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  • Mar 14, 2008 4:27 pm US/Pacific
    Just for Laughs: Campaign '08
    A little something for grins and giggles

    by Aaron Fields | KSTW.com




    This is about as good as my Campaign '08 coverage is going to get. A local Bonney Lake girl who showed up in a Clinton ad really turns out to be an Obama supporter.

    Casey Knowles, who was eight at the time was shown in a stock photo that was originally shot for a railroad company advertisement. The Clinton campaign is said to have bought it from Getty Images.

    "What I don't like about the ad is its fear-mongering," Knowles told "Good Morning America Weekend Edition" on Sunday. "I think it's a cheap hit to take. I really prefer Obama's message of looking forward to a bright future."

    Knowles, who is now a senior at Bonney Lake High School is an active supporter of the Obama campaign. After her identity was revealed she was contacted by Obama's campaign. "I mentioned that we should make a counter ad, me and Obama, against Hillary," she said. "They thought that was really funny. They actually might take me up on it."

    I won't even begin to talk about where I stand when it comes to politics, but even I can find the irony in this story.

    See the video here 



    Aaron Fields writes for KSTW-TV in Seattle. All opinions expressed in this column are his.