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Subscribe to RSSActor and director Clint Eastwood has been confirmed as a surprise guest Thursday night at the Republican National Convention.
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Director/actor Clint Eastwood accepts the award for Distinguished Collaborator onstage during the 14th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards With Presenting Sponsor Lacoste held at The Beverly Hilton hotel on February 21, 2012 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Eastwood recently thrust his support behind GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, who will receive his official nomination at the convention tonight.
Earlier this year, a Chrysler ad narrated by Eastwood that aired during the Super Bowl appeared to endorse President Barack Obama, prompting the actor to respond that he was not backing either candidate. He then went on to voice his support for Romney earlier this month at a fundraiser in Idaho.
Eastwood will address the convention Thursday night in Tampa, Fla., before Romney accepts his nomination. Romney will be introduced by Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
NBC's Kelly O'Donnell and Sue Kroll contributed to this story.
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That doesn't make my day!
Do ya feel lucky?
Clint - ain't no fan of the ADA.
Huh? Why would he not like dentists?
Gosh Noid, you really are funny.
Or maybe your google button thing-y is broken.
Either way....
Clint Eastwood still won't be the biggest actor in the room, however.
Clint Eastwood, The smartest person in Hollywood. Made my day!
God, another has-been actor, who believes his movie roles are really who he is. Just like Heston was, Clint is in his dotage.
While I question his motives calling Clint Eastwood a has-been shows just how clueless you are!
I though they hated him after he made that Chrysler commercial??
Obama showing up?
Oh they did, Alex! The GOP was all up in arms over the commercial and claimed it was a political stunt in favor of Obama. But apparently they're OK with it now that Clint's their guest speaker.
Clint also has a show about his family that is a pure disaster. That and his support for Romney make 2 things that prove that you can be a great actor and director and have poor judgment.
Haven't all of the conservatives been trying to convince us (and themselves) that Hollywood supports the liberals? That it is a bastion of liberal thought? That it is the liberal media?
ROTFLMAO!!!!!
Here we have one of the biggest stars that will be appearing at either this convention but also the DNC and the limp-wristed Liberals from "First Read" can only come up with 10 lines of reportage.
You know if he was speaking at the DNC there would be pages of praise and adoration of how he is supporting Barrack Hussein. Now he gets 10 lines of common knowledge.
Poor Amanda Grace Johnson must have been weeping in her Kool-Aid as she was forced to write this brilliant piece of journalism.
Of course the typically angry little Libbies will try to discredit and disparage Clint in their usual vitriolic way as their little bleeding hearts are broken. The insults and hate will be CAPITALIZED and written in bold as they hope someone thinks their comments are significant.
They're not.
Good job Clint, you always knew to stay on the winning side.
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 for real Americans
Why not? Just another rich white guy.
A "real" American? Perhaps you can tell me what that means?
hey, does this ever "make MY day!!! we'll see about a no-show. What's to hate about him???
Is he planning on 'ending the game'?
Remember how villified he was for saying
It's half time in America.
You just CAN'T make this stuff up. 8 months ago they hated him and now he's the mystery darling?
R$mney even flip flops on Eastwood.
Proving there is NO position so sacred to R$mney that he won't change it a minute later.
Will Rogers use to famously say about the weather in Oklahoma. If you don't like it, just wait a minute.
I am pretty sure that addage can be used for anything coming out of R$mney's pie hole.
"Do ya feel lucky punk? Well, do ya?" Not even Dirty Harry can save this ticket.
I have always enjoyed Clint Eastwood's movies. Like John Wayne, he only plays one character but he plays that character very well.
While I am disappointed he supports the party that is involved in the full-scale assault on the Constitution and the middle-class, I will still watch and enjoy his movies.
His politics? Not so much.
Obama/Biden 2012
Ah, man.....And I really did like Clint Eastwood, too. Well, not no more. Will not spend another cent on any Clint Eastwood film. Thanks for the insight!! And Clint, you just lost a lot of respect from many ex-fans.
I'm not going to watch Eastwood tonight. I love his movies and would hate to have my aesthetic appreciation of his work tarnished as a result of his political views. They should have invited David Mamet...who as reactionary as they come.
Truthseeker, to be fair, Clint really has very little to do with that ridiculous show. But I don't see how another old white guy helps win over any new voters, cause let's face it, unless Romney can court new voters to his side he will have hard time winning this election
Not that I believe an actors point of view is more relevant than anyone elses, but I do respect and like Clint. I don't see him doing this, strange.
@JimS
Um last I checked, most of Hollywood supports the dems. If they wrote a story every day about one, there would be several a week. Clint is a good and cool actor, and was actually a Mayor of a town right next to mine. Being an actor doesn't make you more able to give a good political opinion.
All that being said, if I were the RNC, I wouldn't let him talk. He isn't going to bow down and say what they want him to. I hope the cameras aren't live.
einstein...
just read some of "real americans first" dribble if you want to see what she thinks "real americans" are. The ramblings of "true patriot" are also quite telling.
Take note, these same nasty liberal posters will be the one's claiming a stolen election, and that they will be leaving the country (please, will you please leave this time?).
The Romney/Ryan ticket will win, the Republicans will take back the Senate, and this liberal disaster will be brought to it's appropriate and fitting end.
reckon my first one didn't go thru. Hey, this really "MAKES" my day!!! I'm with Clint sitting on the front porch with his gun in hand saying" Go ahead, punk, just put that obama sign in my front yard and make my day!!!!
Suds in Denver:
I'm certain that your boycott will upset poor old Clint immensely....he'll be devastated.
Explain why Limpballs is still here?
He promised to move to Costa Rica... remember? lol
I just can't get that theme song from Rawhide out of my head.
Another old white guy is speaking? What a surprise!
Xabre
Eastwood might not be the biggest actor but he is still more believable than any of them...Romney is more of a Jean-Claude Van Damme type...sorry Jean-Claude...
Not too long ago, the libbies liked Clint! But now they attack him because he recognizes what they don't. Obama will never make our day! Maybe in Chicago neighborhoods he can find support... but his effort as POTUS in training was a disaster!
Great convention GOP! Can't wait to see the Donkey's effort in North Carolina... lots of giggle and farts I think!
Again... Chuck, Domenico, Mark... As journalists, you certainly must be embarrased by these comments...
Taishmoser
WHAAAAAAAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Those mean, nasty, evil, rich people support the dems? I'm sure you dismiss anything they say or do then don't you? I mean, you limp-wristed little Libbies HATE the rich fat-cats, don't you?
Or do you?
Or do you JUST hate them when they support the Republicans or Conservatives. But if they're rich and support the dems they're,,,,OK.
This is the typical hypocrisy of the Left. This is why no one with an IQ above freezer temperatures believes anything you say. Your hypocrisy is only surpassed by your insignificance.
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 for real Americans
His appearance will garner more votes then anyone else that has appeared!
Jim Spence, ROFLMAO Like anyone cares what you have to say. Seems like ole Condi left out the fact that Bush and the republicans started 2 wars and left it up to the American tax payer to foot the bill over something daddy Bush couldn't get done. W. Bush 8 yr's of total chaos for the country give the rich more tax breaks. What has the republican house done this year? Oh ya 7 bills passed --the lowest rating for a congress for as long as there has been one! Wow and these are the people you want.
And he use to be my Hero..... What a turn coat.....
Doesn't it make you sick when you see these clowns like clint step up for mitt just because their greed overwhelms their sense of being responsible. Like mittens, clint doesn't want to pay taxes, and under mittens, he won't have to. It should make any real american sick to their stomach. I have a better idea, clint should put his money in the overseas banks like mittens, then he avoids it all.
