Sounds fishy to me
Could Ashley Todd’s story be true? Of course — but it’s kind of suspect. Ms. Todd, a Texas college student, was working for the McCain campaign in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to Ms. Todd, this past Wednesday, she went to an ATM machine to withdraw some money. She said that, while there, she was robbed by a black man at knifepoint. She further stated that the assailant backed off but, upon seeing a John McCain sticker on her car, became enraged, punched and kicked her and then sat on her shoulders, facing her, and carved a “B” on her cheek (for “Barack”, I presume?)
Of course, the police are investigating this as a robbery and assault but, they are expressing skepticism about her account of the attack. There are just some glaring concerns with/inconsistencies in her behaviors and statements that inspire doubt. For example, she refused medical treatment. But, to be fair, if she were a victim of a violent crime, she could have been so shaken up that she chose not to go to the hospital. However, there are other things that have me scratching my head on this one. First of all, the “B” carved in her face is backwards. Did someone sit on her shoulders and carve a backward “B” or could this be done by someone doing this to herself while looking in a mirror? Then, there is the problem that the bank surveillance footage doesn’t show her being at the ATM where she said she was attacked. Finally, she has now, also, changed her story.
Ms. Todd now says she was unconscious and doesn’t remember being cut. She says that she discovered the knife wound later.
Though the authorities are treating this a credible case, Ms. Todd is being subjected to a lie detector test.
Right-wing blogs across the internet have been on fire regarding this attack on a Republican by a “crazed Obama supporter”. I wonder what they will say if it proves untrue.
UPDATE:
Well, never mind, it appears that she was lying. Pittsburgh police are now saying that Ashley Todd made up the entire story. She will be charged with making a false report to police.
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She should be charged with a hate crime IMHO, she could have caused an explosive sitiuation all around Amerikkka. Especially the way Palin and Co. have riled up their racist base. One of McCain aides in PA was actually pushing the story yesterday before it was even proven to be true or not. Even if her allegations had turned out to be true the McCain Campaign would have been irresponsible to push this story knowing what it could have cause. When it’s all over McCain will go down in history as running one of the most racist, dishonest and dirtiest campaigns in modern history.
October 25th, 2008 at 1:19 am