Fox claims to have the scoop:
Officials confirmed Wednesday that a surprise guest was still on the schedule but declined further comment.
One Republican source told FoxNews.com that Eastwood is indeed the mystery speaker, following an online report that claimed the actor is planning to travel to Tampa for the convention.
US News seconds with a named source:
A close friend of Mitt and Ann Romney confirmed to Whispers Wednesday night that Clint Eastwood is indeed Thursday’s mystery speaker at the Republican National Convention.
“It’s him,” said Paul Gilbert, who has known the Romney family for nearly a decade and served as the GOP presidential candidate’s Arizona state chair. “I can confirm that, 100 percent.”
Eastwood is almost alone among the A-list of Hollywood’s A-list. There’s no question that he can deliver a line as well as anyone and better than just about everyone. If he is the mystery speaker, tonight is going to be a very good night.
At the end of whatever speech Clint gives, he needs to say “Make my day, punk”.
The line is, “Whatta ya say, Punk? Do you feel lucky?”
– “Play ‘Misty’ for me…”
Last line “Seeing Obama defeated in November would make my day.”
Perhaps Mr. Eastwood would prefer to address Obammer directly with a succinct quote:
“A man’s got to know his limitations.”
Fabulous!!!
If it is that Eastwood dude then we need to reasses the grief dished out back at the Superbowl–not in a “now that he has seen the light, all is forgiven” sort of way, but to ask whether any grief should have been forthcoming at all (perhaps, perhaps not. I would love for Detroit to be non-dysfunctional and to have three strong car companies. They are Americans, after all. I just neither want to worship unions when they were fully part of the problem nor to be forced to forget they were fully part of the problem. But I’d love to have three American companies rockng the world.)
– Clint was fun, although a bit derivative of Ionesco.