crooksandliars.com - 10/24/2008
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Download | Play Download | Play Ashley Todd, the McCain campaign volunteer who was robbed and allegedly beaten after the assailant spotted a McCain bumper sticker on her car, has admitted to police that she made the whole thing up. KDKA: Police tell KDKA that a campaign ...
post-gazette.com - 10/25/2008
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post-gazette.com —
Almost from the start, Pittsburgh police were skeptical
about a young woman's claim that she had been
mugged and a "B" carved into her cheek by an attacker who was provoked by the sight of a John McCain bumper sticker on her car. Yesterday, their ...
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McCain volunteer admits to hoax
elections.foxnews.com - 10/24/2008
salon.com - 10/24/2008
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salon.com —
HotAir.com Ashley Todd, a 20-year-old volunteer for the
McCain-Palin campaign, has told Pittsburgh police she was mugged
and then targeted for further attack on account of her political beliefs. The alleged attack happened Wednesday ...
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Was McCain volunteer attacked over bumper sticker?
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McCain Campaign fed the Hoax Racist Assault Story to the media!
Crooks and Liars —
... Big news just hit the fan for McCain. I knew this was a bogus story when it came out that she refused medical treatment for her wounds. I've been through enough these last few years and know the pain would have been incredible and anyone of us would have begged for a doctor immediately. Well, it looks like the McCain campaign has their fingers all over this phony volunteer attack ...
'B'-grade hoax reveals Republicans' inner race-baiter
Orcinus —
... has it precisely right: the "Obama fan attacked McCain worker" hoax in fact does "forever link" the McCain campaign to race-baiting -- especially with news emerging of ...
Racims + projection=really stupid
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
by Amanda Marcotte
Roy Edroso mocks the right wingers who are lost in racist fantasies about how the cities are going to go up in flames tonight, win or lose. They seem not to have learned their lesson from the Ashley Todd incident.
Nordlinger doesn’t get around very much—rightbloggers are already on riot patrol. “As I live in the Chicago Area, I’m ‘hunkering down’ for the riots that are sure to ensure—whether or not Obama wins or loses,” says ...
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McCain volunteer made up ugly, race-baiting hoax
the-reaction.blogspot.com 10/27/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings So you know that ugly, Drudge-whipped up story of the young female McCain volunteer who was allegedly mugged and mutilated (with a 'B' carved into her face) by a black man at a Pittsburgh-area ATM? Well -- surprise, ...
Police: McCain volunteer changes ATM attack story
breitbart.com 10/24/2008 — PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh police say a McCain campaign volunteer who said she was held down by a black man who cut the letter "B" in her face has changed her story. Police spokeswoman Diane Richard says investigators gave the 20-year-old woman a ...
Report: McCain Volunteer Who Claimed Attack Confess To Making Up Story
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/24/2008 — Wow. By now you've all heard about Ashley Todd, the 20-year-old McCain volunteer who claimed that she was assaulted in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night by an attacker who scratched a "B" in her cheek after learning that she was for McCain.
The story ...
Police: McCain volunteer made up robbery story
breitbart.com 10/24/2008 — PITTSBURGH (AP) - 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, police said Friday. Ashley Todd, 20-year-old college student from ...
The Associated Press: Police: McCain volunteer made up robbery story
ap.google.com 10/24/2008 — 2 hours ago PITTSBURGH (AP) 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, police said Friday. Ashley Todd, 20-year-old college ...
McCain Volunteer attacked?
theanchoressonline.com 10/24/2008 — Well, the blogosphere is all abuzz (even if the national, mainstream media seem not to be) about this alleged attack on a 20-year old McCain volunteer , which started out as a mugging, and - perhaps - became an assault and “branding.”
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McCain Campaign, Right-Wing Media Pushed Ugly, Race-Baiting Hoax
thedemocraticdaily.com 10/25/2008 — So you know that ugly, Fox/Drudge-whipped up story of the young female McCain volunteer who was allegedly mugged and mutilated (with a ‘B’ cut into her face) by a black man at a Pittsburgh-area ATM?
Well — surprise, surprise ...
Re: Assaulted volunteer story
corner.nationalreview.com 10/24/2008 — Jonah, the young lady has now confessed to making up the story and is facing charges.
As Talleyrand would say, this is worse than a crime; it's a mistake. This McCain volunteer's fake hate crime will get more coverage than a real assault would ...
Obama camp talks state of the race —
First Read 10/24/2008
From NBC/NJ's Athena Jones and NBC's Ashley Codianni With 11 days to go, the Obama campaign is feeling good about its position in several of the key battleground states, due to the strength of its ground operations, enthusiasm among supporters, ...
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