10/24/2008
McCain Campaign Volunteer's 'Assault' Wounds Self-Inflicted
The narrative of this election cycle just took another sick, desperate turn:
"Police say a campaign volunteer confessed to making up a story that a mugger attacked her and cut the letter B in her face after seeing her McCain bumper sticker. At a news conference this afternoon, officals said they believe that Ashley Todd's injuries were self-inflicted. Todd, 20, of Texas, is now facing charges for filing a false report to police. Todd initially told police that she was robbed at an ATM in Bloomfield and that the suspect became enraged and started beating her after seeing her GOP sticker on her car. Police investigating the alleged attack, however, began to notice some inconsistencies in her story and administered a polygraph test...This afternoon, a Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Todd confessed to making up the story."
Posted 3:13 PM EST by Andy Towle in John McCain, News, Republican Party | Permalink
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And the "B" is backwards as if would be read correctly when seen in a mirror!!!
Wow.
Posted by: Tom S. | Oct 24, 2008 3:19:39 PM
I wish more McCain workers would punch themselves in the face.
Posted by: David D. | Oct 24, 2008 3:20:42 PM
Remember kids the mirror is not your friend.
Posted by: Giovanni | Oct 24, 2008 3:20:59 PM
What you're looking at right there is called the sociopathic gaze. This story was racist B.S. from the moment it hit the net (Matt Drudge report breathlessly broke the news in *RED* type last night). He hasn't apologized for misinforming the public.
Blame the black man. They're learning it younger and younger.
Posted by: FASTLAD | Oct 24, 2008 3:28:59 PM
Self inflicted wounds. Clearly she fits RIGHT IN at Zeltlager McCain where all the campaign's wounds seem self-inflicted.
Posted by: Brandon | Oct 24, 2008 3:34:18 PM
How the fuck did she give herself a black eye? If there truly is a god, video of her trying to punch herself in the eye will show up on YouTube.
Posted by: crispy | Oct 24, 2008 3:35:51 PM
As if an Obama supporter would want to sexually assault THAT.
Posted by: (F)reddy | Oct 24, 2008 3:36:58 PM
ATM's have security video cameras.
Posted by: Pbar | Oct 24, 2008 3:39:45 PM
Fox news executive vice-president John Moody's said yesterday:
"If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain’s quest for the presidency is over, forever linked to race-baiting."
Perhaps he missed all the Arab-Muslim-Terrorist-Hussein-baiting going at every McCain/Palin rally up till today.
But hey, it looks like he finally got the memo. McCain hasn't.
Posted by: FASTLAD | Oct 24, 2008 3:43:59 PM
I knew the second I heard this story on CNN last night that it would all prove to be self inflicted. The McCains even called to wish her a speedy recovery...what a fucking douche bag this loser is.
But it does help shed a little more light on the fact that McCain supporters must be out of the fucking minds...and they are desperate as hell.
Ashley Todd is a dumb McCain skank and I hope they throw the book at her!
Posted by: Derek | Oct 24, 2008 3:49:13 PM
The local Fox news channel in my town said it was a "black man" three times before saying it was a hoax, the GOP and the race baiting, ugh.
Posted by: Ty | Oct 24, 2008 3:57:41 PM
SHe's lying. I was across the state when it happened, and I whupped the shit outta' that gal.
Now, shove a McCain/Palin placard up in my face again, Miss Thaing.
Posted by: Derrick from Philly | Oct 24, 2008 4:00:36 PM
Cunty!
Posted by: Jason (A) | Oct 24, 2008 4:24:20 PM
Just asn an FYII from ground "zero": I live in Pittsburgh.from the outset we locals were calling shenanigans! if not outright BULLSHIT! on this. Even the paleo-conservative leaning AM talk radio station in town (also KDKA, btw...) had their morning talk jock snidely mocking her claims.
1) umm you just don't get robbed at knifepoint on a main drag in this burg.
