George Clooney is, uh, video blogging for MSNBC — sure, why not? — and there's not much to add to his pitch-perfect imitation of Andy Rooney, except that it came none too soon.

Clooney's complaint that his pricey Hollywood haircut wasn't holding up in Chad, and his moaning about the accommodations there would make it tough for some viewers to give the actor much credit for his charity work in the impoverished African country, political savvy and hunky good looks be damned.

But then came the self-mockery, via the Rooney impression, and all was forgiven. Behold:

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