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Hillary's "3 A.M. Ad" Girl Doesn't Approve That Message watch!

youtube.com — Casey Knowles, the young girl from Hillary Clinton's "3 a.m. Ad", rejects the politics of fear.

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  • meltlight, on 03/21/2008, -7/+117Tinting the footage blue.... Scary, scratchy voice... MONSTER!!!!!!
    • kidcodea, on 03/21/2008, -43/+7plz stop this hourly/daily smear campaign.
      we the typical white people dont deserve this.
      • acroyear2, on 03/21/2008, -15/+6My sentiments exactly. She's only getting dugg because she's black.


        • MacEnvy, on 03/22/2008, -1/+1I can't imagine the warped perspective that lead to this comment. You Republicans have lost your damn minds, shuddering in fear over the possibility that Obama might be the next POTUS.
          • acroyear2, on 03/23/2008, -0/+2Mercy. I mean, I had hoped my claim that this white girl was black was reason enough to see the sarcasm?

            Wow, I mean, seriously, read my statement in the context of the one I'm responding to...
      • SteveIsTheDude, on 03/22/2008, -1/+12Repeating the phrase, "typical white woman", out of context is perpetrating a lie. He did not use those three words in a row to make a slur, when they are put back in context the meaning is clear and it is NOT offensive to white people. I am white and I am not offended and Obama is half white and he did not offend half of himself :) People can tell this is *****, but, good luck with it. Nothing has changed. Obama is still winning and will likely be our next president, thankfully.
    • tracywood, on 03/21/2008, -18/+1It's great that you see through Clinton's BS. It's a sad testimony of the state of our Union when you can't see though Obama's BS. Bigger gov, higher taxes, less freedom, more handouts, more control. These are the things Obama stands for. You're not embracing hope, you're embracing hype, and well crafted speeches. Obama is not change, he is a CFR member, wants one world gov, and is tricking people with a word. Obama and anyone supporting him is plainly un-American. Hillary & McCain are no different. This election, you have been carefully offered a choice of the same ending in 3 different twists.
      • spacepirate88, on 03/21/2008, -0/+8There's a difference between bigger government and better government. He doesn't stand for less freedom(in fact that suggestion alone should invalidate the notion of taking your arguments seriously, but I'm going to bite nevertheless). He stands for handouts to people that need them(this may surprise you, but there are many people who are down and out at some point in their lives, people that are hard-working and want better lives for themselves and their children, but due to circumstances haven't been able to make ends meet, who would benefit from 'handouts' and put them to good use). Furthermore I think Obama is going for less control. He will listen to the people, 80% of whom do not want the war in Iraq to continue. McCain will ignore them, thus controlling a huge percentage of our tax dollars, as well as our young men and women in the military, in a manner that is decidedly opposite of that in which we want them to be used.

        Obama may very well want one world government in the long run(thinking centuries here), but as a reasonable human being he can certainly see that it isn't feasible now, nor would it likely be to the benefit of mankind if a powerful centralized world government were instituted at this time in history. What I can say about Obama is that his compassion doesn't stop at the artificial boundaries that constitute the borders of countries on maps. Neither does mine.

        As for whether or not Obama is unamerican, such a term is so blatantly politicized, hyperbolic, and undefined, that the only result of accusing someone of being 'unamerican' is to lose credibility for yourself.

        Obama, Hillary, and McCain are all different. I don't deny that significant portions of executive level decisions by the American government are in some part decided by corporations and the rich, nor do I think this will necessarily change. But many people who espouse this argument fail to recognize that presidents do wield clout in our government. It isn't huge; it won't turn our economy around. It won't stop the inevitable decline of the U.S. as an empire. But an obama presidency will make a difference in how we go about approaching each of those things. It will make a difference in the lives of millions of Iraqis, hundreds of financially stranded homeowners, and starving people around the world. It will make a difference in the lives of every young person who now has the opportunity to see whether or not his participation in the voting process can influence the future of his country. It will make a difference as big as the one that lay between a presidency of George Bush and a presidency of Al Gore.

      • junkwheel, on 03/21/2008, -0/+3Obama is not a CFR member.
    • nixfu, on 03/21/2008, -19/+2Wow...she is cute.

      In THIS version of the Obama, counter-ad, you SEE HER HIGHBEAMS when they cutaway to the video of her being a precinct captian:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2b1D5w82yU
    • richduper, on 03/21/2008, -6/+1Ouch! I've been rolled again! Why do I fall for it every time?
    • streak, on 03/21/2008, -7/+1That little girl is really just an old fuddy-duddy.
      • joebob793, on 03/22/2008, -9/+2She ain't giving back the check for the footage. This is a load of bullcrap. She was paid years and years and years ago to act like she was sleeping. I don't give a crap about her political views. Nuts to this girl, and the fact that the nation apparently cares. When she gives the check back, and then demotes the ad, I'll be pleased. Until then, keep your mouth shut.
    • jbennett1128, on 03/22/2008, -9/+3Dammit that girl is freakin' hot. I'd bang the hell out of her. "Show me your "O" face now, bitch!"
      • poxonyou, on 03/22/2008, -0/+4What? Are you 14 and live on a farm?
    • JiggaJay, on 03/22/2008, -2/+4Look at the girls eyes... she's a witch.
      Burn her.
      Im with McCain btw.
      (no seriously... she has Heterochromia. Did anyone else notice?)
      • jazbek, on 03/22/2008, -1/+1wow i didn't notice that, you're right. (not about the witch part though)
      • artofwar420, on 03/22/2008, -1/+2No I was looking at her boobs.

