Go ahead punk…make my day…do you feel lucky…right turn Clyde…and on and on. Clint Eastwood is a movie icon and a true example of old school manhood.
The father and son duo of Clint and Scott Eastwood sat down with Esquire for their first ever joint interview.
If you like Clint and wonder who Scott is…you’ll love the interview. It is definitely worth the time it takes to read it.
Clint is a star like we haven’t seen in a long time. Growing up in his shadow with his strong chin and penetrating eyes made Scott who he is today.
And in a generation of Pussified Millennials Scott Eastwood would make any dad proud. He’s a man’s man and that doesn’t seem to be happening as much as it once did.Scott is a chip off the old block. The kind of young man women fantasize about and men want to fight…if we had any men left in America. Most of them are sporting beards, man-buns and playing Pokemon!
With a vacuum of masculinity like this, if Scott were to make a movie where he would mount a horse, use a six shooter, charge the beaches of Normandy, or anything that took old school machismo he would inherit all of his fathers fans and hopefully suck in a new generation to the joys of being a real man!
Clint is famously outspoken about his politics…which is also refreshing as Hollywood is about as monolithic as it gets when it comes to being politically correct!
It was bound to happen and it did. The subject of politics came up and things got interesting…Esquire asked Clint what he was…maybe a Libertarian?
ESQ: Clint, do you still describe yourself as a libertarian?
CE: I don’t know what I am. I’m a little of everything.
ESQ: Politically, you’re the Anti-Pussy party?
SE: That’s right. No candy-asses.
CE: Yeah, I’m anti–the pussy generation. Not to be confused with pussy.
SE: All of us are pro-pussy.
ESQ: Does Clint Eastwood have a pickup line?
CE: You mean like “Come here often?” “Are you new in town?””Fool around on the first date?”
SE: I’ll be sure to use that last one.
A new political party is born. The “Anti-Pussy Party”!
A party like this could take over the world. Our world is going to hell in a hand basket with all the effeminate men and macho women of our age.
What happened to sweeping a woman off her feet and saving the day? Sorry…that is soooo sexist.
Awesome and powerful women used to enjoy letting a man do a little sweeping! Now men don’t sweep and women aren’t awesome. Somehow we’ve gone from Marilyn Monroe to Lena Dunham. Yikes! It may be time for the Eastwood political party to come to power. The No-Candy-Ass Party.
Clint was asked what he actually thought of Hillary and Trump:
ESQ: What do you think of Hillary?
CE: What about her? I mean, it’s a tough voice to listen to for four years. It could be a tough one. If she’s just gonna follow what we’ve been doing, then I wouldn’t be for her.
ESQ: But if the choice is between her and Trump, what do you do?
CE: That’s a tough one, isn’t it? I’d have to go for Trump … you know, ’cause she’s declared that she’s gonna follow in Obama’s footsteps. There’s been just too much funny business on both sides of the aisle. She’s made a lot of dough out of being a politician. I gave up dough to be a politician. I’m sure that Ronald Reagan gave up dough to be a politician.
Clint is on to something there. Forget about Benghazi or the email scandal…with Hillary…it is a tough voice…that would be tough to listen to for four years. It would be a tough thing to endure.
The Eastwood’s didn’t endorse Trump outright, but it would seem strange if either of them pulled the lever for Secretary Clinton.
Clint isn’t a fan of the “Politically Correct” America either:
ESQ: Your characters have become touchstones in the culture, whether it’s Reagan invoking “Make my day” or now Trump … I swear he’s even practiced your scowl.
CE: Maybe. But he’s onto something, because secretly everybody’s getting tired of political correctness, kissing up. That’s the kiss-ass generation we’re in right now. We’re really in a pussy generation. Everybody’s walking on eggshells. We see people accusing people of being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist. And then when I did Gran Torino, even my associate said, “This is a really good script, but it’s politically incorrect.” And I said, “Good. Let me read it tonight.” The next morning, I came in and I threw it on his desk and I said, “We’re starting this immediately.”
ESQ: What is the “pussy generation”?
CE: All these people that say, “Oh, you can’t do that, and you can’t do this, and you can’t say that.” I guess it’s just the times.
ESQ: What do you think Trump is onto?
CE: What Trump is onto is he’s just saying what’s on his mind. And sometimes it’s not so good. And sometimes it’s … I mean, I can understand where he’s coming from, but I don’t always agree with it.
ESQ: So you’re not endorsing him?
CE: I haven’t endorsed anybody. I haven’t talked to Trump. I haven’t talked to anybody. You know, he’s a racist now because he’s talked about this judge. And yeah, it’s a dumb thing to say. I mean, to predicate your opinion on the fact that the guy was born to Mexican parents or something. He’s said a lot of dumb things. So have all of them. Both sides. But everybody—the press and everybody’s going, “Oh, well, that’s racist,” and they’re making a big hoodoo out of it. Just fucking get over it. It’s a sad time in history.
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