[Grovenet] Speaking of wingnuts...

[Geri]

Turns out the letter "B" was backwards, as when she looked in a mirror to do it . . .


; )   Geri

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steele, Mike" <steelem at pacificu.edu>
To: "Forest Grove local interests list" <grovenet at rdrop.com>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 11:29 AM
Subject: [Grovenet] Speaking of wingnuts...


> 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...
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> 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."
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> Faux News, now.  Really.
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> Well, as Paul Harvey says, here's the rest of the story:
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> "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 [...]
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>    Investigators did say that they received photos from the ATM machine and 'the photographs were verified as not being the victim making the transaction'"
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>    This afternoon, a Pittsburgh police commander told KDKA Investigator Marty Griffin that Todd confessed to making up the story.
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>    The commander added that Todd will face charges; but police have not commented on what those charges will be."
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> Good night, John.  Good night, Sarah.
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> --Mike
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