McCain volunteer "attacked"??? (NRR)

funky16corners

a href="http://kdka.com/politics/McCain.Campaign.Worker.2.847449.html" target="_blank"1How long before we find out that this isn't what it seems????/a1

Swayze

People still mug with knives? img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/suspect5es.gif" alt="" /1

funky16corners

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121People still mug with knives? img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/suspect5es.gif" alt="" /1 b,121b,121h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21b,121No to mention the fact that the pictures I've seen seem to indicate that the "B" is carved into her cheek backward, i.e. like you might do if you were looking in a mirror (shades of Morton Downey Jr.'s airport swastika attack).

kala

imagine the conversation palin had consoling her

button

I can already hear the redneck delegation polishing off their hunting rifles.

funky16corners

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121I can already hear the redneck delegation polishing off their hunting rifles. b,121b,121h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21I love the description of the assailant" dark skinned BLACK man, BLACK shirt, BLACK shoes BLACK BLACK BLACK BLAAAAAAAACCKCKKKKKKK!!!!!

DJ_Enki

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121People still mug with knives? img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/suspect5es.gif" alt="" /1 b,121b,121h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21b,121No to mention the fact that the pictures I've seen seem to indicate that the "B" is carved into her cheek backward, i.e. like you might do if you were looking in a mirror (shades of Morton Downey Jr.'s airport swastika attack). b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21Yeah, it's so shady, a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2008/10/23/why-that-mccain-volunteers-mutilation-story-smells-awfully-weird/" target="_blank"1not even Michelle Malkin is buying it/a1 (apologies for linking to Our Lady of Perpetual Outrage).

chrisflyer

This is in my neighborhood, and this whole story is beyond sketchy. In addition to the complete lack of swelling and broken blood vessels in the cheek and eye area, the 'B' being backwards and pretty damn cleanly cut (indicating a lack of a struggle?), waiting to file a police report, not going to a hospital (despite the front door to one being, literally, up the street)...b,121b, 21This happened at a pretty busy intersection on the busiest street in the Bloomfield neighborhood. I find it really hard to believe that this could happen at 9 PM and nobody saw or heard anything. And unless the mugger escorted her to her car, I don't know how he would have known it was hers that had the bumper sticker. Liberty Ave is pretty busy, and while it wouldn't be impossible to get a parking spot, it's not likely that your car would be the only one near your destination at 9PM...b,121b, 21b, 21Just my (and my community's) two cents, but it's ultra-suspect.

selperfuge

clearly ObamaGirl did this

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121This is in my neighborhood, and this whole story is beyond sketchy. In addition to the complete lack of swelling and broken blood vessels in the cheek and eye area, the 'B' being backwards and pretty damn cleanly cut (indicating a lack of a struggle?), waiting to file a police report, not going to a hospital (despite the front door to one being, literally, up the street)...b,121b, 21This happened at a pretty busy intersection on the busiest street in the Bloomfield neighborhood. I find it really hard to believe that this could happen at 9 PM and nobody saw or heard anything. And unless the mugger escorted her to her car, I don't know how he would have known it was hers that had the bumper sticker. Liberty Ave is pretty busy, and while it wouldn't be impossible to get a parking spot, it's not likely that your car would be the only one near your destination at 9PM...b,121b, 21b, 21Just my (and my community's) two cents, but it's ultra-suspect. b,121b,121h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21Very.b,121b,121img src="http://michellemalkin.cachefly.net/michellemalkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/todd1.jpg"1b,121b,121I gave this the benefit of the doubt but after thinking about it img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icallbullshit.gif" alt="" /1b,121b, 21How can you use a knife to carve or cut a "B" without it looking likeb,121b, 21|1b, 21|1b, 21b, 21?b, 21b, 21Not to mention was the attacker a gentle dyslexic? It's backwards and didn't even break the skin. We're supposed to think this girl laid perfectly still on a busy corner while a guy took his time perfectly scratching a "B" on her face?

button

b,121b,121edit: what a dum??s

LaserWolf

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121This is in my neighborhood, and this whole story is beyond sketchy. In addition to the complete lack of swelling and broken blood vessels in the cheek and eye area, the 'B' being backwards and pretty damn cleanly cut (indicating a lack of a struggle?), waiting to file a police report, not going to a hospital (despite the front door to one being, literally, up the street)...b,121b, 21This happened at a pretty busy intersection on the busiest street in the Bloomfield neighborhood. I find it really hard to believe that this could happen at 9 PM and nobody saw or heard anything. And unless the mugger escorted her to her car, I don't know how he would have known it was hers that had the bumper sticker. Liberty Ave is pretty busy, and while it wouldn't be impossible to get a parking spot, it's not likely that your car would be the only one near your destination at 9PM...b,121b, 21b, 21Just my (and my community's) two cents, but it's ultra-suspect. b,121b,121h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21Very.b,121b,121img src="http://michellemalkin.cachefly.net/michellemalkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/todd1.jpg"1b,121b,121I gave this the benefit of the doubt but after thinking about it img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icallbullshit.gif" alt="" /1b,121b, 21How can you use a knife to carve or cut a "B" without it looking likeb,121b, 21|1b, 21|1b, 21b, 21?b, 21b, 21Not to mention was the attacker a gentle dyslexic? It's backwards and didn't even break the skin. We're supposed to think this girl laid perfectly still on a busy corner while a guy took his time perfectly scratching a "B" on her face? b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21Plenty of swelling and bruising in that picture. b,121b,121Most all ATMs have videos. Any withdrawl would have a receipt. If I were the cops I would want to interview her BF asap.

