tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027562849054565148.post1525425662866705990..comments2023-08-05T09:08:01.891-04:00Comments on Desperately Seeking Sanity: The Empty ChairErik A. Princehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026166272308791091noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027562849054565148.post-22259602458746456052012-09-08T15:05:24.843-04:002012-09-08T15:05:24.843-04:00Great post. We seem to be in a post-fact America....Great post. We seem to be in a post-fact America. Some studies have found that people who cling to a belief can cling to it more strongly the more they are countered with facts. The mentality behind it is: Wow, you you trying really hard to convince me I'm wrong. I must be right. Increasingly, people are looking for "news" that reaffirms their existing beliefs. Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027562849054565148.post-74969169744406551872012-09-03T16:18:49.248-04:002012-09-03T16:18:49.248-04:00I think the empty chair was to symbolize the empty...I think the empty chair was to symbolize the empty vessel that so many voters projected their own hopes and dreams into last election. But that's just my opinion, guess you will have to ask Clint for the authoritative answer. It's amazing that such a gentle and innocuous performance could generate such hateful reactions about Eastwood ranging from "a few too many drinks", to he's just "getting old and senile". Perhaps it was just too uncomfortably close to the truth for some? Just as I am uncomfortable agreeing with anything that comes out of Bill Maher's mouth, but he's right for once. It takes balls, creativity and skill to pull that off, and hats off to Clint Eastwood for bringing something original and interesting to the party for a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027562849054565148.post-62324514475184735352012-09-03T16:09:37.554-04:002012-09-03T16:09:37.554-04:00Well put.
Actually, the day after Clint's weir...Well put.<br />Actually, the day after Clint's weird performance, I meant to email you to ask if you were going to write about it. The GOP, I think, knows very well that Clint did them no favors. It was almost diabolical -- what if someone from the left put him up to it to bring a stink on the convention? Except the left doesn't seem to work that way. But, weird!Kelly Joynernoreply@blogger.com