Commentary: Clint Eastwood's RNC speech was bad and ugly for Romney

On Thursday night, Clint Eastwood, the Academy Award-winning actor, director, and screenwriter, delivered one of the most bizarre political convention speeches in American history. Speaking without prepared remarks,As anyone who has television or internet access is well aware, Clint Eastwood gave a speech at the Republican National Convention last week. While much of the initial commentary on the speech was pretty critical, Eastwood's speech has its defenders andClint Eastwood: There's another story. Much of the reaction to his empty-chair address in Tampa, Fla., a rare unscripted moment in contemporary political conventions, focused on his odd talk. It was “rambling” (The Guardian) or “a bizarre performanceWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says he's a "huge Clint Eastwood fan," even in the aftermath of the actor's rambling "invisible Obama" monologue at the GOP convention. Obama says in an interview with USA Today released Sunday Eastwood talked with an imaginary Obama in an empty chair before Mitt Romney's speech at the GOP convention, saying the president has failed to deliver on his promises. Obama says, quote, "if you're easily offended, youMy favorite moment of the Republican convention were the seemingly forced smiles on the faces of Paul and Janna Ryan during Clint Eastwood's speech. This is the type of smile you see on the U.S. president's face when the leader of Botswana gifts him
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