Politics & Government

Did Clint Make Your Day At The RNC?

Clint Eastwood's speech Thursday at the Republican National Convention has left a lot of people very confused. What do you think?

"Do you feel lucky?"

That seems to be the question around the Republican National Convention after Clint Eastwood's speech Thursday.

Eastwood's conversation with an empty chair got mixed reviews — some people were left confused and others thought it was a great boost for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. Then there are those who thought Eastwood might have helped President Brack Obama more than Romney.

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Here's a sample of the Hollywood comments on Twitter:

Chris Rock: Clint Eastwood on the phone with Obama now: "It all went according to plan, sir."

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Keith Olbermann: Anybody developed a fantasy football team name off this Eastwood nonsense? East Wooding Chairmen? Invisible Obamas? Anything else?

Ann Coulter: Dems have Michael Moore and we have Clint Eastwood: Double-Cheeseburger vs. Magnum .45.

Tom Bergeron: Clint Eastwood's headline-grabbing, scene-stealing, empty chair address was the biggest bait and switch since the Trojans got a horse.

Brent Spiner: After watching Clint Eastwood's speech last night at the RNC, I'm voting for the chair.

George Takei: Clint Eastwood's RNC speech was to imaginary Obama in an empty chair. I'm drafting a DNC speech to imaginary Romney in an empty factory.

Kirstie Allie: I just saw Clint Eastwood's speech and I LOVED it!! Funny as hell & on point!!..& I'm a Democrat..US media is SO biased in favor of Dems.

So, take a look at the video from the RNC and let us know what you think of Eastwood's latest star turn. Is this the same Harry Callahan who chased bad guys through the old quarry and across the train trestle in Larkspur during Dirty Harry?

Eastwood's new baseball movie Trouble With The Curve is due out Sept. 21, 2012. Meanwhile ...

Here's a look at what's showing in local movie theaters this weekend:

Lark Theater

Ice Age 4: (4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday), 6:15 p.m.

Dark Knight Rises: (7:30 Monday), 8:30 p.m.

Century Cinema Corte Madera

Lawless: 1:30 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7 p.m., 9:40 p.m.

Century Larkspur Landing

The Campaign: (12:15 p.m., 2:45 p.m. Saturday through Monday), 5:25 p.m., 8 p.m., 10:25 p.m.

Hope Springs: (11:45 a.m., 2:35 p.m. Saturday through Monday), 5:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:10 p.m.

The Bourne Legacy: (1:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m. Saturday through Monday),7:15 p.m., 10:15 p.m.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green: (12 p.m., 2:25 p.m. Saturday through Monday), 5 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10 p.m.

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