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Clint Eastwood to speak at RNC Convention
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:57 PM
WHOZIT
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:16 PM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:20 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: I wonder if he was invited to the private yacht party... "I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!" Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 1:25 PM
NIKI2
Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:26 PM
Quote:Originally posted by whozit: Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: I wonder if he was invited to the private yacht party... "I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!" Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing." OUTRAGE! It should be flying a "Skull and Crossbones"!
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:48 PM
STORYMARK
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 4:45 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Quote:Originally posted by whozit: Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: I wonder if he was invited to the private yacht party... "I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!" Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing." OUTRAGE! It should be flying a "Skull and Crossbones"! Hey, you figured out the quote system! Only took ya years, but yah for whozit! He finally got something right! Yay! Proud of ya! "Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 5:22 PM
CHRISISALL
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 5:53 PM
Quote:Originally posted by chrisisall: It saddens me that Clint suffers dementia, it REALLY does... I love so many of his movies... *cry*
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 8:30 PM
MAGONSDAUGHTER
Thursday, August 30, 2012 3:52 AM
JONGSSTRAW
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: He's going to go tell all those teabaggers to "get off my lawn."
Thursday, August 30, 2012 5:53 AM
Quote:It saddens me that Clint suffers dementia, it REALLY does...
Thursday, August 30, 2012 12:29 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Quote:Originally posted by whozit: Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: I wonder if he was invited to the private yacht party... "I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!" Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing." OUTRAGE! It should be flying a "Skull and Crossbones"! Hey, you figured out the quote system! Only took ya years, but yah for whozit! He finally got something right! Yay! Proud of ya! "Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!" Now if that fucking dimwit would just tattoo that shit backwards on his rib cage, Memento-style, so he could figure it out tomorrow, after he's slept. Seriously, was thick fucktard hit in the head with a sledgehammer or something? He can't retain the simplest of information for more than 24 hours! ARRGH! "I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!" Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."
Thursday, August 30, 2012 3:28 PM
GEEZER
Keep the Shiny side up
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: I wonder if he was invited to the private yacht party...
Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:23 PM
Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:25 PM
Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:41 PM
Friday, August 31, 2012 3:37 AM
Friday, August 31, 2012 4:25 AM
Friday, August 31, 2012 4:37 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Geezer: Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Quote:Originally posted by whozit: Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: I wonder if he was invited to the private yacht party... "I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!" Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing." OUTRAGE! It should be flying a "Skull and Crossbones"! Hey, you figured out the quote system! Only took ya years, but yah for whozit! He finally got something right! Yay! Proud of ya! "Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!" What's really sad, Story, is that not only are you just a troll, but you're just Mike's backup troll.
Friday, August 31, 2012 5:04 AM
Friday, August 31, 2012 5:39 AM
Friday, August 31, 2012 6:05 AM
Friday, August 31, 2012 10:09 AM
Friday, August 31, 2012 10:16 AM
Quote:Originally posted by whozit: Dam! You libs are ripping into Eastwood because he's a Rupublican?
Friday, August 31, 2012 10:17 AM
Friday, August 31, 2012 10:24 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Quote:Originally posted by whozit: Dam! You libs are ripping into Eastwood because he's a Rupublican? No, fucktartd. Try reading. People (not just the left, but all over the web) are ripping into him for coming off a bit lost and addled. Though at least he addressed the war. Mittens didn't mention it at all. So he didn't rape a woman in 1979? Note to anyone - Please pity the poor, poor wittle Rappyboy. He's feeling put upon lately, what with all those facts disagreeing with what he believes. "Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
Friday, August 31, 2012 11:09 AM
Friday, August 31, 2012 11:14 AM
Quote:Originally posted by STORYMARK: Neither did Clinton, unless you have some magical, heretofore unseen proof.... you fucking moron. And you've forgotten how the quote system works... again? Jesus, are the IQ points just dripping out of the side of your ruptured skull? How do you even breathe on your own? Your heros at NBC News interviewed his victum, unless you want to blame the woman? Note to anyone - Please pity the poor, poor wittle Rappyboy. He's feeling put upon lately, what with all those facts disagreeing with what he believes. "Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
Friday, August 31, 2012 11:28 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Quote:Originally posted by whozit: Dam! You libs are ripping into Eastwood because he's a Rupublican? No, fucktartd. Try reading. People (not just the left, but all over the web) are ripping into him for coming off a bit lost and addled. Though at least he addressed the war. Mittens didn't mention it at all. "Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
Friday, August 31, 2012 12:03 PM
Quote:Originally posted by STORYMARK: Why are you being so UnAmerican? See, here, in America, the rule is "Innocent until PROVEN guilty". So, show the proof, or shut the fuck up, moron. Where's the proof Romney gave a woman cancer and is a felon? Note to anyone - Please pity the poor, poor wittle Rappyboy. He's feeling put upon lately, what with all those facts disagreeing with what he believes. "Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
Friday, August 31, 2012 12:40 PM
Quote:Originally posted by whozit: Quote:Originally posted by STORYMARK: Why are you being so UnAmerican? See, here, in America, the rule is "Innocent until PROVEN guilty". So, show the proof, or shut the fuck up, moron. Where's the proof Romney gave a woman cancer and is a felon? Note to anyone - Please pity the poor, poor wittle Rappyboy. He's feeling put upon lately, what with all those facts disagreeing with what he believes. "Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
Friday, August 31, 2012 1:19 PM
Friday, August 31, 2012 1:22 PM
Quote:Originally posted by whozit: Where's the proof Romney gave a woman cancer and is a felon?
