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youtube.com - 10/24/2008

CNN Reports on McCain Supporter Attack Hoax (video)

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CNN's Rick Sanchez totally nails those who drove this story

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elections.foxnews.com - 10/24/2008

McCain Campaign Volunteer Admits Alleged Attack Was a Hoax

— elections.foxnews.com — A woman who lied about being attacked because of the McCain bumper sticker on her car will... face charges of filing a false report. (more) McCain Campaign Volunteer Admits Alleged Attack Was a Hoax

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crooksandliars.com - 10/24/2008

Hoax: McCain volunteer admits to fabricating attack story

— crooksandliars.com — 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. ... (more) Hoax: McCain volunteer admits to fabricating attack story

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pajamasmedia.com - 10/23/2008

McCain Supporter Attacked and Mutilated. Is it a Hoax?

— pajamasmedia.com — I knew things were going to get ugly and so they have. First, journalist Mara Schiffren, and... a member of the LiberalHawks listserv group, sent us all to the Drudge Report where we found an unbelievably lurid headline “Shock: McCain Campaign ... (more) McCain Supporter Attacked and Mutilated. Is it a Hoax?

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Comments vote downundo vote up Patterico's Pontifications found this 10/23/2008found this

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  Renee Kaminski, A mental problem. I really don't think so! Her intention was too draw negative emotions toward Obama(African-Americans). This plan didn't work to well for her. Renee attacked herself. Renee is sane enough to know that doing this may help Macain. I wonder, how far will people go, to get what they feel is right. How that her plan has failed, let's just blame her actions on mental problems. This is real typical. The system never works when the shoe is on the other foot.

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Rick Sanchez Calls Out Media That Fell For "Mutilation" Hoax
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — The big political story of the day revolves around what turned out to be a non-story. Several media outlets (the vast majority conservative) were left with egg on their faces after they trumpeted up the tale of a McCain volunteer who claimed to have been assaulted by a large black man because of a McCain bumper sticker on her car. On her face was carved a backwards 'B' (meant to represent Obama's name). The Drudge Report called it "mutilation." It was a hoax. And now, some in the fourth estate are left to explain why they pushed this apparent political ploy. Those in the business who showed some prudence are calling out their competitors for taking the ...

Rick Sanchez Calls Out Media That Fell For "Mutilation" Hoax
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — The big political story of the day revolves around what turned out to be a non-story. Several media outlets (the vast majority conservative) were left with egg on their faces after they trumpeted up the tale of a McCain volunteer who claimed to have been assaulted by a large black man because of a McCain bumper sticker on her car. On her face was carved a backwards 'B' (meant to represent Obama's name). The Drudge Report called it "mutilation." It was a hoax. And now, some in the fourth estate are left to explain why they pushed this apparent political ploy. Those in the business who showed some prudence are calling out their competitors for taking the ...

CNN's Rick Sanchez calls out media who fell for McCain staffer hoax
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — That would be FOX, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Newsday.