My fave commentary on this: http://i35.tinypic.com/9qfhvm.jpg
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [ I couldn't help but notice that no one has > commented on this story, and the mindset behind > it, on FFL. Could it be that Ashley Todd and the > things she believes are legitimate ways to hurt > Barack Obama reminds us of someone closer to home? ] > > It had drawn wide local and national -- even political attention, with > the McCain and Obama campaigns weighing in -- but now the Ashley Todd > story has fallen apart. Police in Pittsburgh have now declared the > tale a hoax and the woman, who has confessed, now faces charges for > her deed. > > Earlier today, John Moody, executive vice president at Fox News, > commented on his blog there that "this incident could become a > watershed event in the 11 days before the election. If Ms. Todd's > allegations are proven accurate, some voters may revisit their support > for Senator Obama, not because they are racists (with due respect to > Rep. John Murtha), but because they suddenly feel they do not know > enough about the Democratic nominee. > > "If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain's quest for > the presidency is over, forever linked to race-baiting." > > He titled his posting: "Moment of Truth." Indeed. > > It started yesterday afternoon with Matt Drudge screaming at the top > of his site this afternoon in red type -- but no siren -- that a > Pittsburgh campaign worker for McCain, age 20, had been viciously > attacked and the letter "B" carved into her face, presumably by a > Barack Obama fan. Her name, it soon emerged, was Ashley Todd and she > had come to Pittsburgh from College Station, Texas, to help out. > > It started to appear overblown (Drudge downgraded it to smaller, black > type) as the police noted that it seemed to be a robbery ($60) and she > did not seek medical attention. But later press reports said she would > visit a hospital, Sarah Palin and maybe John McCain had reportedly > called her and Obama has condemned the alleged assault, although > McCain/Obama angle to story not yet confirmed. > > Still later, conservative columnist Michelle Malkin, and some others, > grew skeptical. For one thing, the "B" was carved a little too lightly > and perfectly -- and backward, as if done using a mirror. Smoking Gun > probed a too-pat "Twitter" angle and Gawker and Wonkette looked at her > MySpace page. > > Now police say that evidence from the ATM that she reportedly visited > did not match her account. And it turns out she changed her story, > admitting that her assailant did not see a McCain bumper sticker and > adding to her account a sexual assault and losing consciousness. > Liberal bloggers poked all sorts of holes in the story, including the > fact that the attack allegedly took place in a very public place. > Drudge added a link titled "B...or B.S."? > > Finally, early this afternoon, came word that she had made it all up. >
