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Romney cuts Eastwood from RNC highlights as conservatives cheer empty chairs

A video released by the Romney campaign last weekend excluded Hollywood director Clint Eastwood from a selection of Republican National Convention (RNC) “highlights,” even as Romney’s supporters rallied Monday for what they called “National Empty Chair Day.” A clip of RNC highlights released Sunday by the Romney campaign emphasizes top…

Obama tweet mocking Eastwood was most shared GOP convention tweet

In a sign of just how much Clint Eastwood’s speech at the Republican convention overshadowed the rest of the party’s big nominating event, President Obama’s tweeted rebuttal to that speech was shared across Twitter more than any other message from the convention. Following Eastwood’s speech, in which the Hollywood icon…

Parody of Clint Eastwood ad calls it quits on Detroit

There would be no Chrysler Super Bowl commercials starting figures such as Clint Eastwood or Eminem if Mitt Romney had his way, according to liberal comedian Andy Cobb. Using Romney’s infamous 2008 New York Times column, Cobb recreated the now infamous commercial to hang the message around the former Massachusetts’…

Chris Hayes: Why Republicans hate Clint Eastwood’s commercial

Dirty Harry has turned against the GOP. That’s basically the message in last night’s episode of The Rachel Maddow Show, during which guest host Chris Hayes examined the popular Chrysler Super Bowl ad featuring Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood. His conclusion: Eastwood’s sideways endorsement of the auto bailouts punches conservatives where…