        NOT!! Haha, got you Chris Hansen!!... go away!!
      • iainc, on 03/23/2008, -0/+1Noticed that, too.
    • WhatsUpWithJack, on 03/22/2008, -1/+1Jay Leno's daughter?
  • TomJx, on 03/21/2008, -18/+251"I'm Casey Knowles and I approve THIS message. And not the other one."
    So do we, Casey!
    • CaliforniaEagle, on 03/21/2008, -30/+5When you say "We" who are you referring to? The "Typical White Person?" LOL ONLY KIDDING!
      • isunktheship, on 03/21/2008, -3/+7epic fail!
      • tracywood, on 03/21/2008, -2/+0Sure glad you put "LOL" there. I never would have realized I was supposed to laugh otherwise.
      • digginghacker, on 03/22/2008, -0/+3***** racist.
    • CthulhuDawn, on 03/21/2008, -0/+26They should run this ad on TV.
    • DrStreet, on 03/21/2008, -20/+4Wow, so now we're supposed to care what a little girl, that probably can't even vote yet thinks. With all of her years of experience behind her, I'm sure she is a wealth of knowledge. Oh wait, Obama voters don't need facts, they just get inspired.
      • Sansui, on 03/21/2008, -2/+16The hilarious irony is that you say "obama voters don't need facts", which comes right after your remark "a little girl, that probably can't even vote". The FACT is that Casey Knowles will be eligible to vote in the general election this year. Not only that, she was a precinct captain during her state's caucus. I'm glad you didn't need *facts* to make your remark about Obama voters not needing facts.
      • gwolf, on 03/22/2008, -2/+2So are we supposed to care what you think?
        Congrats to her and her generation for rejecting the politics of fear. I am sure you think you will be dead when it all falls apart, but they have to live in this world once your gone.
    • tracywood, on 03/21/2008, -9/+1You're dealing with Americans!!! You don't need facts. The truth is obsolete. Just give them drama, emotion, intrigue, it gets them every time. Just put that little pasty white girl on TV, she has a cute face, people will ooohhh and aahhh over her. We will own them. No that we won't anyway, muhahahaha....
    • MrCobaltBlue, on 03/22/2008, -2/+7Too bad she holds no rights over the footage since it was done years earlier and is the property of the production company.
      • OriginalReplica, on 03/22/2008, -1/+5However when she made the ad, she was a minor, which means she didn't sign over rights, her parents did. Now that's she's a legal adult she could conceivably dispute the use of her likeness to support a message she doesn't approve of. Just last year, Courtney Love got a Doc Martin's ad pulled that featured Kurt Cobain.
        • Jeffler, on 03/22/2008, -0/+3She's not a legal adult yet, she's 16.
    • DBNKR, on 03/22/2008, -1/+3EPIC BURN!
    • gambl0r, on 03/22/2008, -2/+3This just in... Casey Knowles to run as Obama's Vice President
    • ZHEStorm, on 03/22/2008, -8/+2At this point, it’s no secret that the Obama campaign is in political hot water given the news stories of the last few weeks and is desperate to change the subject.

      The ground is shifting away from them and their response?

      First, disenfranchise voters - Prevent new votes in Florida and Michigan. Stop voting in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Oregon, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, Kentucky, South Dakota, Montana, West Virginia and Indiana.

      Second, peddle photos of President Clinton shaking hands with Reverend Wright less than 48 hours after calling for a high-minded conversation on race. Well, President Clinton took tens of thousands of photos during his eight years as president. Stop the presses.

      Third, accuse our campaign of having something to do with Senator Obama’s passport file being breached, a reckless charge that has zero merit.

      Fourth, continue attacks on Senator Clinton’s character in an effort to implement what the Chicago Tribune called a full assault on her ethics.

      Fifth, stonewall the press: no tax returns, no state records, no answers about the inconsistencies in the Rezko story.

      So it’s not a pretty sight - it’s all part of a pattern of just words.

      Senator Obama talks about voter participation while actively disenfranchising millions.

      He calls for high minded debates while practicing lowdown politics.

      He promises a different kind of campaign while attacking Hillary’s character.

      He promises transparency while hiding basic info and stonewalling the press.

      It’s no wonder that Americans are coming to see that for all of his lofty rhetoric, Senator Obama’s candidacy is really just words.

      It’s no surprise that Americans are expressing serious doubts about his ability to answer the 3am call.

