I still didn’t see it, but apparently it was pretty funny — at least according to my Facebook page. Here is some reaction so far:
Team Obama response:
Know Your Meme already has a great entry on Eastwooding.
Maddowblog has a great sum up: Movie star debates chair, loses.
And even if we look past the bizarre chair shtick and the rambling remarks, the points Eastwood tried to make were a mess. The actor wants to withdraw quickly from Afghanistan, which is the opposite of Romney’s position. Eastwood thinks it’s a bad idea “for attorneys to be president,” overlooking the fact that Romney has a law degree. He even felt comfortable mocking Joe Biden’s speeches, even while delivering a meandering, cringe-inducing speech of his own.
But what helped make this a truly epic convention moment was the realization among Republicans that they’d made a horrible mistake. Paul Ryan was shown on camera looking deeply uncomfortable; Romney aides were overcome with a sense of dread; and it only took a few minutes for the campaign to start telling reporters that they weren’t responsible for this train wreck.
So is this what people are talking about this morning? Laughing at Clint speaking to his chair? Not a great way to end a convention, I think.