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Obama Irked by Clint's Skit? Nah, He's a 'Huge' Fan

Eastwood 'is a great actor, and even better director'

(Newser) - Was President Obama offended by Clint Eastwood's repartee with an empty chair at the RNC? Hardly, he says—in fact he made sure to tell reporters on Air Force One that he's "a huge Clint Eastwood fan. He is a great actor, and an even better director....

Where Have All Our Grand Dreams Gone?
 Where Have All Our 
 Grand Dreams Gone? 
THOMAS FRIEDMAN
Sep 2, 2012 10:01 AM CDT

Where Have All Our Grand Dreams Gone?

GOP, Dems mired in tiny ideas. Where's our modern race to the moon?

(Newser) - After three days of listening to speeches at the Republican National Convention, Thomas Friedman grew tired of listening to endless propounding about "American exceptionalism," he writes in his latest column in the New York Times . Fifty years after President Kennedy launched America on a great journey to the...

Bill Maher Defends Eastwood: 'He Killed'

Host hates the politics but loves the delivery

(Newser) - Bill Maher may have disagreed with just about everything Clint Eastwood said in his convention speech —"I had no idea he was such a down the line, right-wing a---hole"—but he's not among those mocking the performance, notes Mediaite . People are always carping that these events...

Eastwood's Chair Prop: Last-Second Improv

He asked staff for it just before going on, without explaining why

(Newser) - Nobody knew about the chair. In post-mortems on Clint Eastwood's "unique" convention speech , the Washington Post and the New York Times say the actor asked for the prop just before going on without explaining what he was going to do. He's 82, after all, and "everyone...

Honey Boo Boo Beats RNC Ratings

Well, by one measure at least

(Newser) - Mitt Romney has another opponent to worry about—and she's only six years old. Wednesday night's episode of TLC reality series Here Comes Honey Boo Boo pulled in almost 3 million viewers, scoring a 1.3 rating among viewers 18-49—more than any other cable show that evening...

RNC Guardsman Shot With Own Gun in Hotel Mishap

Shooter was examining colleague's gun

(Newser) - A Florida National Guardsman in Tampa for the Republican National Convention accidentally shot a colleague with the man's own gun. Police say the guardsman was examining the grip on 21-year-old Michael Wdowiak's revolver when it went off, striking Wdowiak in the upper body and left hand, reports the...

Romney Speech &#39;Solid, Workmanlike&#39;
 Romney Speech 
 'Solid, Workmanlike' 
OPINION ROUNDUP
Aug 31, 2012 6:00 AM CDT

Romney Speech 'Solid, Workmanlike'

He got the job done, but Eastwood speech may be the one people remember

(Newser) - Mitt Romney delivered the biggest speech of his life in Tampa last night, and while his solid, heartfelt address did not disappoint, there were no surprises. Some pundits suspect Clint Eastwood's ad-libbed ramble will be the speech more people are talking about this morning.
  • Romney's address was short
...

Reagan Hologram Skips Convention

Republicans feared it would upstage Mitt

(Newser) - Despite conflicting reports, there really were plans for a Ronald Reagan hologram to wow Republican National Convention attendees Tupac-style, according to Yahoo News . The holo-Reagan was to have appeared outside the convention hall to give a speech supporting the JOBS act—but Republican leaders decided that the hologram might upstage...

Romney: Hope Again With Me

He hails Bain record, talks of 5M jobs plan

(Newser) - A smiling Mitt Romney grasped hands all the way to the stage before a booming Republican National Convention tonight to hail his record at Bain Capital, lash President Obama's failed "hope and change" that America "deserved," and present his vision for the future. He pointedly wooed...

Clint Makes Mitt&#39;s Day
 Clint Makes 
 Mitt's Day 
Aug 30, 2012 9:19 PM CDT

Clint Makes Mitt's Day

'When someone's not doing their job, let 'em go'

(Newser) - Taciturn Hollywood tough guy Clint Eastwood saddled up for Mitt Romney tonight. People aren't all "left of Lenin" in Hollywood, said a tousled-haired Clint in a rambling 10-minute speech. "There are a lot of conservative people, moderate people, in Hollywood" who "play it closer to the...

