# What did Clint say, exactly. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 3, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585 "2012-09-03T22:17:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/41 "2012-09-04T16:52:12Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > It was one of the best arguments against Obama that the Republicans have put forward so far. I see what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![AlienVessels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@AlienVessels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlienVessels)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/42 "2012-09-04T17:07:02Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Brief version - he nailed Obama’s ass to the wall. > > Transcript at [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/30/transcript-clint-eastwood-speech-at-rnc/](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/30/transcript-clint-eastwood-speech-at-rnc/) Damn, you’re hilarious. > [@](#): > > we do not have to be metal (ph) masochists and vote for somebody that we don’t really even want in office This was so deliciously ironic given that Romney might as well be called not-Obama. Romney is the “any Republican would be better than Obama” that Republicans cringe that they’re stuck with. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/43 "2012-09-04T17:56:53Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Brief version - he nailed Obama’s ass to the wall. You sincerely believe this? Man, I remember when both sides here actually cared about that fighting ignorance thing… now we get comments like this, and we’ve got others ( **good ol’_Bricker_** comes to mind) devolving into partisan robots. I swear, the righties on this board are pushing me more leftie. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/44 "2012-09-04T19:21:30Z")
is there any sort of poll out there that breaks down how people watching Clint’s speech reacted to it? nailed to wall / meh / embarassing etc? ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/45 "2012-09-04T19:35:15Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I swear, the righties on this board are pushing me more leftie. I’m starting to fear that they will push me so far left I’m going to end up to the right of them. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/46 "2012-09-04T21:00:16Z")
My husband and sister-in-law watched it while I did something on the computer - I was aware of it, but not really paying attention. I finished up whatever I was doing, and then started paying better attention towards the end of his speech. It wasn’t bad, in this liberal’s eyes, so much as it was…bumbling, I guess. I respect Mr. Eastwood, and I really really liked his Superbowl halftime commercial - that had a real message, I thought, regardless of your political leanings. SpouseO and SIL thought that this speech wasn’t as bad as Stewart and Colbert (and various others) had made out. I thought it rather looked like a sad, lost old man ranting at the kids to get off his lawn. It really cemented the image of the current Republican party being incredibly out of touch, to me. It’s been mentioned in a couple of the Elections threads that in this day of economic uncertainty, growing marginalization of the middle class, and general distrust of corporations and their mismanagement of consumer confidence, the absolute worst person the Republicans could choose is uber-wealthy, corporate, plastic Ken Doll Mitt Romney. And just when they’re being questioned about their commitment to and inclusion of women and minorities, they choose someone fully playing the part of a doddering, white haired, old white man for a high-profile speech in their convention? Really? Just after being taken to task about how old, white, and male their party and convention-goers seem to be? Really?? Eastwood’s speech seemed to me to totally derail their message in favor of same old, same old, is what I’m trying to say. It definitely didn’t help their image in my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/47 "2012-09-04T21:25:54Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > What is up with you folks not wanting to watch it?? WTF? Elbows, Chimera, Cinnamon, come here. Put [these](http://www.shoutingatco.ws/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/clockwork_orange1.jpg)on. This is happening! There’s a thread right now in MPSIMS or IMHO that talks about gore vs. social embarrassment. I want to see it, but I cringe even thinking about it. Even though its happening to people I don’t like, I can’t get over the awkwardness of what I know happened. I just can’t watch it, I don’t know why ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/48 "2012-09-04T23:39:56Z")
Wait - am I misremembering, or did I read something online that said Eastwood made a throat-slashing gesture? ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/49 "2012-09-05T01:47:02Z")
> [@lisacurl](#): > > He was only supposed to speak for three minutes. He went on and on for over 11 minutes. That’s why you start to see the pained looks on some of the faces of the bigwigs of the party. It’s hardly Clint’s fault – the empty chair wouldn’t shut up. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/50 "2012-09-05T02:02:01Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Brief version - he nailed Obama’s ass to the wall. > > Transcript at [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/30/transcript-clint-eastwood-speech-at-rnc/](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/08/30/transcript-clint-eastwood-speech-at-rnc/) This is how stupid the Republican base is. Think about that. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/51 "2012-09-05T02:15:37Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Wait - am I misremembering, or did I read something online that said Eastwood made a throat-slashing gesture? Yup - at about 15 seconds in, in this video: [http://news.yahoo.com/video/politics-15749652/clint-eastwood-s-throat-slicing-rnc-moment-30457864.html](http://news.yahoo.com/video/politics-15749652/clint-eastwood-s-throat-slicing-rnc-moment-30457864.html) ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/52 "2012-09-05T02:51:38Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > now throw in that it’s a 79yr old man… 1. (5-31-30) ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/53 "2012-09-05T03:34:27Z")
I think the lefties are scared of Clint Eastwood. That’s it. He really nailed Obama, and they are terrified that they’ll make Clint a permanent part of the campaign. Scared to death. (Remember when liberals were all “scared to death” of Palin? Yes, folks like 'ol Clothahump were pumping Palin up the same way) ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/54 "2012-09-05T03:57:57Z")
I tried and I just can’t. It was like watching The Office Christmas episode with Michael’s iPod gift. Except this was real, and in front of an audience. I think I couldn’t have finished it even if it was Palin. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/55 "2012-09-05T04:40:47Z")
Yeah it is just way too sad for me, and I’m no Eastwood fan. Saw enough on the Daily Show to get an idea of how embarrassing it must have been. ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/56 "2012-09-05T10:01:28Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I think the lefties are scared of Clint Eastwood. That’s it. He really nailed Obama, and they are terrified that they’ll make Clint a permanent part of the campaign. Scared to death. > > (Remember when liberals were all “scared to death” of Palin? Yes, folks like 'ol Clothahump were pumping Palin up the same way) Don’t throw me in the briar patch, Br’er Fox! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/57 "2012-09-05T12:25:15Z")
I am a huge fan of Clint Eastwood. I have enjoyed his movies for years and years, both ones he starred in and ones he directed. However, that doesn’t mean his political opinions are important to me. I usually don’t bother with a star’s political message. If we were sitting having beers together, I might be interested in a political exchange, but just sitting and listening to him _because_ he is a star - well I can’t be bothered. I also don’t think anyone here could peg me as being particularly right \*or \*left. But based on all the hoopla I tried to watch it. It was as bad as people have been saying. It was rambling and embarrassing and painful and dull and… well, pretty much what people have been saying. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/58 "2012-09-05T15:44:03Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I think the lefties are scared of Clint Eastwood. That’s it. He really nailed Obama, and they are terrified that they’ll make Clint a permanent part of the campaign. Scared to death. > > (Remember when liberals were all “scared to death” of Palin? Yes, folks like 'ol Clothahump were pumping Palin up the same way) And you clowns are still terrified of Palin. Deal with it. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/59 "2012-09-05T15:50:47Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > And you clowns are still terrified of Palin. Deal with it. Terrified of her in the way that you’re terrified of the retarded frat boy your bosses are all enamored of. _Wait, there are people who think it’s a good idea to give this person power?_ :eek:☹ ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-clint-say-exactly/633585/60 "2012-09-05T15:50:49Z")
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