      It’s no wonder that top journalists are calling the Obama campaign desperate, saying that it’s amateur hour in Chicago.
      • sleepwalkers, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1That's all well and good, but why did you have to space everything out like that? It's just annoying...
        At least use the blank spaces for sources for all of your claims.
  • mommacat, on 03/21/2008, -9/+106 Somebody needs to let hillary know she cant win.
    • OsirisO, on 03/21/2008, -2/+45Haha, get a big crowd outside her window... "NO YOU CAN'T!"
      • CraigCarlyle, on 03/21/2008, -1/+7Don't forget the clap, clap, point, point.
    • acroyear2, on 03/21/2008, -0/+9http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9149.htm ...
    • fluffyturtle, on 03/21/2008, -20/+2She is winning though..
      • clickx, on 03/21/2008, -6/+3lay off the payote.
      • blackbeardtron, on 03/21/2008, -3/+5Are you insane? Obama leads in popular vote, delegates won, ......

        Wait, don't feed the troll... I almost fell for that one.
    • runCMD, on 03/22/2008, -1/+2Nobody wins if we don't unify.
      • userperson, on 03/22/2008, -1/+1I'm all for that!
        (nobody winning.)
    • joegibes, on 03/22/2008, -1/+3Somebody needs to let you know that your apostrophe key is broken.
    • androo002345, on 03/22/2008, -1/+1I kinda get the feeling that her idea of "winning" isn't the same as our idea of winning. I think for her, anybody that she can get to dislike Obama is a win for her. It doesn't matter if she becomes the nominee, just so long as more and more people dislike Obama.
      Problem is...it looks like more and more people are LIKING Obama as the days go by.
    • belfastbiker, on 03/22/2008, -1/+1Somebody let ZHEStorm know.. :)
    • classhelper, on 03/23/2008, -0/+1Somebody should also let Hillary know that we want to see her tax returns before we even *think* about voting her into the White House. What's she hiding?
  • palanthos, on 03/21/2008, -6/+63Reports of the Clinton campaign's demise are greatly underexaggerated.
    • zymyrgy, on 03/21/2008, -2/+1"Under" or "un"?
    • pigtown, on 03/22/2008, -2/+1Nice use of a Morissey song (in case others don't get it). Rise Against also used that song later.
      • JoshCBFL, on 03/22/2008, -0/+2Both songs are, in turn, a nice use of a Mark Twain quote (in case you didn't get it). To quote Mark Twain, "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated."
  • farhanmemon, on 03/21/2008, -2/+72Great counterpunch. But I wish it had come out earlier
    • headphonz, on 03/21/2008, -0/+15I live in WA where Casey lives and as soon as she heard she was in the commercial it was all the talk because of her volunteering for Obama. She was interviewed by every news station and paper here. Glad to see they went and put this out. EVEN MORE IMPORTANT.....absolutely wonderful to see a teenager who cares enough to not only be informed but to actually willingly PARTICIPATE in the election process.
    • seanc6610, on 03/21/2008, -0/+8I actually saw this right around the time the ad came out, I could've sworn it was on digg, cause I don't know where else I would've seen it.
    • fajitamelt, on 03/21/2008, -1/+1It already did, like two weeks ago. I forget if was on FOX News or CNN. It was an actual report, not a dumb ad thing.
    • Cattywampus, on 03/22/2008, -2/+2I don't understand why anyone cares what one actress thinks. She played in Clinton's commercial because she was paid to... that's what actors do. If she had been a die-hard Clinton supporter and then decided to switch to Obama, that might actually be relevant.
      I don't care what famous actors think about politics, why should I care about who someone in a 30-second commercial is voting for?

      • MortalynFlux, on 03/22/2008, -1/+3I'd say it's relevant if that actor also happens to be a key symbol used to making Clinton the "Comeback Kid." The phone ad was widely credited for getting "Clinton back her momentum," whatever that means. The child was used as the key symbol in that message. That symbol did not approve of the message. Epic burn.
        • deanlowe, on 03/22/2008, -1/+3She just wants her 15 minutes. You don't see the other kids in that video coming out and saying who they endorse.
  • Tex, on 07/28/2008, -3/+41Great ad, a shame they didn't get it released sooner.
    • Jovensdesciple, on 03/21/2008, -14/+3No its not.
    • Claw787, on 03/21/2008, -2/+2Maybe she was under 18 till now?
      • buddhistMonkey, on 03/22/2008, -0/+2She'll be 18 in April. (I heard her age mentioned in a web interview I saw this morning. I'm a web-surfing fool, so no link, sorry.)
    • ganlet, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1Sorry I dug you down by accident, man i wish digg would let you change your comment diggs.
  • borez, on 03/21/2008, -7/+20Oops Hilary! I guess a bit of research never goes a miss.
    • samadam, on 03/21/2008, -2/+3It's "amiss," and you use it incorrectly.
      Learn the language.
      • mewoot10, on 03/21/2008, -1/+4Spelling Nazis. Undermining the greater good of this world
      • borez, on 03/22/2008, -0/+3How do you know I wasn't being cryptic mate eh?

