General Discussion

muriel_volestrangler

(106,225 posts)

52. I think "you're arguing with an empty chair" should replace "that's a strawman"

Fri Sep 7, 2012, 11:55 AM

Sep 2012

The stunt was to allow him to make up his own responses and claim they were representative of Obama. Eastwood, in many ways, lied even more than Ryan did.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

66 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Eastwood: �President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people,� [View all] cali Sep 2012 OP

"aiming for the people in the middle" ... by CHANNELING the craziest of the far right. JoePhilly Sep 2012 #1

So, he thinks so little of those "in the middle" he gives them bat crazy monolog with a chair? nanabugg Sep 2012 #62

Exactly ... for 12 minutes he WAS the Tea Party. I loved it. JoePhilly Sep 2012 #63

Wait, ProSense Sep 2012 #2

So much fail... a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #3

�President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people,� Botany Sep 2012 #4

This picture is going to make the 2012 highlight reel and will be remembered for decades corkhead Sep 2012 #44

And I'm done with Clint. sinkingfeeling Sep 2012 #5

*sigh* Kelvin Mace Sep 2012 #6

talk about empty chair warrior1 Sep 2012 #7

emty suit?! CountAllVotes Sep 2012 #53

No, "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" was jberryhill Sep 2012 #8

+1 Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #65

He has truly lost it. Iris Sep 2012 #9

Just because he wasn't in your chair, Clint, doesn't mean he's not real. Lucy Goosey Sep 2012 #10

Saving face. He knows he looked like a doddering ass on live TV. TwilightGardener Sep 2012 #11

Now we know tha The Usual Suspects is in his DVD collection. nt MrScorpio Sep 2012 #12

looks like I have one less movie to see CreekDog Sep 2012 #13

Actually Clint, it was the GOP who quickly tried to disavow you. WI_DEM Sep 2012 #14

Bigger than "New Coke"? Curtland1015 Sep 2012 #15

Bat Boy was a hoax? Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2012 #47

omg, he officially is a stupid dumbass. Whisp Sep 2012 #16

Well, that is just sad. madaboutharry Sep 2012 #17

I never thought he was a good actor - all his movies had the same format, theme, just named his LibGranny Sep 2012 #18

actually the lefties loved it immensely Enrique Sep 2012 #19

Talk to the chair, Grampa. (nt) JaneQPublic Sep 2012 #20

Grandpa Simpson yelling at a chair. nt hifiguy Sep 2012 #29

"Aiming at the People in the Middle" ? Laxman Sep 2012 #21

No Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2012 #22

What a sad, sick, bitter, ungrateful old man he is,,,, KarenS Sep 2012 #23

So sad fugop Sep 2012 #24

Who cares about Clint...what did the chair say? CJCRANE Sep 2012 #25

Can't wait for the anti-Billy Beane baseball movie coming out soon. Johonny Sep 2012 #26

Asshole get the red out Sep 2012 #27

HA! Spit out my coffee on that one! n/t fugop Sep 2012 #28

"irritated a lot of lefties" deutsey Sep 2012 #30

First a chair, now a pinecone. Meanwhile, Obama addresses millions. nolabear Sep 2012 #31

The chair won Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #32

Eastwood, sadly, has devolved into a "second-rate punk" DinahMoeHum Sep 2012 #33

Some old Hollywood legends fade gracfully into the cinema firmament and LeftinOH Sep 2012 #34

I heard the chair just told Clint to go... CJCRANE Sep 2012 #35

"irritated a lot of the lefties" and "aiming for people in the middle" TlalocW Sep 2012 #36

All this support for Rmoney and Ryan probably has nothing to do with INdemo Sep 2012 #37

Hey Clint madokie Sep 2012 #38

Eastwood is dead to me. riverwalker Sep 2012 #39

I think he's just doing this for publicity, Bluerthanblue Sep 2012 #40

Also some people thought he deliberately punked Romney CJCRANE Sep 2012 #41

one old man's opinion is just that. spanone Sep 2012 #42

This is not going set well with all the folks wishing he'd played the GOP. Lone_Star_Dem Sep 2012 #43

"...the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people,� he said to the chair. nt LaydeeBug Sep 2012 #45

I sat quietly through his performance, and truthfully, GallopingGhost Sep 2012 #46

According to a friend of mine, Democrats paid Eastwood to do what he Tennessee Gal Sep 2012 #48

He's become fully "Hestoned" mikeytherat Sep 2012 #49

Bigger than people thinking an actor is a badass just because of his movies? JHB Sep 2012 #50

doubling down, eh? shanti Sep 2012 #51

I think "you're arguing with an empty chair" should replace "that's a strawman" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #52

May his new movie tank spectacularly. Waiting For Everyman Sep 2012 #54

LOL. mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #61

Somebody has to ask him about the birth certificate.....nt msanthrope Sep 2012 #55

As if his movies about a middle aged white guy going around punking young minority men craigmatic Sep 2012 #56

Eastwood is just a crazy old man, as opposed to Chuck Norris, qb Sep 2012 #57

Fuck you Mr. Eastwood. liberalmuse Sep 2012 #58

Clint was on the "respect the President" bandwagon when Bush was in power. Dawson Leery Sep 2012 #59

Clint, you should have stayed home and yelled at people to get off your lawn. mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #60

"Right turn, Clyde" OhioChick Sep 2012 #64

Frankly Mr. Eastwood... AsahinaKimi Sep 2012 #66