Friday, August 31, 2012 1:23 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: And then there's this... 48 hours ago Eastwood was the coolest...now he's the scum of the left. "I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!" Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."
Friday, August 31, 2012 1:28 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: Quote:Originally posted by whozit: Where's the proof Romney gave a woman cancer and is a felon? Who claimed either of those things? YOU DID!! You did a thread on it! YOU did a thread claiming he was a felon! As for the cancer, that was Barry's Super Pac. "I supported Bush in 2000 and 2004 and intellegence [sic] had very little to do with that decision." - Hero Mitt Romney, introducing his running mate: "Join me in welcoming the next President of the United States, Paul Ryan!" Rappy's response? "You're lying, gullible ( believing in some BS you heard on msnbc ) or hard of hearing."
Friday, August 31, 2012 1:38 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: Quote:Originally posted by whozit: Quote:Originally posted by STORYMARK: Why are you being so UnAmerican? See, here, in America, the rule is "Innocent until PROVEN guilty". So, show the proof, or shut the fuck up, moron. Where's the proof Romney gave a woman cancer and is a felon? Note to anyone - Please pity the poor, poor wittle Rappyboy. He's feeling put upon lately, what with all those facts disagreeing with what he believes. "Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!" I never claimed either, fucktard. God, I hope you're just a sock pupput putting on a show at this point. Otherwise, someone needs to mow your ass down, before you breed and pollute the gene pool. As for you, I'm going to do worse then insult you, I'm going to ignore you from now on. You're just a cheap shot artist. You have NOTHING to offer, go masterbate while thinking about Chris Matthews in a thong. Oops, I insulted you. Note to anyone - Please pity the poor, poor wittle Rappyboy. He's feeling put upon lately, what with all those facts disagreeing with what he believes. "Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
Friday, August 31, 2012 1:48 PM
Friday, August 31, 2012 2:05 PM
Friday, August 31, 2012 2:20 PM
Quote:Originally posted by whozit: YOU DID!! You did a thread on it! YOU did a thread claiming he was a felon! As for the cancer, that was Barry's Super Pac.
Friday, August 31, 2012 2:25 PM
Friday, August 31, 2012 2:27 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Storymark: "Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"
Friday, August 31, 2012 3:26 PM
RAHLMACLAREN
"Damn yokels, can't even tell a transport ship ain't got no guns on it." - Jayne Cobb
Quote:Originally posted by Magonsdaughter: Eastwood carried on a kooky, long-winded conversation with an imaginary President Barack Obama, telling him he had failed to deliver on his promises and it was time for Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, to take over. ''Mr President, how do you handle promises that you have made when you were running for election, and how do you handle them? I mean, what do you say to people?'' he said at one point to the empty chair.
Friday, August 31, 2012 5:02 PM
Friday, August 31, 2012 6:00 PM
FREMDFIRMA
Saturday, September 1, 2012 6:40 AM
Quote:{They chose to] not air the Mitt Romney biographical video in the primetime slot in favor of Eastwood spending over ten minutes scolding an empty chair. The broadcast networks planned in advance to only air the final hour of the convention speeches, starting at 10 PM, in primetime, meaning that the Republicans deliberately chose which speeches would get the most attention, which included Eastwood last night. The biographical Romney video that debuted last night aired before 10 PM, in contrast to how conventions have released such videos in election years past. The video was well-done, but most people who tuned in did not get to see it. And the Republicans clearly thought Eastwood’s speech would be completely worth cutting the video from the primetime hour.
