Romney Aides Scratch Their Heads Over Clint Eastwood Speech

Romney Aides Shirk Blame Over Eastwood Train Wreck
Actor Clint Eastwood bows after speaking to delegates during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Actor Clint Eastwood bows after speaking to delegates during the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

TAMPA, Fla. -- Clint Eastwood's rambling and off-color endorsement of Mitt Romney on Thursday seemed to startle and unsettle even the candidate's own top aides, several of whom made a point of distancing themselves from the decision to put him onstage without a polished script.

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