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Video: Clint Eastwood Explains Romney Was "Dumb Enough" To Let Him Speak At RNC
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Christopher Robbins
Published Sep 18, 2012
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Clint Eastwood has been trying to pimp his new movie, Guy From Grand Torino + Justin Timberlake & That Woman From The Master, but these danged journamalists keep asking him about that little speech he gave at the RNC last month. Today, it's a guy from Extra, and America's Grandpa explained that the Romney camp got what they deserved: "If somebody's dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say something, they're gonna have to take what they get." No word on whether Eastwood considered Romney to be as dumb as 47% of Americans.
Even more bizarre is the portion of the interview in which Eastwood is asked if he's ever going to revive the Dirty Harry franchise, which, really? But he does leave the door open to directing the next Expendables movie. The clip of Eastwood referred to above starts at 2:10, but you surely want to hear about how the actor summoned his skills to cry in a cemetery, don't you?
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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