McCain Volunteer Invents Attack Hoax

Whatever shred of credibility Matt Drudge had retained after his years of rumor-mongering is now gone. Yesterday afternoon Drudge splashed a sensational headline across his front-page: "MCCAIN VOLUNTEER ATTACKED AND MUTILATED IN PITTSBURGH -- with a 'B' carved into her face."

Drudge linked to a story by a Pittsburgh TV station claiming that a McCain volunteer was robbed and then beaten when the attacker spotted a McCain sticker on her car. Channel 4 reported:

Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Diane Richard tells Channel 4 Action News that the victim was robbed at knifepoint on Wednesday night outside of a Citizens Bank near Liberty Avenue and Pearl Street just before 9 p.m.

Richard said the robber took $60 from the woman, then became angry when he saw a McCain bumper sticker on the victim's car. The attacker then punched and kicked the victim, before using the knife to scratch the letter "B" into her face, Richard said.

Soon a photo of the alleged victim surfaced online. It looked fishy from the beginning--the "B" seemed perfectly carved and the black eye looked awfully like mascara. News outlets liked Salon immediately jumped on the victim's "inconsistencies."

Turns out Ashley Todd, a 20-year-old College Republican from Texas, made it all up. She confessed today.

Todd, Drudge and the McCain supporters who pushed this racially-incendiary story should be deeply ashamed of themselves. It is the lowest blow in an already disgustingly dirty campaign. As Josh Marshall writes, "To say this is a dark moment does not do justice to the deep awfulness of this stunt. It's the metaphoric pedal-to-the-medal for the sleazy sub-rosa campaign of racial fear-mongering that so far has failed to derail Obama's candidacy."

UPDATE: New Drudge headline: "She Made It Up!" It gets worse for McCain--apparently his Pennsylvania communication director told reporters that the fake "B" carved into Todd's face stood for Barack. Suffice to say, this isn't going to help them in the Keystone state.

Comments (68)

1. what a sad, sad lot they are....

   Posted by leftofcenter at 10/24/2008 @ 2:32pm

2. What next? This is better than porn!

   Posted by Truthman at 10/24/2008 @ 2:34pm

3. Hold tight, everyone. You will be seeing a of this crap in the next two weeks. The GOP has is already scrambling with their kitchen sink strategy. They are desperate and as a consequence, have nothing to lose. They are cornered. It's going to be ugly.

   Posted by Hman23 at 10/24/2008 @ 2:45pm

4. What a fine example of hypocrisy.

   I thought it was instantly recognizable as a hoax when the B was backwards on her stupid face! Funny, like Downey's swastika years ago...

   But back to the hypocrisy part. Listen, don't act all high and mightly on this one. If you can't think of comparable hoaxes by members of the cultural left, you are being dishonest.

   Stories like this are cheap and stupid, you know, like the story where Obama's handlers moved some obviously Muslim young women from the backdrop seats on one of his stump speeches...

   I can't magine why the Nation is competing with Matt Drudge at this level. what a disappointment.

   And someone as intelligent as LoC and Hman23 sniffs their disapproval paining everyone on the right with the broad brush of association. What an insult to THEIR intelligence.

   Posted by freiheit1 at 10/24/2008 @ 2:57pm

5. October 24, 2008, 11:18 AM Watchdog Seeks Federal Investigation Of Mccain Donations Posted by CBS News Investigates

   McClatchy Newspapers: A political watchdog group called for investigations Monday to determine whether fundraisers for John McCain's presidential campaign arranged illegal "straw" donations -- contributions from people who did not spend their own money.

   holy s*()^...this will be breaking news tonight on national news??? mccain's supporters are all nutbags????

   this is not the "october surprise" that mccain wanted????

   Posted by jrs112 at 10/24/2008 @ 2:58pm

6. it is not better than porn unless she was naked and tied up then whipped by paris hilton while palin was licking whipped cream off of her a*)&.....

   Posted by jrs112 at 10/24/2008 @ 3:00pm

7. As a guy, from Texas, i must say it is just like an Aggie to carve a B in her face while looking in the mirror.

   Posted by dunkytx at 10/24/2008 @ 3:07pm

8. what a sad, sad lot they are....

