Clint Eastwood talked with President Barack Obama last night during his speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention - except the president wasn't actually there.

Eastwood addressed an empty chair next to the podium, where an "invisible Obama" sat. The 82-year-old actor railed against Obama's performance during his first term and went on as if Obama was answering him.

"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 crowd at the RNC in Tampa, Fla., seemed to enjoy the speech and broke out into laughter during some of Eastwood's more colorful moments.


The speech also drew criticism for lacking direction and not being thoroughly prepared. Representatives for the Romney campaign responded by saying Eastwood transcended the formulized political speeches Americans have come to expect.

"Judging an American icon like Clint Eastwood through a typical political lens doesn't work," a campaign aide said. "His ad-libbing was a break from all the political speeches, and the crowd enjoyed it. He rightly pointed out that 23 million Americans out of work or underemployed is a national disgrace and it's time for a change."

Many celebrities took to Twitter to give their opinion on Eastwood's speech. Some were enamored, like Charlie Daniels, who wrote, "Clint Eastwood made my day." Others were nonplussed, including Roseanne Barr, who tweeted, "Clint Eastwood is CRAY."

Former "The View" co-host Star Jones was a little more straightforward in her analysis.

"I can't believe I just watched #ClintEastwood turn into somebody's DRUNK UNCLE HARRY on the stage of the #GOP #RNC. He humiliated himself," Jones wrote.

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