The girl in the footage that Hillary's campigners happened to pick out to represent the all American child grows up to be an Obama supporter? Of course it's ironic. There's no escaping it. And of course she's right. Getting people to vote out of fear is sinister.

Simon, London, UK

This is classic! Just goes to show how widepread is Obama's appeal.

Martin , Chicago, illinois, USA

@Andrew, Green Bay:
one says "actress" in proper english, thank you.

jo, Rennes, France

I think Andrew, that the "irrelevant symbolism" as it relates to this ad would be the comparison of her lack of experience to Obama's lack of experience. The "irony" and "non sequitur" here? Well..., since she brought up the question, it was put to the American people in the form of a national poll and it turns out the majority of Americans would rather call McCain. Go figure.

Irene, Johnson City, TN

The supposed gotcha is that the actor in the ad is really an Obama supporter and her political views are being misrepresented by suggesting she's a Clinton supporter. But there's no suggestion in the ad that she's a Clinton supporter. The Clinton campaign didn't sneak into her room a decade ago and videotape her sleeping. The videotape was stock footage originally used in a railroad commercial. The actor's current political views and the purchase of the stock footage by the Clinton campaign are entirely unrelated. There's no irony here.

The actor in the video has now become famous among Obama supporters who are susceptable to irrelevant symbolism. This is great for the actor, who I'm sure hopes to get on with her acting career. But if the US public falls for this non sequitur, this will speak volumes about the level of basic knowledge in the country.

Andrew, Green Bay,

Using this ad leaves Clinton's camp wide open to the criticism it deserves. Fearmongerng was used during the era of MaCarthyism and is in fact an insult to Obama's intelligence as well as would-be voters.

With the Bush administration's approach to foreign policy I assume the red telephone is ringing incessantly. It woud be smart for BO to say he intends to minimize the risk of that phone being needed to be rung at all.

Paul, Stockholm,

Casey Knowles, should record her self on Youtube without the consent of the Obama campaign saying this.

"A video of me taken ten years ago when I was 8, has featured on the campaign trail for fear mongering. 10years later and now that I am an adult and can I think for myself, I will rather choose hope over fear. Americans should not be decieved "

She does not need the Obama campaign endoresement to do this, she should use a webcam and have it on youtube.

Raymond Micheals, Wolverhampton, UK

HAAAAAAAAAAAA.......It can't get any worst than this for HILLARY. Please step down and support OBAMA if you a true American by Birth. I don't think you are...

Uma Shankar, UK,