Been unable 2 watch any RNC convention "speeches"...but did Clint Eastwood really make the slitting throat motion...meant for our POTUS???
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Ellen Barkin (@EllenBarkin) August 31, 2012Awww … isn’t that sweet! Ellen “I love everybody…except u right wing fuckin morons” Barkin is defending President Obama against a gesture made by Clint Eastwood last night in which he revealed his secret desire to kill the president to his minions at the Republican National Convention. Good thing Barkin is so vigilant! The actress voiced her concern and fans quickly assured her that her gut instinct about Eastwood’s “cut” sign was right on the money:
@EllenBarkin Yes, that goofy old man made the throat cutting gesture. http://t.co/iZ1NguYv—
(@Witty_Witticist) August 31, 2012
@EllenBarkin yea, he did! Way offensive—
Gavin Delgado (@mizelectra) August 31, 2012
@EllenBarkin yes he did. and yes the crowd laughed. and yes… this is what we're all up against.—
Black Canseco (@BlackCanseco) August 31, 2012
@EllenBarkin sick senile bastard—
Patti Jaro (@pjaro62) August 31, 2012
@EllenBarkin Yes. Are you surprised?—
likegunfire (@fourgunfire) August 31, 2012
Yes. RT @EllenBarkin: did Clint Eastwood really make the slitting throat motion…meant for our POTUS???—
Touré (@Toure) August 31, 2012
@EllenBarkin Girllll….that was an absolute mess. U missed nothing but blatant disrespect toward the leader of these United States.—
Brittany Gordon (@TheBrittyG) August 31, 2012
@EllenBarkin He did!! After saying it's time to let him go. Real pathetic!—
TotalAddek (@TheKarinaNicole) August 31, 2012
@JECarter4 @Toure @EllenBarkin Yes, that could be considered a Death Threat by Eastwood against the POTUS.—
(@Politicolnews) August 31, 2012
@EllenBarkin I think the secret service should pay him a visit, I see that as a threat….:-]—
Nicola Donaldson (@nikangel39) August 31, 2012
@EllenBarkin He sure did. It was ugly. Really ugly.—
Jan Neumann (@JNeumann54) August 31, 2012
But that’s just how conservatives roll, right?
@EllenBarkin @allanbrauer Most conservative humor invokes violence of some kind. Subtlety ain't their strong suit—
(@DJShay12) August 31, 2012
@EllenBarkin Yes, it was repulsive and got a laugh, of course,GOP has made it acceptable to threaten and belittle the President. Racists—
Elizabeth West (@Limeylizzie) August 31, 2012
Ugh.
With reassurance from her fans, Barkin doubled down:
@MSNBCWatch Yes…& then made the slitting motion.Watch it again.Or not,
because it happens to be the truth &u wont let that get in your way—
Ellen Barkin (@EllenBarkin) August 31, 2012
@RandyHauser Appalling. Truly appalling.
But I guess it's ok because he played a cowboy in movies.I played a Dr. once..brain surgery anyone?—
Ellen Barkin (@EllenBarkin) August 31, 2012
“Dr. Barkin”? *shudder*
So, suddenly Ellen takes offense at death threats that weren’t actually death threats. Neat trick, that.
@EllenBarkin not to get political but how is what Eastwood did any different than you wishing a hurricane would wipe out RNC?—
(@angrydungbeetle) August 31, 2012
Like this?
@EllenBarkin Were you tweeting when all that crap about Bush was going down? NO, so can it sister. The false indignation is not flattering—
Mark Falzon (@teapartydem) August 31, 2012
@Toure @EllenBarkin Would have been hilarious if it were your racist friend Bill Maher!—
Tom Brannon (@TomBrannon75) August 31, 2012
@Toure @ellenbarkin please, no lectures on decorum or appropriateness from the Hollywood Left.—
Jeremy Avery (@therealjavery) August 31, 2012
Exactly.
