If, and I will say if, the mugger story is fake, it is one of the most disgraceful things this year.

[Zynx]

Seriously, faking a mugging on a campaign volunteer to try to promote racial hatred against a black candidate is really really awful. Think about that for a moment. That is astonishing.

[Erin Elizabeth]

1. I'm calling her Ewella from now on.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Mayella Ewell?

[Erin Elizabeth]

13. Yes, sorry!

Long days will do that to ya!

[scheming daemons]

3. Honestly, I don't think McCain's campaign had anything to do with it...

...she did it on her own to gain notoriety and get a chance to talk to Palin and McCain.

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[scheming daemons]

6. I'm not defending him... just calling the situation as I see it....

I've been bashing McCain her longer than you've been a member.


If McCain wanted to do this, it would've been a more professional job.


This was debunked in about 10 minutes. Even McCain's people aren't that stupid.

[DJ13]

11. For the record, I agree with you

This wasnt a McCain (or RNC) ploy.

Just a dumb woman seeking the twofer of attention for herself while thinking she could try to blame the political opposition.

[crossroads]

19. She probably wanted to become a poster boy like Joe the plumber

But turns out she may become known as Tod the dumber!

[Jennicut]

21. I agree with you too, she seems like an attention whore

I doubt McLame would want another headache right now but who knows, stranger things have happened.

[alcibiades_mystery]

22. I agree with you...this is the work of a very excited and very stupid young woman

McCain's campaign has nothing to do with this. She will be publicly shamed and then ushered off into obscurity before the end of the weekend.

[bushisanidiot]

12. McHate's campaign wouldn't have done this, but they would have INCITED their

batshit CRAZY followers to do it. And they are really THAT crazy.
I fully expect that additional BATSHIT CRAZY repukes are stealing their own McCain signs just to get in the news, not on orders from McCain.

repukes are desperate, morally depraved vermin who will commit all sorts of heinous acts to prove their point.. even if it means breaking the law or causing harm to other human beings. If McCain doesn't come out publicly and insist that this woman be thrown in jail, then he is an accomplice as far as i'm concerned, because he has incited this type of behavior from his racist followers.

[LiberalAndProud]

8. I agree. It would be stupid to blame this on the McCain campaign.

Equally as silly as blaming a ^mugging^ on Obama.

[Quixote1818]

4. If it is fake, it's going to be a huge story and embarrassment for McCain's campaign

I agree with you. There is something extra creepy about this. It's stunningly disgusting.

[marylanddem]

9. Oh, it's fake all the way through.

Think for a minute - would a mugger take the time to delicately scratch a backwards B in a "victim's" face? What in the hell for?
He'd take the fucking money and run. It's all a huge stinking Republican-fueled pile of shit.

[AllieB]

7. She should be charged for calling 911 and abusing city services (the police).

I really hate when people call 911 for stupid shit (like Joe McCain calling 911 when he was stuck in traffic).

[Zynx]

10. Thrown in jail where maybe someone can give her a real black eye.

Seriously, for trying to incite racial hatred, she deserves something bad. That's really low.

[jberryhill]

29. She needs a therapist, and probably should go back home to Mom & Dad for a while /nt

[Thrill]

14. Its disgusting. I mean she went so far as to claim the guy was Black 6'4 200 lbs

How many innocent young men were harassed in the Pittsburgh area today?

[alcibiades_mystery]

23. 6'4 is always the height they come up with when faking a black attacker

It's so much more menacing, you know?

LIAR: He was black.
COP: Can you estimate his si...
LIAR: 6'4, 200-220.

It's a pretty consistent phenomenon.

[Mojambo]

15. Can anyone explain to me why she didn't just do it with an "O?"

What a boneheaded attempt.

[Zynx]

16. That also would have been much more clear-cut.

The "B" could be anything.

[alcibiades_mystery]

25. Right Wingers call Obama "B"

Yes, that's how stupid this young woman was.

[speedoo]

17. Forget if. It's a hoax.

But the only thing the campaign can be accused of is inciting it. They had no direct involvement, IMO.

[PA Democrat]

18. Police are looking at other surveillance films in the area.

http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield.2.847628.html

I worked at another bank in Bloomfield while in college. This is a fairly busy street with other businesses. It's hard to believe that someone did not see something or that something wasn't captured on a security camera. Article says the woman may make a public statement tomorrow.

[Orrex]

20. Remember when Morton Downey Jr. was 'attacked' by Skinheads?

He wound up with a small and suspiciously mirror-reversed swastika on his forehead...

[IndianaGreen]

24. Why would a mugger carve an inverse "B" on the "victim's" cheek

The mirror will show a "B" to the person that is putting a B on one's cheek.

[Essene]

26. agreed... and the FBI will need to be called in to investigate campaign connections

I doubt it would represent some type of conspiracy, but it's the kind of thing that has to be investigated.

This year... has been tragic in so many ways in terms of raw cynical race and hate baiting.

It makes an Obama win all that much more amazing and profound.

[Zynx]

27. Well, it really looks like a fake. She should be beaten badly for doing what she did.

I am not joking either. That is really disgraceful. She might have gotten some folks hurt.

[jberryhill]

28. She probably has psychological problems...

She did that YouTube video about her signs for voter registration, and a mean janitor took them down.

It put her over the edge and she acted out.

She needs some counseling, and we should let it go.

[TorchTheWitch]

30. I think you're right

This is more than just someone seaking attention. People who go to this extreme including injuring and possibly permanently scarring themselves need professional help. It's sad.

[Zynx]

31. I'm not so willing to forgive on this one. That was awful, almost Naziesque.