        I know the language fine thanks... I come from the Island that invented it.
        • FatLoser, on 03/22/2008, -0/+3A respectable snap. Not quite an "oh snap" as it lacks a little bite, but still a snap.
    • fajitamelt, on 03/21/2008, -0/+10Why would you have to research the lives of people in stock footage?
      • borez, on 03/22/2008, -3/+1Cos if you want to be the President of the United States of America... you really should have a crack team of people covering every possible angle.
      • ricree, on 03/23/2008, -0/+1So that this doesn't happen, perhaps.
  • MakiMaki, on 03/21/2008, -4/+159Getting owned by even a stock model in her campaign ad just looks bad for Clinton. Casey, I join you in rejecting and denouncing the politics of fear.
    • SIRBERUS, on 03/21/2008, -8/+5Looks bad for Casey, too.

      I'm not sure if she is still an "actress" or not, but her career--if she is--is capoot.

      Think about it... the whole point of buying stock footage is to save yourself the hassles of shooting it yourself. But if you have to worry about the actors and/or actresses in the footage speaking out against your company/production, it adds liability.

      I'm not saying I'm against her... I hate hillary. I'm just saying I hope she realizes this might have cost herself future work.
      • george@CASE, on 03/21/2008, -0/+13I disagree. Any publicity for anyone trying to make it in 'showbiz' is good publicity. She was a nobody to me before this youtube ad and I'm sure that's true for a number talent scouts out there. Now she has a decent amount of fame which would only serve her good.

        Besides, I don't think she was aiming to make 'stock footage actress' her life goal.
      • LegalSatire, on 03/22/2008, -1/+7She's no longer acting, she's just a knowledgeable young lady now. No worries about career jeopardy.
      • SteveIsTheDude, on 03/22/2008, -1/+3There are different levels of profesionalism expected for different jobs. I get mad when I hear a soldier bad mouth our country, thats a bad soldier. Its his JOB TO BE LOYAL. Actors??? Please.... this won't affect her a bit.
    • sgtpppr, on 03/21/2008, -0/+6It doesn't matter which candidate people are for...everyone has to admit this is a pretty wicked burn. Now if only all the racially ambiguous image models would rise up against their iStockPhoto masters.
    • Emnsta, on 03/21/2008, -2/+1sort of a supporter of Obama, but even he uses the tactic of fear, he talks about how the country is falling apart, and how he is the solution, true or not, is that not fear?
    • AmICoolNow, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1Isn't politics of fear really just a form of terrorism?
  • bxblox, on 03/21/2008, -45/+21This is lame... We know she likes Obama. If you don't want to be pimped out to anyone who is willing to pay for it, don't act in stock footage. Don't blame Hillary, blame your greedy parents.
    • omnithought, on 03/21/2008, -3/+33Whether she owns the right to her footage or not, I think she has the right to disagree with how it's been used. She may not be able to do anything about it, but still.
    • siszam, on 03/21/2008, -5/+26Her parents aren't "greedy" for helping their daughter start a career. Sounds like you're projecting your personality traits onto others.
    • steelersfan7roe, on 03/21/2008, -2/+39And if clinton doesn't want to be owned by a stock model, she better make sure the model in question is not an obama precinct captain.
    • dinot, on 03/21/2008, -2/+5Ah. Another prime example of my "confirmation bias" post!

      I dub thee Exhibit B. If this keeps going, I'm gonna run out of letters.

    • moxanot, on 03/23/2008, -0/+0hahahahaha
  • steelersfan7roe, on 03/21/2008, -11/+42Epic fail by hillary.
  • Maynza, on 03/21/2008, -13/+34Jesus christ, how many more weeks do we have to hear about this same exact story? I am a staunch obama support but can't we talk about something else?
    • Exotria, on 03/21/2008, -1/+4Yeah, I distinctly recall some stuff on the front page about this a little while back. I'm an obama supporter too, but shouldn't we have enough content from our candidate instead of doing the exact same attacks on Hillary? She certainly provides us enough content to not have to repeat stories...
      • gmiley, on 03/21/2008, -0/+3I must have missed it. This was the first time I saw this one, but I do agree in general - I wish there were more articles submitted about more important things.
    • isunktheship, on 03/21/2008, -8/+2Ron Paul.
    • HigherLogic, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2You mean, like...the issues?
      • mortinmaxwell, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2But race and fear mongering are much more entertaining.

        /s
    • Condemned, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2Yeah, this has been on digg's front page at least two times...
    • fluxion, on 03/21/2008, -0/+2well...there was the story, yes.

      this is the culmination of that: the ad that resulted from her subsequently getting together with obama's campaign and producing a video.

      slightly redundant still though
    • bubba9999, on 03/23/2008, -0/+1I don't think the word "staunch" means what you think it means.
  • somespecial, on 03/21/2008, -35/+6This Girl just wants attention......
    • lostprophet23, on 03/21/2008, -0/+14so do you by being a douche bag.
  • Ranvier, on 03/21/2008, -7/+94That girl looked much better with her glasses and hair up, like in the pictures.

