Clint Eastwood has stopped short of endorsing Donald Trump, but in an interview in Esquire magazine he praised the Republican presidential candidate for being “on to something.”No, Clint, I guess when you were growing up in that storied American past, people knew their places, eh?
In the interview posted online Wednesday, the actor-director hailed Trump as a foe of political correctness and lamented what he called “the kiss-ass generation.”
“Everybody’s walking on eggshells,” said Eastwood, 86. “We see people accusing people of being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist.”
Oh well, at least he doesn't appear to be talking to empty chairs these days.
Clint Eastwood epitomizes the image of the angry, old white man in his rocker on the front porch screaming at the future to get the hell off his lawn. He supports Trump even as his cherished Carmel, California is facing erosion from sea level rise on one side and wildfires descending on the town from the other. I guess Clint figures he's old as dirt anyway so it doesn't matter to him. Someone else's problem.
ReplyDeleteThat Clint Eastwood is not a stupid man, Mound, I am certain, but his ignorance on the vital issues of our day is profound.
DeleteI'll agree with Clint on one thing: Trump certainly is "on to something".
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUZ_zSWLwGo
Thanks for the link, John. It is perhaps a testament to the American psyche that they think 200 years is a long time for a country. I guess the much lengthier history of Europe does not count, in the American mind.
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