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Sadly, our side always seems to "play nice" and probably won't do it. But it sure WOULD BE hilarious! Blast that idea out to everyone you can -- DNC, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Rachel Maddow, David Axelrod, etc. Who knows?? Maybe they'll do it. And I will laugh like a loon. 
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Obama's campaign team has repeatedly proven themselves creatively brilliant and they have consistently been proactive about this campaign, not reactive. Following Romney's lead in order to make their points and one-up Romney would be handing him their leading role.
Updated to say I just saw a short clip of Eastwood's conversation on the news last night. The only thing the media are focusing on is his incredibly disrespectful and rude portrayal of his imaginary Obama telling Eastwood to tell Romney to blank himself. The Obama team should have *nothing* to do with this at their convention. Their twitter joke referring all questions to Salvador Dali was brilliant and frankly 'nuff said on the subject. Romney apparently thought Eastwood was funny. He owns it. Let him.
Real (non-actor) people do extremely well on film, usually one-on-one, speaking in their own words. They do not do so well when handed a script to learn and recite, and they are a mixed bag on stage in front of a live audience. There's a reason people spend years in acting school. Performing arts are harder than they look.
Eastwood was never more than a mediocre actor; he just was given roles that fit his personality and the few I saw consistently had minimum speaking, eg the strong, silent type that supposedly runs deep. And he was primarily a film actor and director working with multiple takes, not a stage actor working live. He's used to working from a script, not trying to ad-lib.
As a former marcom manager, I certainly wouldn't recommend it. I see much to lose, from switching to a position of weakness in reactive mode to total disaster. All gains can be made in other, more creative ways. Just mho. 
...but I STILL think humor has its place. Not at the convention, okay. But Rachel would be hilarious doing that (and smart). I'll forward your idea to her staff AND The Daily Show. But I respect the opinions if those who don't think we should "stoop to their level", even if I disagree. See? That's what makes us -- Democrats -- special. We can disagree without all the vitriol. Keep up the good work, all of you! 
