Count me among the “I loved Clint last night” voters.
On the other hand, the left has eviscerated him. I watched some of MSNBC after Clint’s ad libbed comments and those leftists were downright cruel. Some of the twitter comments included the words pathetic, sad and embarrassing.
I’ve decided 2 things about his appearance. 1. He’s got enough money to not care about any fallout from his leftist Hollywood elitist cohorts and 2. Things must be bad if he’s willing to come to a convention and make an eleven minute speech.
It’s one thing for him to make a statement on the red carpet that he endorses Mitt Romney or put out a 2 sentence press release. It’s quite another for him to actually fly across the country to a convention and make a public appearance in front of tens of millions of his fellow countrymen.
It was obvious to all right thinking people that his love for America and Americans runs very deep. It’s sad that the left has devolved into being so vicious to such a great man as Clint Eastwood. I guess I should stop being so surprised by the lack of class from the left.
I can’t say it better than John Nolte of Breitbart.com:
Had Eastwood said the things the media likes to hear with the same nervousness and hesitation, they would’ve called him wizened and seasoned. But because he mocked Their Precious One, suddenly he’s some kind of embarrassment.
And now Politico, Ben Smith and CNN are all talking about how they intend to use Eastwood as way to overwhelm Mitt Romney’s speech in the coming days.
Like they wouldn’t have found another reason.
All I can say in response is: Go to hell you Obama-shilling crybabies. Eastwood showed more grit and honestly in those few minutes than you water carriers have during your entire propaganda-for-the-collective careers.
What Eastwood did tonight was funnier, fresher, edgier, and braver than anything those comedy cowards Chris Rock, Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert have done in 15 years.
82 years-old, and Dirty Harry is still pissing all the right people off.
My hero.
Diary of a Mad Conservative 
August 31st, 2012 at 11:31 AM
The only thing missing was the hat.
Clint Eastwood is similar to John Wayne in his demeanor.
Great post Roxy.
And you were right months ago,….it’s going to be a landslide.
August 31st, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Clint was just telling it like it is and I for one appreciated it.
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August 31st, 2012 at 7:01 AM
Bravo to Eastwood, Nolte & You, Roxi.
As a beloved Hollywood icon, Eastwood was able to get away with saying things in his comedy routine with the empty chair that many others on the stage would have loved to have said.
August 31st, 2012 at 7:06 AM
No kidding! and he was speaking for the rest of us too.
I’ve always said that Obama is a cardboard man. Not much different than an empty suit or an empty chair.
I loved Clint last night. Like Sami said, he was charming as well as disarming.
August 31st, 2012 at 6:59 AM
I have re-posted this fine Article at Twilight’s Last Gleaming:
http://twighlightslastgleaming.wordpress.com/2012/08/31/2176/
August 31st, 2012 at 7:04 AM
thank you Sami! 😉
August 31st, 2012 at 6:25 AM
This is Great Roxannadanna and too bad for the Liberals that they are sooooooo very Intolerant.
So much for Diversity from the Leftists
August 31st, 2012 at 6:32 AM
You know, Eastwood is a very private man. He’s not into “hot dogging it” like Clooney or Penn. He’s not accustomed to public speaking. Add to that his age.
Of course, he’s going to be nervous and halting in his speech. But that does not mean that his mind is halting too. He made it very clear that he’s up on current events. He knows what’s going on in the world and in this nation.
It’s truly disgusting how the left is using him now as a punching bag.
August 31st, 2012 at 6:57 AM
I thought he did a fabulous job and the halting was all the more part of his charm. Americans have always loved Clint Eastwood.
August 31st, 2012 at 11:40 AM
It is because the left do not possess the depth of thought that we do.
If you stand too close to a painting, you can’t ‘see it’.
You have to back up a bit to envision what the artist was
trying to convey.
The underlying theme of Clint’s speech is lost on the left.
They are standing far too close.