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On Thursday, August 30, 2012, American actor and director Clint Eastwood gave a speech at the Republican National Convention.Eastwood had endorsed Mitt Romney for the 2012 United States presidential election earlier that month, and spent much of his speech's running time on a largely improvised routine in which he addressed an empty chair that represented President Barack Obama.
Eastwood's speech gave rise to an Internet meme called "Eastwooding", with pictures of people pointing at empty chairs. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] Several months later, following the election, Eastwood revealed to CNBC anchor Becky Quick that his "empty chair" skit had been inspired by a Neil Diamond song ("I Am...
On August 20, 2012, American actor and director Clint Eastwood held an empty chair conversation with President Barack Obama at the Republican National Convention. [2] [5] An empty chair debate can be held as a formal event if all but one candidate cancels or misses their appearance in a scheduled debate.
Nicholas Hoult in Toronto on Sept. 8, 2024; Clint Eastwood in Los Angeles on Jan. 3, 2020 Nicholas Hoult learned a thing or two from director Clint Eastwood on the set of Juror #2 .
This was the first thing Clint Eastwood said to first-time screenwriter Jonathan A. Abrams upon reading Abrams’ script for Juror #2, a sure-handed, handsomely made, and understated courtroom ...
Coogan’s Bluff (1968) A fish-out-of-water cop thriller with Eastwood as the Stetson-wearing fish. Directed by his mentor and longtime collaborator, Don Siegel, this was the actor’s first non ...
He spent much of his speech time on a largely improvised routine addressing an empty chair representing President Obama. In at least two instances, Eastwood implied the President had uttered profanities directed both at Romney and Eastwood. [72] Eastwood's remarks were well-received within the convention hall, but responses were mixed in the ...
Empty-chair technique used in Gestalt therapy; The Empty Chair, a crime novel by Jeffery Deaver "The Empty Chair" (song), a song by Sting "The Empty Chair" (Silicon Valley), 2016 television episode "Empty chair speech", see Clint Eastwood at the 2012 Republican National Convention