    Just sayin'
    • gmiley, on 03/21/2008, -4/+17I've always found girls in, what I call, "chore clothes" (which is pretty similar to what she was wearing in those photos: the little hoody or light sweater and jeans, with hair tied back, etc...) to be ultra cute for some reason. I can't explain it.
      • JK1150, on 03/21/2008, -16/+4it's cause you're gay
        • Phil1ip123, on 03/22/2008, -0/+5I think the "ultra cute" part gave it away.
      • gradeahonky, on 03/22/2008, -1/+2I agree. Its the same with everything else, the more you try to be good looking, the worse you actually look.
    • Makaveli604, on 03/21/2008, -11/+3she looks bad to me in all of them, lol
    • MortalynFlux, on 03/22/2008, -1/+3Because it makes her look more accessible, that's why. The video is made as if she was making a video for youtube herself, on her own profile.
    • declan69, on 03/22/2008, -1/+3do we get out much gentlemen? Kinda odd forum for such discussion??

      /whose a virgin tag applies here
      • Ranvier, on 03/22/2008, -0/+0Why is it odd to make an observation?
      • bubba9999, on 03/23/2008, -0/+1Penthouse Forum takes too long and never publishes our letters anyways.
  • jodofashodo, on 03/21/2008, -5/+27Her smile is something i'd have to give a big South Park "suuuuuuper cute" to. Way to step up to the plate Casey!
    • gmiley, on 03/21/2008, -2/+1.
    • fajitamelt, on 03/21/2008, -1/+0'Cause she's gonna be reading you comment. It's like talking to the TV.
      • aladrin, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1This is the internet. You really think someone won't point her to this page? She'll see it.
        • belfastbiker, on 03/22/2008, -0/+2True..... jodofashodo is SO getting teh sex from that little girl.

  • peznex, on 03/21/2008, -2/+14I hope the MSM picks up on this.
    • nirav72, on 03/21/2008, -0/+2They did..at least one network did. NBC had her on the Today Show with Matt Lauer couple of weeks ago.
      • fajitamelt, on 03/21/2008, -0/+1Interesting how half the people who criticize the media don't even watch it...
  • nastronomical, on 03/21/2008, -25/+9isnt her 15sec of fame up yet? I bet some douche told her to get a agent and string it out...next up 3am girl realty tv.
  • bobartig, on 03/21/2008, -4/+142Even Hillary's stock footage is rooting for Obama. Damn.
    • execute85, on 03/21/2008, -6/+4Yeah, she approves of cigarettes or whatever they try to sell with the stock footage. But she doesn't approve of Hillary. I guess Obama has the stock footage extras vote in the bag.
  • buddypriefert, on 03/21/2008, -31/+6Casey seems like a cute kid. Too bad she doesn't understand the signature she did when she signed over her rights when getting paid to do the stock footage.

    That - I can feel sorry for since it was her first mistake.

    Yet, she is in for another suprise in working hard to endorse Obama who, if elected, will dissapoint her even more so than a dumb ad.
    • steelersfan7roe, on 03/21/2008, -1/+13She's not trying to sue FFS. She just wants to let everyone know how ironic it is that she supports Obama. And guess what? The message resonates. So cry moar.
    • omnithought, on 03/21/2008, -1/+13So, she also signed over the rights to her opinions?
      • pyronik, on 03/21/2008, -9/+1her opinion should matter why?
        • sirbeta, on 03/21/2008, -1/+8Because she can vote this year?
        • DurtyJ, on 03/21/2008, -0/+11Cause it's funny and hammers another nail into Clinton's political coffin?
    • BobbyMC, on 07/21/2008, -1/+6And guess what, she was UNDER AGE. She had no real control over what was going on then, so she has every right to defend herself even if she didn't support Obama.
      • buddypriefert, on 03/22/2008, -1/+0Then maybe she should take her whining up against her parents and those who exploit UNDER AGE children. Seems like that would be a more noble cause. The problem is that she is making this into something that the Clinton campaign did wrong, when in fact any wrongdoing (if at all) was certainly on her parents side.
  • WhatInThe42o, on 03/21/2008, -16/+3Fantastic video! However, I will say the same thing against the Barack Obama camp on YouTube as I did for the Hillary Clinton camp: I don't like the fact that they only allow approved messages, and that all the messages are positive. I think it's important to show that not everyone agrees with what you're saying. Or, perhaps more accurately, if you are confident in your position, I think you should allow dissenting opinion. Sure, filter out vulgarity, trolling, and stupidity, but allow nay-sayers their voice as well.
    • robopuppy, on 03/21/2008, -3/+2A collection of both critical and positive opinions meant for intelligent discussion and decision making! People coming together to discuss a candidate's qualifications, rather than choose based on who's hair they like best! And PBS has the highest ratings of every network!
      Bizarro USA! Bizarro USA! Bizarro USA!
    • babar77, on 03/21/2008, -2/+3People who disagree can make their own videos. The "Approve this message" is about accountability for words. Why would they say "I approve this message" for something that they don't agree with? Nay-sayers have every right to create a 527 or other political organization and speak their words, no one is stopping that.
    • WhatInThe42o, on 03/23/2008, -0/+1-13 diggs, huh? God help me for not just saying GO BARACK! So, I'm going to be voted down for having the opinion that a democratic candidate should allow democratic discussion? I'm such a dick.
  • Ch3n3yTh3D1ck, on 03/21/2008, -32/+12OH MY GOD AN ACTOR DOESN'T BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY'RE SAYING???? HOLY ***** WE MUST STOP EVERYTHING AND ALERT THE MASS MEDIA!!!!

