Clint's Speech / This Might Surprise A Few People, Too

[Dancing Fire]

The ghost of Reagan is hanting the Dems... Are you better off now than you were four years ago?

Heck yes I am. 4 years ago I was getting laid off from a job that disappeared from the economy because of clever rent-seeking Wall Street derivatives traders. Today both my husband and I have jobs/job offers and relatively bright futures, largely in spite of the private equity funds and financial engineers.

go ask them young college grads ...why are they at home playing video games instead of working?

Obviously, because there are more new grads than jobs available. But how did we come to this point? Because of a President who was sworn in in 2009? Or because of a corporate culture of putting private equity management fees and corporate officer bonuses over sustainable growth? I may not agree with the President on everything, but when he says Romney isn't the solution, he's the problem, I am prone to agree.

well,by this time into the Reagan Admin (summer of 84) the U.S. economy was creating 500k new jobs per month.

 

[iheartscience]

One of the more intriguing parts of Clint Eastwood speaking at the RNC is that he doesn't appear to agree with much of their platform. He's said in interviews that he's pro-gay marriage, and seems to be a lot more Libertarian than Republican. I thought the empty chair speech was hilarious, but he did seem a bit incoherent to me because he was slamming things Obama didn't start, like the Afghanistan war.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Thing 2...are you in Charlotte for the DNC?

 

[MissStepcut]

well,by this time into the Reagan Admin (summer of 84) the U.S. economy was creating 500k new jobs per month.

That might be more interesting if Reagan were running.

 

[0-0-0]

I still don't know what to make of Clint's speech, but it helped spawn the Invisible Obama character that I find quite funny. http://twitter.com/InvisibleObama

I'd like to reflect on the GOP Convention, but you know, that would be difficult.

Quick poll: Who was more invisible during the Convention: Me, Sarah Palin, or George W. Bush?

Transparency in government always wins.

The Romney-Ryan fact checking team must be related to me. Awkwarrrrrrrd.

 

[iheartscience]

I still don't know what to make of Clint's speech, but it helped spawn the Invisible Obama character that I find quite funny. http://twitter.com/InvisibleObama

I'd like to reflect on the GOP Convention, but you know, that would be difficult.

Quick poll: Who was more invisible during the Convention: Me, Sarah Palin, or George W. Bush?

Transparency in government always wins.

The Romney-Ryan fact checking team must be related to me. Awkwarrrrrrrd.

Love this too!

 

[iheartscience]

Thing 2...are you in Charlotte for the DNC?

Good lord no. I can't imagine a less fun time. Giant crowds in a convention center, speech after speech-no thank you. I love me some Dems but that is asking too much. I'm happy to send money from afar and stay in the comfort of my own home!

 

[iheartscience]

well,by this time into the Reagan Admin (summer of 84) the U.S. economy was creating 500k new jobs per month.

That might be more interesting if Reagan were running.

 

[Dancing Fire]

well,by this time into the Reagan Admin (summer of 84) the U.S. economy was creating 500k new jobs per month.

That might be more interesting if Reagan were running.

i'll tell you what would be more interesting ...Romney vs Hillary.

 

[davi_el_mejor]

The ghost of Reagan is hanting the Dems... Are you better off now than you were four years ago?

Heck yes I am. 4 years ago I was getting laid off from a job that disappeared from the economy because of clever rent-seeking Wall Street derivatives traders. Today both my husband and I have jobs/job offers and relatively bright futures, largely in spite of the private equity funds and financial engineers.

go ask them young college grads ...why are they at home playing video games instead of working?

Obviously, because there are more new grads than jobs available. But how did we come to this point? Because of a President who was sworn in in 2009? Or because of a corporate culture of putting private equity management fees and corporate officer bonuses over sustainable growth? I may not agree with the President on everything, but when he says Romney isn't the solution, he's the problem, I am prone to agree.

well,by this time into the Reagan Admin (summer of 84) the U.S. economy was creating 500k new jobs per month.

They were also denying there was an AIDS epidemic... food for thought

 

[AGBF]

One of the more intriguing parts of Clint Eastwood speaking at the RNC is that he doesn't appear to agree with much of their platform. He's said in interviews that he's pro-gay marriage, and seems to be a lot more Libertarian than Republican. I thought the empty chair speech was hilarious, but he did seem a bit incoherent to me because he was slamming things Obama didn't start, like the Afghanistan war.

The slap at President Obama over the invasion of Afghanistan may not have been fair, but it did have a sort of internal consistency. I believe that Mr. Eastwood pointed out that President Obama (while in the Senate) voted against the invasion of Iraq, but for the invasion of Afghanistan-in order to pursue Osama bin Laden. Mr. Eastwood made some comment like, "He didn't check with the Russians first", meaning that President Obama had voted for a war that the United States couldn't win.

Of course, if was President Bush who led the invasions of both Iraq and Afghanistan, not President Obama, so it was President Bush who bore primary responsibility for checking on the viability of a war in Afghanistan. But if Mr. Eastwood wants to excoriate President Obama for supporting President Bush without having given sufficient consideration to the tenacity of the Afghan resistance to the Russians, I say that he has a right to do so!

AGBF

 

[fleur-de-lis]

Romney gave a nice speech with out getting into trashing Obama.. he doesn't need to trash the President, it is his race to lose with this terrible economy. the 18-22 yrs old college students voted Obama into office 4 yrs ago,now these college grads (over 50%) are unemployed,so this time around i don't think Obama can get enough support from the younger crowd to get him re elected.


Clint Eastwood is a

I think the younger generation blames the Bains of the world for the state of the economy as much or more than a President who was sworn into office in 2009.

