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Obama says he's a 'huge Clint Eastwood fan'

By Associated Press

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Actor Clint Eastwood speaks to an empty chair while addressing delegates during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky).

WASHINGTON >>  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 the Academy Award-winning Eastwood is "a great actor, and an even better director." But Obama was coy when asked if he was offended by the performance.

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, you should probably choose another profession."

The president joked on Twitter after Eastwood's appearance, tweeting that "this seat's taken," along with a photo of him in his chair at a Cabinet meeting.






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jomapaja wrote:
So happy our President took the high road on this!
on September 2,2012 | 07:44AM
soundofreason wrote:
Same here - as long as that road leads off a cliff.
on September 2,2012 | 08:59AM
DowntownGreen wrote:
Classy and civil as always.
on September 2,2012 | 11:17AM
Toneyuki wrote:
Not much for metaphors are you.
on September 2,2012 | 04:48PM
cojef wrote:
Just like Prez Truman said, "if can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". You've got to love politic to be able to withstand all the goop thrown at you, or be thicked-skinned like an alligator, and just as vicious.
on September 2,2012 | 07:51AM
copperwire9 wrote:
Handled like the gentleman that he is.
on September 2,2012 | 08:01AM
kailua000 wrote:
well, its nice that he did take the high road so all his supporters dont start with the "Eastwood is Racist" comments. I like Obama. I dislike his supporters who don't want people to think for themselves. Everyone who doesnt support Obama is a racist or an Uncle Tom.
on September 2,2012 | 08:40AM
soundofreason wrote:
That's EXACTLY what a racist or an Uncle Tom would say!! JUST kidding.
on September 2,2012 | 09:14AM
Classic_59Chevy wrote:
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on September 2,2012 | 10:07AM
soundofreason wrote:
Like
on September 2,2012 | 10:28AM
kailua000 wrote:
I dont like..I love. LOL
on September 2,2012 | 12:52PM
honopic wrote:
I don't need to vote for anyone to prove I'm not a racist or a fool. I just have to not be you.
on September 3,2012 | 12:07AM
kainalu wrote:
My hero looked absolutely pathetic talking to that chair. So sad. I hope he's okay, appears dementia or alzheimers is setting in.
on September 2,2012 | 11:05AM
Toneyuki wrote:
You've been watching Biden I see.
on September 2,2012 | 04:49PM
kainalu wrote:
After his Super Bowl commerical, when all the pundits speculated that Eastwood was endorsing Obama, Clint made it a point to come out and advise everyone that he wasn't "Obama's puppet". Apparenlty, he's Romney's puppet.
on September 2,2012 | 11:07AM
kailua000 wrote:
so then all those actors who supported Obama, Penn,Paltro, Johansen, Alba, Baldwin are his puppets. Whats the difference? None.
on September 2,2012 | 12:55PM
kainalu wrote:
You tell me - first: did anyone speculate that all those people where Romney's puppet? Second: did any of those people make it a point to come out and respond that they weren't Romney's puppet?
on September 2,2012 | 01:45PM
soundofreason wrote:
The difference is, When it was all O'bama, it was all good and people like you didn't use the word "puppets" until some supported Romney.
on September 2,2012 | 02:40PM
BO0o07 wrote:
Hey, it's just politics as usual.
on September 2,2012 | 11:13AM
dctaira wrote:
Another lie by obama; he was fuming!
on September 2,2012 | 03:25PM
Toneyuki wrote:
A twitter response is not the high road.
on September 2,2012 | 04:50PM
Tipops wrote:
I think a lot of people are disappointed in Obama's four years as president. No denying, he seems like a nice guy, but so far he hasn't done a thing to make me want to vote for him this November. He seems to always be criticizing law enforcement publicly in cases where black people are involved. Not at other times, why? Doesn't he care about the rest of us? Maybe a lot of people who voted for him last time feel the same way.
on September 7,2012 | 10:57AM
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