    this is why digg ***** sucks. I have never seen a larger group of people who thought they were smart, who weren't.
    • Renian, on 03/21/2008, -2/+12Yet you still post here.
      • dinot, on 03/21/2008, -1/+8Well, he kinda has to, seeing that he's part of the large group of people who thought they were smart, who weren't.
        • TremorX, on 03/22/2008, -1/+1You mean like Dick Cheney supporters?
    • zspade, on 03/21/2008, -2/+4She didn't say anything in the 3am ad...
    • rupprupp29, on 03/21/2008, -2/+5I'm Ch3n3yTh3D1ck, and I approve this douchebaggery... err.. message
    • dinot, on 03/21/2008, -1/+9"you people are ***** idiots."
      "I HATE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU ***** ***** DIGG IS GOING TO BE BROUGHT DOWN HARD FOR THIS RETARDED *****"
      "you're fat and gay and sit on digg all day? "
      "digg without whiners would be a blank page"
      "its "LOSES" you ignorant *****"

      Dude, why the ***** are you still here?
    • EtherGnat, on 03/21/2008, -1/+8"I have never seen a larger group of people who thought they were smart, who weren't."

      Let's see what kind of insightful comments you've had to offer us recently:

      Ch3n3yTh3D1ck's comments:

      "you people are ***** idiots."

      "you're fat and gay and sit on digg all day? no mention of that..."

      "failfag"

      "its "LOSES" you ignorant *****" (oh the irony)

      Ah, I'd post more, but they get awfully redundant. Grow up.
    • monsterenergy, on 03/21/2008, -1/+1Don't you have homework or something?
    • TremorX, on 03/22/2008, -1/+1Go ***** yourself, Dick Cheney.
  • hellogoodbye, on 03/21/2008, -2/+338 year-old stock footage? Geesh, I thought it looked dated.
    • fajitamelt, on 03/21/2008, -1/+0Yeah, 'cause going out and filming a whole new three second scene is a great way for the campaign to spend its money.
      • Makaveli604, on 03/21/2008, -0/+3Yeah, 'cause no one has made any stock footage in the last 8 years.
        • fajitamelt, on 03/22/2008, -2/+0Yeah, 'cause it's absolutely necessary to update these things every few years.
          • Makaveli604, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1Yeah, 'cause no one ever does something that isn't necessary.

            We really need a starbucks and a mcdonalds on every corner.. but we still have them.
          • fajitamelt, on 03/22/2008, -0/+0Wait, I can't tell if you're agreeing or disagreeing with me. In my opinion, it doesn't matter if the footage is eight years old or not, it's not like they'd film a new one because that one was too old. I can't tell if you're saying the same thing (I guess I can't really read sarcasm on the internet).

            The Starbucks and McDonald's are there to get more customers, so they are necessary for the companies to make more money.
          • largepork, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1.
    • saymawa, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1bargain bin?
  • jperras, on 03/21/2008, -8/+3Bum Chin! hehehe
  • Aanidaani, on 03/21/2008, -17/+9Who cares if she approved it or not? The point is that she was payed for the rights to her scene and whether she agrees with its use is irrelevant.
    • steelersfan7roe, on 03/21/2008, -2/+325,000 people care, so far.
    • Fordi, on 03/21/2008, -1/+5"Who cares if she approved it or not?"

      I believe the fact that this story has gotten dugg to the front page answers, effectively, that question. There are people who do give a damn about what the girl thinks about what's done with her image. There's nothing legally she can do about its use, but there's also nothing legally preventing her from voicing her opinion of its use.
    • sirbeta, on 03/21/2008, -0/+4She never protested the use, she's only thus far pretty much commented on the irony of it all.
  • billlyboobs34, on 03/21/2008, -14/+51Yeah... I'd probably tap that.
  • Qtip42, on 03/21/2008, -19/+9Keep on reaching for news obama fanatics. Worse than RP fans.
    • vacax, on 03/21/2008, -6/+7Nothing is worse than Ron Paul fans.
      • hypertension, on 03/21/2008, -1/+8How about a fascist police state and a falling dollar?
    • Fordi, on 03/21/2008, -0/+1Eh. The candidates seem to have been laying low for the last few days. They're probably minimizing their public image for the moment to avoid the two problems with overexposure: 1) there's a better chance of you saying or doing something that can be percieved as bad in some way, and 2) people get tired of you, which you don't want to have occur less than a month before an election (PA is next month).

