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calimary

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95. It was a story with a happy ending! After all, the bad guy LOST!!!

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 01:57 AM

Aug 2013

All the king's (dancing) horses and all the king's (spokes)men couldn't put romney into the White House, regardless how much money they spent, how much of the media they owned, and how many times they tried to rig the vote. They threw the proverbial kitchen sink at President Obama and it STILL didn't remove him from the Oval Office!

And we have to make DAMN SURE we win like that AGAIN. This very next time!!!

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New Book: Romney's Chief Strategist "Walked Out Of Room & Threw Up" When He Saw Eastwood/Chair [View all] kpete Aug 2013 OP

hahaha warrior1 Aug 2013 #1

Snicker.. HipChick Aug 2013 #2

Clint Eastwood's gut-wretching performance LOL Coyotl Aug 2013 #3

Would have loved? It looked like every one of RR's State of the Unions. VPStoltz Aug 2013 #29

Except in those, the empty chair had Reagan in it jmowreader Aug 2013 #58

DUzy!!! rocktivity Aug 2013 #87

After that performance I haven't been able watch a single Eastwood movie for populistdriven Aug 2013 #32

Could it have been "performance art" napkinz Aug 2013 #34

No, napkinz, it wasn't. I've read interviews with eastwood since Cha Aug 2013 #54

Why is he a Republican? napkinz Aug 2013 #78

He's republicon. he thought mitt had a tax plan. Cha Aug 2013 #85

Still, this is priceless. Sanity can only stomach so much in the pursuit of riches. freshwest Aug 2013 #102

Well said, fresh. Cha Aug 2013 #104

well, speaking as an older person, I think he was just being an old fart...literally... CTyankee Aug 2013 #110

You and me both, CTyankee. I'd be throwing up too if my Cha Aug 2013 #114

I was actually embarrassed for him. I can'tunderstand why he just didn't hire some smart writers in CTyankee Aug 2013 #115

I have not been an Eastwood fan, but I thought that chair skit was hilarious. n/t RebelOne Aug 2013 #37

I did too. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #72

...without laughing my ass off! calimary Aug 2013 #49

So it was your favorite performance by Clint? populistdriven Aug 2013 #66

Consider the end result. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #74

It was a story with a happy ending! After all, the bad guy LOST!!! calimary Aug 2013 #95

Sure was. Better than his movies. n/t RebelOne Aug 2013 #103

Same here brush Aug 2013 #84

I threw-up when I saw Romney speak. - n/t Jim__ Aug 2013 #4

Dam It! chuckstevens Aug 2013 #8

ROFL!!!!! napkinz Aug 2013 #35

R#2 & K for, bwah-ha-HAH although Mittens blessedly departed my mind the second the election ended!1 UTUSN Aug 2013 #5

too bad he didn't throw up on mittens niyad Aug 2013 #6

Her ladyship ann of dressage probably did that. calimary Aug 2013 #50

"I LOVE YOU WOMEN!" CTyankee Aug 2013 #97

No kidding! calimary Aug 2013 #99

How well I remember that! Still laughing! Auntie Bush Aug 2013 #100

I bet she thought god was going to strike her dead for being such a liar...that was how bad her CTyankee Aug 2013 #107

And Romney amuse bouche Aug 2013 #7

he was in inputted to respond that why thanks to his Robot programming and his mommy milk story time Heather MC Aug 2013 #17

tee hee hee Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #9

Good stuff TimeToGo Aug 2013 #10

Ha. Still wonder if Clint was on our side the whole time. n/t DirkGently Aug 2013 #11

I've wondered that myself..... nt Tumbulu Aug 2013 #20

Enemy of my enemy Hydra Aug 2013 #38

Clint Eastwood is, and has always been, a Republican. MADem Aug 2013 #40

Yes, he meant it Hydra Aug 2013 #41

That, and the Superbowl commercial. reusrename Aug 2013 #46

Clint's Republican work started with Nixon. DURHAM D Aug 2013 #56

OMG, Wilt Chamberlain, too! Gaaaaaaaaah!!!!! nt MADem Aug 2013 #59

Even before Nixon he supported. Reagan in 1966 for Gov. here in CA. nt Raine Aug 2013 #73

NO way, back in the 60's here in CA he campaigned with Reagan for governor. Eastwood Raine Aug 2013 #60

I actually looked all that up once, so I know. It's DirkGently Aug 2013 #90

That is not what John2 Aug 2013 #91

He may claim otherwise now but when I was a kid way back at that time my parents were republicans Raine Aug 2013 #92

No, he wasn't. RudynJack Aug 2013 #76

This makes my day... Scurrilous Aug 2013 #12

never thought the GOP could find a candidate more clueless and tone deaf than shrub, then... KG Aug 2013 #13

nope, kpete Aug 2013 #14

I didn't think about that...that's what the GOP was looking for: someone to follow their orders. tofuandbeer Aug 2013 #22

LOL. I imagined something like that happened. Glad to have confirmation it actually did. millennialmax Aug 2013 #15

