NBC Liberals All Agree: GOP Should 'Be Quiet' on Chrysler Ad, Obama Did 'Save the Auto Industry'
In a panel discussion on Wednesday's NBC Today, committed liberal and advertising executive Donny Deutsch denounced critics of Chrysler's Super Bowl ad: "Republicans should be quiet because by saying this is a Barack ad, you're saying this is America the beautiful, America is on its way back....They're looking like fools."
Moments later, Deutsch admitted the ad touted an Obama accomplishment: "And by the way, Barack did make the move to save the auto industry. Like him or not, that's a fact." Earlier in the discussion, attorney Star Jones expressed the same sentiment: "The truth hurts. I mean, if, in fact, the country is coming back and it benefits this administration, then they reap that benefit."
Later, Jones concluded: "Anything that's 'rah-rah us' right now in this – in the climate, is a good thing, it doesn't hurt anybody." On Tuesday, left-wing MSNBC host Rachel Maddow cheered the ad as patriotic: "I think that this is a 'Yay, America' ad. And if talking about the country being in economic recovery and jobs coming back and Detroit coming back is a partisan statement then we are in a weird universe."
In addition to his Wednesday declaration, Deutsch appeared on the morning show on Monday to praise the ad: "...it was called 'Halftime in America.' The great Reagan ad, 'Morning in America.' It was a nod to that....They celebrated the rebirth of America, the rebirth of the auto industry. And I think in this political year you're going to have a lot of references to that ad."
Here is a portion of the February 8 panel discussion:
8:14AM ET
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MATT LAUER: This ad that ran during the Super Bowl, get back to the Super Bowl, it was for Chrysler. It was all about the tough times that Detroit has seen and the fact that there is a rebirth there. It was voiced by Clint Eastwood. Here's a listen.
CLINT EASTWOOD: People are out of work and they're hurting. And they're all wondering what they're going to do to make a comeback. And we're all scared because this isn't a game. The people of Detroit know a little something about this. They almost lost everything. But we all pulled together. Now motor city is fighting again.
LAUER: I think a lot of people liked the ad. And then came the criticism from some that this is more than a car commercial. This is a campaign ad for Barack Obama thinly disguised. What do we think about it?
STAR JONES: The truth hurts. I mean, if, in fact, the country is coming back and it benefits this administration, then they reap that benefit. The truth hurts.
DONNY DEUTSCH: Well, by the way, the Republicans should be quiet because by saying this is a Barack ad, you're saying this is America the beautiful, America is on its way back.
JONES: Exactly.
DEUTSCH: So, basically Chrysler was so smart. I don't think in their minds they're going, "We're going to do a pro-Obama ad." They were doing a pro-comeback ad and the Republicans should not be saying, "Ooh, that's in Barack's direction." They're looking like fools.
NANCY SNYDERMAN: Yeah, look, I grew up in northern Indiana. So, Detroit and Fort Wayne, Indiana, and that whole beltway. You know, I think that a lot of people have felt that mid-western pain. So, as a mid-western girl I thought it was very much about our resilient spirit. I didn't see it as political at all. And when this sort of talk started 72 hours afterwards, I was frankly a little stunned.
DEUTSCH: And by the way, Barack did make the move to save the auto industry. Like him or not, that's a fact.
LAUER: Wasn't there an Eminem ad like that last year? Did you see the same kind of talk?
DEUTSCH: Well, we see the talk because it was such a powerful ad. They were so smart, they didn't make it about "Buy American," they made it about Detroit, and this is an extension of it. It's a great ad, by the way.
JONES: Anything that's "rah-rah us" right now in this – in the climate, is a good thing, it doesn't hurt anybody.
SNYDERMAN: Yeah, I think it was a good ad too.
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Shut up,
Submitted by bobsmom on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 6:21pm.
they explained.
???
Submitted by humastronaut on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 6:36pm.
The rebirth of America? What the hell are they even talking about?!
Obama Did NOT 'Save the Auto Industry'
Submitted by vrwc13 on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 6:53pm.
...if anyone 'Saved the Auto Industry', it was the American taxpayers.
Although, I don't think anyone asked us if we wanted to.
v
The burden of life is from ourselves, its lightness from the grace of Christ and the love of God. - William Bernard Ullanthorne
The only thing
Submitted by bolivar on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 8:32pm.
that was saved was the union control over the "saved" companies. It is rumored that GM will be bankrupt again within 5 years but, hey, we can do it all over can't we???? The hell we will. The greed of unionists knows no boundaries and they will continue to milk the teat until it is not only dry but, bleeding and shriveled. Greed is a nasty thing and the greedy will pay very dearly for their avarice.
I have worked hard for everything I have and never had to answer to a union boss and have not regretted it one little bit. My late father-in-law was a diehard Teamster and had to retire on disability from the Teamsters. We were talking one time about Jimmy Hoffa and I made the mistake (at the time) of saying he was crookeder than a dogs hind leg.....he immediately saw red and I thought I was gonna get my clock cleaned. He calmed down but, he died within 2 months from massive strokes. His "disability" coverage he so loved Hoffa for was over and his family got nothing in return. I had to help them with food money and gladly did so but, it was not until my wife filed for SSI that they had money to live on. Irony of ironies Hoffa turned up dead and disgraced within a year of my dear father-in-law's passing. I loved Charlie more than I can ever say but, his allegiance to this crook was sadly misplaced. I would piss on Hoffa's grave if we could ever find it. Did I say I have no use for unions and the crooks that run them??????
Bush "Saved" Auto Industry
Submitted by zeestephen on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 5:57am.
GW Bush authorized the initial three months of the auto bailout.
He stated publicly that Obama - the incoming president - should have the option to continue or to end the bailout.
"Saving" the auto industry properly...
Submitted by ljacone on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 9:09am.
...would have involved letting GM and Chrysler go under.
Even operating from the assumption that the bailouts "saved" the industry (a more accurate term might be "propped up for a while"), it was Bush who did it, not Obama. You would think with this administration's pathalogical need to blame things on Bush that they would have given him credit for this one too.
Anyway, regarding the ad, even beyond whether this was a subtle endorsement for Obama, the simple fact is that Chrysler needs to be spending money not on overlong Super Bowl commercials but rather on the R&D of cars which Americans actually *gasp* want to buy. I said the same thing last year when they busted out an either 90 second or 2 minute (can't remember, and can't be bothered to look it up) spot for their then-new 200. Unfortunately, the millions of dollars spent on that ad could have been used to potentially make the 200 a better car -- as it stands it is an unremarkable, middle of the road sedan which has middling sales numbers.
So when you flaunt your spending of money which you only have because of a taxpayer funded bailout, you can expect people to get mad at you. When you then graft a potentially pro-Union, pro-Obama message onto that flaunting, watch out.