Dirty Harry Does Detroit

Published February 7, 2012 4:01pm ET



So now they have gone and politicized the Super Bowl ads. Have they no shame?

Everyone is familiar with the Chrysler spot that has Clint Eastwood walking ominously dark streets, talking about how America is down and hurting, but we’ve been here before and this is just halftime. We will be coming back. Included in that “we” is “the Motor City,” because this is a commercial about Chrysler cars, which are built in Detroit (by a company that is mostly Italian-owned but never mind).

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