[Grovenet] Speaking of wingnuts...

[Steele, Mike]

Perhaps you've heard of the Young Republican, Ashley Todd, from Texas A&M who claimed that an Obama supporter mugged her at an ATM near Pittsburgh...

Ahem...Faux News did report the story...but also added this:  "If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain's quest for the presidency is over, forever linked to race-baiting."

Faux News, now.  Really.

Well, as Paul Harvey says, here's the rest of the story:

"Police sources tell KDKA that a campaign worker has now confessed to making up a story that a mugger attacked her and cut the letter 'B' in her face after seeing her McCain bumper sticker [...]

    Investigators did say that they received photos from the ATM machine and 'the photographs were verified as not being the victim making the transaction'"

    This afternoon, a Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Todd confessed to making up the story.

    The commander added that Todd will face charges; but police have not commented on what those charges will be."

Good night, John.  Good night, Sarah.

--Mike