   Posted by leftofcenter at 10/24/2008 @ 2:32pm

   No lefty it's not the "lot" that's sad, she's just plain stupid. I saw that report on Drudge and knew it was Tawanna Brawley all over again. I guess is takes all kinds.

   Posted by ACook at 10/24/2008 @ 3:07pm

9. it is not better than porn unless she was naked and tied up then whipped by paris hilton while palin was licking whipped cream off of her a*)&.....

   Posted by jrs112 at 10/24/2008

   I have very good visualization abilities, THANKS!

   Posted by Truthman at 10/24/2008 @ 3:13pm

10. Frei:

    C'mon, you are better than that. I didn't say "everyone on the right" was going to be responsible, or even imply it. Nor would I think you would understand me to mean that we can expect hundreds of faked assaults. Just that we have (and will) see more desperate attacks on the campaign. You cannot deny the rhetoric and vitriol from the McCain side has turned uglier.

    Posted by Hman23 at 10/24/2008 @ 3:13pm

11. Pathetic.

    Posted by Lillian at 10/24/2008 @ 3:21pm

12. Incredible. It doesn't surprise me considering this is the same party that lied to get us into a war and implemented policies designed to make the rich richer at everyone else's expense. Do you note a sense of desperation and anger in their tactics? It's because most people have figured out what they've been up to and they are not happy about it. Time for change.

    Posted by cberkland at 10/24/2008 @ 3:25pm

13. The moral of the story: perspective matters. It is not surprising that this narrow-minded person, thoroughly convinced of the inherent rightness of her own perspective, failed because she never considered that the "B" would appear backwards to others. I don't want to belabor the point, but there is a poignant lesson about small-minded worldviews here.

    Posted by Be Good at 10/24/2008 @ 3:28pm

14. Like with the stories about the hate being spewed at Palin rallies the right wingers do not condemn,but post idiocy about the left.

    Posted by i'm nobody at 10/24/2008 @ 3:33pm

15. If this comes out to be true. Sen. McCain campaign is OVER! Flat out!The media is going to run with this for the next 11 days. DONE DEAL!

    Posted by ken_coc at 10/24/2008 @ 3:37pm

16. Gee, no need for nasty incriminating memos from shadowy,nefarious types these days. This is grass roots stuff. I'm sure it will be explained as bad judgment from a youthful perspective, done in the Halloween spirit. Watch out for masked malingerers at your polling place. Will McCain say that he never did like Zorro?

    Posted by Sorelish at 10/24/2008 @ 3:45pm

17. If this comes out to be true. Sen. McCain campaign is OVER! Flat out!The media is going to run with this for the next 11 days. DONE DEAL!

    Posted by ken_coc at 10/24/2008 @ 3:37pm

    I see. So that's the Democrats' idea of campaigning on the issues? Thanks for showing not only your own hypocrisy, but the democrat bias of the compliant MSM as well...

    Posted by freiheit1 at 10/24/2008 @ 3:56pm

18. just some messed up woman....

    Posted by frosty zoom at 10/24/2008 @ 4:22pm

19. Ashley, Ashley, Ashley. I specifically told you to describe your attacker as a lighter skinned Africa American with big ears, wearing a suit and tie. I also told you to cut an "X" into your FOREHEAD, not your cheek.

    You are not to return to my circle of trust.

    See Ya,

    Charlie Manson

    Posted by MarkThisDown at 10/24/2008 @ 4:24pm

20. I'm glad that redriver got to work his favorite word "Obamanation" into his post even though it was irrelevant to the story.

    Posted by i'm nobody at 10/24/2008 @ 4:29pm

21. Hello conservatives! We are winning!

    We must keep up the attack no matter what the cost, for winning is everything! Disinformation is our friend!! If they are loud, we must be louder. We must be bold or suffer defeat!! This is not acceptable!! REDRIVER, you must intensify your rant!! We can barely hear you down where we are!! The Fourth Reich must be instituted in these un-united states!! If they say yes, we must say no... If they say no, we must say yes. Embrace the conflict! Get a high colonic! Spread the sickness from sea to sea until the internal conflict has begun in earnest. When they speak we must put our fingers in our ears until the unacceptable noise goes away.

