Eastwood blew it. Frontpage reads more and more like the Old MAD, minus the humor.
"Republicans know that Eastwood blew it"
No they don't.
MAD? Mecca Assured Destruction?
Eastwood's performance was a true act of genius. Oscar worthy! And I don't believe he ad libbed it. I believe that every gesture, every apparent verbal stumble, every word, were consummately planned and rehearsed. Just brilliant!
I knew Eastwood was losing it when he got his family on a reality show .This confirms it . I'm a great fan , but the Romney people shoulda known he could be a wild card …..and he was . Even Gingrich -the-dumber knew it was a bad move . But in a sense it typifies the Republican party -shadow boxing with an empty chair . No doubt the Democrats will get a few laughs out of this …oh …and look , even OCCUPY is stealing some of your thunder as the "eternal victims " there already at the Dems Convention . Thought they were an evil "Soros Plan "against the Republicans .
If he blew it, you wouldn't be sent here along with the other muslim friendly trolls to rip on his empty chair monologue.
Oh yea Rogo-poo , Ive recieved my orders from " A SECRIT MESSENGER " along with a siutcase full with un-marked hundred dollar bills ! Clint came down a notch with the reality show , you know the klinds you guys are always bashing .And I see you haven't got around your reading disabilities yet either , I'm not muslim freindly that's the parrot memes your head is overstuffed with oozing out . If the Romney people had half-a-brain , they woulda got one of the Bush' up there . Silly half-rambling standup routines are for tyhe benefitc of the select audience , it's the Independents that need to be convinced , both candidates know it . To them it was a dog and whistle show .
That Trista Parsi office is over paying you, and I don't even know how little you make here.
Obama lost Eastwood?
Obama lost lots of people. That translates to President Romney.
oh yea and I'm sure he's shedding tears over that …..tears of laughter that is .
His being detached from reality makes everyone cry.
The teas of laughter will be from Americans seeing the Obamatons shrieking and throwing themselves off rooftops when Obama loses.
Dhimmi Carter can give Obama nails and a hammer to build some shacks with him.
amused has to keep up the reality warp at all costs. What fascinates me is the panache with which he (and others like him) can insist that the circle can be squared or that 2 and 2 makes 3.
Sir (or madam): like Shlomotion, you need to double your meds. And try to become gainfully employed to occupy your day. An idle mind is a devil's workshop, as you should know.
Clint was great. I don't know what planet you're living on.
yea Great in the movies /but doing a political "standup routine " with an empty chair ? Politically Eastwood is against about half of the Republican platform .What planet are YOU living on ?
Clint's brilelanc was in doing what he did. The Republicans greatness was in allowing him to be there UNSCRIPTED. Dems won't risk it. Get it yet?
yea , and THAT "greatness " already cut ole' Clint out the RNC video .. lol..".nice job Clint, now under the bus with ya " . BTW , pretty poor explanation dammad , you must be a legend in your own mind
Weird. Eastwood had nothing to loose and he made a good point.
He left a image in people's mind of an AWOL administration, existing for itself and for "transforming" America.
amused, Go bake some cookies.
And keep your hands off Hansel and Gretel!
brilliant …and sooo typical .
Well finally Schlowmo Your getting some sense. But we can do without without the black suits, horn rimmed and glasses and all that other crap, Otherwise well done keep up the good work bravo.
Clint Eastwood painted a mental picture of Barack Obama that can't be erased–a man of emptiness!!! It was sheer genius…even Bill Maher said so!
yea , he painted a picture that suited his audience , while others wonder if he's gone senile . The sane people of this country will wait for the debates , when all the show acting will stop .What you forget and it's been confirmed by the numerous phone calls I've recieved from RNC & DNC callers , Independents ,will decide this election , and dogwhistle shows like Clint's aint gonna cut the mustard .Neither democrats nor Republicans hold a majority of the electorate .
No, and you can't show a single thing to show he's more than an empty chair, or you would just prove Clint wrong instead of the cheap personal attacks.
"amused" reveals that he is a "loyal" unionite. Willing to believe anything his masters say.
