Police Say Volunteer Lied About Attack
PITTSBURGH (Oct. 24) - Pittsburgh police say a McCain campaign volunteer made up a story of being robbed, pinned to the ground and having the letter "B'' scratched on her face in a politically inspired attack.
Maurita Bryant, the assistant chief of the police department's investigations division, says 20-year-old Ashley Todd is being charged with making a false report to police....Police said the student, Ashley Todd, of College Station, Texas, who is white, told them she was attacked by a 6-foot-4 black man Wednesday night.
In her initial account, Richard said, Todd attempted to use the ATM when the man approached her from behind, put a knife with a 4- to 5-inch blade to her throat and demanded money. She told police she handed the assailant $60 and walked away.Todd told investigators that she suspected the man then noticed a John McCain sticker on her car, became angry and punched her in the back of the head, knocking her to the ground and telling her "you are going to be a Barack supporter," police said in a statement.She said he continued to punch and kick her while threatening "to teach her a lesson for being a McCain supporter," police said. She said he then sat on her chest, pinned her hands down with his knees and scratched a backward letter "B'' into her face using what she believed to be a dull knife.
I knew from the first time I hear it that this was bullshit. It was just too perfect a racist fantasy. Little white girl attacked by, not just a black man, but a BIG SCARY SIX FOOT FOUR BLACK MAN! WITH A KNIFE! BOOGA BOOGA BOOGA!
And who the fuck says things like ""you are going to be a Barack supporter!"?
But of course, perfect racist fantasy is just what the McCain campaign needs to stir up the yay-hoos, and so Honorable John and Governor Moose-a-lini eagerly bought right into it....
The report of the attack Thursday prompted the Republican presidential candidate and his running mate, Sarah Palin, to call Todd expressing their concern.
Yeah, I'll bet. They were salivating at the prospect of being able to paint Obama supporters as BIG SCARY BLACK MEN! WITH KNIVES! COMING TO MARK YOUR DAUGHTERS FOR THEIR BIG SCARY BLACK MASTER!
Much as it pains me to say, Fox News VP John Moody is right:
If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain’s quest for the presidency is over, forever linked to race-baiting.
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Oh, it gets better. The local McCampaign communications director released a detailed account of the alleged attack to the press BEFORE THE POLICE DID.
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/mccain_aide_gave_reporters_inc.php
The only way McCain can salvage anything out of this is to fire this Peter Feldman guy immediately. And I'm betting he won't do it.
They are already saying the police put that information out, not them, despite reports to the contrary. Some have even suggested she was an Obama plant.
You knoow, they are never at fault...blah,blah,blah!
As scary as it is to read this...at least you all have voice in this.
Imagine seeing all this, from the other side of the world and having no say...?
I have to say, if Celine's got it right, this is so incredibly damning that I have a hard time imagining it not blowing up.
I don't know if you folks know your wingnuts like I do, but check this out.
Michelle Malkin was suspicious of this.
When your communications director needs to take lessons in delicacy and restraint from Michelle Malkin, it is time to hang it up. (Or, as John Cole suggested, start drinking heavily.)
Did you see her picture? The "B" was scratched (lightly, really) BACKWARDS, as if she was looking in a mirror when it was done.
But I had no idea that the communications director had spilled the beans before the police had anything to say.
Moose-a-lini
The really freaky thing? She's from College Station. Aggietown. Home of "cold fusion," and the place where somebody replaced all the bleed valves in a LN tank with solid plugs and it blew thru the roof of the chemistry building. I swear, there must be something in the water.
so College Statiion is KNOWN for EPIC FAIL?
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