    And if, by some disastrous occurrence of chance we lose this battle, we must all bite down on a cyanide capsule! Quickly now!!! I can hear the sounds of battle on the front as it approaches!!

    Affectionately, Adolph Hitler (and friends)

    Posted by ficheye at 10/24/2008 @ 5:20pm

22. Poor sad girl-her parents must be humiliated. I hope she has a health plan and gets some help.

    Posted by Halt at 10/24/2008 @ 5:56pm

23. "Stories like this are cheap and stupid, you know, like the story where Obama's handlers moved some obviously Muslim young women from the backdrop seats on one of his stump speeches..."

    No, it is not like this, and to whomever mentioned Tawana Brawley, it's not like that either. I may be wrong, of course, but I doubt Obama called the police and told them Hilary Clinton (I think the Moslem woman was moved during a speech given in the primary) engaged in some crime related to her presence. As well, I may again be wrong, but I don't recall Al Sharpton being the Democratic or Republican candidate for President of the United States when the Brawley incident took place.

    Related to the campaign? No. But the responses that were given, particularly by those closely affiliated with the Republican party--unless Matt Drudge is part of the liberal media.

    Then again, the article was about Drudge and McCain supporters pushing the story, not the McCain campaign. I guess your point is somewhat pointless.

    Posted by onthehelm at 10/24/2008 @ 6:04pm

24. <i>Posted by ficheye at 10/24/2008 @ 5:20pm </i>

    Pitiful. Truly pitiful. I'm just glad this kind of radically insane discourse (on either sides) represents an extreme minority.

    Look. I don't think, and no one's given reason to believe, that this incident was instigated by the McCain campaign, and even if it were true, I don't know why in the world anyone would vote on it. Would the message be "see, only the desperate and angry people vote against McCain"? I just don't think this would benefit the McCain campaign even if it were genuine, because anyone who would be swayed by it is probably not voting for Obama right now anyway.

    Moreover, I don't think there's any good reason to think that this sort of tactic represents conservatism, anymore than such incidents in favor of Obama are representative of liberals. This incident may be a case of reporters jumping too fast on a story, but I don't know why it deserves any meaningful attention whatsoever (which could arguably make my posting on the subject a bit hypocritical, but I felt this needed to be put to rest).

    Posted by Thrawn at 10/24/2008 @ 6:06pm

25. nation,

    if you can java us with a letter counter,

    why can't you install a hitler filter?

    Posted by frosty zoom at 10/24/2008 @ 6:09pm

26. nation, if you can java us with a letter counter, why can't you install a hitler filter? Posted by frosty zoom at 10/24/2008 @ 6:09pm

    That would be nice.

    Sieg Heil Sieg Heil Sieg Heil Sieg Heil!

    While they are at it maybe they can restore our basic HTML formatting. Woe is we who wish to italicize and use boldface. It's something akin to restoring our basic rights.

    FZ, why don't you move down here. You could live in upstate NY or some other cold weather place that would feel like home:-) We need as many sensible Americans as possible going forward, whether Barry-O wins on not.

    Posted by jackwells at 10/24/2008 @ 6:44pm

27. Some right wing zealot/looney takes it too far ... so what... Problem is, Drudge and co. push this bullshite to his "well informed" readers... The right-leaning posters here bring up Tawanna Bradley..?? really ..? How relevant... That the best you could come up with (it is) ...?? Get used to saying President Obama. It won't sting as much come Jan09.. The right wing had its chance.. Great job !! Lets see if the Dems can make less of a disaster... And dont kid yourselves, it truly has been a disaster... Damn You Bill Clinton !!

    Posted by Vvf1969 at 10/24/2008 @ 6:51pm

28. Posted by RedRiver_. at 10/24/2008 @ 2:52pm

    Typical Repub attempt at humor..