Quote:For all the finger-pointing about Clint Eastwood’s rambling conversation with an empty chair on Thursday night, the most bizarre, head-scratching 12 minutes in recent political convention history were set in motion by Mitt Romney himself and made possible by his aides, who had shrouded the actor’s appearance in secrecy. Thus began an effort by Mr. Romney’s campaign over several weeks to inject a Hollywood-style surprise into the highly scripted, tightly controlled convention where Mr. Romney would formally accept the nomination of the Republican Party to be president. Behind the scenes, Mr. Eastwood’s convention cameo was cleared by Mr. Romney’s top message mavens, Russ Schriefer and Stuart Stevens, who drew up talking points that Mr. Eastwood included, in his own way. They gave him a time limit and flashed a blinking red light that told him his time was up. He ignored both. The actor’s decision to use a chair as a prop was last-minute, and his own. “The prop person probably thought he was going to sit in it,” a baffled senior aide said on Thursday night. Mr. Eastwood’s rambling and off-color appearance just moments before the biggest speech of Mr. Romney’s life instantly became a Twitter and cable-news sensation, which drowned out much of the usual postconvention analysis that his campaign had hoped to bask in. It also startled and unsettled Mr. Romney’s top advisers and prompted a blame game among them. “Not me,” an exasperated-looking senior adviser said when asked who was responsible for Mr. Eastwood’s speech. In interviews, aides called the speech “strange” and “weird.” One described it as “theater of the absurd.” Ann Romney, who made the rounds of the three network morning shows, hardly pretended that she was happy as she was repeatedly asked about the speech. “I was thrilled for his support,” she said on NBC, trying to be positive. Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin said on MSNBC that he “cringed” as he sat in the hall during Mr. Eastwood’s performance. The speech was a reminder of how fleeting a successful political moment can be, and how carefully staged events can be upset by an unpredictable turn. And it suggested a slip-up inside the button-down, corporate-style headquarters of the Romney campaign in Boston. During the weeks after Mr. Romney extended the invitation in Idaho, the actor’s role in the convention lineup was kept secret. On the public schedule, his slot was listed as “to be announced.” As the last night of the convention approached, planners tried to keep a lid on the story even as Mr. Eastwood’s name leaked out on the Internet, hoping his appearance would be the good kind of a surprise, not the bad kind. “If we announced it, it wouldn’t be a mystery anymore,” Mr. Schriefer told reporters, playfully. Another adviser said that several top aides had reviewed the talking points given to Mr. Eastwood just a few hours before his appearance. They included a request to mention the millions of people who remain unemployed — something Mr. Eastwood did, though he misstated the number. As actors sometimes do, he improvised. Instead of reading off a teleprompter — something Mr. Eastwood is said to despise — he pretended to have a sarcasm-filled conversation with President Obama, seated by his side. “What do you mean, shut up?” Mr. Eastwood said, mumbling to a befuddled audience. A moment later, he stopped again, saying, “What do you want me to tell Mr. Romney?” “I can’t tell him that. He can’t do that to himself,” Mr. Eastwood said. “You’re getting as bad as Biden.” Initially, there were no plans for Mr. Eastwood to take a chair onstage. But at the last minute, the actor asked the production staff backstage if he could use one but did not explain why. Had Mr. Eastwood appeared earlier, many fewer people might have noticed. The networks began their hour of convention coverage at 10 p.m. Eastern time, which meant that Mr. Eastwood was the first act of the night for their millions of viewers. He was scheduled to speak for about five minutes but stayed onstage for more than twice as long, throwing off the schedule for Mr. Romney. Mr. Stevens, in an interview, said he would not discuss internal decision making, but he said that Mr. Romney was backstage during Mr. Eastwood’s remarks. “He spoke from the heart with a classic improv sketch which everyone at the convention loved,” Mr. Stevens said, calling it “an honor that a great American icon would come and talk about the failure of the current president.” As they flew home from Tampa on Friday, some delegates grumbled that Mr. Eastwood was a waste of a prime-time slot that might have been better used to feature other speakers or the biographical video of Mr. Romney’s life. Mr. Eastwood is generally liked and respected in Hollywood, where his colleagues often do not agree with his politics. Leonard Hirshan, Mr. Eastwood’s manager, said the actor was traveling and would not be available for interviews. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/us/politics/romney-aides-scratch-their-heads-over-eastwoods-speech.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all#h[]
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