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thedemocraticdaily.com - 10/25/2008
McCain Campaign, Right-Wing Media Pushed Ugly, Race-Baiting Hoax
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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 — it was all a hoax . As I’m sure ...

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McCain Communications Director Gave Reporters Incendiary Version Of "Carved B" Story Before Facts Were Known
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/24/2008
McCain Communications Director Gave Reporters Incendiary Version Of "Carved B" Story Before ...
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — John McCain's Pennsylvania communications director told reporters in the state an incendiary version of the hoax story about the attack on a McCain volunteer well before the facts of the case were known or established -- and even told reporters ... (more) McCain Communications Director Gave Reporters Incendiary ...

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thedailybeast.com - 10/25/2008
The McCain Mutiny
— thedailybeast.com — Steve Schmidt and his colleagues took John McCain further than he had any reasonable right to, given the political climate. The most popular parlor game in Washington, D.C., these days is the bludgeoning of the McCain campaign. It started with Bill ... (more) The McCain Mutiny

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thinkprogress.org - 10/24/2008
Fox VP: Hate crime hoax means McCain’s campaign is ‘over, forever linked to race-baiting.’
— thinkprogress.org — Following the Drudge Report’s lead yesterday, news organizations picked up the story of a McCain campaign volunteer in Pittsburgh named Ashley Todd, who said that a black man mugged her, sexually assaulted her, and scratched a “B” ... (more) Fox VP: Hate crime hoax means McCain’s campaign is ...

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N/A — This week? Matt Drudge.  Matt Drudge.  Matt Drudge.  And the story of Ashley Todd: “This weird, hysterical story got the MONSTER GIANT THREE-DECK SIREN treatment on Drudge for part of the afternoon, and then it was mysteriously downgraded to a little link on the side.” Wonder why? Because it wasn’t true.  Never mind .

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