    Posted by chaoszen at 10/24/2008 @ 7:09pm

29. Posted by freiheit1 at 10/24/2008

    Bwahahahaha! Loser..

    Posted by chaoszen at 10/24/2008 @ 7:13pm

30. The early reports were breathlessly reported by Fox News (I saw it at 7:30am on "Fox & Friends") and the right-wing blogggers....

    then it turned out to be a hoax and THEY're acting indignant?!??!?!?!?

    Posted by Maskdelta at 10/24/2008 @ 7:29pm

31. Posted by Vvf1969 at 10/24/2008 @ 6:51pm

    I brought up Tawanna Brawley's because the two underlying models are the same. Both stunts were potentially incendiary regarding the issues of race. However, both girls were obviously doing something neither family approved of (being in the company of unapproved boys comes to mind) and came up with these stories to distract from the truth.

    Posted by ACook at 10/24/2008 @ 8:40pm

32. Hi! Freiheitz, In response to your response to ken:

    If this comes out to be true. Sen. McCain campaign is OVER! Flat out!The media is going to run with this for the next 11 days. DONE DEAL!

    Posted by ken_coc at 10/24/2008 @ 3:37pm

    I see. So that's the Democrats' idea of campaigning on the issues? Thanks for showing not only your own hypocrisy, but the democrat bias of the compliant MSM as well...

    just wanted to show everyone John Moody's response from Fox News.

    John Moody, executive vice president at Fox News, "...If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain's quest for the presidency is over, forever linked to race-baiting."

    even the conservative media is saying it, not just democrats.

    Posted by obamaha at 10/24/2008 @ 8:53pm

33. Acook.. Agreed same model... But will you agree this is the sort of BS that the 26% of Americans who still think Dubya is still doing a good job will run with..?? Tawanna B had nothing to do with an election... Stoking Racial fears Yes... Election NO. This makes me want to go out and abuse Mccain supporters ... Not like anyone would believe them... NOWS THE TIME PEOPLES !!!!!

    Posted by Vvf1969 at 10/24/2008 @ 8:54pm

34. Folks,

    I promise to never use the 'H' word again if you all promise to actually find a sense of humor. Or outrage. Either one will do. Who's going to volunteer at the polls? Who's going to stop blogging long enough to actually be a part of fixing all the things that everyone is complaining about?

    My 'humor' was directed towards the awful spectre of McCarthyism that seems to be getting a small toehold. If you aren't freaked out, you should be. There's a growing laundry list of prejudiced, racial, anti-american accusations that needs to be addressed. You help me out here and I won't channel Francis Parker Yockey.

    Posted by ficheye at 10/24/2008 @ 9:54pm

35. This is unfortunate but the only story is yet another American who is not getting the mental health care that they need. Is this really a crime, or a sick young woman who needs help. I imagine she doesn't have a health plan that will get her mental health treatment. We here the candidates both talking about there health care plans (or in McCain's case the notion that millions going to the emergency room is not a form of Universal Socialized health care paid by all) but suffice it to say that you won't have to go very far to discover the lack of mental health coverage. In terms of Matt Drudge, he does what he does and I would of posted the story too, especially if I could link it back into a broadcast station.

    Posted by raezer1964 at 10/24/2008 @ 10:11pm

36. Posted by chaoszen at 10/24/2008 @ 7:13pm

    =8>D

    Posted by freiheit1 at 10/24/2008 @ 10:42pm

37. Posted by ACook at 10/24/2008 @ 3:07pm

    should have been more specific .. they being the hard-right moronic and desparate types

    Posted by leftofcenter at 10/24/2008 @ 10:46pm

38. Hilarious.

    Not only was it a stupid hoax, it was stupidly executed.

    BRILLIANT!

    If this is the best the right wing can pull off, you deserve to lose like John Kerry on a bad weekend.

    Posted by TexasFlood at 10/24/2008 @ 10:49pm

39. <i>If this is the best the right wing can pull off, you deserve to lose like John Kerry on a bad weekend.

    Posted by TexasFlood at 10/24/2008 @ 10:49pm </i>

    In the words of Albus Dumbledore..."that's saying something"

    Posted by Thrawn at 10/24/2008 @ 11:13pm

40. OK,

    Everyone who EVER believed the story raise your hand.

