McCain volunteer attacked and mutilated in Pittsburgh

[HomerJS]

This part of the hoax story deserves its own thread. Turn out as I suspected the McCain had a hand in spreading this story not the police.

Quote: Yesterday on NBC News, Brian Williams revealed that the McCain campaign quietly ?steered? the media toward the story, now proven to be a hoax, about a young volunteer, Ashley Todd, being attacked by an Obama supporter:

The McCain campaign steered reporters? attention to the story yesterday. John McCain even called the 20-year old woman. Sarah Palin called her family. Well, tonight that woman is charged with making a false report.

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McCain campaign spread race baiting story not the police

 

[sonambulo]

dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnn

 

[nageov3t]

assuming McCain didn't know it was a hoax at the time, who cares?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Is there a shred of evidence? I can't watch the video right now but from what's in text all I can see is "Brian Williams revealed..." and no definition of "steered".

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Is there a shred of evidence? I can't watch the video right now but from what's in text all I can see is "Brian Williams revealed..." and no definition of "steered".

Brian Williams says it in the video.

 

[Dari]

Originally posted by: loki8481
assuming McCain didn't know it was a hoax at the time, who cares?

How about not trying to advertise an alleged crime for political reasons?

 

[Butterbean]

Wrong Thread Butterbean. I already moved one of your posts in this thread to the right thread. Repost this again and you'll be taking some time away from P&N.

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Red Dawn

 

[Lemon law]

Originally posted by: loki8481
assuming McCain didn't know it was a hoax at the time, who cares?

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No, it goes to the heart of Presidential judgment. It was pretty clear, after the 911 evidence came in that Ossama Bin Laden was trying to pin the blame on Saudi Arabia, by selecting only hijackers from that nation.

Wanting something to be true and that something being true, are two totally different things.

 

[Butterbean]

This obviously a non story compared to the real corruption in Obama camp - and other places.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Butterbean
This obviously a non story compared to the real corruption in Obama camp - and other places.

Links proof?

 

[Red Dawn]

Bump for merge

 

[conehead433]

Not as bad as the woman who claimed she was raped by the Duke lacrosse players but how fucking stupid can someone be? Either allowing yourself to be maimed or doing yourself to help some political candidate? You have to be kidding me.

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: Butterbean
This obviously a non story compared to the real corruption in Obama camp - and other places.

Is Butterbean just posting this stuff for the lulz?

 

[Lemon law]

Maybe its just the chess player in me, but one should always look a gift horse in the mouth.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Is she going to have that "B" on her face for the rest of her life?

Is it true that fucked up girls like her are easy lays? Hey, if you're in College Station and you're looking for a good time...see if you can find a girl with a backwards B on her cheek...she might take you for a magic mattress ride! (Just don't get her knocked up).

 

[WhipperSnapper]

There's a Wikipedia entry for her now which is kind of interesting. Excerpt from the Wikipedia:

According to an October 25, 2008, article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, earlier in 2008 Todd had claimed that her car's tires had been slashed and campaign material had been stolen from her car because she supported Ron Paul. That same day, Todd was kicked out of Paul's grassroots presidential campaign. Brazos County, Texas group leader Dustan Costine says Todd was asked to leave the Paul campaign after she posed as a Mike Huckabee supporter and called the local Republican committee seeking information about its campaign strategies.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Here come the You Tube parodies. The first two are funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtNUzE3tL7g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYVbFn0pqsk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxY-54wjr6M

 

[WhipperSnapper]

No one watched those You Tube videos?

 

[dawp]

Looks like she'll be put on probation for a year and made to get psychological treatment I thought she was warped but putting her in jail for an extended length of time did no one any good.