Eastwood Liveblog

Clint Eastwood, Republican National Convention 2012

1:02 Way to legitimize yourself, a renowned actor, as a reliable speaker, Mr. Eastwood. “A lot of conservative people in Hollywood.” “They don’t go around hot-dogging it.”

1:56 “These people are all like-minded. Like all of us.” I'm only two minutes into this speech and I'll put money down that everyone in the audience is not nearly as like minded as you seem to think...

2:00 Invisible Obama is shaking in his boots Mr. Eastwood.

2:55 Back to unemployment, “I haven’t cried so hard…” Transitioned from national hope to unemployment and how Obama hasn’t done enough. Clearly, then, Mitt is the One True Answer.

4:00 To the president: “How do you respond to (every possible allegation that can be levied against the government)?”

“Shut up?”

“I can’t”

That’s totally something the president would say. No doubt.

5:46 Why not bring the troops home tomorrow, Clint? Because that’s not how wars end. WWI? WWII? Vietnam? Korea? Any of these ringing a bell Clint? even the clean ones never just stop.

6:56 “Biden is the intellect of the Democratic Party.” Why, Mr. Eastwood, that’s the smartest thing you’ve said all night. Too bad you were trying for sarcasm.

7:25 “ I've never thought it was a good idea for attorneys to be President anyway.” “Let’s hire a bureaucrat instead” Oh, I’m sorry, you said “stellar businessman,” didn't you Mr. Eastwood. It’s easy to get confused.

8:58 “We own this country.” Not for at least four years, Clint. Oh, wait, your making some qualifiers.

“Politicians are employees of ours.” Clever business analogy there, Mr. Eastwood. Very nice. Oh. And “letting the President go.” Sneaky, sneaky.

10:54 We don’t have to vote for people be don’t really want in office.” I couldn't have said it better myself.