If your vaunted opponent’s not there
But you still want your viewers to care
You can still make my day
When things don’t go your way
By debating—in public—a chair
Headline… ok, not a headline, the actual speech by Clint Eastwood.
In case you’re just Mitt outta luck.
The applause was still going at the 45 second mark, so I turned off the video.
I did notice a couple of times that some audience members were standing there, idly clapping their hands, but as soon as the camera zoomed in, they suddenly became animated; their smiles grew wider and they waved and pointed to other people in the crowd. Better actors than Clint, most of them.
This is a tactic Mittens should adopt. Empty Chair vs Empty Suit.