Clint Eastwood speaks for the cranks and undermines Romney's message.

Romney wanted to paint a picture of a conservative movement that has room at the table for the voices of people of color and women. Eastwood looked out at the crowd and said, to wild applause, "I would just like to say something, ladies and gentlemen. Something that I think is very important. It is that, you, we—we own this country." Despite the incoherent, bumbling aspects of his speech, this sentiment—that we, not they, own this country—came across loud and clear. And with that, all of Romney's hard work putting together a list of speakers that screamed "diversity" and "milquetoast" collapsed, and all before the candidate himself had a chance to speak.

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