McCain Supporter Attacked, Maimed

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I doubt it. Those who have criticized me for mentioning that I have biracial relatives should realize that, to me, it's his ideology, not his race, which gives me nightmares.

The point is you are spelling his name wrong. I think that was an honest mistake when he started running because it certainly isn't as easy to spell as Joe or John or Sarah, but this late in the game it should no longer be an issue for someone who is politically savvy, which I think you probably are.

Originally Posted by honeychile

And I agree with you completely here - except that she didn't know that area well. She had been here a week. Pittsburgh streets are not exactly easy to figure out. I can't find my way around Bloomfield

Sure, big cities are hard to get around. That's why when most rational people get lost they don't Twitter about thinking they are on the wrong side of town, they call somebody who can help them find their way out! Or, instead of using their crackberry to Twitter, they use it to pull up a map. I got lost in my own teensy hometown canvassing the other day, but instead of randomly Twittering about it, I called campaign HQ. I think that's what any sane staffer would do.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

The point is you are spelling his name wrong. I think that was an honest mistake when he started running because it certainly isn't as easy to spell as Joe or John or Sarah, but this late in the game it should no longer be an issue for someone who is politically savvy, which I think you probably are.

His new first name is going to be President anyway, so why try to learn how to spell Barack?

[CrackerBarrel]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

His new first name is going to be Comrade anyway, so why try to learn how to spell Barack?

FTFY.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel

FTFY.

Not quite! Calling him "Brother Obama" has a better ring to it, don't you think? Not only does it connect him to younger styles of Communism, it also increases his street credibility among the churchgoing African-American populace.

[CrackerBarrel]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Not quite! Calling him "Brother Obama" has a better ring to it, don't you think? Not only does it connect him to younger styles of Communism, it also increases his street credibility among the churchgoing African-American populace.

But prior to O'Connor sitting on the Supreme Court (first woman) the justices referred to each other as "Brother ______". I wouldn't want to give such a wholly unqualified, inexperienced communist as Comrade Obama a false sense of worthiness by associating him with great jurists through his naming convention.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel

But prior to O'Connor sitting on the Supreme Court (first woman) the justices referred to each other as "Brother ______". I wouldn't want to give such a wholly unqualified, inexperienced communist as Comrade Obama a false sense of worthiness by associating him with great jurists through his naming convention.

Ehhh, who remembers that?

You know, by calling Barack "Brother Obama," you could connect him to Pol Pot, which was one of the worst Communist leaders. I mean, no one beats Stalin, but I seriously had nightmares in Cambodia because of the documentaries I watched about Pol Pot.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Sure, big cities are hard to get around. That's why when most rational people get lost they don't Twitter about thinking they are on the wrong side of town, they call somebody who can help them find their way out! Or, instead of using their crackberry to Twitter, they use it to pull up a map. I got lost in my own teensy hometown canvassing the other day, but instead of randomly Twittering about it, I called campaign HQ. I think that's what any sane staffer would do.

I agree with you about the Twittering, but in Honeychile's defense Pittsburgh it particularly tricky to get around (lots of one-way streets, general asshattery in city planning).

I always knew that if I could find Beechwood Blvd or Shady Ave I could make it home - the question would be whether I was going in the correct direction on either - they're a couple of the longest, most winding streets in the city.

[DaemonSeid]

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.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/greg-m..._b_137522.html


well there is your 'October Surprise' heh


and what really angers me is her supposed attacker: Black Male, 6'4 200 pounds,wearing all black

Hmmmm...haven't we seen something like this before?

Yeah...Susan Smith....the Boston Couple where the guy actually shot his wife....and so on....

and...you have to love that she has a history of mental problems...