Feisty Redhead Roselle, IL
Explain why Barrack Hussein is still here?
He promised to leave after one term if he didn't cut the deficit in half...remember? lol
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 for real Americans
From reading dumfux's (redwig or carrot top?) posts recently... it seems to me she's been drinking fermented popcorn rather than eating it....!
It is amazing how quickly the libbies turn on Clint Eastwood, who quite arguably is a better American that any of those socialist leaning, America hating, an misguided obama acolytes posting here!
No fair play or discussion with this group of Donkey's, I too look forward to watching the Demo convention a party of desperation! And unlike dumbux's half truths... I will watch with popcorn and a beer! She should seek counseling! lol
I wonder what is Clint Estwood going to say after he "delivered" that "deep" ad at the Superbowl about GM. Is he going to "flip-flop" just like ROmney and tear another one to President Obama??
I hope that the Democrats really give it BACK to the GOP. Chris Rock, Bill Maher, Rachel Maddow, Chris Mathews and some others SHOULD TALK
I didn't have much respect for him before, and now I have none.
Some clown keeps saying that R&R are supported by "real Americans," yet fails to answer the question as to what is a "real American." His version of a real American is some bible toting, gun owning, redneck, who might have a high school education, has never made more than $40,000 a year in his life but is somehow convinced that millionaires like R&R have his best interests at heart. He hasn't voted for a Democrat since Nixon's "southern strategy," and still refers to African-Americans as "darkies" or Negroes. If he lives in MA or LA or AL he hates the federal government, blame Obama for Issac and wants to know where the federal aid is.
"Buffaloe51
Why not? Just another rich white guy."
And George Clooney would be a dirt poor minority who supports Obama??? All the dems and libbies need to get off your hypocritical little high horses and find something better to do with your time.
Romney/Ryan 2012 for the American’s that really care about America
yeah irespond.... a lot of Americans (besides Clint) are 'flip-flopping' as you say.... they see the mistake, are willing to recognize that mistake, and know it has to be fixed! That FIX is to send obama packing, if we don't do that...our economic situation will get much worse! Far worse than he's already made it....!
Romney/Ryan 2012 / 2016
Because Clint Eastwood "represents"the values of the GOP. He certainly is a "family man"
Most women will be very happy to get "advise" about abortion from this WOMANIZER, JUST LIKE Donald Trump, and other prominent Republicans, that are "forgiven" with a smile because they HAVE MONEY, and that ERASES ALL SINS
A HOLLYWOOD ACTOR?
LMAO.
Clint just made my Mel Gibson List.
Why not?
Clint exemplifies true republikant values: he screwed around on his wife with actress Sandra Locke, I think he's twice divorced, he makes movies with government tax breaks, but extols "small government".
Yup.
Repub through n' through.
IRESPOND-2315268
I heard the dnc has to pay speakers at their convention, because obama is poison.
Of course, you have a valide source for this accusation?
You don't even know the difference between flip-flopping and recognize a mistake. You don't "recognize"a mistake by changing postures ACCORODING TO WHO IS LISTENING each day of the week.
Of course, you REPUBS always have a snappy answer to justify the idiocity of your heroes.
I never took Clint for an idiot, I wonder how much Koch paid him?
I am really hoping that Clint goes off script. I really can't see him touting any of this far right crap that has been coming out of these clowns. He has expressed that he's no big pro-lifer, he's not anti-gay marriage, and over all has liberal social views for the most part. His backing Romney didn't suprise me, but this convention appearance does. he must be desperate for the media attention.
GET OFF MY LAWN!!!
What's kinda funny is that, from the looks of the conventioneers, most of them remember when Clint was a young boy! He's no problem and certainly not someone who is going to change votes. He doesn't appeal to the younger voters who aren't quite sure what he's done for the past 20 years (neither am I); he'll be his usual angry self. No one cares!
And, justicenonexistent - you're non existent - if you think only people who are as demented as you represent TRUE AMERICANS!
Obama/Biden 2012
Clint Eastwood had to go to The GOP Convention.
lib50
RACIST MUCH?
This ain't no Gran Torino Clint.
I thought the surprise guest was going to be "The Nuge" but I guess even the GOP crackpots find him a bit over the top. Too bad. That would have been great theatre.
I will send you a $100 dollar bill through the mail if you can show me where he said that if he didn't cut the deficit in half he will be a one term president?
You want some math?
Obama comes in and we have a 1.42 trillion deficit left from Bush.
The 2013 budget calls for a 900 billion deficit.. that's a 520 billion cut. Half of 1.42 trillion dollars is 710 billion.
Now imagine if congress had worked with our president he would have achieved that and more....
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Historicals Table 1.3
You can look up all my numbers there.
So, Clint Eastwood is going to support the republicans just like MLK, Sr. and Jr. did. Good for him.
alex cali:
Just one (1) tiny problem with your post - there is not any Y2013 Budget. The Democrats in the Senate refuse to vote on it. The House passed theirs a long time ago. Obummer....
alex cali:
Here you go. From his own lips and on video film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaQUU2ZL6D8
Don't hold your breath waiting for that $100 bill. Another broken liberal promise.
He promised to leave after one term if he didn't cut the deficit in half...remember? lol
I saw all 90 seconds and where did he say he would leave if not cut in half in hes first term?
He said he did not deserve a second term if he did not get the economy moving... Too bad 4.5 millions jobs created and months and months of GDP growth.
Hey Paul Ryan is that you? Homer? Always making up lies and repeating them so much that you guys start to believe them.
A lot of stupid and ignorant comments here, not unexpected from a libtard site.
FYI, Eastwood has always been involved in politics (mayor of Carmel), not just a sock-puppet like most libtard actors.
FYI, not his reality show. His wife's. And let's not go there with the womanizing. Never heard of the Kennedys, Gary Hart, Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Jesse Jackson, Spitzer of New York?
I can only imagine what kind of pussy actors Obooboo is going to pull out from under the rocks.
Surely none with Eastwood's experience.
All you dems have good reason to lie and worry about your republican opponents. There's no place to hide now.
You can collapse my comments now, it's what do.
I didn't think Eastwood could talk long enough to make a speech. If It's more than 3 minutes long you can bet there's something screwy going on. Huh? What the hell am I saying? Gwaddamn right something screwy going on, but It ain't necessarily Eastwood.
I love Eastwood, but this is a mistake for Mitt Romney and his campaign staff. In 6 minutes, Clint will display more character and depth than Mitt will be able to in his whole hour long speech.
alex cali:
The USA is NOT in expansion mode at 1.5% GNP growth. For the USA to start adding jobs, the percentage of growth must be 3.0 or higher.
I do not need to make anything up - I am far too busy for that. I will leave that up the liberals since that is what they do best. Well, actually very good at stealing money from other people via the governments.
alex cali,
Again with the lie from the chief lie teller no less...President Obama. Why don't you look up the actual number of employed in June 2012 and subtract that number from the actual number of employed in June 2008. You will discover a net loss of over 5 million jobs...net loss not gain as you tried to spin it. www.bls.gov for your information. With all that growth how do you explain persistent unemployment above 8.2% for 42 weeks? I know you can only read from approved sites to prevent the truth from smacking you in the face. You might try reading other government web sites beside the "I am working so hard on my reelection I don't have time to lead" President Obama.
The Democrats didn't deliver a budget for the last three years and they even turned down the Presidents budget during those years. Democrats are convinced if the can repete a lie often enough the world will believe them. The facts published by the government do not support the clear falsifacation on your part.
So, Bozobama, do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?