2) Bloomfield might look scary to some bible thumper from Texas, but it is an old, established turn of the century Italian-American neighborhood with strong roots and good community; and that ATM she selected is on the main drag of its active shopping and restaurant district. At 8:40 on a weeknight, there ould have had quite a few people milling around to stop ANY assault or robberygoing on.
3) I dunno what goes on in Texas but around here the crooks take their money and run. It makes them less likely to get caught. they don't stop to try to instruct political hacks on their mistaken world-views. no matter how dowdy and frumpy their appearance.
It just goes to show you, we're a battleground city, in a battle ground county for a battleground region of THE battleground state; and they had to import the faithful from Texas to get some momentum here. And even she had to make shit up to get any momentum.
As the cartoonist for "Derf in the City" has been saying for a while now: The GOP's entire '08 election strategy seems to have been one variation or another of screaming: "SCARY BLACK MAN!"
Posted by: dego | Oct 24, 2008 4:27:16 PM
a racist teaches the "blame the black guy" lesson to their children from jump street. Just look at some of these lynching photos with children there grinning like they are at the town fair. This is sad and it's going to take several more generations for these attitudes to fade - if ever.
Posted by: DCMNY | Oct 24, 2008 4:28:17 PM
FYI - This little nazi slag has a bunch of lame ass videos on You Tube.
But there's this one of her bithcing about this "mean" janitor that took down her McCain signs. Oh and guess what? The "mean" janitor is BLACK!!!
Fucking racist bitch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe-5nr3NK34
Posted by: Tralfaz | Oct 24, 2008 5:47:03 PM
This is weirdly reminiscent of an Anne Tyler novel, even down to the letters being carved backwards because they were done in a mirror.
But what is "B" even supposed to stand for? 'Bama?
Posted by: Distingué Traces | Oct 24, 2008 5:53:59 PM
It's just awesome that McCain even called this dumb bitch! I bet they're feeling like calling her back now :-)
Carving the 'B' backwards is just priceless.
Posted by: Gregus | Oct 24, 2008 6:57:13 PM
developing
Involvement of others in the hoax from the mcshame campaign. Pennsylvania campaign head is getting caught up in it.
Squeal little piggy stool pigeon and bring the whole house of cards down around repub heads.
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Oct 24, 2008 6:57:23 PM
Reminds me of the scene in Mean Girls where Amanda Seyfried's writes her name on her chest in the mirror....backwards.
Posted by: kitchenbeard | Oct 24, 2008 7:21:08 PM
Reminds me of the scene in Mean Girls where Amanda Seyfried's writes her name on her chest in the mirror....backwards.
Posted by: kitchenbeard | Oct 24, 2008 7:22:34 PM
This was an obvious farce from the moment it was reported. I was ashamed to read it as a "real" story in major newspapers.
Umm, Distingue, the B most likely stood for Barack. You know, the first name of the candidate who she's against?
Posted by: Paul R | Oct 24, 2008 7:23:45 PM
I feel sad for her. She obviously has mental problems.
Posted by: Verly | Oct 24, 2008 8:31:50 PM
CALLING SUSAN SMITH!
I watch FOX NEWS and read the right wing blogs all the time (know thine enemy). They were all over the story of this "poor girl". They milked it and the underlying feel was, "scary black people."
Now, nada.
When will we get past the point where you can obviously fake a crime and blame it on a black guy and people still believe it right away?
The right wing blogs have ignored the confession and switched to "blacks are racist for voting for Obama."
Huh?
Posted by: Derek Washington | Oct 24, 2008 11:19:28 PM
This girl is my true saviour! After weeks and weeks and weeks of racking my brain, I finally have my Halloween costume for this year! Thank you Ashley from the B-ottom of my B-eautiful, B-ig, B-urgeoning, B-eating B-eart... Bhank Bou.
Posted by: antiignorant | Oct 24, 2008 11:58:52 PM