Romney Aides Call Eastwood Speech ‘Strange,’ ‘Weird,’ ‘Theater Of The Absurd’

[ProSense]

Romney Aides Call Eastwood Speech ‘Strange,’ ‘Weird,’ ‘Theater Of The Absurd’

Romney campaign aides are trying to avoid blame for the campaign's idea to have Clint Eastwood speak at the Republican National Convention, the New York Times reports, following Eastwood's peculiar, rambling dialogue with an empty chair meant to represent President Obama.

“Not me,” said an exasperated-looking senior adviser, when asked who was responsible for Mr. Eastwood’s speech. In late-night interviews, aides variously called the speech “strange” and “weird.” One described it as “theater of the absurd.”

At the same time, Romney adviser Stuart Stevens voiced an on-the-record approval of the speech.

“He spoke from the heart with a classic improv sketch which everyone at the convention loved,” Mr. Stevens said, also calling it "an honor that a great American icon would come and talk about the failure of the current president and the promise of the future one.”

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/romney-aides-call-eastwood-speech-strange-weird-theater

Evidently, Stuart Stevens is "weird" and "absurd."

Romney Adviser: Eastwood’s Chair Representative Of Obama Presidency

Romney campaign adviser Tara Hall told MSNBC Friday that the empty chair Clint Eastwood gave a bizarre lecture to at the Republican National Convention defines the Obama presidency.

"The chair emphasized, I think, what many Americans are asking themselves four years later: where is President Obama relative to his promises made and promises not kept?" Hall told Andrea Mitchell.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/romney-adviser-eastwoods-chair-representative-of-obama-presidency

No, many Americans don't talk to empty chairs. Americans weren't asking themselves, "Why isn't Obama sitting in that chair."

This was simply another car derailing on the Romney's trainwreck campaign.

"the Romney campaign had not prepared sufficiently for ‘a visit of this magnitude’"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021035280

Still, they can't seriously think that trying to now claim that this bizarre episode was planned in advance is good for Mitt?

Movie star debates chair, loses
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021240746

[Politicalboi]

1. There's a new movie about Raygun

Michael Douglas is supposed to play Raygun. I think Eastwood would be a better choice.

[C_U_L8R]

2. It was Romney's show.

And he failed.

Even Boehner should throw him out.

[rbrnmw]

4. Boehner was the least bizarre of the entire night

his usually orange hue was bright red last night

[Frustratedlady]

3. Well, it was their show, so they should have had better control.

They are just lucky Palin didn't give a speech. That would have been an empty head, rather than an empty chair.