Amused (or abused) whereever you are. It is your country too. Do you want our wealth to go to other countries? Want a weak America? The fainting has stopped, the spectacle is over. Time for the brutal truth. Pepetaco's statement is correct, but your "hope" still shows. Sorry amused your "answer" amounts to school-yard taunt, nothing more.
wealth to other countries ? Indeed , two republicans opened the door to China where American buisness was drooling to get into that maret of no regulation and dirt cheap labor , Nixon and Reagan . The result ? Drywall that rots your electrical lines and plumbing in the homes in which it was instalkled , dog food that kills your dog , undependable products that are cheap cheap cheap which directly contributed to China spending 33% of it's GNP on a military that's set up to be used against our interests . Clints "empty chair " represents the "empty heads " of the republican party .
National Chair Day on Labor Day. Put up the flag, possibly upside down in emergency mode. Under it put out an empty chair. Thanks, Clint. A simple metaphor, but an excellent one.
I've got a broken chair that I've put on my lawn, Wesley!
That's about all Obama deserves.
Obama wasn't there.
He was at the golf course.
Bottom line is no matter what you think about the routine Clint put on-YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IT! And the fact is visual props leave an indelible mark on an electorate. What Clint did was and is classic- it emphasizes less about himself(though that is important because he is one of the most beloved and recognized actors in our HISTORY-an ICON ) and more about the symbolism and power of his message. Even the hateful, disgusting Bill Maher grasped the significance. Leftists can TRY and turn it upside down and ridicule the delivery, stumbling and age- but in reality they already lost this one as the CHAIR is now indelibly a part of this campaign and it aint going away.
Concerning my ( -119) score- (I havent posted to FPM in ages)- I am a casualty of the Paulbots and proud of it!
As was I, but as you can see – they go away and we don't! It didn't take long for my score to bounce back with quality posting.
You've got my support buddy! I recognized you as a quality poster early on. Stay the course.
Clint's unpolished improv was admittedly a few notches below Second City caliber. But he's neither a stand up comedian nor a slick-talking politician. I don't think anyone expected to him to be another Joe Biden. Bottom line: The GOP didn't lose any votes as a result of Clint's wise cracks.
Iratus Folio no , the GOP didn't lose any votes among republicans , nor did they gain any from the Independents who BOTH parties know will decide this election . And they won't be won by dog and whistle shows .
No dog and whistle shows? No, the common term is dog and pony shows.
Did you learn english at the American University in Cairo?
A man's got to know his limitations.
Yea , and Clint apparently forgot his , he already got CUT out of the RNC video ….lol..".great job Clint , now under the bus with ya " BWAAAHAHAHA .
"Truth" is a bizarre notion to the left. That is why they don’t understand good humor. Good humor is always accompanied by truth. So the narcissist left ain’t gonna get it. They on a whole is a sour group.
Clint managed not just to portray Obama as an absent leader, but a nasty and petulant one. When he said "I can't ask Romney to do that to himself," everyone could imagine a frustrated, angry and profane Obama cursing Romney in such a fashion. Obama has made known that he has a low regard for Romney and doesn't understand why people take him seriously. After all, is Obama not The One we've been waiting for? What's a decent, accomplished man compared to *that*?
I'm waiting on Obama right outside the white house as he leaves with his suite case and family.
I like Republicans just fine. On occasion I have even been one. But as a group they lean toward the anal retentive. As a result, they do not entirely get what Eastwood was doing. The performance had a certain logic in it and it made some points. But really it was about passion. Like a court jester in feudal Europe, by playing the fool, Eastwood got away with making fun of the king. While I am not a fan of hit job politics generally, Obama has managed to be selectively above the fray. Eastwood brought him down to the every day level and had a good time mocking him.
I don't know if I can last until Nov. 6th. I'm exploding with emotion having to listen to all the Marxist radical bastards taking OUR country down into the depths of Hell! Can I ask for a violent thunderstorm just five seconds before Obastard takes the stage this week?
Obama is an enemy of Israel and Jews in general. History will prove that he is also an enemy of the U.S.A.
Obama – may he rest in peace!
The same kind of peace that islam offers?
to prevent explosions and injuring anyone around you ,and splattering them with shiiit , calmly place your head up your asss whjen it's time to blow .
Do you still have the instruction manuel that you used?
Clint made my day. After many years of watching and associating with Liberals I have discovered that (1) they don't handle ridicule well, (2) they have difficulty defending their position when subjected to reasonable cross- examination, (3) they will resort to name calling anytime they are threatened (which is often), and (4) they tend to be more sect-like then philosophical or thoughtful. So if you want to do them in, smile, ask them lots of substantive questions, accept and admit to the names they will lay on you, and shake your head and snicker as you walk away.
