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Poll: Was Eastwood's GOP Convention Speech Entertaining — or Weird?
The 82-year-old film actor, director, producer and composer was the hot topic late this week when he spoke to an empty chair on stage, saying, "I've got Mr. Obama sitting here and I was just going to ask him a couple questions."
The Academy Award-winning Hollywood director Clint Eastwood, most famous for his Dirty Harry role, preceded Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's appearance on stage on Thursday in Tampa, Fla.
The 82-year-old's 11-minute speech, which rambled in spots and took stabs at President Obama's "target date for bringing everyone home [soldiers from the Middle East]," by addressing an empty chair beside him up at the podium as "Mr. Obama," had those in the audience laughing and cheering — but many at home waiting for, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"
His quips continued with "Obama" seeming to use vulgar language: "What should I tell Mr. Romney? I can't tell him to do that. He can't do that to himself. You're absolutely crazy. You're getting as bad as Biden. ... Biden is the intellect of the Democratic party, kind of a grin with a body behind it."
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