Tag Archives: Clint Eastwood

Team Romney is Dumb. And Other Eastwood Revelations.

Posted on September 18, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

As Clint Eastwood proves in this video, anyone “dumb enough to ask [him] to go to a political convention and say something, they’re gonna have to take what they get.” Jump to the 2:15 minute mark. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo … Continue reading →

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Fighting a Nonexistent Obama in the Post-Reality Era

Posted on September 11, 2012 at 7:19 am by Bob Cesca

My Tuesday column tackles the most popular activity in American politics: attacking an Obama that simply doesn’t exist. I hate to beat this to death, but the more I think about Clint Eastwood’s convention performance art, the more I’m convinced … Continue reading →

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Romney Ratings Lower Than Eastwood. GOP Cuts Eastwood.

Posted on September 3, 2012 at 6:20 pm by JM Ashby

According to every conservative blogger, pundit, and talking head you can find on the intertubes, Clint Eastwood’s empty-chair lecture was awesome! But apparently Team Romney doesn’t agree, and they’ve cut Eastwood from their RNC video montage. A video mash-up of … Continue reading →

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Where Was I?

Posted on August 31, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – John Cole In other news, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke remarked today that austerity measures at the federal, state, and local level are hampering economic growth. Bernanke also indicated that the Fed may engage in another round of … Continue reading →

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The Reagan Hologram is Real. Also Better Than Mitt Romney.

Posted on August 31, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

It turns out the Reagan hologram is a real thing, but it was not included in the convention because Republican aides and the hologram’s creator were concerned that he would steal the show from Mitt Romney. While he originally wanted … Continue reading →

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The Hilariously Inexplicable Clint Eastwood Transcript

Posted on August 31, 2012 at 7:27 am by Bob Cesca

In case you missed Clint Eastwoods insanely weird, um, performance art last night, here’s the transcript. His bit? He spoke to an empty chair like a mental patient, and pretended President Obama was sitting in the chair. Yes, really. Thank … Continue reading →

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Romney Fever! Catch It!

Posted on August 4, 2012 at 1:40 pm by Bob Cesca

Stop the presses. Clint Eastwood totally has Romney Fever. For real. Not the snarky “Romney Fever” I write about — notorious for its lackluster “I like Whathisname. Yay.” endorsements. Eastwood really has The Fever. And it’s kind of a little … Continue reading →

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Liberal Hogwash

Posted on February 8, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Kirk Walters In other news, New Hampshire Republicans proposed a bill today to eliminate required lunch breaks. Really. “This is an unneeded law,” [Republican state Representative Kyle Jones] said. “If I was to deny one of my employees … Continue reading →

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American Auto Industry = Chicago-style Politics

Posted on February 7, 2012 at 3:03 pm by Bob Cesca

As we discussed yesterday, the Eastwood Super Bowl commercial was even-handed x 1000. It called for cooperation and further progress to return America to dominance on the road. Evidently, Karl Rove and the Republicans think this is all about “Chicago-style” … Continue reading →

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The Clint Eastwood Super Bowl Commercial

Posted on February 6, 2012 at 9:02 am by Bob Cesca

I liked the spirit of this spot: My only issue here is the unspoken fact that Republicans (Eastwood is a Republican) wanted Detroit to go bankrupt and the Obama administration insisted upon a bailout for the auto industry which ended … Continue reading →

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