Clint Eastwood’s Superbowl Ad Makes Obama’s Day Did Clint Eastwood’s Chrysler ad have a subtle – or not-so-subtle - pro-Obama message? One hundred and ten million Super-bowl-watchers saw Eastwood’s powerful ad. “It’s half time in America,” intones the Dirty Harry star: People are out of work and they’re hurting. And they’re all wondering what they’re gonna do to make a comeback. Changing tack, Eastwood invoked the auto industry as a bright spot, leading the way to America’s recovery: Detroit’s showing us it can be done. … This country can’t be knocked out with one punch. We get right back up again and when we do, the world is going to hear the roar of our engines. The ad doesn’t mention any politicians, but as soon as it aired, Twitter was on fire with speculation about the ad’s “real” message. Was it a plug for Obama’s auto bailout? Did Eastwood’s talk about the “second half” count as a pitch for Obama’s second term? Republican mastermind Karl Rove implied the ad was straight-up Obama propaganda, paid for via the auto bailout. Meanwhile Obama spokesman David Axelrod was quick to release a statement praising the “powerful” ad. Watch it here.
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Clint Eastwood’s Superbowl Ad Makes Obama’s Day

Did Clint Eastwood’s Chrysler ad have a subtle – or not-so-subtle - pro-Obama message?

One hundred and ten million Super-bowl-watchers saw Eastwood’s powerful ad.

“It’s half time in America,” intones the Dirty Harry star:

People are out of work and they’re hurting. And they’re all wondering what they’re gonna do to make a comeback.

Changing tack, Eastwood invoked the auto industry as a bright spot, leading the way to America’s recovery:

Detroit’s showing us it can be done. … This country can’t be knocked out with one punch. We get right back up again and when we do, the world is going to hear the roar of our engines.

The ad doesn’t mention any politicians, but as soon as it aired, Twitter was on fire with speculation about the ad’s “real” message. Was it a plug for Obama’s auto bailout? Did Eastwood’s talk about the “second half” count as a pitch for Obama’s second term?

Republican mastermind Karl Rove implied the ad was straight-up Obama propaganda, paid for via the auto bailout. Meanwhile Obama spokesman David Axelrod was quick to release a statement praising the “powerful” ad. Watch it here.

Source: bit.ly