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Title: Why Republicans Hate Clint Eastwood’s Commercial
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RAWSTORY
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/ ... ercial-devastates-republicans/
Published: Feb 8, 2012
Author: Stephen C. Webster
Post Date: 2012-02-08 11:54:23 by Brian S
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Dirty Harry has turned against the GOP. That’s basically the message in last night’s episode of The Rachel Maddow Show, during which guest host Chris Hayes examined the popular Chrysler Super Bowl ad featuring Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood. His conclusion: Eastwood’s sideways endorsement of the auto bailouts punches conservatives where it hurts — right in the Reagan. President Ronald Reagan loved Eastwood and his Dirty Harry image, and even occasionally dropped Eastwood’s most famous movie lines in public. That’s because Eastwood’s popular tough-guy image played right into the Republican narrative that they were coming to reassert American strength after President Jimmy Carter had so “emasculated” the presidency. Eastwood was even in an anti-drug commercial featuring Nancy Reagan, and did a number of other anti-drug spots on the Reagan administration’s behalf. But now that Eastwood is singing a different tune, and praising one of President Barack Obama’s policies on an issue where his likely Republican challenger goes in the exact opposite direction, conservatives have been sent reeling. “If you doubt the potential effectiveness of this message, if you doubt its political potency, all you have to do is look at the conservative backlash against the Clint Eastwood ad today,” Hayes said.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
It's also an issue that Eastwood opposed as recently as last November.
That’s basically the message in last night’s episode of The Rachel Maddow Show, during which guest host Chris Hayes examined the popular Chrysler Super Bowl ad featuring Oscar-winning director Clint Eastwood. His conclusion: Eastwood’s sideways endorsement of the auto bailouts punches conservatives where it hurts — right in the Reagan. Stupid consevatards pissing their pants over a non-issue. Clint Eastwood defends Super Bowl ad, denies Obama link Clint Eastwood defended his now-controversial Chrysler ad that aired during the Super bowl, in which he implored the nation to overcome its differences and work together to revive the economy, denying any ties to President Obama and saying that the spot was intended to be apolitical. It was unclear to viewers what the ad was promoting because no cars are shown and Chrysler’s name isn’t mentioned until the end. But “all pulled together” was seen by critics such as Karl Rove as code for the government's bailout of Chrysler and General Motors. Rove on Monday accused Eastwood and Chrysler of working hand-and-hand with Obama’s campaign. “Chrysler to their credit didn’t even have cars in the ad. Anything they gave me for it went to charity,” he added. “If Obama or any other politician wants to run with the spirit of that ad, I say go for it." "if you're not cop, you're little people" Newt Gingrich liked it.
I saw that headline.
But now that Eastwood is singing a different tune, and praising one of President Barack Obama’s policies on an issue where his likely Republican challenger goes in the exact opposite direction, conservatives have been sent reeling.
#2. To: Brian S (#0)
Dirty Harry has turned against the GOP.
Eastwood on Monday evening gave a statement to Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor”--an implicit nod to conservatives who might have been riled by what they viewed as an Obama reelection campaign commercial. The ad celebrates the city of Detroit, suggesting that it was teetering on the edge of collapse before the residents “all pulled together,” as Eastwood says in the spot.
"I just want to say that the spin stops with you guys, and there is no spin in that ad. On this I am certain,” Eastwood declared, referring to O’Reilly’s long-established “No-Spin Zone.”
“l am certainly not politically affiliated with Mr. Obama. It was meant to be a message about just about job growth and the spirit of America. I think all politicians will agree with it. I thought the spirit was OK. I am not supporting any politician,” the actor and award-winning director said.
O’Reilly, who repeatedly asserted how tight he is with Eastwood, defended the star, calling him independent and a “straight shooter.” (Eastwood’s countless cinematic victims will testify to that.)
“Now Eastwood--who tried to do a good thing,” O’Reilly said, “now this guy is getting hammered as an ideologue. He’s caught in the political wars. That’s why people are cautious about doing any of this stuff. I don’t think that’s fair to Eastwood.”
Still, O’Reilly guest, public relations expert Mike Paul, was not assuaged. He saw a subliminal message in the spot favoring the president.
“To me, it was a classic 'thank you' ad,” Paul said. “Thank you for bailing us out.”
“I know this guy,” O’Reilly said. “He’s not trying to get anyone elected.”
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