Wonderful review at the link. This looks like a must-read for the political junkie Hekate Aug 2013 #16

Short on windy analysis and long on attributed quotes and statistics. Brother Buzz Aug 2013 #28

the post mortem books by H&H... dawnie51 Aug 2013 #18

What a horribly written review. woolldog Aug 2013 #19

I did a double-take when I saw that the review was written by Howell Raines, Tanuki Aug 2013 #62

And they still had Romney convinced he was going to win. :/ tofuandbeer Aug 2013 #21

Decent Americans everywhere had similar reactions Berlum Aug 2013 #23

It was no doubt, the most bizarre piece of political theater I have ever seen. tritsofme Aug 2013 #24

The Ann Romney speech missingfink Aug 2013 #25

Welcome to DU, missingfink! calimary Aug 2013 #52

When Ann Romney whined "It's OUR turn!" I walked out of the room and threw up ZRT2209 Aug 2013 #26

With all due respect for the lady, it looked like her hair and makeup person walked out on her. VPStoltz Aug 2013 #31

When she shouted like an aging cheerleader - "I love you WIMMMENNNNNNN!" I walked out of the room calimary Aug 2013 #51

Bwaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahha malaise Aug 2013 #27

I thought that whole Eastwood-Chair thing was GUT BUSTING....but in a completely different way. MADem Aug 2013 #30

I went from horror to fascination to laughing, too. He looked like a sundowning msanthrope Aug 2013 #39

I think Clint is rich enough to not worry about the destruction of his reputation. RebelOne Aug 2013 #105

It did affect his bottom line, though--that's why he walked back his comments and downplayed his MADem Aug 2013 #108

It was funny watching my RW friends and relatives go full circle during the primaries and election Populist_Prole Aug 2013 #33

The right wing double standard knows no bounds. Dawson Leery Aug 2013 #36

Are you kidding? They captured the "crazy old coot" demographic in one fell swoop! Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #42

He shoulda stuck with Meat Loaf. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2013 #43

I truly bust my gut watching this one Euphoria Aug 2013 #93

yes! first time for me. populistdriven Aug 2013 #96

That takes the word "horrible" to new heights--what an offense to music! MADem Aug 2013 #109

Another behind-the-scenes look at Stevens and the Eastwood debacle... Shampoobra Aug 2013 #44

rofl.. yeah, mittites wanted "Half time in America" and got.. Cha Aug 2013 #71

"Eastwood delivered a bizarre, rambling lecture to an empty chair" deutsey Aug 2013 #80

Ha! I forgot about the hurricane delay. tanyev Aug 2013 #86

There are two things about this that get to me. Yeah, the part about the campaign strategist walking liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #45

One thing for sure mick063 Aug 2013 #64

The Super Bowl was watched by many, many more people mick063 Aug 2013 #47

Clint and His Amazing Talking Chair should be part of every Republican Presidential campaign struggle4progress Aug 2013 #48

K&R BumRushDaShow Aug 2013 #53

Ahhhaaaaahahahahaaaaha!!!! Oh my Lordie. And considering that Eastwood openly admitted Number23 Aug 2013 #55

ROFLMFAO! nt Raine Aug 2013 #57

Oh this is funny! PennsylvaniaMatt Aug 2013 #61

I have the video of Stuart Stevens: Marie Marie Aug 2013 #63

My reaction when i saw eastwood versus the chair was projectile laughter Rain Mcloud Aug 2013 #65

It would have been even funnier if Balz had vomited on Eastwood. n/t They_Live Aug 2013 #67

it would be hilarious if there was a guy named BALZ BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2013 #69

Same reaction I had to the candidate and his "lovely" wife. B Stieg Aug 2013 #68

From you link.. As If.. Cha Aug 2013 #70

It was Ryan's dreamy blue eyes that did it BrotherIvan Aug 2013 #83

I was shocked - SHOCKED, I tell you - that it backfired. Eastwood is known for his improv skills. nyquil_man Aug 2013 #75

That was amazing TV. And wasn't it right before Robme came out? ecstatic Aug 2013 #77

Hopefully this was soon after snort Aug 2013 #79

I'm heaven05 Aug 2013 #81

They left out the Meatloaf incident at the rally. Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #82

Yes, I remember it well rocktivity Aug 2013 #88

The entire Convention was a mess maindawg Aug 2013 #89

Republicans community organizer bullshit to describe candidate and President Obama now and bluestate10 Aug 2013 #112

Clint Eastwood's Obama dated Manti Te'o's internet girlfriend. Initech Aug 2013 #94

LOL! Phentex Aug 2013 #98

In 16 they should be honest and just nominate the empty chair. Democracyinkind Aug 2013 #101

Yes, they would nominate something that can lead better thn the idiots they keep putting forward. nt bluestate10 Aug 2013 #113

Clint should take his act on the road ... napkinz Aug 2013 #106

Youtube of video - First time I have seen it. PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #111