BUSTED: She made it all up
Can I say I told you so?
I’ve covered hate crimes hoaxes long enough to know one when I smell one.
Those of you who trashed me in comments might want to think twice before doubting my instincts next time.
And those of you on the left who are now so interested in debunking despicable hate crimes might show a little more skepticism yourselves next time when similar narratives hit the news pages involving politically correct hoaxers who share your politics.
Police say a campaign volunteer 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; now she’s facing charges.
At a news conference this afternoon, officials said they believe that Ashley Todd’s injuries were self-inflicted.
Todd, 20, of Texas, is now facing charges for filing a false report to police.
Todd initially told police that she was robbed at an ATM in Bloomfield and that the suspect began beating her after seeing her GOP sticker on her car.
Police investigating the alleged attack, however, began to notice some inconsistencies in her story and administered a polygraph test.
Investigators asked Todd to return to the police station today for more questioning and to help them release a composite sketch of the suspect.
When she did, police say she admitted that she made the whole thing up and that it snowballed out of control.
Todd told investigators today that she “just wanted to tell the truth” – adding that she was neither robbed, nor attacked.
She said he believed she may have scratched the backward “B” on her own face because she was the only one in the car at the time. Todd told police that when saw was the “B” in her rearview mirror, she thought of Barack Obama.
Final lesson: Trust your instincts. Use your brains. Stop jumping every time Drudge hypes something in Armageddon-sized font.
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teachem2 said:
red, I work for the public schools…
it is even worse in the private sector…
Already noted that in #93, FilmLadd!
On October 24th, 2008 at 5:47 pm, purplepeep said:
Argh! I need to quit commenting on my laptop from coffee shops, I go too slow!
My hobbies are quantum mechanics and eastern religion. YA I know. My wife says I don’t have a life.
What these disciplines teach me is to question all that I experience. Politics is as far removed from presenting truth as you can get. All we can hope to do is make decisions based on our personal observations. When a politician such as Obama attempts to hide and distort his past, regardless of his political preferences, it’s becomes necessary to vote for someone who is more transparent.
MJ what will you bet that the election is going to end like the one in 2000…so close that it will be settled in court?
On October 24th, 2008 at 5:54 pm, love2rumba said:
Or on the streets?
For some reason I find using my notebook slower than my desktop. I think it has to do with everything being in “fixed position” on a laptop – keyboard, monitior, pointing device, etc. – it determines a person’s ergonomics too much.
P9 is a classic. I was an Ed Wood fan before most of the rest of the world joined in reveling in the mesmerizing awfulness of his body of work, having been turned on to it in 1980 or thereabouts.
Well, they say that if Obama loses, there will be riots in L.A., Detroit and Chicago. If he wins, there will be celebrations (riots) also.
Your work always exhibits a very high standard in facts and opinion. I have rarely found a reason to doubt your judgements. Well done.
Film Ladd said:
That is a possibility…
How long was she a McCain volunteer before she made this crap up? Her Myspace has nothing political on it…
We should all do the same.
I hope not. I think Obama’s lead will shrink as undecideds lean for McCain, but he’ll win by 30-40 or so electoral votes and 3-4% pts. I don’t see a landslide, but I think Obama will win. There’s still a week and a half to go, and obviously, I could be wrong.
If Obama looses, you can count on it.
On October 24th, 2008 at 6:01 pm, purplepeep said:
That, and the stupid Books A Million wireless keeps making me log back in every few minutes.
The movie about him by Tim Burton was fantastic. The guy who played Orson Welles in that film was spot on the best impersonator of Welles I have ever, ever seen. He was resurrected!
Seeing it like this.
Orson Welles = Harry Lime
Greatest villain ever.
…..the cuckoo clock.” Classic.
She’s probably a democrat plant.
On October 24th, 2008 at 6:24 pm, mistressjustice said:
Check him out as the corrupt border-town sherrif in Touch of Evil. Starring Charlton Heston as a Mexican narcotics agent.
There are at least three versions of this out as Welles and the studio battled over the years over what the final cut should be. He made creepy villains though.
From false hate crime accusations to Plan 9 from Outer Space.
Finally.
Yes.
Who was the actress that said, “Oh honey, you’ve been eating to much candy?
Janet Leigh was in that, as well as Psycho.
Obama might not win. But if he does I hope there isn’t a filibuster proof legislative branch. Conservatives will have to go on the warpath in 2010.
I’d love to talk about the underrated, ahead of his time, Orson Welles all day, but I gotta run. take care.
Lasting Image:
The great Orson Welles with a brilliant expression of painful recognition, bemusement, and wistful regret after Prince Hal rejected him in Falstaff.
