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stevenleser

(32,886 posts) Fri Aug 31, 2012, 12:40 PM Aug 2012

I really think Clint Eastwood did us Democrats a big favor with his "I have a chair" speech [View all]

Fact is, no one is talking about Romney's most important speech of the campaign. No one is going to remember it.

We couldnt have asked more from Eastwood if we had paid him and put him up to it.

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I really think Clint Eastwood did us Democrats a big favor with his "I have a chair" speech [View all] stevenleser Aug 2012 OP

Heap on some more chair, I say... Blue Owl Aug 2012 #1

it was chairitable of Clint, really flamingdem Aug 2012 #3

ROFL. stevenleser Aug 2012 #16

More Chair!! Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #5

I got a fever... And the only prescription is... Blue Owl Aug 2012 #19

bwahaha! Matariki Aug 2012 #25

Well excuse me... SunsetDreams Aug 2012 #2

+1000 for Gorgeous George photo. TwilightGardener Aug 2012 #12

It was the chair heard 'round the world pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #4

Let's send him flowers ismnotwasm Aug 2012 #6

Awesome idea! With lots of pansies! NashvilleLefty Aug 2012 #14

Might it not be better if folks remembered that Rmoney's speech was all hat and no cattle? Scuba Aug 2012 #7

Invisible Obama stole the show! Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #8

Joe Scarbrow said this morning on his program that it was the stupidest thing he had ever seen. Major Hogwash Aug 2012 #9

No doubt about it. Baitball Blogger Aug 2012 #10

Perhaps we did. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #11

I was surprised to hear that HappyMe Aug 2012 #13

I rewatched the speech XemaSab Aug 2012 #15

Yup tama Aug 2012 #21

At the very least it was definitely a weak endorsement loyalsister Aug 2012 #23

The speech meant nothing kctim Aug 2012 #17

And if he had just spouted regular platitudes for 15 minutes, it would have worked. But... stevenleser Aug 2012 #18

Would have worked? It DID work kctim Aug 2012 #24

it most certainly did not work, and that is why Romney's team are all stevenleser Sep 2012 #28

Oh no.... Quantess Sep 2012 #29

Who needs Sarah Palin to make your campaign look like a joke..... Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2012 #20

Im kind of wondering that myself after ArnoldLayne Aug 2012 #22

Looks that way. /nt still_one Aug 2012 #26

Clint went over his time and delayed Romney. Zambero Aug 2012 #27

I somewhat expected him to do something.. Fumesucker Sep 2012 #30