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Eschaton —
College Republicans KDKA: A Pittsburgh police commander says a volunteer for the McCain campaign who reported being robbed and attacked near a bank ATM in Bloomfield has confessed to making up the story. Police say charges will be filed. More details to follow.
DRUDGE FUCKS UP AGAIN!!!
Rising Hegemon —
Woman who claimed she was assaulted and branded with a "B" (wtf?) after her McCain campaign activities were discovered has admitted... IT WAS ALL A LIE!!! By the standards of FoxNews (they have standards?) this means the election is over.
BREAKING: McCAIN CUT-NUT MADE IT UP!
Wonkette » top —
... Police say charges will be filed.” Ah HA HA HA HAH HAH. Do not try to bullshit Wonkette, people! It might work on old Gullible McDrudge, but not here. Good work, cut-nut! [KDKA] ...
Glenn Reynolds punked by fake "political hate crime."
INSTAPUTZ —
... "And even if it did happen, what would it mean? There are violent attacks all the time, for all sorts of reasons, and if you want to assert that they say something about anybody other than the attacker, you'll need to prove that too. Bottom line: This is the stupidest distraction in the whole history of this crazy campaign season." A commenter agrees, but adds: "But, were it a black woman with an 'M' carved in her cheek, we'd be getting 24/7 coverage." Now this.
Report: McCain Volunteer Who Claimed Attack Confess To Making Up Story
TPM Election Central —
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 was flacked madly last night by Drudge, even though few if any details had been established or independently confirmed
Well, take a look at this banner headline, from Pittsburgh's KDKA:
A Pittsburgh police commander says a volunteer for the McCain campaign who reported being robbed and attacked near ...
Report: McCain Volunteer Who Claimed "Carved B" Attack Confesses To Making Up Story
TPM Election Central —
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 was flacked madly last night by Drudge, even though few if any details had been established or independently confirmed.
Well, take a look at this banner headline, from Pittsburgh's KDKA:
A Pittsburgh police commander says a volunteer for the McCain campaign who reported being robbed and ...
Joe The Mugger Update Update
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
A hoax. She confesses. One should recall Fox news executive vice-president John Moody's statement:
If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain’s quest for the presidency is over, forever linked to race-baiting. I agree. All those who reported or linked to this without some skepticism were race-baiting. But Michelle Malkin deserves kudos for calling this. ...
The Wal-Mart Mom, The Media And The Incredible Shrinking GOP
DownWithTyranny! —
... You probably heard all the carrying on from the right-wing loons like Drudge and from the poor victims at the McCain campaign screeching about how their volunteer was beaten up and mutilated for her McCainishness. The racist story never made any sense anyway but after she took a lie detector test, she just proven herself to be another typical Republican liar. She now admits she made the whole thing up. I haven't heard McCain or Palin apologizing. You?
