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78. Ah, yes, stendhalismo as they call it in Florence...

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 03:22 PM

Sep 2012

it almost happened to me in Amsterdam after a 9 day art intensive winding up in the Van Gogh Museum standing in front of one of his wheat fields with crows...I had a quietly tearful melt down...

I do know that the Bruges Madonna had been hauled away by the German army shortly before one of the Allies Monument Men raced into the church...they were too late, but of course it was later recovered...what a story...

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ROFL ROFL ROFL ROFL hatrack Aug 2012 #1

Bwah! BumRushDaShow Aug 2012 #2

holy shit that's funny! ibegurpard Aug 2012 #3

oh man, that is the PERFECT response. cali Aug 2012 #4

Damned intellectual elite response. Bwahahahahaaa!! nolabear Aug 2012 #5

I know! I LOVE IT! freshwest Aug 2012 #10

So happy to be on the side of the smart people SaveAmerica Aug 2012 #38

An empty chair upstaged an empty suit. JaneyVee Aug 2012 #6

"An empty chair upstaged an empty suit" -- that one should be shopped around! Good. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #26

LOL. n/t pnwmom Aug 2012 #33

Too bad the Republicans won't get the joke. Baitball Blogger Aug 2012 #7

I'm not getting the joke, either. But I'm a quick learner! Zalatix Aug 2012 #8

Really? lunatica Aug 2012 #13

Not everyone is into art. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #27

Maybe this will help-- Dali's most famous work Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #18

It was a double reference. He also has a work of art called The Chair. Baitball Blogger Aug 2012 #31

Here ya go caraher Aug 2012 #34

That is GREAT! Thanks... reACTIONary Aug 2012 #74

indeed Oddman Aug 2012 #43

Because both Dali and Eastman's "speech" were surreal. Fawke Em Aug 2012 #21

Not in the same way, though. Clint Eastwood is surreal in a very inept and nutjob way. Zalatix Aug 2012 #47

sigh yes some of the base will wonder if that is some illegal worker the Obama team hired.... lunasun Aug 2012 #19

Dali's dead but maybe the imaginary bear Eastwood was wrestling hifiguy Aug 2012 #9

Bwhahahahahaaa Bwahahahaaa spanone Aug 2012 #11

ROFLMAO ! ! ! ! proud patriot Aug 2012 #12

I say Flatpicker Aug 2012 #14

hehehe Amonester Aug 2012 #45

Whatever else could they say!?! Cha Aug 2012 #15

OMG. Perfect! Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #16

Was more Magritte than Dali to me but I get where they are coming from with that referral! lunasun Aug 2012 #17

Naw, It was more Marcel Duchamp. hifiguy Aug 2012 #23

Yeah, maybe more dada than surrealist... GReedDiamond Aug 2012 #32

My thought, too. Magritte was full of "empty suits" and had that wonderful Madame Recamier CTyankee Aug 2012 #55

the suits but one called The Therapist came to mind lunasun Aug 2012 #56

I'm going to be visiting his museum in Brussels in October. I can't wait! CTyankee Aug 2012 #57

My brother lived in Brussels for a few yrs-great place lunasun Aug 2012 #59

I was there many years ago at age 16 and I don't remember it at all. CTyankee Aug 2012 #61

Wow have a good time and dont get Stendhal syndrome lunasun Sep 2012 #77

Ah, yes, stendhalismo as they call it in Florence... CTyankee Sep 2012 #78

That very well may have been the most perfect response for them to give, possible. Poll_Blind Aug 2012 #20

Wasn't it great when Imaginary Obama told Eastwood to go fuck himself? SunSeeker Aug 2012 #22

Aaahhh! That's fabulous! Chorophyll Aug 2012 #24

Bwahahaha ismnotwasm Aug 2012 #25

They can't even be bothered to set up a straw man to knock down. Just empty air. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #28

The page loads, but the video doesn't play on my Mac AnotherDreamWeaver Aug 2012 #29

I watched the whole thing here: AnotherDreamWeaver Aug 2012 #40

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Segami Aug 2012 #30

o goodness. Never thought I could enjoy a RNC so much. Whisp Aug 2012 #35

That was too kind Ben, you must be an Eastwood fan! nt flamingdem Aug 2012 #36

If the Obama team keeps it sassy yet classy like this Iceberg Louie Aug 2012 #37

Stop it. Harvey was in that chair. chknltl Aug 2012 #39

Oh great,...Clint is pallin' around with chairs? Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2012 #42

The Ovisible Inbama NBachers Aug 2012 #41

"H e l l o C h a i r", my name is Clint. Historic NY Aug 2012 #44

An FYI for everyone Tx4obama Aug 2012 #46

I can just hear the crowds chanting at Obama rallies...Four More Chairs, Four More Chairs. Snotcicles Aug 2012 #48

LOL! n/t ProSense Aug 2012 #53

The.Funniest.Thing.EVA. Ship of Fools Aug 2012 #49

Well, they have been running against an imaginary Obama so an invisible one seems Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #50

At the DNC, some celebrity should debate an empty suit hanging from a coat rack. tclambert Aug 2012 #51

They invited the man on the left (pic) but ... Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #52

Empty suit upstaged by empty chair!! JoePhilly Aug 2012 #54

Damn librul elitist!!! Odin2005 Aug 2012 #58

there's also a Dali museum right there in Tampa, yodermon Aug 2012 #60

Very appropriate! n/t daligirl519 Aug 2012 #62

great answer librechik Aug 2012 #63

Typical Obama, always deferring to Europeans! DefenseLawyer Aug 2012 #64

I...can't...breathe... stevenleser Aug 2012 #65

Fucking brilliant. Arkana Aug 2012 #66

+1. I still like Eastwood even though his stunt was so wrong. He must be so weird in his real life. The Wielding Truth Aug 2012 #67

Most of those yahoos at the RNC wouldn't know Salvador Dali PlanetBev Aug 2012 #68

and yet this dog does an impersonation... KurtNYC Aug 2012 #70

Today's ear worm... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #75

Damn that's a brilliant response malaise Aug 2012 #69

Empty chair much preferred over him ailsagirl Aug 2012 #71

Gawd I can't wait for next week amuse bouche Aug 2012 #72

What happened to "It's halftime in America"? Utopian Leftist Aug 2012 #73

I prefer Magritte! DemzRock Aug 2012 #76