2016 obamas america.a must see film
Has Clint thrown in with the republicanCrimeCartelSoldier MittTaxPittanceRommel and his Dubious sidekick Eddie Munster???? Tell Me Please!!!! EyeIIS' GOTS' TA' KNOW!!!!
HA!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT OBAMA QUOTE?
Ok, lay off Eastwood just a bit, huh? He grew up in an America where you could work hard and make a living, and by the time that changed (Reagan's trickle-down economics) he was living pretty high, so my guess is there's just a disconnect in his brain. On the other hand, Eastwood's self-directed 'Gran Torino' would probably make most republicans bend over and puke (America's stubborn racism and general ignorance of our own activities in Vietnam), so what are you gonna say? He's left a great legacy on the big screen, not so much in politics.
Snakebone,
"He grew up in an America where you could work hard and make a living"
I think you still can. Millions of Americans do it every day. Don't you? It's not that I have anything against Clint Eastwood, but your statement surprises me. I didn't know we have become a country where you are not allowed to work for a living.
retiredcoastguard:
No, I'm an old white woman married to an old white guy. Just getting tired of all the monotony, this convention is as boring as a popcorn fart (to quote my dad).
It's a free country; Clint Eastwood is free to espouse his political opinions at the Old White Guys Convention in Tampa and I'm free to watch Dirty Harry instead - we'll both enjoy ourselves.
Mickey,
Excuse my hyperbole. Google 'middle class' sometime and you'll see where I get my pessimism.
Eastwood grew up under the New Deal labor and market policies, which meant an average person could work hard, buy a house, support his family, and retire with a pension, in an economy with stable growth. Did you hear the republicans on stage last night who were reminiscing about how their grandfathers and fathers worked hard and made a better life for them? Their grandfathers and fathers grew up in the New Deal economy.
Reagan's (Milton Friedman) economics, which was essentially a redistribution of wealth upward, coupled with a loosening of credit to mask the damage that did to the middle class, and market deregulation, meant that the same workers had no pension, more than one in the household had to work full-time just to be allowed to go into massive debt to buy a home, with their retirement riding a market which had returned to boom and bust, etc. Now the middle class is on life support. Our economy collapsed. I read a report recently with hard-working republicans actually in tears because they didn't want government support, but they couldn't survive anymore without it. As one of the republican women said last night: 'we are the first generation to do less well than the previous generation'. She was right. She was born right about the time Trickle-Down economics succeeded in replacing the New Deal.
I am off of Clint Eastwood I am for him, Snakebone, he worked hard as an actor and developed his own motion picture company. It had nothing to do with Reganomics, just hard work,don't confuse hard work with luck as in hope and change. What was the Democrats favorite part of "Gran Torino"? Was it Clint Eastwood's character when he stepped out of his old pickup truck pointing a large handgun at 2 black smarta$$ teens and asked," what are you spooks doing in this nieghborhood"? In regard to your own general ignorance the Hmong are not Vietnamese. They are refugees that the U.S. had taken in fleeing Laos and Thailand refugee camps in 1975. There was a seated Republican President,then. The war was started by a Liberal Democrat Lyndon Johnson who by your own words started some serious ignorant activities in Viet Nam. Snakey, most Republican Conservatives embrace this movie. A life of crime was averted by example and strong family support. At no time was the Fed asked to intervene. And as for a brain disconect,well you're the doctor. Meanwhile Clint Eastwood is a celebrated actor,owner of Malpaso, one time Mayor of Carmel, Ca and is endorsing Mitt Romney. Not much in politics would be the best way to describe Barack Obama. Saddly for America Clint's legacy will surely outlast this President's . ROMNEY/RYAN '12 JANUARY 20,13 THE END OF AN ERROR!
Way to go Clint- I agree Biden is the brains of the democratic party- a smile with a body behind it! And I also agree it is not a good idea to have a lawyer as president! They lie for money- it's part of the job description. And when somebody is not doing the job, you gotta let 'em go- buh bye bama.
Romney/Ryan the end of an error!
Ok I just watched Clint... The dude has lost it to dementia liar land.
Hey, I like Eastwood too, that was my first point. I remember when he was mayor; he did fine, though he didn't do a whole lot. Don't think he'll be known for that. I think his best works were his latest. I love the theme of 'Torino': a hardened racist carrying the ghosts of his violence in Vietnam, learns about and finds common cause with the Hmong family next door, and finds a personal redemption in sacrificing his life for their welfare. Brilliant and beautiful. Not a theme I hear very much from the 'you're on your own' right wing. Oh, and it wasn't 'family support'. He was a stranger. But you go ahead and read it however you like.
I am so over Clint Eastwood, he is senile or drunk! His performance tonight was disgraceful, showed no class. He can endorse Mitt but the things he was saying about the POTUS were undignified & disgraceful! Many people still support this president & he is going to win this election because there are still decent people in this country who do not want to put small minded people in office. And Clint your pal Bush started the war in Afghanistan & then left the soldiers there to fend for themselves while he began the unjustified war in Iraq! Clint, make my day get off the stage!!!!
sorry Clint, that was embarrassing. You've always been one of my favorite actors but age has passed you by. I'll keep watching your old films, but will never watch any political speeches from you again.
Why on earth would you compare jobs from June 2008 to June 2012? Who was President in June 2008?
When did the economy crash in 2008? Bush BLED jobs in 2008. Your only 'reasonable' comparison is where unemployment was in February of 2009 to February of 2012. Any other analysis is pure BS.
JAS1 @ 1.11, I was trying to come up with a come back but you beat me. Good one. :o)
Update: I was grabbing some popcorn and I caught 45 seconds of Clint (live) on another television in the house. I was embarrassed for him; somebody should have given him the hook. I'd rather remember him in better days because this wasn't one of them.
I expected Clint to save the show ... He didn't .... like node4 ... I was embarrassed for him ... I have been a fan of his since his first movie .... he looked like a broken down old man ... that couldn't remember what he wanted to say .. he didn't "Make My Day...." or Mitts ..
All and all this was the worst Convention show I have seen in my over fifty years of watching them ..... Clint made me feel real old ... and like a dinosaur ...
BRAVO CLINT EASTWOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!
ENCORE!!!!!!!!!
How appropriate, Barrack Hussein, the "Empty Chair President".
Of course the limp-wristed Libbies will be berating him, demonizing him, insulting him.
Why?
Because that's all they know how to do. According to the Libbies if you disagree with Barrack Hussein, you're either racist, intolerant or both. It's never that we disagree with him because he's incapable, incompetent or inexperienced. Of course if something is still wrong, then it has to be someones or somethings fault other than those inadequacies.
Barrack Hussein has proven his only concern is his legacy. He has no platform for Americans, only for his benefit. He preaches he's for the middle-class yet wants to tear down the other classes. Only an inexperienced wannabe can see any logic there.
Yes, we did build it, and we're proud of it. American exceptionalism will only be returned with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. It's time to let Barrack Hussein go.
Great job Clint Eastwood, you make us all proud to be Americans/
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012 for real Americans
@JimSpence: you really don't get it, do you? People aren't berating Clint Eastwood, they are genuinely sad that his speech was not delivered with the clarity that we remember him for. His, just like everyone else's, opinion is their own to express. It's the Republican convention; nobody was under the illusion we were going to see a moving tribute to the Obama administration.
Notsosure10
why 2008, and when in 2008? In 2008 we lost 2.6 million jobs. In Jan-March of 2009 we lost another 2 million jobs. That's 4.6 million jobs lost just in 15 months.
