My husband just made me watch the Chrysler commercial from the SuperBowl. Clint Eastwood is pretty effective in inspiring patriotism in this one, but I cannot for the life of me see this as any kind of political ad. What are the Republicans all het up about? Eastwood himself is a Republican. But he's a super patriot and he's right, he has seen many ups and downs in his eighty plus years. He's got some perspective. Tempest in a Teapot, as usual. Politics as usual.
Yes, Chrysler is hoping the viewers will identify them as the underdogs and buy American. It's an ad. Hello. What a shocker.
I'd like to have an ad where Meryl Streep talks about half the population is female and why don't we protect ourselves and our daughters by demanding an equal playing field, and not just at half time. Wouldn't it be nice if patriotism meant honoring men and women equally, equal pay for equal work, supports for childbearing women with day care, nutrition and how about mentioning the poor are WOMEN. How about patriotic guys don't hit women, or hold their children hostage, or interfere with women's bodies? Let's have a new definition of honor in our country, and I do not mean honor killing or false sentimentality on Mother's Day.
That's the ad I'd like to see.
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