Clint Eastwood's heart may have been in the right place, when he accepted the invitation to speak at the Republican National Convention, Thursday (Aug. 30), but his mind was clearly somewhere else. Possibly at home with his daughters telling a story about "the good old days," because from the sounds of it, that's exactly what he thought he was doing.
Rather than firing up the crowd for Mitt Romney's acceptance speech, Eastwood confused and amused all while his chair (holding an invisible President Obama) taunted him in the distance.
The 82-year-old stopped in the middle of his speech several times, and turned to hold an intimate conversation with the chair, eliciting more nervous laughter from the audience. At one point, he slammed Obama for being a lawyer, apparently forgetting that Romney also went to Harvard Law School.
"I never thought it was a good idea for attorneys to be presidents anyway. I think it's maybe time for, maybe a uh, business man, how about that? A stellar business man. Quote on quote 'a stellar businessman,'" Eastwood rambled.
Although he was met with cheers (again, from utter confusion), veteran news anchor Brian Williams was powerless against the looming awkwardness and broke into a short but heartfelt chuckle just before offering commentary on the speech. "I'm reminded that he starred in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and I think people will find parts of all three to talk about," Williams said.
After that speech one thing is clear: Mr. Eastwood has no idea where he is, or what's going on in America.
Right now, I'm trying to get you to Source your info, which I doubt.
I know you are confused,but since you think I work for you,where is my back pay for last year? The agreement was for 100 k a year and to date I haven't received a nickel from you.
And explain how a race is going Zero % for a POTUS Candidate.
Since I'm not the candidate WHY do you think I am obligated to explain that?
I will,though. Two words,"Black Racism".
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He was a great American and he loved this country.
Sure,he just didn't love America enough to put HIS ass on the line.
He didn't like commies like Obama.
He just didn't dislike them enough to put on a uniform to fight them. He MUCH preferred the Hollywood fights,where the bullets were all blanks and the fights all staged.
You are jealous of him.
ROFLMAO!
Good one!
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Clint's gag-writers needed to mine the Eastwood oeuvre for better material. Instead of traipsing down the fundamental "make my day" or "lucky punk" path, why not channel the Man with No Name and remind Mitt that, "Two-hundred-thousand-dollars a year is a lot of money. You're going to have to earn it." Clint also blew a golden opportunity to pay tribute to The Gauntlet's Ben Shockley and tip his hat to George W. Bush simply by squinting and hissing, "I didn't do jack shit."
If the ex-mayor wants to toss back a few Coor's with his buddies in Carmel, that's one thing. You want me to come out and say it, Clint? You need to be more like Marty and keep your nose out of politics! You know what you should do? Try a little more directing and a little less prop-comedy and you won't come off looking like a doddering old coot on national TV! You understand, you wacko? You're cracking up!
You're paid to pretend. Stay the hell out of politics. The same goes for Clooney, Streisand, Redford, and any number of liberal celebs likely to make an un-billed cameo at the upcoming DNC. If we learned anything from Ronald Reagan, it's that acting and politics don't mix.
Reagan, who spent World War II in Hollywood but lived to boast to the .... it clear that he thinks that if history swallows the idea of Reagan as great president, his ...
Wearing a uniform and Pretend don't count. How would YOU know?
1....sign up for military
2....put on uniform
3....serve in combat position.
4....get full VA.
That's the book.
No,it's not.
Unless you are reading imaginary books in addition to talking with imaginary friends.
Reagan did not do WWII.
Yes,he did. The whole damn war. The problem is you are so ignorant you don't know what serving in wartime means. Or even serving and earning VA benefits,as far as that goes.
The majority of vets,including the ones in VA hospitals, never spent a single minute in combat.
I even worked with a 100 percent service-connected disabled veteran at the Norfolk Naval Yard back in the 80's that didn't even serve long enough to get out of basic training,yet he was retired from the army as a private. He had a heart attack in basic training and retired on a medical discharge. Served less than a month and never left South Carolina or even shot a rifle.
You really are a ignorant fool.
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ohn wayne was in this 30's when wwII started. That isn't the usual enlistment age.
That's true,but it is also true he was still of draft age,and dodged the draft by claiming a old college football injury that never seemed to bother him at any other time.
It is also true that other actors his age and even older were volunteering for active duty status as bomber pilots,and in a couple of cases as armor officers in front line tank units.
"It is impossible to talk reason with those who can only parrot Party Slogans." sneakypete Sept 2011
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you don't know what serving in wartime means. Or even serving and earning VA benefits,as far as that goes. The majority of vets,including the ones in VA hospitals, never spent a single minute in combat.
Yes....Yes I do.....;}
But enough about me.
Deny that Combat Arena and Full VA Benefits are neither here nor there.
COMBAT ARENA key words.....;}
Ok,I deny it.
You are either lying or a ignorant fool for stating your claims. I will allow you to choose.
You are obviously a liar when you claim military experience.