4.6 MILLION JOBS LOST IN 15 MONTHS
Now let me ask you this, do you agree that when Bush took over things were MUCH better than when Obama took over? Did they have an equal start?
And since Bush had it easier, why did he double the unemployment? When he came in, it was 4%, when he left it was close to 8% AND the job loss diarrhea did not stop when Bush handed over the key. IT WAS JUST STARTING.
BTW, if Romney couldn't do it in a tiny Massachusetts (since he was 47th out of 50 states) how do you people expect him to be able to do it in 50 states????????
Snakebone,
"Did you hear the republicans on stage last night who were reminiscing about how their grandfathers and fathers worked hard and made a better life for them? Their grandfathers and fathers grew up in the New Deal economy."
Yes, it was ironic watching Republicans wax nostalgic for the good old days of the New Deal which was the initiative of the Democratic President FDR whom they would now label as a socialist of the worst kind.
Moonbeamracer, You were a fan of Clint Eastwood's first movie? So you're a big fan of," Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"? Me it was later on when he played, "Rowdy Yates" in "Rawhide". Your compasion for the elderly is something to be considered. Mr. Eastwood's body is failing him but his mind is perfectly clear. That's a hell of a thing for us to face when we get on in years. My father is in his 90's, he was pilot flying B-24 Liberator's in the Pacific in WWII. If he should break wind while standing in line at the pharmacy he is not a broken down old man.
Mickey, The new deal was socialism. You basically got money from the Fed but you worked for it. Unlike the Democratic way in Chicago,Barack's hometown,where you get paid to do nothing, except shoot the crap out of each other. I'll take memory lane anyday,how about you,Mick?
fenderbluesjr,
"The new deal was socialism."
You forget that the New Deal gave people jobs to work at. For example, one of the major sources of jobs in the New Deal was work on the infrastructure which Obama has proposed but Republicans have fought against because they bitch and complain that it involves more government spending. How does Romney propose to create these 12,000,000 new jobs he has promised? He hasn't given us any details; just promises. And, apparently, for some reason, you believe him.
Mickey, A lack of details and a bunch of promises are what you voted for in '08. Obama's idea of building infrastructure was not planned out at all. Stimulus money was sqaundered for projects like road resurfacing that should have been a State issue in the first place. There's a gov web site called Stimulus by State, it gives a State by State, Town by Town list of funded projects and the amounts spent. Read it and weep. One wealthy western suburb of Chicago got over a $100K to put lights along it's prairie path thru town. Trouble is they could well afford it but didn't want them. Everytime the motion came up it funding for it was voted down. Some village trustee filled out the Stimulus paper work and had them installed. The residents didn't want the lights because there was no reason for people to be on the trail at night. It would attrack riff raff, Mick it's just the tip of the iceburg,please read it. The cities took the money from Stimulus to fund projects that were within their budgets in the first place, with the surplus cash they made more political hires,which are votes. Romnet/Ryan '12
fenderbluesjr,
"Mickey, A lack of details and a bunch of promises are what you voted for in '08."
That sounds like exactly what Republicans want us to vote for in 2012. Romney still has given us no indication of how he is going to create those 12,000,000 jobs he promises, and you haven't answered my question about that, either. The Republican philosophy is to simply let the market do its job. They tell us that government doesn't create jobs, jobs are created by the private sector. So then how does Romney get off telling us he is going to create 12,000,000 jobs? That is a contradiction of basic Republican economic philosophy. Is it by simply letting the private sector do whatever it wants and hoping against hope that it will produce more jobs? Remember, it was by letting the private sector do as it pleases that got us into this mess to begin with, and it will get us in even deeper still if pursued further. The only way that would be consistent with Republican philosophy would be to leave the private sector alone, and if it produces enough jobs to reduce unemployment, fine; otherwise, too bad for the unemployed! Job creation is not the job of the government according to Republicans which means that unemployment is also not the job of the government to solve. But, then, it appears that Republicans have never been concerned about consistency in their economic philosophy.So I think you who will find that if Romney becomes president, it was you who voted for a bunch of empty promises. Obama/Biden 2012.
Obama promised a bunch of things in '08. Wasn't able to deliver on all of them, but then nobody ever has. Thing is, you know what he stands for. He's leading the democratic party. Romney seemed to stand for whatever would win him the nomination, now he wants to stand for whatever will get him elected (if he can figure out what that is). The party is leading him. The only things he said with any personal conviction is that he loves his family and he wants to be president.
Say what you want about Eastwood, but I think that he at least believes what he said. Authenticity goes a long way. Rubio has it, Ryan has it, Romney doesn't.
Snakebone,
I agree that Rubio has it. I was much more impressed by his speech than I was by Romney's. It's funny, too, I was watching Washington Week in Review last night on PBS, and all the reporters on that show were pretty much in agreement that Marco Rubio had actually upstaged Romney. They were all joking about it because he wasn't supposed to do that.
As for Clint Eastwood, I agree. He believes what he says.
Charles Manson believes what he says too. I agree that Rubio's speech upstaged the others. I think he's more inclined to be factual.
longdin,
"Charles Manson believes what he says too."
And so did Hitler, as we found out to our dismay!
Clint was hilarious in his improv monologue. It was classic acting had me laughing quite a bit. I miss live improv acts.
Do you suppose that Chrysler ad might run tonight...accidentally on purpose.
Would be great wouldn't it Ursula?
I was just about to say...maybe the Republicans will remind Clint how much they hate him for the Chrysler Super Bowl ad.
YEah, Chrysler - a lovely Italian company.
And we know how awesome Italy is doing, right Ursula?
Then again, I presume there will not be any Greek Columns at next's weeks DNC bash.
Remind us again - how long ago was that ad, and at the time home much did the bailout cost?
Now fast forward to today - Chrysler is a lovely Italian co., and GM stock is in the toilet and it will be going BK again soon.
Ah, the Hope and the Change.
GM is moving to China at a rapid pace. OHHHH, the bailout was awesome, wasn't it libs??
GM makes a lot of quality vehicles. The problem is, many ignorant people fail to understand that and don't even give an American company a chance. But then again, many people who support the GNOP would rather buy any car other than a GM in hopes that the company would fail. Then can say "see, it was a bad idea to bail them out". But the reality is not only was GM saved, but thousands of American jobs from manufacturers that provide products that go into the making of GM vehicles were saved as well.
nomoresameo - I hate GM. Give me a Ford any day of the week. We own a Focus and it gets 32 MPG. I haven't had it in the shop once other than oil changes. I also like Chrysler trucks... Own one of those too... it hasn't been in the shop a day in it's life other than oil changes... I've had relatives that owned late model GM's have had nothing but trouble out of them... Why should I like GM? Their product sucks.
The last Ford we had was a minivan, and that piece of garbage broke down every other month. I'll never buy another Ford.
Right...we should have just GM go out of business...that way we could just get away with bitching about more people being unemployed, right?
Yeah sure BrianB. Spoken like a typical GNOP supporter who has made my point perfectly clear!You and others like you would rather watch an American company fail and have thousands of people across the country out of work just because president Obama did something that the GNOP didn't like.
BrianB, to bad you bought that Ford Focus with your 32 mpg. I got an awesome Chevy Cruise, and get an easy 36 mpg. Take a look at some of the reviews for 2012! Chevy Runs Deep!
So since im a Republican I can't like GM cars? How the frick did your above statement make any sense!?
That would be great, they need to run it.
Ursula, thans for asking me the question on Akin in the previous Post.
GM is moving to China at a rapid pace. OHHHH, the bailout was awesome, wasn't it libs??