    Come on.....

    Posted by bleedingheart at 10/24/2008 @ 11:13pm

41. Acook.. Agreed same model... But will you agree this is the sort of BS that the 26% of Americans who still think Dubya is still doing a good job will run with..?? Tawanna B had nothing to do with an election... Stoking Racial fears Yes... Election NO. This makes me want to go out and abuse Mccain supporters ... Not like anyone would believe them... NOWS THE TIME PEOPLES !!!!!

    Posted by Vvf1969 at 10/24/2008 @ 8:54pm

    VV, you don't need to go out and irritate the McCain supporters.

    There was probably some underlying stress that triggered this episode. More than likely this young woman has some type of generalized anxiety disorder along with some type of phobia, that needs to be addressed.

    Posted by ACook at 10/24/2008 @ 11:19pm

42. I most sincerely apologize for calling this young woman stupid. If anything, I should have channeled my abnormal psychology better. I should have recognized that she may have some type of mental illness or disorder and that she deserved my understanding and not my ridicule.

    Posted by ACook at 10/24/2008 @ 11:29pm

43. It was her cry for help.

    And the McPalin camp was there to help her out...

    Er, ok so it was there to help itself out, as it sees itself as in greater need of help than a troubled young impressionable woman.

    The McPalin camp is now crawling away

    from an accident they caused

    like the frightened bullies lacking a moral core;

    spine all a'quiver,

    their flailing hands grasp for passing

    avoiding ankles.

    Posted by hsuBfools at 10/25/2008 @ 12:54am

44. Let's see, the McCain camp wages an utterly dishonorable campaign, inciting unrepudiated calls for, among other things, his opponent's assassination (btw, check out video of McCain's barely contained smile the first time someone yelled "terrorist"), and this sort of thing comes as a surprise to them, or any of his supporters? McCain lied (boy, that's news isn't it?) during the 3rd debate when he said he'd repudiated all of that. What utter bullshit. The GOP has been race-baiting since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Their glee at jumping al over this speaks volumes about the level to which they've descended. They encourage this sort of crap and worse, they attempt to use it for their own lowlife purposes, then when it blows up in their faces, they scurry like rats, and of course, they'll make themselves the victims here, like good little right-wingers.

    Posted by jmusolino at 10/25/2008 @ 01:19am

45. FZ, why don't you move down here. You could live in upstate NY or some other cold weather place that would feel like home:-) We need as many sensible Americans as possible going forward, whether Barry-O wins on not.

    Posted by jackwells at 10/24/2008 @ 6:44pm

    upstate ny? that's too cold for me....

    beaufort, s.c.

    yep, byoofurt, s.c.

    aaaaahhhhh.....

    tarpon springs, florida is cool, too.

    opa!

    Posted by frosty zoom at 10/25/2008 @ 02:01am

46. thanks for the sensible part, by the way.

    Posted by frosty zoom at 10/25/2008 @ 02:02am

47. I promise to never use the 'H' word again if you all promise to actually find a sense of humor. Or outrage.

    Posted by ficheye at 10/24/2008 @ 9:54pm

    sorry, dude.

    your post was just the proverbial straw.

    ˘˘˘˘˘˘

    how about outrageous humour?

    Posted by frosty zoom at 10/25/2008 @ 02:05am

48. Posted by TexasFlood at 10/24/2008 @ 10:49pm

    stevie ray!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDBIbJKjAZQ&fmt=18

    Posted by frosty zoom at 10/25/2008 @ 02:08am

49. harry potter?

    thrawn, i didn't know you were a satanist.

    Posted by frosty zoom at 10/25/2008 @ 02:09am

50. This has now moved into the realm of urban theatre and Ashley will be a popular halloween look.

    Posted by Halt at 10/25/2008 @ 02:41am

51. Posted by TexasFlood at 10/24/2008 @ 10:49pm

    stevie ray!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDBIbJKjAZQ&fmt=18

    Posted by frosty zoom at 10/25/2008 @ 02:08am

    Tis my favorite.