empanadamn

its nuts. they didn't get a chance to carve the penis shaft trailing to her mouth.

Pundit

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121its nuts. they didn't get a chance to carve the penis shaft trailing to her mouth. b,121b,121h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21sloppy workmanship for sure

day

Gotta love teh internets.b,121b,121I give this 1 day before the shit hits the fan for this chick.b,121b, 21Her insane plan to channel Tracy Flick and help John McCain's campaign by carving up her own face probably won't help much in the polls.b,121b, 21b, 21Pittsburgh Tribune b,121/font1

Quote:/font1h,121b,121b1Police planned to administer a polygraph test to Ashley Todd, 20, because her statements about the attack conflict with evidence from the Citizens Bank ATM where she claims the incident occurred, police said.[/b]b,121b,121Todd told police the man then noticed the bumper sticker on her car, which was parked in front of the ATM, and became angry, she told police.b, 21He made comments to Todd about Republican presidential candidate John McCain and punched her in the back of the head, knocking her to the ground, police said Todd told them.b,121b, 21"He continued to kick and punch her repeatedly and b1said he would teach her a lesson for supporting John McCain,"[/b] said police Chief Nate Harper.b,121b, 21The man scratched b1a backward "B"[/b] onto Todd's right cheek, she told police. Todd, who isn't familiar with the area, drove to a friend's house nearby. She told her friend she wasn't sure of the exact location the robbery happened but remembered a green sign above the ATM.b,121b, 21b1"She is a volunteer for the McCain-Palin campaign," [/b]said campaign spokesman Peter Feldman. "Sen. McCain has reached out to her via telephone and has spoken to her and her family," as has McCain's running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Feldman said. "Out of respect for her privacy we're not going to comment further."b,121b, 21Democrat Barack Obama's campaign released a statement saying: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the young woman for her to make a speedy recovery, and we hope that the person who perpetrated this crime is swiftly apprehended and brought to justice."b,121b, 21Police said b1she described the attacker as black[/b], about 6-foot-4, and said he was wearing dark-colored jeans and a black tank top an dblack shoes.b,121b, 21h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21Hmmm...b,121b, 21b, 21Here's one of her youtube videos and the description:b,121b,121[i]"This a afterthought video of the mean janitor at Queens College ( sporting an Obama Pin) who tore up my signs, stalked me, and closed off the guest bathrooms on campus. He was mean, so we nicknamed him "Jan Itor" which is the janitor from scrubs "doctor" name. I sound so funny because i was working all night just to have this guy tear up my super pretty signs."/i1b,121b, 21object width="425" height="344"1param name="movie" value=""1/param1param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"1/param1embed src="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"1/embed1/object1b,121b,121img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wtf.gif" alt="" /1b,121b, 21And from her cell/twitter the same night:b,121b,121/font1

Quote:/font1h,121b,121 b,121atodd: This traffic in pittsburgh needs to go away!!!! #litf08b,121Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:04:06 +0000b,121b, 21b, 21atodd: Stubbornly searching for a bank of america to avoid ATM fees.b,121Thu, 23 Oct 2008 0021 +0000b,121b, 21b, 21atodd: Pretty sure I'm on the wrong side of pittsburghb,121Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:45:59 +0000b,121b, 21b, 21atodd: Oh the blog I will be making soon... Its been a rough night #litf08b,121Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:52:58 +0000b,121b, 21b, 21atodd: Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers- b1I'm phonebanking so let's all work together and get John McCain elected![/b]b,121Thu, 23 Oct 2008 1841 +0000 b,121b,121h,121

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Frank

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121.b,121b,121img src="http://michellemalkin.cachefly.net/michellemalkin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/todd1.jpg"1b,121b,121Not to mention was the attacker a gentle dyslexic? It's backwards and didn't even break the skin. We're supposed to think this girl laid perfectly still on a busy corner while a guy took his time perfectly scratching a "B" on her face? b,121b,121h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21Plenty of swelling and bruising in that picture. b,121b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21... the swelling might just be her healthy, chubby looks.b,121it should be pretty clear to everyone who ever had a black eye that this is not what you look like hours after you've been smacked in the face.b,121b, 21This looks a lot like smeared eye make up.b,121b, 21First 6-12 hours after a bow to the eye: Deep red and heavy swelling and you won't be able to open both your eyes that evenly.b,121b,121Maybe after a couple of days, you'll have a black shiner but there would also be shades of yellow and purple, depending how hard you were hit.

