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liberal N proud

(60,302 posts)
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:16 PM Sep 2012

Eastwood tries to explain the chair...

Eastwood was personally invited to speak at the RNC in Tampa by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, but when campaign officials asked for specific information about what he would say in the speech, the star said he was reluctant to provide details.

"They vet most of the people, but I told them, 'You can't do that with me, because I don't know what I'm going to say," Eastwood told the newspaper.

Eastwood revealed that the idea to talk to the empty chair came to him while he waited in the Green Room just minutes before he took the stage. "There was a stool there, and some fella kept asking me if I wanted to sit down," he said. "When I saw the stool sitting there, it gave me the idea. I'll just put the stool out there and I'll talk to Mr. Obama and ask him why he didn't keep all of the promises he made to everybody."

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=755994&GT1=28101


The chair was a last minute idea

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Eastwood tries to explain the chair... (Original Post) liberal N proud Sep 2012 OP
Demented. RagAss Sep 2012 #1
I disagree rock Sep 2012 #5
I bet it's a good long time before any campaign considers giving a pass on vetting again phantom power Sep 2012 #2
Perhaps he was thinking of the Matt Damon thing Xyzse Sep 2012 #3
Figures. Romney's planning on "coming up" with his tax plan after getting elected. Barack_America Sep 2012 #4

rock

(13,218 posts)
5. I disagree
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 05:16 PM
Sep 2012

Clint appears to be the most reasoned speaker they had. I may disagree with his content but it was an effective way to express it.

phantom power

(25,966 posts)
2. I bet it's a good long time before any campaign considers giving a pass on vetting again
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:19 PM
Sep 2012

"You can't do that with me"
"No problem, we'll find somebody else"


Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
3. Perhaps he was thinking of the Matt Damon thing
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 03:22 PM
Sep 2012

The Adjustment Beaureau, where he suddenly just went out and did an on the cuff speech.

Things just don't usually work that way.

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