      I doubt anything new from the candidates will appear for a little while now. Though, I'm sure a third party will reveal something interesting about the runners in the meantime.
    • 3szoom, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1The difference Obama is likely going to win
  • str1fe, on 03/21/2008, -12/+15How many weeks ago was this first on digg?
    • EtherGnat, on 03/21/2008, -0/+7I think the story first hit on the 4th of March, but I was interested to see the YouTube video as a follow up.
    • breached, on 03/22/2008, -0/+3This video is new. It was posted on YouTube only yesterday.
  • anderzole, on 03/21/2008, -8/+2interesting that there is stock footage of kids sleeping out there. I would have thought it was all originally filmed specifically for hillary
    • Fordi, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2Heh. When you've got short time on your hands to pull off a miracle, you need to take a few shortcuts, I imagine.
  • dshey, on 03/21/2008, -4/+16oh man. As an Obama fan, I think this is getting out of hand.
    • j33buscr1p3s, on 03/22/2008, -0/+0No kidding. It's amazing the race is still going.

      Oh wait, were you talking about the ad?
  • beejay54, on 03/21/2008, -11/+4Hmm seems like she's breaking some part of the release agreement there. If I had paid big bucks for the distro rights to that stock I'd be friggin pissed with the agency if the model went out later and pretty much voided it.
    • Kyan, on 03/21/2008, -0/+2She was not an adult when filmed, I doubt they could do much about it now.
    • jleems86, on 03/21/2008, -0/+1pesky freedom of speech, when will people learn?
    • Fordi, on 03/21/2008, -1/+1As it's a sponsored message, it's possible that either there was no non-disclosure clause, it was found to be non-binding on minors, or they paid to use the stock footage themselves.

      Since it appeared in the video, I'm guessing that it's the third.

      Note to Politicians: Real Humans > Stock Footage. Spend a little cash, won't you?
    • TomPhoolery, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1It's stock footage, which means nobody needs to consult her or anyone else involved, it's just for sale.
  • unpluggedboy, on 03/21/2008, -14/+7Beat, beat, beat that dead horse~
  • AznEn4cer, on 03/21/2008, -6/+13Isn't Karma a bitch? Take that Hillary!
    • runCMD, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1You'll find out one day. I guess. Karma goes around and comes back atcha : ) stay positive.
  • brownrecluse888, on 03/21/2008, -20/+14Amazing, Digg is turning into the Fox(Faux) news of social sites. I'm an Obama supporter and also support Ron Paul, but in all this time I don't think I've seen a positive post about Clinton or a negative one about Obama. The same with Ron Paul, everything about how is was going to be the second coming.

    I always laugh when I see Digg folks blasting Fox News, which I agree is a one sided "news" organization, but so is Digg...all pro Obama all negative Clinton.

    And this post above: "Somebody needs to let hillary know she cant win." is very humorous, and reminds me of all of those who said "Bill Clinton" couldnt win and beat Bush Senior. Today's poll shows for the first time that Clinton is actually ahead of Obama as most likely to beat Mccain, so you might all want to get a reality check on that:

    "If the election were held today (and yes, we know it won't be), Democratic contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton would get 51% of the vote to Republican candidate Sen. John McCain's 46%, the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll estimates. In a match-up between Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and McCain, Obama comes out ahead 49%-47%."

    I'm sure your going to say "but polls don't mean squat"...then you'll turn around and post the next poll that shows Obama ahead....

    I just want a Dem in the whitehouse, either Clinton(yeah, uh, all those Clinton years were terrible, right??) or Obama......
    • steelersfan7roe, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2What really is there to hear about something positive clinton has done? Everything she's done that was admirable is part of her self serving agenda.

      She's committed a mortal sin in politics: She's been identified as ambitious. And I can't think of a more fitting example of where the title applies.
    • Ranvier, on 03/21/2008, -0/+3I had no problem until the very last line.