Yeah, and had Obama stood by and did nothing the righties would be accusing him of being anti-business for allowing GM to collapse, just like the hypcrites they are.
Concern, thanks for answering!
It will if you have Jan Brewer running the show.
Never really cared for Clint Eastwood as a actor. If he's for Mitt and Ryan then I guess his next movie will be --- How To Back Liar's Inc---- Long live John Wayne
Well how high and mighty of you - what about all the dealerships that Obama closed? What about all those workers? How about all the jobs Obama sent off-shore investing OUR tax dollars in "green" electric cars and batteries? Thousands of jobs lost using our tax money.
The fact is Chrysler is no longer an American company. The fact is that foreign auto manufacturers are building right here in the US with US workers without a bailout. No company should be propped up by the taxpayer unless it directly affects national security. Drowning in debt is the biggest threat to our nation, not auto worker jobs.
And for the millions of us that lost our jobs and received no bailout, and for me no unemployment as I was self-employed, I realize that my government is not responsible. Why does an auto worker and an auto executive, both of which earn far more than I did, deserve a bailout, while millions just like me living on the edges scrap and scrape to survive?
See, Obama loves making a big show of things, but doesn't actually care about anyone but himself. Just ask his brother.
And how about his profligate spending, or his inability to negotiate the toilet paper contract with Congress let alone get a budget passed?
If this clown were a CEO he would have been fired long ago, as he loves the sound of his own voice and could care less how much damage he causes to the nation. A real leader would not leave DC until he/she figured out how to work with Congress.
Clinton did it, and he had to work with Newt. Obama is a failure. Great speaker, great golfer, nice jump shot, and a phenomenal fundraiser for himself - but as a leader, a complete failure and an obvious narcissist.
mister wonderful? More like mister bitter, table of one, you're table is ready.
Do you really want a president (Romney) who will gut education, Medicare, take healthcare away from 30 million new subscribers, Planned Parenthood, favor the interests of the wealthy and Corporate America, and dictate the reproductive rights of women and on and on? Republicans are social fascists. Heil Romney!
FORD =fix or repair daily. Those cars have never had any repair other than oil changes? What are they 6 weeks old. Give me a effin break.
Say what you want about Ford... I'm not complaining about mine. Works wonderful... drives very good and comfortable. I do have to admit I owned a 67 Chevy Impala and it ran good too... but it was a 67. I wouldn't buy a GM piece of junk today... and if they go out of business... well it's their own damn fault... not mine. At least I won't be stuck with one of their pieces of trash.
Right now we have Clint's saying hanging from our HQ building in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is 100 feet high and says "All that matters is what's ahead".
Chrysler lives because of Obama and Bush. A few hundred thousand people paying taxes instead of being a drag on them.
Wait'll you see the new Dodge trucks,.....they're hot. They will feature class-leading mileage, and have some other capabilities I cannot, and will not reveal. Corporate cops are everywhere.
Even though I work for Chrysler I have to find rare agreement with Brian B.
Ford makes a great car. The new Bullitt Mustangs I see on the road make me wet. Ford also is offering a line of hybrids, and electrics that'll evade gas pumps. Good quality cars. Great styling. Those guys know how to bend sheet metal in Dearborn.
Ford's new Taurus is a major hit. Said to be the most popular car in California.
Ford's F-150 is the most popular vehicle on the planet,....for a reason.
They say never bad-mouth your competition.
Clint Eastwood said...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/opinion/19romney.html
Who was right, Romney or Obama? Why not ask a Republican!
~Republican Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, endorsing Romney and then disagreeing with him about the auto bailout which has been a major Romney attack point, WMUK Radio, February 2012
WOW ! I didnt know Clint Eastwood likes right wing nut jobs . I am all turned around now !Here I am an average voter -pretty much non committal - But Clint likes these guys ! I guess this completely turns me around . If Dirty Harry thinks its ok to break unions - give tax cuts to billionaires -and kick grandma to the curb ,well that's just alright with me !
Perhaps one of you brain surgeons can tell me why Ford Motor Company has just broken ground on their sixth plant in China. Anybody? Is anybody out there? I do wish some of you would quit slamming each other with your childish name calling and pay closer attention to what's really going on around you.
How about you, plsthink90... Got any bright ideas about this one? Brianb? Anyone?
JimSpence... "A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation." Mark Twain
Here are a few quotes that should put things in their proper perspective.
"Corporations are people." The U.S. Supreme Court
"Corporations ar people, my friend." Willard "Mitt" Romney
"Fascism should more appropriately be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." Benito Mussolini
It seems to me, as an independent thinker/voter who has never owed allegiance to either party, that the biggest enemy of the American people is the American people themselves. This constant bickering and name calling serves absolutely no purpose whatever. Talk about a nation divided! We're supposed to be in this thing together folks, remember? "E Pluribus Unum" and all that? Well, it's not working and it isn't going to until we can agree, as a majority, on a direction that makes sense to, and for, all of us. Get it? Forget racism (I had hoped we were long past that nonsense) party or religious affiliation or any other political hyperbole one can come up with. It's all rubbish and the politicians of both parties have us right where they want us. At each other's throats. We've got to get past this anger, bitterness and dissention and start thinking clearly as one people, or we are doomed. What's happened to "United We Stand, Divided We Fall?" Instead of trying to drown each other out, what we need to do is to get rid of the "career" politicians that are only serving themselves and not their constituents. Term limits, period. Cut their benefit/retirement packages and force them to live like we do. Like ordinary American citizens. No more voting themselves raises in the middle of the night under cloak of darkness. And get the money out of politics. We don't want, nor do we need, "The Best Government Money Can Buy." Or, before we know it, we'll be a banana republic with cable. C'mon, people, we're bigger than this!
"It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one party representing four percent of the people." Gore Vidal
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them (because) no problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. Albert Einstein
Sam
Why Ford is building it's 6th plant?
for one, to Ship a car in the US, it coasts $800 - $1200. To ship that car oversees it is several thousand dollars MINIMUM. Then, there is a 47% import tax.
If they build a plant in China, there is no shipping, no import tax, all the labor is cheap, no federal regulations to meet in paper work, or emmissions, or clean water,
OK Liberals.... go ahead and say it... Come on... I'm waiting for it... Tell me you will never watch another Clint Eastwood movie again. Tell us how betrayed you feel. A Hollywood insider going rouge. Clint Eastwood, a conservative... bet mouths are dropping and the drooling has already begun.
Oh, in case you didn't know... the following are conservatives too: Bruce Willis, Jon Voight, Christopher Walken, Andy Garcia, Robert Duval, Jack Nicholson, Kevin James, Steven Baldwin... and more... right under your liberal noses...
Contrary to what you may believe, political affiliations don't run my life.
Actually I haven't watched an Eastwood movie (where
acted) in more than 20 years. Don't care for his acting.
Now he has directed some good movies that I have watched in which he didn't act.
Gran Turino was pretty good.
Dennis would rather watch Ishtar than a nice re-viewing of Unforgiven.....
OK, so I missed a few Hollywood conservatives... here's some more:
Adam Sandler, Tom Sellick, Chuck Norris, Charlton Heston, Gary Sinise, Dennis Hopper, James Woods, Kelsey Grammer, Ron Silver, Vince Vaughn, Craig T. Nelson, George Hamilton, George Peppard, ut oh... Jeff Foxworthy... and so many more... I guess you liberals will not be watching so many movies and TV... I mean you hate conservatives... how could you possibly want to watch any of these talented people since their ideology isn't close to yours... The way you exhibit hatred around here... you have to hate these people too. They think like me.
I agree...
One of Clint's best in his later years!
