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We know that Limbaugh is back on his happy pills, but what about the others?
Clint Eastwood's "Weird," "Strange" Convention Speech Draws Rave Right-Wing Reviews
OLIVER WILLIS
Some conservative media figures are praising Clint Eastwood's performance from the final night of the Republican National Convention, in which the actor spoke to an empty chair representing President Obama. Eastwood rambled on at length, engaging in an awkward, one-person back and forth with the imaginary president that was meant to critique Obama's policy record.
Politico reported that "the Romney family seemed less than thrilled when the camera panned to them" during Eastwood's "disjointed moment." The Washington Post said Eastwood's performance "looked bizarre on the television screen." The New York Times spoke to Romney aides, who anonymously described the performance as "strange, " "weird," and "theater of the absurd."
Despite widespread confusion over the spectacle (which delayed the timing for Mitt Romney's nomination acceptance speech) and the criticism from within and without, some on the right liked it.
Rush Limbaugh said he "loved Eastwood" and thought the performance was "bold" and that "the left" was "dumping all over Eastwood" because "they can't hit Romney." He also claimed that Eastwood got "under Obama's skin."
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2012/08/31/clint-eastwoods-weird-strange-convention-speech/189703
spanone
(135,823 posts)sadbear
(4,340 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)and twiddled his dingus and the reichwing media would be rhapsodic. As it was he managed to do ever so slightly better than that.
Initech
(100,063 posts)And the talking points media would call it a win.
XemaSab
(60,212 posts)Initech
(100,063 posts)Thank me later!
nanabugg
(2,198 posts)to think about anything but don't let them make you miserable. They are miserable because Mr. Obama is President. They lose sleep. They are evil. They are ignorant. They are selfish, greedy, heartless. Let it be THEIR problem.