Democrat? Republican? It's a head scratcher. Actor and director Clint Eastwood shown here at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington in early February 2012. Cliff Owen/AP
Clint Eastwood’s Super Bowl commercial for Chrysler was, amid a sea of retread themes.
If you didn’t see the two minute ad yet be sure to check it out below. It ran during halftime of last night’s Super Bowl and featured Clint Eastwood in his usual raspy voice — that it’s “halftime in America. People are out of work and they’re hurting. And are all wondering what they’re going to do to make a comeback.”
“All that matters now,” Eastwood says in one particularly memorable line, “is what’s ahead. How do we come from behind? How do we come together? And how do we win? Detroit’s showing us it can be done.”
The ad’s political overtones were obvious – Detroit got back on its feet after being bailed out by the federal government, something Barack Obama instituted and something Mitt Romney opposed.
The narrator seemed to speak directly to today’s political climate: “The fog, division, discord and blame made it hard to see what lies ahead.”
The commercial, shown to more than 111 million Americans watching the game Sunday and which has since received more than 550,000 views on YouTube by Monday evening, was similar to last year’s Super Bowl commercial for Chrysler featuring rapper and Detroit native Eminem.
Shortly after the ad ran, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer sent a tweet: “Saving the America Auto Industry: Something Eminem and Clint Eastwood can agree on.”
Media critic Eric Deggans of the Tampa Bay Times quickly tweeted: “As Clint Eastwood hails a Detroit that’s up and fighting again in Chrysler ad, is Repub indirectly endorsing auto industry saver Obama?”
Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin jumped in on Twitter with her take: “Agh. WTH? Did I just see Clint Eastwood fronting an auto bailout ad??? #SuperBowl”
What did you think of the ad? Check it out again below and be sure to share your comments.
CNN contributed to this report.
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