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Obama Camp On Eastwood: ‘Referring All Questions On This To Salvador Dali’ [View all]

Obama Camp On Eastwood: ‘Referring All Questions On This To Salvador Dali’

Reached by Politico for a response to Clint Eastwood's bizarre, offbeat speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, Obama campaign press secretary Ben LaBolt declined to delve into specifics, but instead deferred to a late Spanish painter known for his surrealist work.

"Referring all questions on this to Salvador Dali," LaBolt told Politico via email.

Watch highlights from Eastwood's speech:

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Mitt, upstaged by an empty chair!

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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