Anyone will do.<br><br>

Not a CHANCE.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>keep the change

even rightwingnut Michelle Malkin isn't buying it.<br><br>"Hate crimes hoaxes — by anyone, of any political persuasion, and of any color — diminish us all."<br><br><br>Seems like Palin and McCain have already issued statements and made phonecalls to the "victim'.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Pictures from the "victim"'s Twitter page:<br><br><br><br>

You da MAN!<br><br>

IF it's fair and not like 2000!!<br><br>The SC should have BUTTED out.. it was a state issue.<br><br>And look what we got ... a dumb fokker, that you probably voted for, dude !<br>Do you accept Bush is a total failure ?<br><br>David (OFI)

The police are going to give her a polygraph. Reports are she's been totally inconsistant with her story, her "proof" proves not to be true with the "crime scene". It seems that the PA police may not like getting lied to. They're checking all of the surveillance cameras in the area.<br><br>Faking a hate crime, blaming a black Obama supporting mugger... in PA.<br><br>And Drudge exagerates the claim to incite racial tensions.<br><br><br>Who's stepping up to verify her claim .... the man on the left, plunger thrust high in the air, is Charlie Smith – the National Chairman of the College Republicans... who "victim" Ashsley Todd works with.<br><br><br><br><br>So, is it now conspiracy to enact a hate crime hoax to influence the election?<br><br> <br><br>

what I find strange is that she didn't know which ATm it happend at. Was she driving around not knowing where she was then how did she find her friend. I suppose it's possible but raises a flag for me, as it makes it hard to confirm.<br><br>Also, she denied medical treatment which would have given her more evidence of the crime. AS it is, we don't know if there really was a carving on her face. <br><br>dave<br><br><br><br><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by MrB on 10/23/08 11:09 PM (server time).</EM></FONT></P>

The seriousness of this thing is what's striking, and the way Drudge pimped it is reckless. Faking a mugging and gruesome violence on a campaign volunteer to try to promote racial hatred against a black candidate. Think about that for a moment. <br><br>But the campaign goes on, let's see if McCain and Palin make her a martyr tomorrow in their attempt to demonize Obama supporters. Knowing McCain, I bet he'll use it to demonize Obama.<br><br><br>If it is proven that she is lying I hope there's some serious jail time for her. <br>What are the consequences for Drudge? This is what was on his popular site for 2 hours Thursday afternoon ... with no story linked to it.<br><br><br><br><br><br>

I'm no doctor, (but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express) but her black eye is black. The attack took place at 9PM on Wednesday. The photo of her face was taken either shortly after or by Thursday morning. Anyone get a black eye lately? Periorbital hematomas don't turn black like in "I Love Lucy" reruns. They take a couple of days to turn black. The first 24 hours usually swollen and red. Then you start getting blood pooling from the broken blood vessels as the blood seeps into the fatty tissue around the eye. This is a blue phase but the bruise has a red tinge. Around 48 hours later the blood turns completely black after it is all oxidized. If her story is true she was at the point where someone taking the picture would have said, "wow, you are going to have a black eye." They take some time to fully develop to all black with no red or blue.<br><br>I'm skeptical. I think she was hit much earlier. Then she got the bright idea. She spent some time using the eraser of a pencil to rub her skin a little raw putting a B on her face. A blunt object, not a knife, made the B. She did it in a mirror and so put it on backwards. Maybe she had a few drinks and did not realize that mistake.<br><br>When does a robber say, "give me 60 bucks"? I thought the international sign for robbery interaction was, "give me all your money."<br><br>If her story is true, it is a sad tale of one man being a vile person. He should be found and prosecuted and spend some time in jail. If her story is false it is a sad tale of a vile person. She should be prosecuted and spend some time in jail. Drudge and Iminthewind should then do some soul searching concerning their premature fanning of the flames of racial hatred. Even if her story is false they should think about it. Why does this story deserve national or even internet prominence?<br><br><br><br><br><br>

<br><br>March '04. The evening of the morning I got clocked at the 33rd St. 6 subway entrance in Manhattan. Two titanium plates, eight screws and nearly five years later, I still have nerve entrapment and slight numbness on that side of my face. Hard to get hit in the eye with enough force to cause a shiner and nothing else.<br><br>Smells bogus to me.<br><br>