The Hoax

We have now all heard the story of Ashley Todd, 20, of Texas. She is a supporter of John McCain's, and working for the campaign in Pittsburgh, Pa. It was reported Thursday morning that was robbed and assaulted. The initial reports by Drudge had the suspect "as a Large Black Man, 6'4 . It was said she withdrew money from the ATM, she was approached , he robbed her, then saw a McCain/Palin sticker on her car, and became enraged. He then proceeded "to carve the letter B on her cheek". Ok, you know all of this by now.

My initial reaction was this is terrible, and wished her the best, as it it struck me as a robbery gone awry. As I debated the issue on a right-wing blog, I was attacked for questioning why she declined medical attention? Then another liberal came around, then a moderate, then it stopped making sense trying to speak of the moral issue at hand. Well, it turns out Michelle Malkin and Mike Malloy were, at the same time as the Pittsburgh PD. The irony there is Mike and Michelle agreeing on anything. Hi Mike...

It turns out the whole story was a lie, she was not disfigured as a right-winger on the aforementioned blog said, she was not robbed, she was not even at the ATM reported. She is a liar! She now faces charges from the Pittsburgh police for filing a false report. Well, it turns out, the story was pushed to the media by the McCain's campaign in Pa. John Verrilli of KDKA was contacted by McCain Communications Director Peter Feldman pushing the story. Ashley was not attacked or disfigured, Joe is not a plumber, Palin is not qualified...What next John? I seriously hope she is prosecuted for wasting the police's, reporters, and bloggers time.