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<p><noscript>[&lt;a href=&#8221;http://storify.com/MacleansMag/clint-eastwood-good-bad-ugly&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;&gt;View the story &#8220;Clint Eastwood at RNC: Every which way but lucid&#8221; on Storify&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;br /&gt; &lt;h1&gt;Clint Eastwood at RNC: Every which way but lucid&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;h2&gt;Mystery guest Clint Eastwood appeared at the Republican National Convention on Thursday where in a stumbling vaudeville-like number he pretended to address an invisible Barack Obama. Here&#8217;s how it played on Twitter: &lt;/h2&gt; &lt;p&gt;Storified by Maclean&#8217;s Magazine &amp;middot; Thu, Aug 30 2012 20:08:32&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div&gt;Clint Eastwood directs Obama (i.e., an empty chair) to #GTFO &amp;amp; &#8216;Make My Day&#8217; at #GOPConvention ~ http://pic.twitter.com/4OADd6FcAdam Baldwin&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&amp;quot;I am reminded Clint Eastwood starred in &#8216;The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.&#8217; Tonight we saw all three.&amp;quot; &#8211; Brian WilliamsMichael Sisak&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Good:&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Dems have Michael Moore and we have Clint Eastwood: Double-Cheeseburger vs. Magnum .45Ann Coulter&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&amp;quot;Ladies and gentlemen &#8211; WE own this country.&amp;quot; ~ Clint Eastwood #GOP2012Brent Teichman&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Clint Eastwood is one cool dude.William Kevin Newman&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Clint Eastwood should do stand-up more often, he&#8217;s killing.MARK R RAMIREZ&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Clint Eastwood makes our day at RNC. http://pic.twitter.com/ul09nr6dJames T&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Clint Eastwood I could quote you all night. I love youAlexandria High&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Whatever, I still like Clint Eastwood.Justin Guillory&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Bad:&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;BREAKING: Clint Eastwood just shot said shark. #GOP2012 #makemydayScot Rutledge&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Clint Eastwood was a bad choiceYosemite Sam&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;What. Is. Happening. #gop2012The Fix&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;I am so confused by this whole Clint Eastwood thing&#8230;. #GOP2012 #teambidenHeather Reid&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Ugly:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;I apologize for the constant Clint Eastwood retweets. This is just the best acting he&#8217;s done in years. But I think it&#8217;s time for his nap.Chad Michael Jervis&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;I have never seen so strange an appearance by Clint Eastwood as I did tonight! What the f&#8211;k?Francis Alfiero&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Some stenographer just had to type, &amp;quot;CLINT EASTWOOD SPEAKS TO EMPTY CHAIR.&amp;quot; #RNCJen Statsky&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Clint Eastwood appears to be off his notes. And rocker. And meds. Hello? #GOP2012Upworthy&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Clint Eastwood is nutsAdam Scharf&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Wow. Who knew Clint Eastwood was such a down the line rightwing asshole?Bill Maher&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Worst speeches of convention: 1. Clint Eastwood 2. Clint Eastwood 3. Clint Eastwood #gop2012The Fix&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;For posterity. RT @thinkprogress: VIDEO: The full Clint Eastwood meltdown: http://youtu.be/qiHNVYRTKP8Erik Malinowski&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Twenty more seconds and, boom, tasers.scottfeschuk&lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;</noscript></p>


<p>Actor Clint Eastwood addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)</p>


Clint Eastwood at GOP convention: Every which way but lucid

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