Here is a tip for you. Blowing sailors doesn't count as military experience.
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"The reason I write so little about the presidential election is that it's the ultimate expression of the CNN-ization of American politics: a tawdry, uber-contrived reality show that has less to do with political reality than the average rant one hears at any randomly chosen corner bar or family dinner. That does not mean the outcome is irrelevant, only that the process is suffocatingly dumb and deceitful, generating the desire to turn away and hope that it's over as quickly as possible."
If Earth could sing with a female voice. Her strength would be evident, though her tone might waver.
Could she withhold judgment against one of her own, through all we’ve done to her, and our brethren?
We lived in her bosom from which we were born for two million years not forsaking our home.
Then we became something different from all we had known, and in the gasp of a breath we destroyed it all.
Can you blame her for judging us, considering what we’ve done? She gave us every chance to turn it around.
Now we’re all done and she’s endured our abuse, including pillage, plunder, and rape without any excuse.
All she can sing in that mournful tone is sorrow for the power she unleashed, through us and thus dispassionately onto herself, destroyed by one of her own.
She must ponder how our hubris overwhelmed our humility in concluding about our recent selves: They didn’t like it here.
Deny that Combat Arena and Full VA Benefits are neither here nor there.
COMBAT ARENA key words.....;}
Ok,I deny it.
John M McClelland VA Little Rock.
And per Korean Combat Vet.....;}
Sample of a Source, SP:
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# [PDF] The Role of New Media in the Veterans Benefits Arena Emily ... www.bva.va.gov/docs/VLR_VOL1/vlr1deutsch.pdf You +1'd this publicly. Undo File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View by EW Deutsch - Cited by 1 - Related articles disorder, traumatic brain injury, and complex, combat-related injuries.5. From start to finish, a claim for VA benefits can take anywhere from several ... filing a claim.6 Once a “substantially complete”7 application for benefits is received by one of ...
ATTENTION ALL VETERANS! - VA Salt Lake City Health Care System www.saltlakecity.va.gov/A...ON_ALL_VETERANS.aspCached You +1'd this publicly. Undo Aug 14, 2012 – Veterans and Military Personnel get in FREE on Tuesday, ... We will be located on the Utah State Fair Grounds right next to the Rodeo Arena- just look for ... combat Veterans, VA claims, and women Veterans health benefits, ...
Rachel Natelson, Esq. - House Committee on Veterans' Affairs democrats.veterans.house....stimony.aspx?TID...Cached You +1'd this publicly. Undo Full Committee Hearing ... While the claims process imposes a toll on all veterans seeking benefits, ... [5] This disparity stems largely from the difficulties of substantiating experiences of military sexual assault, especially in a combat arena. # [PDF]
That's the name of a VA hospital and a Civil War General,not somebody you are quoting.
And per Korean Combat Vet.....;}
WHAT "Korean War Combat vet"?
Do you have any idea how stupid you look trying to argue with me on this subject? I have been going to VA hospitals since 1970. Just how big could your brain fart be that it makes you think you know more about this subject than I do?
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Disability compensation is a benefit paid to a veteran because of injuries or diseases that happened while on active duty, or were made worse by active military service. It is also paid to certain veterans disabled from VA health care. The benefits are tax-free.
Who Is Eligible?
You may be eligible for disability compensation if you have a service-related disability and you were discharged under other than dishonorable conditions.
Tell us all where the words "combat arena" are mentioned,dipshit.
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1. Wakulla BOCC - Veterans Services www.mywakulla.com/departments/Public.../veteransservices_SP.aspCached You +1'd this publicly. Undo Florida's Military Combat Duty Grant Programs ... While each county has specific eligibility requirements for their grant program, the common ... year; and (3) Military service in a combat zone (Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf arena). ... criteria AND have at least one VA rated injury determined to have been combat-related: ...
A cursory search....and be sure that Florida didn't set the criteria.....;}
Note your peeps ain't backin' your play here, soldier....;}
Wakulla BOCC - Veterans Services www.mywakulla.com/departments/Public.../veteransservices_SP.aspCached You +1'd this publicly. Undo Florida's Military Combat Duty Grant Programs .
First off,it would be REALLY helpful if you would provide a link that works.
Secondly,this appears to be a STATE PROGRAM specifically targeted at combat zone veterans. This is NOT a Veterans Administration program,and even then it says the different counties have their own requriements.
Your problem is you confuse insanity with fact.
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What are all those phrases about 'qualifications' 'VA' 'combat zone injuries' all about......;}
They are about STATE benefits given as grants to combat veterans.
Which has NOTHING to do with how the Veterans Administration works,or how benefits are paid to veterans or what benefits are given to what veterans.
The FACT is that a PEACETIME veteran that was permanently injured in a car accident off-base in any state in the union can be granted up to 100 percent disability from the accident,and receive the SAME benefits in pay and care that a combat veteran in wartime gets from being 100 percent disabled.
That IS the law.
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