chrisflyer

a href="http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/17793664/index.html" target="_blank"1And now she's changing her story...

funky16corners

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121a href="http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/17793664/index.html" target="_blank"1And now she's changing her story... b,121b,121h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21b,121I couldn't get the video here at work. What'd she say?

chrisflyer

It goes on for about 3 minutes, but this blog has a short version:b,121b, 21b,121a href="http://thebusmansholiday.blogspot.com/2008/10/questions-raised-about-mccain.html" target="_blank"1http://thebusmansholiday.blogspot.com/2008/10/questions-raised-about-mccain.htmlb,121b,121/font1

Quote:/font1h,121b,121Update 3: New Channel 4 Action News video: the Pittsburgh Police spokeswoman says "the victim's statement has a few inconsistencies in it -- and her statement has changed". Todd now is telling police that she was also sexually assaulted, that she "lost consciousness", and that when she awoke she "had a stinging sensation on her face". Earlier updates are at the end of this blog post.b,121b, 21h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21b, 21She claims that he put his hand up her shirt and groped her.

Frank

img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2963345724_63af0b130f.jpg"1 b,121"This is me dressed up as "inexperienced" haha"b,121b, 21b,121b,121It's so good to see how this election campaign brings out the creativity in people.

LaserWolf

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121And now she's changing her story.../a1 b,121b, 21h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21That video played me a car commercial, then told me I need a plug in to view the news video. Funny how the ad didn't need a plug in but the news did.

chrisflyer

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121And now she's changing her story.../a1 b,121b, 21h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21That video played me a car commercial, then told me I need a plug in to view the news video. Funny how the ad didn't need a plug in but the news did. b,121b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21Yeah, it wanted me to download a plugin for Firefox. Played fine in IE. It's just a police spokeswoman talking for about 3 minutes about the new, updated statement.

ariel_calmer

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121She claims that he put his hand up her shirt and groped her. b,121b, 21h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21So clearly the attacker was a democrat in the mold of Clinton and Kennedy. b,121b, 21b, 21(couldn't resist)

chrisflyer

http://kdka.com//a1b,121b, 21 /font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121 # Breaking Newsb,121# 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. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1 b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dominoes22.gif" alt="" /1

edith head

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121http://kdka.com//a1b,121b, 21 /font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121 # Breaking Newsb,121# 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. b,121b,121h,121

font class="post"1 b,121b,121 img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dominoes22.gif" alt="" /1 b, 21b, 21h,121font class="post"1b,121b, 21Damn, what an idiot!

DustedDon

Mark of the BUSH!

chrisflyer

And that's a wrap./a1 b, 21b, 21/font1Quote:/font1h,121b,121 Oct 24, 2008 1:39 pm US/Easternb,121Police: Campaign Worker Admits Making Up Storyb,121MORE: KDKA Online Voters Guide | Campaign '08 Newsb,121 Embed our Politics widget to get our news on your siteb,121A Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Ashley Todd confessed to making up the story & is facing chargesb,121PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ― Police sources tell KDKA that a campaign worker has now 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.b,121b, 21Ashley Todd, 20, of Texas, 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.b,121b,121Police investigating the alleged attack, however, began to notice some inconsistencies in her story and administered a polygraph test.b,121b, 21Authorities, however, declined to release the results of that test.b,121b, 21Investigators did say that they received photos from the ATM machine and "the photographs were verified as not being the victim making the transaction."b,121b, 21This afternoon, a Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Todd confessed to making up the story.b,121b, 21The commander added that Todd will face charges; but police have not commented on what those charges will be. b,121b, 21According to police, investigators working on the interview process detected several inconsistencies in Todd's story that differed from statements made in the original police report.b,121b,121Pittsburgh Police Public Information Officer Diane Richard released a statement earlier today, saying: "Because of the inconsistencies in her statements, Ms. Todd was asked to submit to a polygraph examination which she agreed to do."b,121b, 21No photos of Todd are being released by Pittsburgh Police at this time.b,121b, 21The investigation is continuing as officials determine what charges will be filed. b,121b,121h,121font class="post"1

edith head

It amazes me the desperate lengths people go to for some attention.

nzshadow

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121It never fails to/b1 amaze me, the desperate lengths people go to for some attention. b,121b,121h,121

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ariel_calmer

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Quote:/font1h,121b,121It amazes me the desperate lengths people go to for some attention. b, 21b, 21h,121

font class="post"1b,121b, 21Maybe we can get her on here to write some HarveyCanal-styled rantings.

Rockadelic

I am curious to know what she claimed the "B" stood for.....and if she realized when she carved it while looking in the mirror it would come out backwards.