CLEVELAND — Strange and terrible things can happen at these supposedly “too-scripted,” “glorified infomercials” we call political conventions. Backstage in 2012 at the Republican convention in Tampa, none of the party apparatchiks had any idea what Clint Eastwood would say when he politely requested a 15-minute slot that had been reserved for others. Great, said Republican handlers. Then Eastwood requested a chair. Er, okaaaaay, said the RNC suits. Then Eastwood began talking to the chair. On stage. In front of tens of millions of voters. Backstage, according to journalists who were there, a leading RNC official leaned over and vomited … Continue reading Never Mind the Mainstream Media Spin – Trump’s RNC Speech Was a SMASH HIT