IMO,the US economy goes in cycle no matter which party is in office,but we should be producing a lot more jobs at this point of the cycle. in 1981 when Reagan took office unemployment was over 10%,then in 1984 alone real economic growth boomed by 6.8%, the highest in 50 years. Nearly 20 million new jobs were created during the recovery, increasing U.S. civilian employment by almost 20%. Unemployment fell to 5.3% by 1989.

That was before globalization and unregulated financial markets, DF. Different game today.

Several important metrics from 1980-1984, and again in 1985-1989, worthy of consideration in any analysis are the increases government spending, government contracts (and resultant high-tech/highly educated jobs-- categorized as "civilian", but the bill paid by the governmental budget line item), and national deficits in the Western World during that era. (Sorry for getting a touch wonky, but this was a large component for my honors senior thesis in college.) For a thinking man or woman, it's an interesting dimension for consideration no matter what one's party leanings may be!

 

[Dancing Fire]

i'd give Bill Clinton a lot of credit for putting on a straight face while speaking at the DNC b/c everyone inside the convention center knows how much he really despises Obama.he did the speech for the party not for Obama.

 

[0-0-0]

Is Chuck trying to outdo Clint?

 

[Imdanny]

I'll take your word the speech was better than it was portrayed. I can't make myself watch any of the speeches from either convention.

 

[HollyS]

I thought he seemed completely off his rocker.

I also KNOW that if ANYONE spoke as disrespectfully about George W. Bush while HE was in office (and called him Mr. Bush rather than addressing him President Bush) as Eastwood did about Obama, the Republicans would have been calling for that person's head.

I'm sure you could find plenty of examples (videos) on the internet of some very disrespectful and disdainful swipes at George Bush. And if you don't remember any of it, when it happened, then it's because you were too busy laughing at the object of your own personal disdain. Or you weren't paying any real attention.

Let's not get preachy about respect when the shoe is on the other foot; it's so very pot calling the kettle black. Good comedy is non-partisan. Everyone is fair game because everyone is funny.

 

[Skippy123]

agh, each time I look at hangout my brain changes Clint to Clinton's Speech, not sure why that happens but I keep thinking this is about Clinton!!!

 

[Skippy123]

i'd give Bill Clinton a lot of credit for putting on a straight face while speaking at the DNC b/c everyone inside the convention center knows how much he really despises Obama.he did the speech for the party not for Obama.

okay I guess it did turn out to be Clinton too

 

[iheartscience]

Is Chuck trying to outdo Clint?

Are you referring to the 1000 YEARS OF DARKNESS SDKFJASD!!!! video? Now *THAT* is comedy gold.

 

[wildcat03]

I thought he seemed completely off his rocker.

I also KNOW that if ANYONE spoke as disrespectfully about George W. Bush while HE was in office (and called him Mr. Bush rather than addressing him President Bush) as Eastwood did about Obama, the Republicans would have been calling for that person's head.

I'm sure you could find plenty of examples (videos) on the internet of some very disrespectful and disdainful swipes at George Bush. And if you don't remember any of it, when it happened, then it's because you were too busy laughing at the object of your own personal disdain. Or you weren't paying any real attention.

Let's not get preachy about respect when the shoe is on the other foot; it's so very pot calling the kettle black. Good comedy is non-partisan. Everyone is fair game because everyone is funny.

Oh really? There were disrespectful disdainful swipes at George Bush on stage at the DNC in 2004? Funny, because I actually volunteered there and don't remember that part...

 

[Dancing Fire]

The Clintons are looking foward to 2016 not Nov 2012.

 

[nkarma]

The Clintons are looking foward to 2016 not Nov 2012.

This is likely partially true. However, what you said above about Bill Clinton and Barack Obama despising each other, it does not seem that way in their public appearances. Obviously, Hilary is the SOS. But besides that Bill and Barack play golf together regularly. Obama seeks his advice and on top of that even had Bill Clinton handle a press conference for 45 minutes once. Their relationship seems to be very cordial since the Democratic primaries in 2008. Both Clintons worked hard for universal healthcare and now some of what they worked so hard to try to get is reality because of Obama.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Is Chuck trying to outdo Clint?

Are you referring to the 1000 YEARS OF DARKNESS SDKFJASD!!!! video? Now *THAT* is comedy gold.

thing 2...come this Nov i'm gonna spike the football on you ...

 

[Dancing Fire]

The Clintons are looking foward to 2016 not Nov 2012.

This is likely partially true. However, what you said above about Bill Clinton and Barack Obama despising each other, it does not seem that way in their public appearances. Obviously, Hilary is the SOS. But besides that Bill and Barack play golf together regularly. Obama seeks his advice and on top of that even had Bill Clinton handle a press conference for 45 minutes once. Their relationship seems to be very cordial since the Democratic primaries in 2008. Both Clintons worked hard for universal healthcare and now some of what they worked so hard to try to get is reality because of Obama.

Clinton was a brilliant politician he knew it was time for him to lean more towards the middle as we got closer the 1996 election.

 

[0-0-0]

Is Chuck trying to outdo Clint?

Are you referring to the 1000 YEARS OF DARKNESS SDKFJASD!!!! video? Now *THAT* is comedy gold.

Why do I get the feeling they are trying a little too hard?

http://secotm.tumblr.com/post/30851748178/awa64-secotm-is-it-just-me-or-is-there-a

It's getting really bizarre.

 

[iheartscience]

Is Chuck trying to outdo Clint?

Are you referring to the 1000 YEARS OF DARKNESS SDKFJASD!!!! video? Now *THAT* is comedy gold.

Why do I get the feeling they are trying a little too hard?

http://secotm.tumblr.com/post/30851748178/awa64-secotm-is-it-just-me-or-is-there-a

It's getting really bizarre.

What the what?! HA. All the propaganda in the world won't change the fact that they're both as bourgeois as can be!