October 24th, 2008 // comments (0)

‘If It’s A Hoax’, Campaign Over

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.

We now know that Ashely Todd’s allegations were, indeed, a hoax. The quote above comes from John Moody, the Executive Vice President of Fox News. But what did the McCain camp have to do with these allegations besides believing a story told by a 20-year-old woman who appeared to have been beaten? The Obama campaign seemed to buy it as well with their early statement about the incident. Do you think this will have an effect on McCain’s chances?

More Info Rolling In…:

Ashley Todd, 20, of College Station, Texas, is expected to be charged with filing a false police report and may face additional charges, investigators said. She told detectives she etched a backward letter “B” onto her right cheek and then manufactured a story about being attacked at a Bloomfield ATM by a black man who was enraged by her John McCain bumper sticker.

Presser now scheduled for later this afternoon…

Money Quote: “This is a young woman who has previous mental problems..”

The hits just keep on coming:

“She just opened up and said she wanted to tell the truth,” Bryant said. “She was upset with the media for blowing this into a political firestorm.”

She told Detectives J.R. Smith and Scott Evans varying stories about how she ended up with two black eyes and a backward letter “B” etched onto her right cheek late Wednesday. She said she remembers being in her car, driving around the city, and seeing the letter on her cheek when she looked into the rearview mirror. She said she immediately thought of Barack Obama when she saw the “B,” Bryant said.

“She said she doesn’t remember doing it but knows it must have been her who did it,” Bryant said.

She’s angry with the media? Give me a break…

Related:

• October 30, 2008 -- Ashley Todd Released From Jail
• October 24, 2008 -- Lying Staffer Shows No Remorse
• October 24, 2008 -- McCain Staffer Attack Was A Hoax