Despite Mr. Moody assertions, this story has nothing to do McCain or Obama and will have zero impact on their campaigns. Its the sad tale of a disturbed girl. Why would anyone think this has anything to do with the presidential candidates?
--- On Sun, 10/26/08, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Fox News VP: If McCain Worker Mutilation Story Is a > Hoax His Campaign Is Over > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 6:30 AM > [ 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. > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!'Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
