Ashley Todd Shows The World Her /b/ Face

Posted on 23. Oct, 2008 by Daniel Taylor in Politics

From the screaming front page headline on Drudgereport "MCCAIN VOLUNTEER MUTILATED IN PITTSBURGH" to lead stories on every other media outlet, Ashley Todd seemed like the most innocent of victims. According to the initial report, the college student and McCain campaign volunteer:

Was using an ATM at Liberty Avenue and Pearl Street just before 9 p.m. Wednesday when a man approached her and put a knife to her throat.

Police spokeswoman Diane Richard said the robber took $60 from Todd, then became angry when he saw a McCain bumper sticker on the victim's car. The attacker then punched and kicked the victim, before using the knife to scratch the letter "B" into her face, Richard said.

Much hemming and hawing ensued. But then someone with half a brain actually thought that maybe this story was all too convenient. After all, though the incident happened at an ATM, is was apparently out of the view of the ATM's camera. Also, Todd refused medical treatment at the scene, instead saying she would go to the hospital the next day her self. I mean, I know if someone carved a letter into my face, after beating me on the ground, I'd probably seek some help. But maybe she's just tough?

Well then the photo surfaced, and for being carved into her face by a angry six-foot-four black man during an unprovoked assault, the wound sure was superficial. And it was also backwards, like it'd be if you were looking in a mirror and scratching it on your own face....but hey, maybe the attacker was standing upside down.

Equally iffy though was Todd's Twittering for Lifeinthefield.com, which seemed like a pretty overwraught set-up for "SOMETHING BAD IS GONNA HAPPEN"...:

But, really though, who wants to be the one to accuse someone who may have just been assaulted in a traumatizing way of perhaps being a sorry excuse for an October Surprise? Apparently Pittsburgh Police:

Pittsburgh law enforcement sources tell TMZ they have serious questions about the authenticity of the alleged victim who says she had her face cut by a politically-motivated attacker.

We're told there are several things about the alleged attack that don't add up. A Pittsburgh PD official says they are conducting a "thorough investigation" and have not determined if the alleged attack is real or a hoax. But we're told there is definitely a level of skepticism.

Oh boy.

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