[Hoot Gibson]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424...lenews_wsj

For somebody who objected to me voicing my opinion that the Chrysler ad was a thinly veiled Obama campaign ad, you are certainly working hard to keep the issue alive. If you were the company whose Obama-supporting creative staff produced this ad, would you admit that it contained political overtones?

If you were a Italian automotive manufacturer trying to appeal to American auto buyers, would you admit that it was a great big thank you to Obama for sticking taxpayers with a $1.2 billion bill and pressuring Chrysler owners into selling the company to Fiat for a bargain basement price? I don't think so. There is a good reason why two of Obama's top political operatives were tweeting their approval of the ad Sunday night.

If you want to continue to post denials by the producers of the ad that it contained any political content, go right ahead - but you will not change the minds of those of us who immediately recognized it for what it was.