I just find it odd, they would have an actual actor precede a mannequin...
You're reduced to listing dead actors to try to prove your point! lmao!
Don't get me wrong, it's not like you ever actually have a point, but this attempt is hilarious!
*grasp meet straw*
Each of the people you mentioned are small business and a corporation. Each of them deserve a 20% tax cut off their 'business".
I'm gonna have to see that baseball one. The ads made it look funny. The only risk with comedies is...often times they put the best parts into the ads.
Brian that is terrific that you were able to come up with 8 Republican actors! How many does that leave for Obama? The rest? ohh you might not want to point out the obvious with that one. I want to know more though would you like to sit on this couch, how does all this make you feel? What a nob.
Brianb, isn't it your party that is always telling liberal celebrities that they have "no place in politics" and celebrities are just "idiots" and should "go back to Hollywood"?
I don't understand what you're trying to accomplish then by posting the names of conservative celebrities, other than burying your party and yourself deeper and deeper in hypocrisy.
Brianb - just because you're a know-nothing conservative, doesn't mean people who aren't are "liberals". Republicans need to figure that out. Just because we know you're stupid, doesn't mean we're dumb enough to think your opponent is smart.
If we got rid of the two-party, money-driven electoral system we use today... Neither party would stand a chance.
Gotta add that I love Clint Eastwood, regardless of political affiliation.
BrianB,
You really fired a blank on this one didn't you?
I don't care what political affiliation non-politicians have. Do you?
I don't care about an artists' personal life. I still watch "Braveheart" whenever it's on, even though Mel Gibson is a racist slime. I don't have to agree with Jon Voight's extreme views to think "Deliverance" is one of the greatest movies ever made.
You moron,,, it's "rogue" not rouge. Rouge is for your cheeks, sweetheart.
BrianB, just because they identify as Conservatives doesn't mean they support the current GOP Clown Car of Lunacy and Lies. I know a lot of Conservatives who won't vote this election, and wish their party would regain some responsibility and stop the hate.
Clotho
If everyone would think like you, it would be much better.
Calm down toad....
I dont think that matters. Phillip Rivers is my favorite Football player and just the other day he supported Santorum for president... I still love my QB man...
I bet it made you more mad the day he made that Chrysler commercial??
We knew already, Brian. It is conservatives who are out of touch. It is conservatives who have been trying to convince us (and themselves) that Hollywood is a liberal bastion. That it represents the liberal media. That it is in the liberals' pocket.
Uh...I hate to break the news to you, but, sadly, I would no longer consider Charlton Heston, Dennis Hopper, Ron Silver and George Peppard "current" members of the conservative movement.
I bet George clooney does more for Democrats and our president than all of those actors you mentioned combined???
Maybe THAT'S why conservatives seem to think dead people vote...
Clint wouldn't be a 1%er by any chance..... do you think.
Can't be a patriot of you don't agree with me, can't be intelligent if you don't agree with me, can't have a heart if you don't agree with me but I support diversity except in thought. It seems one has to be completely self absorbed to believe they know the way to live and believe everyone else should submit to their ideas for living. But that same person would never allow someone else the right to tell them how to live. They complain loud and long about the other side of the debate but bristle when challenged. I am glad you great thinkers don't have any power except the poison pens you use because the world would a bigger mess than it already is, I don't think many of you are ready to mingle with the public until you grow up and based on the childish name calling I am not so sure you will.
Obama has George Clooney
R$mney has Clint Eastwood
Both fine actors; but the OPTICS tell a different story.
Clooney is the "IT" Hollywood thing
Eastwood was "IT" about 20 years ago
OPTICS, people.
Makes no difference to me, brianb. I'm not a fan of any of those guys you've named, not because they're conservatives but because I think they suck at acting. Some of them, like George Hamilton, are has-beens who've resorted to acting in commericals just to avoid disappearing into obscurity. George and Tom are has-beens; George Peppard, Charleton Heston, and Ron Silver are all dead; Kelsey Grammar has mental issues, Adam Sandler can only act in comedies where he's making a dumbass of himself; Chuck Norris is only good at playing roles that involves caveman behavior such as killing and destroying things; and Jeff Foxworthy is a prime example of why I left my homestate of Oklahoma years ago. So no, it makes no difference to me because I'm not fans them anyway.
fielden,
I was thinking the same thing! lol
I bet he wont come back because you pointed that out...
Alex,
No bet... he's long gone! lol
Running away like a scalded cat!
It's how little BB rolls...
Clint is fine, but I don't watch anything that jane fonda acts in since she tried telling us how great communism was. Her best picture was the one with lee marvin playing a dual role. Best scenes were marvins drunken horse and him singing "happy birthday" at fondas dads wake.
She may still be a looker, but her ideology has never made sense to me.
A good pick would have been Gary Sinise.
The fact that either side would rely on actors to buttress their case is a reflection of the shallow nature of politics today. The attitude of many is whats in it for me. They can't see the bigger picture and it doesn't dawn on them that the welfare of future generations is just as important as getting what they perceive as important. It's not all about me and it's not all about you. The political survival of a power hungry partisan hack is not nearly as important as our constitutional rights. Most important is the right to exist outside of the tyranny of he majority. A political minority is just as important as a ethnic or racial minority and as we refuse to accept dissent from our narrow vision we are heading in the wrong direction in my view.
Clint Eastwood will give a good speech he is a professional actor, I suspect and a great many intellectual fleas will snipe at him because they disagree with him and resent him stating his opinion because it differs wit their narrow view. Certainly he doesn't have the mental capacity of a partisan thinker of your choosing but he is a citizen and has a right to make his case. I don't consider actors to be any more qualified than anyone else but they are now worse than many of our self described leaders.
I loved the Chrysler commercial and didn't think it had a slant politically at all. It seemed to be supporting the idea that America is great because of us, the individual Americans that don't piss and moan, when we get hit, we gather ourselves and get back up.
I look forward to an America where people don't snicker when good people stand up for honor, integrity, and when people respect a leader that doesn't take a salary because he can afford not to, a leader that stays at work, and WORKS rather than giving endless pointless speeches that always (I don't use that term lightly) cuts someone down, always insults someone.
When voters go to the ballot box this Nov, they will look to their economic situation, and they will elect Mitt and Paul.
"When voters go to the ballot box this Nov, they will look to their economic situation, and they will elect Mitt and Paul."
Not if they're paying attention to platforms.
Cut brianb some slack. He can't help it if every time he writes those names he gets a little tingle down his leg. Probably has to change his pants several times a day.
Riled up a bunch of you liberals didn't I? Oh... given the reverse situation, I'm certain that liberals would be foaming at the mouth... Let's see who the surprise celebrity at the DNC is. I'm sure they won't want to be topped by the stinking republicans.. After all, we all know this is a war... a war of who can showboat the most. Wait... I forgot one thing... Obama won't want anyone there that will stand out more than he will. His narcissism will not allow it to happen.
Surprise celebrity is going to be Obama himself!
I look forward to hearing what he has to say. I think he's probably the straightest shooter in that room.
(no pun intended)
I haven't watched a single speech by anyone at that convention, but i think ill watch hes speech.... Relax man liberals aren't going crazy over that...
I know one thing, im having a great day posting in other websites all the LIES Ryan told last night. Dude hundreds of cons and republicans visit those websites everyday and today they are nowhere to be found.
http://www.rrstar.com/news/x1060484339/Ohio-Janesville-GM-closings-leave-nearly-2-300-unemployed
I found this website earlier... Gm closed that plant in Dec 2008...
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Millions will tune in to watch him including the 100,000 watching from the stands.
