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http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/03/10/girl_in_tv_phone_ad_for_clinton_is_a_big_supporter_of_obama/


The well-known Clinton ad aired in Texas before last week's vote and implied a lack of experience on Obama's part. It showed an exterior of a Colonial-style home and old stock footage of Knowles sleeping in bed. A narrator describes a phone ringing in the White House: "It's 3 a.m., and your children are safely asleep. Who do you want answering the phone?"

Clinton won the Texas primary by 51 to 47 percent.

Knowles said she didn't see the ad until Jon Stewart lampooned it Thursday on "The Daily Show." Her brother noticed it was she.

The file footage was originally shot for a railroad company advertisement, and the Clinton campaign bought it from Getty Images.