Karl Rove ‘offended’ by Clint Eastwood’s Chrysler ad [View all]
Karl Rove ‘offended’ by Clint Eastwood’s Chrysler ad
Posted by Rachel Weiner at 12:52 PM ET, 02/06/2012
A Chrysler ad aired during the Super Bowl Sunday night has inspired ire among some Republicans and admiration among some Democrats — with both sides seeing a political message that boosts President Obama.
In an ad touting the resurgence of the American auto industry, Clint Eastwood declared that it’s “halftime in America and our second half’s about to begin,” which could be interpreted as a reference to Obama’s second term.
The ad’s themes seem to echo Obama’s own argument that his administration brought the auto industry back from the brink of disaster.
“They almost lost everything,” Eastwood says of Detroit. “But we all pulled together. Now Motor City is fighting again.”
“I was, frankly, offended by it,” said Karl Rove on Fox News Monday. “I'm a huge fan of Clint Eastwood, I thought it was an extremely well-done ad, but it is a sign of what happens when you have Chicago-style politics, and the president of the United States and his political minions are, in essence, using our tax dollars to buy corporate advertising.”
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