LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clint Eastwood is earning plenty of bad reviews for his latest performance: a bizarre, rambling endorsement of Mitt Romney at the Republican National Convention.
While looking at an empty chair, Eastwood carried on a kooky, long-winded conversation with an imaginary President Barack Obama, telling him that he failed to deliver on his promises, and that it's time for Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, to take over.
Minutes after Eastwood began his speech, someone created an (at)InvisibleObama account on Twitter. It already has amassed 30,000 followers and counting.
Actor Bob Newhart tweeted, "I heard that Clint Eastwood was channeling me at the RNC."
The Obama campaign tweeted a photo of the back of the president's chair, with Obama's head peeking over it, along with the line: "This seat's taken."
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387-a-08-(Clint Eastwood, actor-director, in remarks at 2012 Republican National Convention)-"let 'em go (cheers fade)"-Clint Eastwood says President Barack Obama has failed to improve the economy and get people back to work. (30 Aug 2012)
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386-a-15-(Clint Eastwood, actor-director, in remarks at 2012 Republican National Convention)-"solve the problem (cheers fade)"-Clint Eastwood says the current administration should've done more to end unemployment. (30 Aug 2012)
<<CUT *386 (08/30/12)>> 00:15 "solve the problem (cheers fade)"
368-a-20-(Clint Eastwood, actor-director, in remarks at 2012 Republican National Convention)-"bad as Biden (cheering fades)"-Clint Eastwood, pretending to have a discussion with President Barack Obama, suggests the president has said something insulting. ((note nature; length of cut)) (30 Aug 2012)
<<CUT *368 (08/30/12)>> 00:20 "bad as Biden (cheering fades)"
366-a-10-(Clint Eastwood, actor-director, in remarks at 2012 Republican National Convention)-"Make my day (thank you)"-Clint Eastwood leads the crowd in his trademark phrase. (30 Aug 2012)
<<CUT *366 (08/30/12)>> 00:10 "Make my day (thank you)"
369-a-17-(Clint Eastwood, actor-director, in remarks at 2012 Republican National Convention)-"how bout that (cheers fade)"-Clint Eastwood says it wasn't a good idea in 2008 to elect an attorney as president. (30 Aug 2012)
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403-w-35-(Jerry Bodlander, AP correspondent, with Clint Eastwood, actor and director)--Clint Eastwood tells the GOP convention the country needs a change. AP correspondent Jerry Bodlander reports. (30 Aug 2012)
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