I lliked what Clint Eastwood did, it was honest and there was no "bull'. The lefites don't like it because he is a conservative, and not a left coast whacko. Then you have people like Jason Biggs who make vulgar comments about someones wife and no one thinks that is wrong. You didn't hear any of the left wing liberal media make any comments about what he said. It is so pathetic & Disgucting. These idiots call themselves journalists and they are just talking little robots.
Let's all make fun of the old guy. It's far better then admitting our liberal politics got us in this mess.
Sarcasm…..
I thought Mr Eastwood’s comedic timing and delivery were excellent. Not to be a fault-finder, but Dirty Harry’s weapon wasn’t a Colt. It was a S&W .44 magnum. Punk!
Well, there WAS that Casull after it replaced the S & W .44 magnum as the most powerful handgun in the world.
And of course, ample allowance ought to be made for that harpoon gun.
But my favorite Dirty Harry moment was the debate with Tyne Daly over the .357 magnum and the .44 magnum. Being a .357 man myself (too much uncontrollable recoil in the .44), I was interested in that.
Colt .357 magnums DO show up on Magnum Force, with one or more of the vigilante cops using the Python (4 inch model).
Just another piece of evidence that Zionist-neocon nuts have a difficult time digesting reality. Eastwood BOMBED, and the majority of Republicans know it.
You just bombed, and we all know it.
"Conservatives" have replaced Labor Day with a holiday where they put empty chairs outside? Are they supposed to yell at an invisible black guy in it? I guess anything to hide the fact that they don't have any company to actually sit in the chairs helps them, somehow.
So, best of luck with that. I'm sure it will catch on like wildfire. Go "National Chair Day."
I love Eastwood and — even politically — probably agree with him on more positions than the vast majority of FPMers (definitely more than the blank-eyed fundies), but this will be a minor gaffe in an otherwise brilliant career.
Now get off my lawn, you empty chair.
If only the empty chair would get out of our white house.
You frequently complain that he rules by fiat…even call him a dictator. Now he's an empty chair. Kinda hard to argue both at the same time. Yet you will. And you'll be right in your own mind, Rog!
I notice you didn't show where he actually followed the restraints on his branch or where he was involved in any substantive effective programs.
So, it seems you can't show I'm wrong on either count.
I notice you try to make others prove negatives. I don't attempt to prove negatives, Rog.
An empty chair and a totalitarian dictator are wholly opposite political rulers.
Which is it, "serious mind"?
I notice you ignore things. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-03/u-s-admi…
Obama has been ruling by decree and has been ruled in contempt of court for it.
And… also has not been a major part of any effective program. http://www.redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/05/04/apr…
You aren't very tricky.
You frequently complain that he rules by fiat…even call him a dictator. Now he's an empty chair. Kinda hard to argue both at the same time. Yet you will. And you'll be right in your own mind, Rog!
Wow, you captured the 82 year old white male vote!
A radical, communist, Islamist-loving dictator in waiting. One that is both supremely incompetent, and paradoxically so powerful that he threatens the end of the USA as we know it!
That's who sits in Eastwood's chair. An Obama only Republicans can truly see.
Grandpa Clint sure still has IT *__*! Wisdom and performance of an artist of his age still shines brightly. How fitting, and timely to use a simple prop creatively thought; an empty chair, which spoke volume. If I may add and empty clothes hanger to boot.
"Last gasp of Old Hollywood" my foot. Methinks Ben has been reading too much Michael Medved. Every superhero flick, from the "Batman" to the "Iron Man" franchises, is about heroism — there's a fine piece in the new issue of Commentary that makes this point. You also can check out various recent war movies ("Black Hawk Down," "Saving Private Ryan," "Windtalkers," "Hart's War," "We Were Soldiers," and Eastwood's own "Flags of Our Fathers"), all of which contain more heroism than a whole convention of GOP policy wonks and activists. Shapiro needs a critic's chair.
Come to think of it, an empty chair could represent BO's time at Columbia or his presidency. (There seems to be a pattern …)
Yes, both of you muslim friendly trolls would stick together.
So, do you sit near Trista Parsi's office?