Anonymous
08/31/2012 18:12
Subject: Clint Eastwood
Yes, I was saddened, too, that Reagan and W both increased the deficit so greatly. Do you think Paul Ryan regrets having voted for all those budget busters during the W years?Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Clint Eastwood is representative of many in the GOP. Out of touch, rich, grouchy old men saddened that "their America" is changing so much.
In fact, we're saddened that our America is changing so much in a way that will leave crushing debt for our children and grandchildren.
Anonymous
08/31/2012 18:05
Subject: Clint Eastwood
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Clint Eastwood is representative of many in the GOP. Out of touch, rich, grouchy old men saddened that "their America" is changing so much.
In fact, we're saddened that our America is changing so much in a way that will leave crushing debt for our children and grandchildren.
Funny that the GOP Teabaggers weren't saddened about the crushing debt load resulting from the Bush tax cut rounds and two unopaid-for wars that (until the Obama administration) were off-the-books.
Also interesting that the presidential nominee of what used to act (in 2004 and 2008) as the 9/11 Daddy Party, never mentioned the Afghan war, or "War Against Terrorism", etc. Not once.
Anonymous
08/31/2012 17:13
Subject: Clint Eastwood
Anonymous wrote:Clint Eastwood is representative of many in the GOP. Out of touch, rich, grouchy old men saddened that "their America" is changing so much.
In fact, we're saddened that our America is changing so much in a way that will leave crushing debt for our children and grandchildren.
Anonymous
08/31/2012 17:11
Subject: Re:Clint Eastwood
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Suppose it would have been more interesting if it was delivered by any one of the following instead: Gary Sinise, Alice Cooper, Drew Carey, Angie Harmon, Drew Carey or Patricia Heaton.
You would still say they were crazy! I suppose you couldn't use agism on them as in, "it is just crazy old Clint..."
Why did you mention Drew Carey twice?
The reason Clint Eastwod was chosen is simple - he's familiar to the target audience. I hate to sound 'elitist', but I don't think many Republican voters would know who Gary Sinise is.
Oh, you don't sound elitist.
Anonymous
08/31/2012 17:10
Subject: Clint Eastwood
Anonymous wrote:It is interesting to me that Clint Eastwood, the great patriotic American, is horribly disrespectful to the President of the United States at the Republican Natl Convention in front of millions, and this is seen as fine. Any Republicans out there want to weigh in on this? Justify it? Run from it? Oh well, I guess it is OK if Obama is President since he is a Kenyan-born, Muslim, Communist, Anti-colonialist. . He is not a "real" American.
I feel the same. And felt the same way about Bush.
Anonymous
08/31/2012 17:04
Subject: Re:Clint Eastwood
Anonymous wrote:What's completely shocking to me and depressing to me is that so many right-wingers (on my FB page) were praising that performance of Eastwood's. Sad. I guess I thought of Eastwood as a little more classy than the angry white guys. Guess not.
+1
Anonymous
08/31/2012 17:00
Subject: Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood is representative of many in the GOP. Out of touch, rich, grouchy old men saddened that "their America" is changing so much.
Anonymous
08/31/2012 16:58
Subject: Clint Eastwood
Clit lost it long ago. He's been making terrible movies for some time now, and his acting has been awful too. Last night should come as no surprise, but he was a good representative for the party.
Anonymous
08/31/2012 16:37
Subject: Re:Clint Eastwood
What's completely shocking to me and depressing to me is that so many right-wingers (on my FB page) were praising that performance of Eastwood's. Sad. I guess I thought of Eastwood as a little more classy than the angry white guys. Guess not.
Anonymous
08/31/2012 16:08
Subject: Clint Eastwood
Anonymous wrote:He reminded of the crazy old man in the grocery checkout line who just starts going off about something. You feel kind of sorry for him so you try to be polite, but you just can't wait to get out of there.
+1!
He actually reminded me somewhat of the character he played in that movie Gran Torino, where he was a grumpy old guy with a 'don't mess with me' attitude.
Anonymous
08/31/2012 15:53
Subject: Re:Clint Eastwood
Anonymous wrote:Suppose it would have been more interesting if it was delivered by any one of the following instead: Gary Sinise, Alice Cooper, Drew Carey, Angie Harmon, Drew Carey or Patricia Heaton.
You would still say they were crazy! I suppose you couldn't use agism on them as in, "it is just crazy old Clint..."
Why did you mention Drew Carey twice?
The reason Clint Eastwod was chosen is simple - he's familiar to the target audience. I hate to sound 'elitist', but I don't think many Republican voters would know who Gary Sinise is.
Anonymous
08/31/2012 15:53
Subject: Re:Clint Eastwood
Oh yeah, Drew Carey would have definitely been funnier and more interesting.Anonymous wrote:Suppose it would have been more interesting if it was delivered by any one of the following instead: Gary Sinise, Alice Cooper, Drew Carey, Angie Harmon, Drew Carey or Patricia Heaton.
You would still say they were crazy! I suppose you couldn't use agism on them as in, "it is just crazy old Clint..."
Anonymous
08/31/2012 15:43
Subject: Re:Clint Eastwood
Suppose it would have been more interesting if it was delivered by any one of the following instead: Gary Sinise, Alice Cooper, Drew Carey, Angie Harmon, Drew Carey or Patricia Heaton.
You would still say they were crazy! I suppose you couldn't use agism on them as in, "it is just crazy old Clint..."
You would still say they were crazy! I suppose you couldn't use agism on them as in, "it is just crazy old Clint..."
Anonymous
08/31/2012 14:53
Subject: Clint Eastwood
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I've never understood why, as a country, we're supposed to think more highly of someone's political opinions just because they're an actor or otherwise famous. How does that make their opinion more important or more valid than anyone else's? He doesn't deserve any more than anyone else - he gets one vote just like everyone else. Just because he used to act, I'm supposed to care what he has to say on this issue? I don't think so. (And yes, this goes for the celebrities that either party uses in this way.)
Celebrities are used to attract attention in politics, the same way they're used to hawk purses. Or shoes. Or yogurt.
Although, I agree, it's one thing when Brooke Shields 'endorses' Lazy-Boy furniture, and it's another when Clint Eastwood starts babbling about politics.
Right. Brooke Shields is acting like an actor. She's acting when she performs in a commercial. (I'm using this term loosely you understand.) The political crap is in a different league all together and it irritates the crap out of me.
Anonymous
08/31/2012 14:19
Subject: Clint Eastwood
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Which wife and which set of kids. He has 7 kids from 5 different wifes/girlfriends. If he was poor or working-class the GOP would call him all kinds of terrible ugly names.
+1000
Dina the latest wife. Francesca (his daughter with Frances Fisher) and his daughter with Dina, Morgan are featured on there. Clint was on two episodes.