Recently a lot of dust was stirred up from one of the commercials Ford has created as part of its "Drive One: Press Conference" series that casts a somewhat critical eye on the U.S. automotive bailout of 2009.

Despite the fact that Chris, the star of the advert, is not a Ford employee but a real Ford truck owner, and that the ad was apparently filmed without a script, Ford's airing of the commercial more than suggests it approves of the message therein. In his own words, here's what Chris had to say when asked if buying American was important to him:

I wasn't going to buy another car that was bailed out by our government. I was going to buy from a manufacturer that's standing on their own: win, lose, or draw. That's what America is about is taking the chance to succeed and understanding when you fail that you gotta' pick yourself up and go back to work. Ford is that company for me.