Clint Eastwood (Dirty Harry)

Rapidly went off program and began approaching an invisible Obama by means of an empty seat. Getting by far the most favorite movie celebrities and also former Mayor of Carmel, California, seemed like it might be a slam dunk for the Romney-Ryan ticket. But Eastwood’s unusual performance could have created too large a distraction from Mitt’s ultimate message. What is your opinion: Did Clint Eastwood help or hurt Romney’s campaign?

At times, Eastwood sent the crowd into laughing fits when he pretended Obama was offering colorful objections.

“What do you want me to tell Romney?” Eastwood asked the empty chair. “I can’t tell him to do that to himself … you’re getting as bad as Biden … of course we all know Biden is the intellect of the Democratic Party. Kind of a grin with a body behind it …”

The RNC had left room for a “mystery guest” on its Thursday schedule and announced Thursday that Eastwood would speak. Late Thursday afternoon, Eastwood walked through the convention floor for a brief rundown of the night’s events.

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