    Though I prefer the long version : )

    Posted by TexasFlood at 10/25/2008 @ 03:51am

52. I most sincerely apologize for calling this young woman stupid. If anything, I should have channeled my abnormal psychology better. I should have recognized that she may have some type of mental illness or disorder and that she deserved my understanding and not my ridicule.

    Posted by ACook at 10/24/2008 @ 11:29pm

    No...some people are just stupid.

    When did we become so PC that we can't just call it as it is...

    This woman is STUPID, and a sorry excuse for a human being.

    200 years ago she probably wouldn't have survived past her 10th birthday.

    Posted by TexasFlood at 10/25/2008 @ 03:54am

53. Is this woman unstable? Was this suppose to be an October "surprise"? Did someone put her up to this? The way the NeoCons work, it wouldn't surprise me...

    Posted by TomG at 10/25/2008 @ 07:24am

54. This poor womens behavior can be excused as stupidity or mental illness, what is Drudges excuse? This is the same idiot that banged the war drums unmercifully because he had his pants full of scared, of one-existent threats.

    How about the people that attend a McCain rally and call for the DEATH of his political opponent? Or the people that go and scream "terrorist?

    Or the morons that show up here and call Obama a terrorist or try to link him to events 40 years old, ignoring the republicans that served on the same board as Ayers.

    Posted by crabwalk at 10/25/2008 @ 08:52am

55. No lefty it's not the "lot" that's sad, she's just plain stupid. I saw that report on Drudge and knew it was Tawanna Brawley all over again. I guess is takes all kinds.

    Posted by ACook at 10/24/2008 @ 3:07pm

    Actually, it's not.

    This was the immediate parallel that I thought of; however, this is several orders of magnitude removed as Tawanna Brawley (and her defenders) were not trying to influence the outcome of a presidential election.

    Posted by skeletonman at 10/25/2008 @ 09:12am

56. Posted by ACook at 10/24/2008 @ 3:07pm

    AC ... my point being (as addressed also by Crabs above) that there is a "lot" that is so far out there, whose hate of the left is so deep, so profound, that it denies reason and exists to destroy regardless of the cost. (lot as in the group sense, not the quantitative sense)

    Posted by leftofcenter at 10/25/2008 @ 09:37am

57. This story is typical Republican election tactics that are growing old and tiresome! I would imagine it gets worse before it ever gets better. She is just one more of the fringe lunatics that follow senile McCain around! Who gets worked in a frenzy by all the rhetoric that's thrown around at their hate rallies. After all they can't talk about the issues. What can one say when McCain's policies are the same as Bush's that has brought us to this disaster. All they can do is keep inciting hate until the clock finally runs out on them. Try and terrify people into voting for them. Most of their supporters can only tell Obama supporters how bad it's going to get when Obama gets elected. Like my husband told one 'It couldn't get any worse than the last 8 years have been and there still be a country!'

    Posted by ganddw42 at 10/25/2008 @ 10:18am

58. Sure a lot of paid bloggers here for the right wing. Funny. I wouldn't THINK of going to a website like Fox "News" or Rasmussen. New Song- "Desperation."

    Posted by mcteach at 10/25/2008 @ 10:23am

59. She's a disturbed little girl. Leave it at that.

    Posted by Cccomfo1 at 10/25/2008 @ 10:56am

60. You mention Drudge but ABC had this story as their lead as well. I guess that proves they have no credibility either.

    Today Drudge has a correction on the story but I don't see an apology to Drudge on your site anywhere. Funny.

    Posted by autismom at 10/25/2008 @ 11:08am

61. There are no suprises when a party of self-hating Amricans who have jerked over vigorously over every step George W. Loser has taken to weaken America take this sicko logic into the realm of acting out via self harm.

    FRANCISCO NAVA, the conservative college "studnet" who sent death threats to himself and friends and then beat himself up *IS* the SICK, SELF-HATING FACE OF TODAY'S GOP.

    ASHLEY TODD is the disgusting product of self-loathing that conservaFreaks have been fometning across a generation.

