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Longtime tough guy actor and former Republican mayor Clint Eastwood addressed the political flack Chrysler has received for the “It’s Halftime in America Ad,” for the duration of an interview with CNBC.

“I’m surprised that people today that are supposed to be intelligent have interpreted it (the ad) otherwise,” Eastwood told the network.

Debate about the political nature of the commercial has raged because the moment the two-minute commercial aired during halftime of Sunday’s Super Bowl.

Earlier this week Chrysler Chief Marketing and advertising Officer Oliver Francois also insisted that the commercial was not developed to send a political message.

“There had been certainly no political intentions,” François said Wednesday at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show. “The politicians can see political messages wherever they want, but we are not politicians.”