Same thing around here Alex!
The *crickets* are deafening...
Brianb - you didn't rile any of us up - just made us laugh by proving that only old, dead people support Mitt and Paul. You might want to take Gary Sinise and Vince Vaughn off the list. They DON'T support Mitt and Paul.
But, hey, you were good for a laugh as I pack it up to call it a day! Wow! Now we know Mitt will get the votes of 4 dead actors - or maybe they wouldn't vote for him either!
Obama/Biden 2012
Feisty, i found a website that has some of the most crazy baggers on it. Please visit this website. I know you will probably cause mayhem over there. They cant stand facts.
http://newsbusters.org/
Who knows what Clint Eastwood really believes? He got paid for the Chrysler ad and paid by the RNC for this gig. For some of you, I guess he believes whatever you want him to.
Clint Eastwood will steal the show tonight and highlight just how wooden or "mannequin", as the secret service calls Romney, Mitt is. I thought Clint was a Libertarian. Which means the Republicans themselves may be surprised by what he sais tonight. May be worth watching. Feisty, pass the popcorn.
It breaks my heart that Clint Eastwood is on the side of the bad guys. I just love his movies. He was the good guy in the movies. Pity real life didn't imitate fiction. It would have been palatable if he was just a moderate republican. But participating in that circle jerk of a convention is just plain sad.
My thought exactly. They should have had him on the first night, to juice up the proceedings. Bad enough Mitt has to follow Ryan. Eastwood couldn't give a bad reading of his lines if he tried, whether he believes them or not. It remains to be seen if Mitt CAN give a good reading of his lines even when his political life depends on it.
Wanna see the Repubs have six fits? Have Clint show up at the DNC next week, too. LOL
annabanana
Better hurry and eat that popcorn now. I would hate to here that you choked on it in Nov when the election results come out
I don't choke like W. the drunk. It will be Obama by a landslide as Republicans stay home because Romney embarrasses them. And the first installment of that embarrassing experience will start tonight during Mitt's speech.
Clint go back to Hollywood, we are interested in what you have to say. Never liked any of your moves nor you as an actor, which may I say you have a$$ed just my opinion
Clint is an all time great actor and you are illiterate.
your name says it all, jag...........
Eastwood should give back to Obama some of his Chicago thug-politics he grew up on.......
"So you think you can further run this country into the ground? WELL DO YA PUNK???"
The country was in the ground when Obama found it. The GOP-controlled House has been trying to make sure he doesn't pull it up.
You're right Tracey. I guess the righties would like to forget what a poor job Dubya did as president and would love to blame it on Obama.
So Tracy, that $800 billion stimulus that Obama had to lift the nation out of recession was what exactly? The $1+ trillion annual deficit spending, more than double the annual deficits of Bush, all that money was for what exactly?
Obamacare, already doubled in price over 10 years and climbing even though not fully implemented, what exactly what that?
Obama got done nearly everything he wanted in his first two years, and the result was bupkis.
Obama is the one who refused to stay engaged. A CEO doesn't walk away from negotiations when they get tough, HE STAYS PUT and DOES HIS JOB. This flake couldn't manage a 7-11 because he would be too busy looking for mirrors and golfing.
Biggest recession in 70 years, first jobless recovery, trillions in new debt through irresponsible spending and "investing" in projects destined to fail, a man who promised shovel-ready jobs and then LAUGHED in public when those jobs weren't so "shovel ready". These are the marks of an incompetent buffoon wanting to party like a rockstar and leave the work to others. We all know people just like Obama, and no one likes these empty shirts. All hat, no cattle.
Yeah you're right.....the Libtard takeover of Congress in 2006 didn't have anything to do with the backwards ass policies that have destroyed this country's economy.....
Everyone I know has been through at least 3-4 jobs since Obama took over.....if they aren't on food stamps that is.....
mister wonderful ... typical Republican, short on facts, short on brain cells. Pity.
welfare huh? I hear the Right plans to fix that
Laker Steve: you just made my day!!!
Didn't Clint buy an asian woman with his new house? Fitting.
I thought at one point that Clint would go into politics (beyond Carmel), but the man proved himself far too smart for that.
He's a good guy, even if I don't agree with his politics. He's also a moderate, like Romney.
He is a good guy and a moderate, and so is Romney like it or not. And as a moderate to conservative Libertarian, I realize that at the federal level, we need moderates. People who will stay engaged, do their job, and figure out a way to force the fringes to the center.
There are simply too many different kinds of people in this nation to think we can force a liberal bordering on socialist style any more than we would think we could ever force a hard edge conservative ideology.
It is time for moderates to get engaged. If Romney doesn't win (I would be very surprised if he doesn't win), I suspect a 3rd party will emerge, one that is filled with taxpayers, grown ups, people tired of the fringes controlling the conversation. These fringes have nearly bankrupted us all, and it is past time to stand up and force these stooges to grow up and live within our means.
"He's also a moderate, like Romney." You mean GEORGE Romney, right?
Who knows what Romney is at this point? You can't change your "core values" as often as this guy has without some "mental" issues. There is just something I don't inherently trust about the guy.
grandall - Mitts has NO core values - or values of any kind really!
Obama/Biden 2012
Dirty Harry at The Republican Convention in Tampa Florida...
Why do some people resort to name calling...bullying.
Guess the RNC brings out the fear.
Haters are their motivatiors...
God Bless the USA...God Bless us all!
Romney/Ryan 2012
I can answer your question with two names Atwater and Rove, they wrote the political playbook for the Greedy Old Party. In contrast, I dare you to watch the Democratic Convention and really ask yourself, "which party actually represents ALL of America"? All you have to do is open your eyes.
Name-calling is "cause they ain't got nothin else"!
Go Clint!
My eyes are wide open...for the best candidate.
This year...Romney/Ryan 2012.
All you need to do is watch any Sunday news program for a couple of weeks to see that the Democrats are desperate, rude, refuse to answer questions, and tell the big lie. They are shouting down, interrupting, and honestly not representing very many Democrats. Most democrats that I know are not partisan rabid lefties. It is the fringe that we keep hearing from, both from the rabid left and the rabid right. The choice seems clear - a man wanting to take more and more to grow government and dependency, vs a man that believes in our nations core values, building not enabling, shrinking government not growing it, where taxpayers keep more of their money and control their own lives.
Mister Wonderful ... where do you get your "information." or whatever you call it? You clearly live in a parallel universe. What do you "take" to get there?
I love how the media takes the "surprise" out of everything!! NOT!!!
It always amuses me the way Republicans criticize "liberal Hollywood" and sling the word "celebrity" around like it's an insult. But I guess it's fine when a celebrity endorses their side. Hypocrites.
It has nothing to do with celebrity endorsements but the manner in which celebrities endorse. A majority of liberal endorsing celebrity's are disrespectful, uneducated, and have zero idea about what they are speaking of. For that very reason, you will not see one of them on TV during the DNC giving a speech. Bush sucks does not count as an intelligent endorsement!
More irony.
Shawn, do me a favor and google/youtube search Victoria Jackson, and see the kind of "intelligent celebrity endorsement" Republicans deem worthy of speaking for them!
Shawn, if you're going to talk about a lack of intelligence, the least you can do is understand how to use an apostrophe. Celebrity's?????????
Shawn...... a real blond??
Shawn
Apparently you've never heard George Clooney speak about politics? Or Ben Affleck? Or Matt Damon?
PS. Cameron Ford, you forgot the Jenna James endorsement two weeks ago. PRICELESS!
I think Jenna James was paid to do that.
Another trick by the D group.
