Eastwood says his convention appearance was ‘mission accomplished’

In a wide ranging interview with The Carmel (CA) Pine Cone Clint Eastwood said yesterday:

AFTER A week as topic No. 1 in American politics, for- mer Carmel Mayor Clint Eastwood said the outpouring of criticism from left-wing reporters and liberal politicians after his appearance at the Republican National Convention last Thursday night, followed by an avalanche of support on Twitter and in the blogosphere, is all the proof anybody needs that his 12-minute discourse achieved exactly what he intended it to.

“President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people,” Eastwood told The Pine Cone this week. “Romney and Ryan would do a much better job running the country, and that’s what everybody needs to know. I may have irritated a lot of the lefties, but I was aiming for people in the middle.”

Eastwood concludes with; "A lot of people are realizing they had the wool pulled over their eyes by Obama,"

The complete interview text may be read at Steady Habits.