Is Clint simply a Republican? Like any thinking person, his political views are a little more nuanced than that. He seems to be backing away from the Republican party a bit lately. Did you see his interview in GQ? Here's part of it:

GQ: Yeah, but maybe between the movies you have some political feelings. [to Eastwood] You've described yourself as a social libertarian. What does that mean to you?
Clint Eastwood: I was an Eisenhower Republican when I started out at 21, because he promised to get us out of the Korean War. And over the years, I realized there was a Republican philosophy that I liked. And then they lost it. And libertarians had more of it. Because what I really believe is, Let's spend a little more time leaving everybody alone. These people who are making a big deal out of gay marriage? I don't give a @!$%# about who wants to get married to anybody else! Why not?! We're making a big deal out of things we shouldn't be making a deal out of.

Leonardo Dicaprio: That's the most infuriating thing—watching people focus on these things. Meanwhile, there's the onset of global warming and—

Clint Eastwood: Exactly!

Leonardo Dicaprio: —and these incredibly scary and menacing things with the future of our economy. Our relationship to the rest of the world. And here we are focusing on this?

Clint Eastwood: They go on and on with all this bull@!$%# about "sanctity"—don't give me that sanctity crap! Just give everybody the chance to have the life they want.

Leonardo Dicaprio: It's the great diversion. Politicians are masters at getting you to be on their side so that you don't look at how big business—

Clint Eastwood: I love big business! [They both laugh.] Clint Eastwood: I love big business if it hires everybody and does all the right things, and if they get off track then they'll have to deal with whatever—

Leonardo Dicaprio: But they often do get off track, unfortunately. See, now you've got us in a political debate!

Wow Clint Eastwood just won Obama re-election, inspiratio­nal Chrysler commercial­. Let the second-hal­f begin America. Accelerate the Recovery, vote Democrat 2012!

Anyone speaking/acting their conscience is good news for all of us. Thanks, Clint.

... and to all the President-slammers, drop it: Who are we to criticize the "man in the arena"? you want to do his job? Do your best, all of you; it's all we can do.

Politics aside, this was a well-done, dramatic, attention-grabbing spot. However, I have a massive problem with any commercial that talks about "the people of Detroit" and includes, at most, one shot of any person of color. It was a commercial full of white people selling a car for white people, and they used Detroit without having anything to do with Detroit. I have a problem with that.

This is the first time I saw the commercial as I didn't watch the superbowl. I got a very bad vibe from it. Fear mongering in the beginning and then Clint says we all pulled together and got Detroit back on track. Really? I don't think he's giving credit where credit is due. While I realize it may not be possible in a "corporate" commercial to give the president credit, that's where a great deal of it belongs. Mitt would not have "bailed" them out and he was raised in Michigan! Americans can and should pull together but I don't find this commercial promoting that.

I found the spot trite and insipid, and I'm not clear what point Eastwood is trying to make. If Dirty Harry wants to argue that Republicans should be credited in any way for GM's resurgence, I'd reply "Go ahead, make my day." You don't pony-up super bowl level ad money unless you've got a serious (in this case, political) agenda. But where could Eastwood be going with this? The "morning in America" theme is going to work as well or better for Democrats in this cycle, especially if we're talking about Detroit. I don't get it.

Eastwood is a true fiscal conservative, and he's a thinking man. Because Republicans have apparently decided to swing into the fringe/extreme, thinking, reasonable conservative people no longer feel represented. Eastwood and his family live near me, and I while I don't always agree with him I have seen him carry out his values and leadership with passion in his community. This ad makes total sense to me.

Here's a blog post on Clint's ad that I put together myself last night. I may not agree with all of Clint's political views, but this ad hit the nail on the head.

http://viewfrommiddleclass.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/a-lesson-to-be-learned-from-can-openers/

This add has been called a "thinly veiled endorsement of President Obama's policies". To me it conveys a simple undenieable truth, which indicates that undeniable truths are endorsements of the President. If A=B and B=C then A=C QED!

Does anyone on this board think that Clint Eastwood did the commercial simply because Chrysler paid him to ??

Wow! Makes the ad even better. My respect for Clint Eastwood (which has never been low!) has risen even higher.

They paid him to read a script. He does that for a living, you know.

Here's how Conan O'Brien and Team Coco took the Patriot's loss...

http://teamcoco.com/video/conan-super-bowl-party

dont mind if i change the subject - but i find it very interesting that the men in congress want to probe into our private parts without our consent and the only media you here talking about this HUGE social issue is MSNBC - what happened to the other women in media out there Barbara, Diane, Ellen, Oprah for goodness sakes this affects all women - and why is the congress involved in my private parts in the first place.