# Clint Eastwood voting for Romney **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 5, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469 "2012-08-05T00:49:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/81 "2012-08-31T03:50:11Z")
Dementia is a symptom of Alzheimer’s. Clint wasn’t joking. He actually thought Obama was in the empty chair. Why is Mittens obsessed with Putin? Does he think bringing back the Cold War will be good for America? ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/82 "2012-08-31T04:01:05Z")
he’s been good from Rowdy to the Super Bowl, mostly, except that monkey stuff. but this RNC thing was weird. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/83 "2012-08-31T04:09:03Z")
Let’s not forget Rubio’s gaffe tonight: “We chose more government instead of more freedom.” ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/84 "2012-08-31T04:16:13Z")
I want to add about Eastwood’s speech: I will bet that Eastwood is the only person with a speaking slot at the RNC who “wanted President Obama to succeed, because I want America to succeed.” He’s probably one of only a handful of the people with RNC credentials who felt that way. It’s a great line, and I think a line that would appeal to cross-over voters. Too bad for the Red Team they ruined that line for themselves, by putting party over country time and again. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/85 "2012-08-31T04:17:39Z")
I don’t think Eastwood hurt Romney. I think he hurt himself. He had the opportunity to help Romney, and couldn’t do it. I suspect we’re close to seeing the end of Clint Eastwood’s public life. He’s just not up to it any more. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/86 "2012-08-31T04:25:15Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > Let’s not forget Rubio’s gaffe tonight: > > “We chose more government instead of more freedom.” I’m convinced the man wears fake teeth. They are huge! And too big for his mouth. And perfectly straight and bright white. Am I the only person who thinks this looks odd? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/87 "2012-08-31T04:32:08Z")
Some random guy on MSNBC: “I think Clint Eastwood is the reason we need Obamacare”. Ha. Who the fuck in the RNC green-lighted this? All I can say is that I’m sure I’m going to remember Eastwood’s convention appearance for a long, long time. That was one grade-A trainwreck there, you bet. I don’t imagine it’s going to have any particular significance other than to provide _the Daily Show_ and _Saturday Night Live_ with hours of top-notch content, however. ---
**Author:** ![Untoward\_Parable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Untoward\_Parable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Untoward_Parable)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/88 "2012-08-31T04:38:26Z")
Really like Clint, love my dad. Doesn’t mean both aren’t fatally wrong sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/89 "2012-08-31T04:41:53Z")
They thought they were going to get Dirty Harry. Instead they got Mr. Magoo. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/90 "2012-08-31T04:44:27Z")
I really like Clint too, and love my Dad. And they’re right a lot too. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/91 "2012-08-31T04:48:02Z")
> [@Typo\_Knig](#): > > I want to add about Eastwood’s speech: I will bet that Eastwood is the only person with a speaking slot at the RNC who “wanted President Obama to succeed, because I want America to succeed.” He’s probably one of only a handful of the people with RNC credentials who felt that way. It’s a great line, and I think a line that would appeal to cross-over voters. Too bad for the Red Team they ruined that line for themselves, by putting party over country time and again. While the Democrats, of course, have a long and noble record of putting country before party. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/92 "2012-08-31T04:55:28Z")
Dear son: Please watch this video about once a year. If it ever reminds you of me, go buy me a skateboard. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/93 "2012-08-31T04:57:05Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > I don’t imagine it’s going to have any particular significance other than to provide _the Daily Show_ and _Saturday Night Live_ with hours of top-notch content, however. It’s not going to make anyone crumple up their Romney checks and stomp out of the room but what it does do is take the spotlight away from Romney and Rubio. Instead of “Hey, did you see Romney last night?” it’ll be “Did you see Clint Eastwood last night? WTF was _that??_” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/94 "2012-08-31T05:03:59Z")
There’s two kinds of people watching, people like them, who watch because they already believe, and people like me, who watch because _Mystery Science Theate_r isn’t on the air any more. ---
**Author:** ![Untoward\_Parable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Untoward\_Parable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Untoward_Parable)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/95 "2012-08-31T05:33:26Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > There’s two kinds of people watching, people like them, who watch because they already believe, and people like me, who watch because _Mystery Science Theate_r isn’t on the air any more. That would be an interesting combination though. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/96 "2012-08-31T06:29:27Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > I don’t think Eastwood hurt Romney. I think he hurt himself. He had the opportunity to help Romney, and couldn’t do it. I suspect we’re close to seeing the end of Clint Eastwood’s public life. He’s just not up to it any more. CNN was talking about Eastwood, not Romney. No one is going to switch sides because of this, but it is pretty incompetent of a party to screw something like this up. CNN also said that he had a speech, but tore it up and decided to ad lib, and that he also went much longer than scheduled. If I were running things there would have been a sudden technical difficulty on the stage. BTW: Clint is on the shortlist for Secretary of Defense. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/97 "2012-08-31T06:40:19Z")
Is John Bolton firm for Secretary of State? ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/98 "2012-08-31T07:37:49Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > **Clint’s speech summed up the campaign perfectly: an old rich white man arguing against an imaginary Barack Obama.** Loud applause! How true! Standing ovation! ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/99 "2012-08-31T07:59:01Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > …_And_ Michael Steele, Marco Rubio and Condi; of course. They always show off their token minorities. ‘Token’ minorities? You just named the former chair of the RNC, a U.S. Senator and one of the most popular Republicans in the U.S., and the former Secretary of State. In addition, there was Mia Love, a rising star in the Republican party, Artur Davis, Governor Nikki Haley, Governor Martinez, Governor Brian Sandoval, Governor Luis Fortino… Are they all ‘tokens’? If you honestly think that, I think it says more about you than about Republicans, because these are all powerful people who have risen to the top of the Republican party. I’ll give you a pass on not knowing all this if you got your coverage from MSNBC, because they conveniently cut away from the live convention coverage almost every time a minority Republican spoke. Doesn’t fit the narrative. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469/100 "2012-08-31T08:04:48Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > CNN was talking about Eastwood, not Romney. No one is going to switch sides because of this, but it is pretty incompetent of a party to screw something like this up. CNN also said that he had a speech, but tore it up and decided to ad lib, and that he also went much longer than scheduled. If I were running things there would have been a sudden technical difficulty on the stage. I suspect the problem was that Eastwood is such a powerful figure and they thought he was such a ‘coup’ that they simply didn’t vet him and let him say what he wanted. They probably expected him to be better than he was. But it would be ridiculous to cut him off. It would have magnified the entire issue, and the media would have been chattering about how the Republicans shut down Clint freaking Eastwood instead of talking about the message. No, once he was on stage, they just had to let him go on. > [@](#): > > BTW: Clint is on the shortlist for Secretary of Defense. Where did you hear that? It sounds highly unlikely, and a quick google search didn’t turn up a thing. The man is 82 years old, has no military experience, and no foreign policy experience. It’s also very premature for Romney to be announcing any potential cabinet picks, and I haven’t heard him even talk about it, let alone release a ‘short list’. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clint-eastwood-voting-for-romney/630469.md?page=6)