Hey Shawn, you look like an expert on sucking. See you in my dreams !!!
Boys - Shawn's photo is a stock photo. Guaranteed she looks nothing like it!
YEAH CLINT... YOU MAKE MY DAY ;-)!!! Can't believe how LOW NBC NEWS has gone, over the last few years! NBC (NEWS)....maybe I used that too loosely! No longer quality journalist!!!! SAD to See! Just Obama cheerleaders!!!
Wow , Really and Who cares!!
Apparently you do pissed off, you posted.
Did not think about that! lolololol
Interesting that Clint endorses a man who turned his back on America and put his money in foreign banks and uses foreign tax shelters.
These poor Dims can smell DEFEAT in November.... "Obama a man trying to sail on yesterdays wind"
These poor Dims can smell DEFEAT in November.
No, that smell is the BS coming from the Right...
Wow, you get one Actor to endorse you and you smell victory? Has it really been that bad on your side?
Taishmoser - one REALLY OLD actor.
Obama/Biden 2012
Debbie, you need an education.. You need to follow the money trail of Democrats..
Thank you Clint Eastwood.. We love you and your great choice.
Yep that Libbie Oprah has every red cent in a US Bank account, right? She DEFINITELY doesn't have billions stored away in off-shore accounts....correct?
All people who are well off store money in off shore banks......get a life or get informed loser.
The liberals will pull out their race cards whining that Dirty Harry was too tough on black criminals in his movies.
Sweetie, creating a hypothetical situation based on prejudice and then proceeding to whine about said hypothetical situation is, in fact, the very height of idiocy.
Kind of hard to do when most of the people he's killed in his movies are white.
I like Clint movies.
I have never cared about any actors personal life or ideology. It is the same for left leaning actors.
CLINT..YEAH! He makes my day!
GO ROMENY/RYAN 2012!!!!!!!!!!!
What, they couldn't dig up John Wayne? ZZZZZZZ.
Maybe the Dims can get an All American Icon like Rosanne Barr or Rosie to screech at THEIR Convention.
Dims... Ha Ha, I get it! Like Rethugs. How clever!
VAAAUURRRGGLE, DUH!!
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012
well, there goes the "Hollywood elites are backing obama" spin you hear from the reich wing media
"Dying ain't much of a living....."
"are you gonna pull them pistols or are you gonna whistle dixie"
Clint Eastwood is an American icon and a true patriot. I can't wait to hear him speak tonight. Should be a very exciting night!
ROMNEY - RYAN 2012!
Romney - Ryan 2012!
Sandman1950, you wouldn't know a patriot if one bit you.
TruthBeTold, I'm a patriot Vietnam Vet.... you can BITE ME!
TRUTH BE TOLD - I'm guessing you are a liberal. My first clue was how rude and angry your comment is.
I have worked since I was 16 yo. I worked my way through college, raised 3 fine sons by myself, and have never accepted a handout from the government or anyone else. I believe in capitalism, free enterprise system, a hard days work for a hard days pay, education, small government, balancing our budget and protecting our borders. If we don't do these things, we can kiss our country as we know it goodbye.
Bravo brother. We were all Americans then. Now? Division, despair, even hate.
We must do better.
hey sandman
you need a tissue?
Ramen - Raven 2012!
I used to like Eastwood.
Have sudden change of heart simply because he is speaking at a Republican convention?
That is brain-washing. Anything associated with the Rebublicans has to be bad, bad, bad.
Think for yourself for a change,
I still like Clint, even though he is speaking there.
Get over yourself Publius, both sides do it.
With the current tone of ads and hysteria, it is difficult to see things through. Both sides get caught in that crap. To deny that is to be brain washed.
Like I said earlier,,,,, I used to like Eastwood.
I wonder how many people will vote for Mitt Romney just because Clint Eastwood endorses him? How many votes does any celebrity endorsement get for any candidate?
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012
Well, that does it for me with Clint Eastwood!! Has the old age warped his mind?
Awsome to see Liberals squirm like night crawlers on a hook. Where is oprah this year? She bailed on the President.
Even Matt Damon:
"I've talked to a lot of people who worked for Obama at the grassroots level," Damon said in the interview. "One of them said to me, 'Never again. I will never be fooled again by a politician.'"
"You know, a one-term president with some balls who actually got stuff done would have been, in the long run of the country, much better," he added.
How right you are Mr. Damon, we can do much Better.
Go in that booth on November 6, and let's do better by voting in RR
Let's vote for Republicans who bring us more poverty, less rights, less in wages, less in retirement benefits, less healthcare, less jobs, less bridges, less highspeed rail, less alternative fuels, more pollution, more tax breaks for the rich, more rental properties at higher rent rates, more brownouts, more hurricanes, more drought, more prairie fires, more taxes, more minimum wage jobs, more unfunded FEMA to help in disaster relief, more Koch Brothers, more Romneys, more Wal-Marts, More Staples. more BestBuys, more unemployment, and more foreclosures....go Republicans...woohoo!
from a californian - all I have to say to Clint is "get out of town"
So says Joe Soptic.
I will bet anything you want that Matt Damon sees Romney as the devil...
Publius..... maybe we can do better, but Mitt is NOT the answer. We need a repub who can stand up to the Tea Party and the old guard who just want Obama out at a terrible price to the country.
we need a Tea Party president (although I will take Ryan) to get this uncontrolled spending, under control. Liberials have to learn that you can't just use a credit card, month after month without paying you bill. Some how they think the government has the right to keep printing money, and they can take a vacume cleaner to our pockets. The more they take the more they demand. We already pay taxes on gas for Roads, and bridges, and other transportation items. It is about time that liberials learn to live on a budget like the rest of americans have to.
deauge, I am sure Clint will take your advise, as I did 30 years ago. California, is becomeing a giant vacume sucking the life out of the business community. Soon they will leave to states that offer them a much better business inviorment. The liberial policys that the state has been following is visible now in the number of Cities delclearing bankruptsy. Soon the State will have to declare it also. What was once a great state is following Greece. I just hope Romney gets elected so the US doesn't continue to follow California's and Greece's example.
MICHAEL, YES!!!
ROMNEY/RYAN 2012
Oh, boy. The last sanctum of the retired actors guild....Makes the NRA proud, and AT&T and ALEC Stand Your Grounders wet their pants in anticipation. Will Dirty Harry speak or will he bring his monkey, so he can communicate with the Republican delegates?
Hmm, A DOG AND PONY SHOW WITH A MONKEY.......
I am pretty sure the dog and pnoy show will be at the DNC next week. It has been one for the last 3 1/2 years, so I can't imagine anything less. Oh, and to the above, lets vote Dem and continue the never ending handouts from the working tax payers!! I will take the other, thank you!
Oh Jack so sad to see you can only name call. You sound like a silly little child... so sad!
Then again, you may elect to ignore the actual reality presented to you in the Democratic Convention. I'm not saying Obama is the best man for the job, but he got us out of the ditch, while your guys have been tossing sand in his eyes the whole time.....
we are out of the ditch?? When did this happen, I didn't get that memo.
Seven, Seven, 7,7 out of every 10 GM vehicles are produced in China. Fiat owns over 52% of Chrysler, however China owns Fiat so there you have it. Now do you want to talk about quality? Bought and paid for by the strong influence of the Chinese marketing arm of a communist government that has warped and brainwashed your feeble mind.
You got the memo, you just don't know how to read
Jack, out of the ditch, he never took the car out of drive (it into the ditch). Not only is the car still in the ditch, he got the tow truck in there too. Obama believes that if you dig the ditch deep enough you can drive out stright out to China.