Romney Excerpts: Obama Failed Us

'Promises gave way to disappointment and division'

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's campaign has released excerpts from his acceptance speech, which gets delivered in person in the 10pm hour tonight at the GOP convention. One quote that seems to be getting heavy rotation in previews:
  • "If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldn’t
...

What Romney Should Do Tonight

 What Romney 
 Should Do 
 Tonight 
analysis
Aug 30, 2012 4:32 PM CDT

What Romney Should Do Tonight

For one thing, talk at length about his faith, say strategists

(Newser) - Tonight is Mitt Romney's big chance to win over millions who may be watching him speak at length for the first time. And if he wants to win, he'll need to make some adjustments, GOP strategists tell the Washington Post , including:
  • Talk about himself—something he doesn't
...

Black Camerawoman 'Not Surprised' at Racist Taunts

CNN's Patricia Carroll says it could happen anywhere

(Newser) - The black CNN camerawoman who got pelted with peanuts by a pair of attendees at the GOP convention—they said something like, "This is what we feed animals"—tells the Maynard Institute that she is "not surprised at all." Patricia Carroll explains that she is a...

Ryan&#39;s Speech Flunks Fact Checks
 Ryan's Speech 
 Flunks Fact 
 Checks 
OPINION roundup
Aug 30, 2012 10:01 AM CDT

Ryan's Speech Flunks Fact Checks

VP candidate lambasted for various deceptions

(Newser) - Paul Ryan's speech last night may have been rousing , but accurate it was not. Ryan is being lambasted today for what Sally Kohn of Fox News calls "an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single...

All Eyes Turn to Romney
 Tonight: 
 All Eyes Turn 
 to Romney 
GOP Convention
Aug 30, 2012 7:55 AM CDT

Tonight: All Eyes Turn to Romney

Important speech will include rare mention of his religion

(Newser) - Mitt Romney will finally take the stage at the Republican National Convention tonight, in what Politico deems "the most important political moment of his life." Expect Romney, who's talked less about his biography than most candidates, to open up a bit about his past and try to...

Ryan Speech a &#39;Conservative Rallying Cry&#39;
 Ryan Speech a 
 'Conservative 
 Rallying Cry' 
OPINION ROUNDUP
Aug 30, 2012 3:42 AM CDT

Ryan Speech a 'Conservative Rallying Cry'

'Speech of the convention' makes case against Obama

(Newser) - Paul Ryan made GOPers swoon with what most pundits say was the best speech of the convention so far. He used his regular-guy appeal to clearly set out a case against the Obama administration—but critics are challenging many of his facts.
  • Ryan "came off young, which he is,
...

Condi Rocks Convention


 Condi Rocks 
 Convention 
Aug 30, 2012 3:29 AM CDT

Condi Rocks Convention

Recalls childhood in 'Jim Crow Birmingham'

(Newser) - After a command performance by Ann Romney the previous night, another woman stole much of the thunder last night at the Republican National Convention. Condoleezza Rice wooed the GOP crowd with a straight-forward view of American strength and opportunity—one that aimed in part to defend Mitt Romney's wealth...

Obama Gets a Chuckle Out of GOP

Zings health plan: 'RomneyDoesn'tCare'

(Newser) - If the Republican National Convention is rattling President Obama, he's not showing it. In fact, he's cracking new jokes on the stump. Pointing to a debunked GOP TV ad claiming he ditched work requirements for welfare recipients, Obama yesterday shrugged, smiled, and said: “Sometimes they just make...

Palin: Fox Axed My Interviews
 Palin: Fox Axed My Interviews 
Aug 30, 2012 12:19 AM CDT

Palin: Fox Axed My Interviews

She's disappointed at missing chance to honor McCain

(Newser) - Sarah Palin, star of the 2008 Republican National Convention, wasn't happy when Fox News cut her out of this year's coverage. "I’m sorry Fox canceled all my scheduled interviews tonight," she wrote on her Facebook page yesterday, because with former running mate John McCain speaking...

Clint Headed to Tampa for RNC: Sources

Hollywood icon may be tonight's mystery speaker

(Newser) - Clint Eastwood is on his way to Tampa where he could make Mitt Romney's day at the Republican National Convention, reports Townhall , citing a "well-placed Republican source." The Hollywood icon is among those rumored to be the convention's "mystery speaker" tonight. Other names being mention...

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