There was an excellent article by Karl in the Green Room at Hot Air in which he points out that not only was Eastwood's performance not "weird" or caused by "dementia" as the Left (and certain back-stabbing so-called Eastwood "friends") would have you believe but was, in fact, really quite brilliant. It may have even had an immediate effect on Florida voters. Eastwood's monologue has also given rise to "Eastwooding," and National Empty Chair Day.
This was the first part of Eastwood’s simple and effective argument.
Eastwood points out — in a prodding, joking manner — that Obama was
elected to bring peace and prosperity, but failed to bring either. That
Eastwood may disagree with the GOP on some war issues is perfectly
alright in this context, because, as suggested earlier and explored
further below, Eastwood is not really targeting Republicans.
Eastwood then arrives at his Joe Biden joke: “Of course we all know
Biden is the intellect of the Democratic party. Just kind of a grin with
a body behind it.” That last part is not accidental in a performance
featuring an empty chair. But the first part is even more dangerous.
For the last 3+ years, we have been accustomed to having Biden as safe
material for humor, while Obama has been kept off-limits. Eastwood
leverages the latter into the former, suggesting that Sheriff Joe is the
real brains of the operation. Ouch! No wonder Team Obama got annoyed
enough to respond.
But perhaps the best indicators of how powerful Eastwood's debate with the empty chair really was can be found in the frenzied attempts to defend Obama by ridiculing Eastwood. The wicked satire even caused the Left's favorite comedians to pick sides in the argument, with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert mocking the monologue but Bill Maher (of all people) admitting that Eastwood "killed." That's the highest possible praise one can receive from a comedian. And for those who follow the Maher link and watch the clip, what's more ridiculous: Jason Alexander's objection to Maher's praise of Eastwood's performance...or the fake hair Jason has bought himself? He's become the kind of caricature that the Seinfeld show used to mock mercilessly.