    These are the hapless young people, home-schooled in basements by LVLIB-style shitbums with a strict diet of Falwell-Robinson-Hannity-Limbo hate rammed down their throats. When they come up from the basement, these are depraved creatures indeed, denouncing "libruls" loudly and incoherantly and seeking to harm soemone, something ... like themselves

    "Princeton Student Admits to Staging Attack, Police Say"

    By ANNIE KARNI, Staff Reporter of the Sun | December 17, 2007

    A student at Princeton University who said he was beaten unconscious by two black-clad assailants Friday has said that he fabricated the assault, and that he sent e-mail death threats to himself, three other Princeton students, and a prominent conservative professor at Princeton, Robert George, police said today.

    No charges have been filed against the student, Francisco Nava, pending further investigation, a spokesman for the Princeton Township Police said.

    In an interview, Mr. George earlier described Mr. Nava's wounds as "severe," doubting that they could have been self-inflicted.

    Over the weekend, Mr. Nava's jaw was badly swollen, his face was covered with cuts and abrasions, and the inside of his mouth was bleeding, Mr. George said after visiting Mr. Nava in the emergency room.

    Posted by PhilMcCrevice at 10/25/2008 @ 11:10am

62. the only mental disorder this young women suffers from is believing mcCain should be president

    let's not give the mentally challenged a bad name

    call it what it is - gop's attempt to race bait

    Posted by timenotonmyside at 10/25/2008 @ 12:12pm

63. I'm not surprised that it was found to be a hoax. I never believed it for a second even before I saw a icture of her with the "B" carved into her face. I always wondered how it happened that the robber "noticed" her McCain sticker. Did he walk to the back of her car after he robbed her? How did he notice the sticker in the first place? Most robbers take the money and run. Anyway, as others have said, she is obviously a disturbed woman. I think someone knew this and used it to their advantage. In any case, her parents have to feel humiliated by all this. I hope the young lady gets help.

    Posted by k330k at 10/25/2008 @ 2:29pm

64. It is saddening to see the depths (how low) a "party, group, and individuals" will go to keep our country from forging a "more perfect union". It is as well disgusting to see, yet again, "fake/bias" reporting that is construed to be "real journalistic reporting".

    Another point that should be noted as well, is why the "student republican group" that sent her had "no comment" after the discovery of her hideous lie??? She worked for them, they new her, they paid her......but distanced themselves from her lie.....

    Racism.......a pathetic, disgusting blight that continues to stain this countries efforts (by some) to move forward. She said she was assaulted by a " 6 foot 4 black" man......truly and simply disgusting!

    This is another example of why America needs to.....no "has to" change. I am so appalled by the actions of members of the republican party (she did not act alone......I do not believe that for one bit).

    Posted by rayven at 10/25/2008 @ 3:01pm

65. You mention Drudge but ABC had this story as their lead as well. I guess that proves they have no credibility either.

    Today Drudge has a correction on the story but I don't see an apology to Drudge on your site anywhere. Funny.

    Posted by autismom at 10/25/2008 @ 11:08am

    Who in the world would have told you ABC was credible...

    Posted by TexasFlood at 10/25/2008 @ 9:10pm

66. Drudge, Rush, Hannity, Fox News...

    should all thank their lucky stars this hoax didn't go on for ONE more day!

    heheh

    Posted by Maskdelta at 10/25/2008 @ 10:05pm

67. she might have gotten away with it if she was smart enough to "carve" an O on her cheek- it looks the same forward or backward when you are looking in the mirror to do the "carving"-- what a ditz

    Posted by lougee1043 at 10/26/2008 @ 12:00am

68. There is something really sad here. We have reduced, collectively "we", the election of our president to a game. A zero sum game. This poor pathetic being thought she was doing the right thing for the cause. She was so enamored by the McCain/Palin campaign that she attempted to throw herself under a psychological train to save a sinking campaign. If she had pulled this off she would have forever been a heroin . There is something really sick about our politics. Here is the point, she could have influenced the outcome of this election. Doesn't this scare anyone else?

    Posted by lachatte at 10/28/2008 @ 05:49am