      Bill Clinton's presidency does not equal Hillary.
    • sirbeta, on 03/21/2008, -1/+7Did you seriously make a direct comparison of Digg's user base to the people pulling the strings in Fox News? Perhaps you're not finding many Clinton supporters here because gasp, they either don't care enough to post or people don't generally support Clinton here. We're not being run by higher ups. These are our opinions, straight from the people. Honestly, I just can't take Clinton seriously anymore.
    • EtherGnat, on 03/21/2008, -0/+3Digg isn't a news organization, thus there is no commitment to impartiality. While there are certainly Diggers of every political hue, the site as a whole will tend to reflect the most popular--or at least the most vocal--opinions. If people don't like it they need to spend time on the site digging alternative viewpoints or leave.
    • AyaJulia, on 03/21/2008, -0/+3The difference between Digg and Fox News is that Fox News claims in numerous ads to be a source of unbiased news... while Digg is a social news propagation network.
      In related news, apples != oranges.
    • tcpip4lyfe, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1You can't be a supporter of ron paul and support obama. They are complete opposites.
      • Spudster, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1Unless you like the ambiguous word "change."
    • Spudster, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1One thing that really bothers me with social media such as Digg is that it has an effect of over sensationalizing things that really aren't truthful or factually correct. No one should ever get all their news from social media, because they will be missing a lot.
  • monkeyrun, on 03/21/2008, -13/+7What can you say. Hillary's just a typical white person.
  • Jovensdesciple, on 03/21/2008, -10/+30The girl only did the add because Hillary said she would eat her parents if she didn't.
    • serenity67, on 03/21/2008, -3/+1lol @ "eat her parents"!!
    • Fordi, on 03/21/2008, -1/+7The girl didn't 'do' the ad. The girl did a stock shoot, and the stock agency sold right for it to be used in the ad.
  • Spoomeister, on 03/21/2008, -18/+12I'd tap that at 3am.
  • zomgflamer, on 03/21/2008, -15/+3Who gives a ***** honey, just do the black man handshake on my prick.
    • zomgflamer, on 03/21/2008, -4/+2you must have learned that from Obama!
    • Fordi, on 03/21/2008, -1/+2Um.. since that usually involves 'pounding', an action more akin to a light punch, I would think twice about that last statement.
  • Theving, on 03/21/2008, -2/+25I don't really thing anyone is accusing the Clinton Campaign of doing something wrong by using stock footage. It is just bad luck for them that the girl in the ad was an Obama precinct captain. (and kind of funny)
    • jabela, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1I wouldn't say it was morally wrong, because it was obviously stock footage. It was however stupid to do it! She is not the first politician to have made that mistake and it shows inexperience at campaign advertising! The more experienced candidate of the campaign was quick to make Clinton pay for it.
  • Pyroteknik, on 03/21/2008, -10/+5Since when do we care what a little girl thinks about politics?
    • serenity67, on 03/21/2008, -1/+4Since that "little girl" will be 18 years old and voting in the next election...
    • jleems86, on 03/21/2008, -1/+5since when do we care what you care about what a little girl cares about politics
    • FATEorFORTUNE, on 03/22/2008, -1/+1when do we care? we dont, because she's likely a political know-nothing like most young people on the obama bandwagon
  • PHiZ187, on 03/21/2008, -2/+31I approve of 3am Ad Girl.
    • Vigrant, on 03/22/2008, -1/+1Nice avatar, isn't that a glider from john conways game of life?
  • scrag10, on 03/21/2008, -10/+16Hillary got PWNED
  • TwineHornet, on 03/21/2008, -2/+15She had different color eyes---maaan I want different color eyes =/
    • Otnehs, on 03/21/2008, -0/+2I thought I was the only one who noticed this when there weren't any comments near the top that pointed this out.
    • george@CASE, on 03/21/2008, -0/+2whoa! good catch on that one. What is she? A calico cat? :)
    • stafa786, on 03/22/2008, -2/+1She is wearing contacts. One of them probably isn't working right. If you look at the pictures she wears glasses.
      • george@CASE, on 03/22/2008, -0/+3I don't wear contacts but I don't see how a contact lens can 'not work right'. Either it's on the eye or it's not, right? At most, it can be off center or maybe it fell off?
        I dunno.
    • LordofChaosIori, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1It could be a fashion thing, my gf does that.
    • Syphon8, on 03/22/2008, -0/+3Heterochromia is cool.
    • DJDee85, on 03/22/2008, -0/+2Man, I have heterochromia and I didn't catch that...she has the most contrasting eyes I've ever seen
  • hayzeus, on 03/21/2008, -3/+8Giggety!
  • HeavySausage, on 03/21/2008, -7/+2Who cares.. just keep me fed, and laid.
  • hypertension, on 03/21/2008, -5/+13Note to self -- don't use stock footage for my evil political campaign.
  • Homerr, on 03/21/2008, -7/+1BURN!!
    /kelso
  • lithos76, on 03/21/2008, -10/+4Ha, this is a commercial for Casey Knowles. Check out those professional "Obama Campaign" photos. Needs to work on that butt chin.
    • EffYoo, on 03/22/2008, -0/+1What, with a file? There isn't a chin equivalent for sit-ups
  • grcore, on 03/21/2008, -9/+3Hillary = pwn3d
  • dinot, on 03/21/2008, -2/+11Man, it's like bizarro world today. I mean, Fox News anchor walks off set in disgust at "Obama-bashing.", passports getting seen by inappropriate people, girl in Clinton ad endorses Obama, Richardson endorses Obama.

    Now I'm kinda expecting Rev Wright to come out endorsing Hillary to complete today's cycle of weirdness.
  • fakekevinrose, on 03/21/2008, -15/+4when will barack finally release his outline for the no ***** left unsucked act
  • Look4Truth, on 03/21/2008, -5/+5Al CIAda boogeymen are EVERYWHERE!!! We need to give up more rights in order for the dict...um I mean government to keep us safe!
    • bingobongony, on 03/22/2008, -2/+1you lose.
    • cynicalliberal, on 03/22/2008, -2/+0Ron Paul supporter, right?
    • Look4Truth, on 03/22/2008, -0/+3No, we ALL lose because you programmed idiot boxers are too brain washed to realize what's happening. And yes, Ron Paul supporter, also Dennis Kucinich. But you guys can't grasp that because the boob tube tells you to hate them and you do. Then they toss the three candidates into your laps and tell you those are your choices and you think you actually chose. Then you grab a beer and a clicker and root for "your" team like it's some kind of sick sporting event.

      WE LOSE you idiots WE LOSE!!!
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