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9 de Marzo, 2008
Whoops, Wrong Number!
Categorized under Medios , Política Estados Unidos , Race for '08 | Tags: Clinton, Obama
IT'S JUST kind of funny.
The so-called "red-phone ad" was played all over the country and helped turn the tide for Hillary Clinton leading up to her big win in Ohio. The ad shows a sleeping child and asks voters who they would want to see answering a 3 a.m. emergency phone call to the White House.But the young girl starring in the ad, [Casey Knowles], will actually be voting age next month and says she's no fan of Hillary Clinton. [...]
It's stock footage from eight years ago when she worked as a TV extra - footage owned now by Getty Images and used by the Clinton campaign. [...]
"It's really sort of ironic that my image would be used to advocate for Hillary when I myself do not," said Casey.
She may only be 17, but Casey has some very strong political opinions. She turns 18 - legal voting age - in April, in plenty of time before the general election.
"It's perfect timing because I have a candidate that I really identify with," she said.
"I've been campaigning for Barack Obama for a few months now," she said. "I was actually a precinct captain at the caucuses a few months ago. I attended his rally a few months ago and I'm a very, very avid supporter."
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Comentarios (2)
M
dijo:
See what happens when you sleep through important red phone calls, America? Some politician lifts your image and uses you to scare the bejesus out of the electorate!
America: Get Caller ID.
("I'm Sylvia/M, and I approve this message.")
Palabras por M
spat forth on el 9 de Marzo, 2008 at 09:16 AM
nezua
dijo:
if the 3am phone ads continue to be a tradition in this nation, we may soon need a new support group...Perturbed Precinct Captains Whose Child Portfolio Image Swayed the Wrong Vote. it will be the first 12-step group that decides not to acronym their name.
Palabras por nezua
spat forth on el 9 de Marzo, 2008 at 10:15 AM