Was it the one who said, “No. Wire. Hangers!”
Stupid Aggies!
I don’t do righteous indignation well.
Or sorry for that matter.
Michelle you were right – my apologies for calling you a cynic.
When it came out – in the “Pulp Fiction” era and I saw it had Johnny Depp in the lead role I avoided it altogether, imagining some hip-hop-90210-slacker teen movie. Later, when I rented it I was quite surprised and enjoyed it.
Great performances all around. Martin Landau as Béla Lugosi was another amazing job.
Long ago I had talked to some old-timers who had worked on such “Poverty Row” films like Wood’s. It was fun to see that era come to life, in the Burton film.
And having worked on a few el-cheapo productions myself, I got an identifying laugh out of scenes such as the one where Wood tells his cast/crew “Run! We don’t have a permit to film here!”.
That was Joan Crawford.
Orson Welles was a fully committed progressive. I’ve never liked any of his work. He couldn’t separate politics from his “art”.
On October 24th, 2008 at 6:29 pm, mistressjustice said:
Actually it was Marlene Deitrich, and the line was something along the lines of “You should lay off the candy bars.”
On October 24th, 2008 at 6:43 pm, FamilyMan said:
He wasn’t the sort of person to let it interfere with his work – and he never made propaganda. He came out of the 1920′s, and never fell for Hitler or Mussollini or their ilk.
And he wasn’t a progressive in the eugenics vein either.
Nice work, Michelle.
Drudge is only a couple steps above Debka.
LOL, but we are talking about unbelievable stories here afterall, CO2. From Ashley Todd’s Plan 8 to Ed Wood’s Plan 9 – it’s a natural seque!
While not out and out calling her a liar yesterday, even trying to find some way to explain away the “B”, as I said, it seemed very odd.
Remember that DRUDGE is not a friend to the conservatives.
He is the journalistic equal of a Colin Powell. Drudge is all about Drudge.
They only reason he seems to be on the side of conservatives, is that his ego is larger than any sense of being partisan.
The Kerry campaign used him like a 20 dollar hooker on election day last time. He put out their false claims through the day, because they made him think he had a scoop.
And yes, now that the attack was proven false, suddenly the leftist media will play the story. Had it been true and caught on vidoe tape, it wouldn’t have seen the light of day.
Augggh! a lib gf, just e-mailed me that she will paint on a black eye & lipstick “B” for Halloween… freakin great.
right thred this time…
You’re right. I’d even forgotten she was in it. Now I have to rent it.
Yes. You were right as usual.
She just wanted to take attention away from the Duke Rape Hoax Victim’s new book “How to Discredit Whitie and Take Down a Prosecuter”.
Is it at all possible this psycho-chick is really a Dem operative?
Has anyone looked into that?
The sick beyatch doesn’t have a chance at makin it in the Tattoo Business either.
Off Topic-
Super Sarah, Todd and girls just
dropped the puck here in St Louis
as our Blues take on the LA Kings.
Crowd went wild for the Palins!!!
Lets Go Blues!
OH my gosh, you should have seen the vitriolic rantings on the liberal blogs at sfgate today. What an irrational bunch they were. Every other post is someone calling someone (another commenter) a “racist liar”.
The days of any civil discourse are over, same as journalism.
What’s even worse is that the MSM will focus on this stupid girl’s stunt while still ignoring all the unhinged lefties out there. A couple of days ago Sarah Palin spoke in Henderson, NV. Many folks who attended the rally had their tires slashed by probably Obamamaniacs. Barely made a blip on the local news let alone the national media.
Exactly, familyman. We should strive for excellence in all that we do. It’s the American way.
thebronze said:
Is it at all possible this psycho-chick is really a Dem operative?
it’s a stretch, but the police do say that she has a history of mental illness… I don’t make much of that since she still has a drivers licence.
The thread’s been semi- hijacked by the old movie buffs.
But as one of Rush’s spoof Public Service Announcements puts it:
“This is…so…much…better.”
Please do not blame the McCain Campaign. It is a long sad part of our history. Well before Emmit Till and through the woman in South Carolina (?) that blamed a black man for highjacking her car and killing her children. We have progressed very far and have good law enforcement officers who take the time to investigate crimes. It used to be that a mere accusation by a white woman would result in black men, yes plural, getting lynched, even though the crime may (yes, allegdedly) have been committed by a single black person.
We have similar problems in the reverse. The incident in New York that brought Rev Sharpton to the wider public eye, and of course the recent Duke lacrosse team. We, the United States public, have reacted with entirely too much emotion in these cases. Thank goodness we now have reasonable and sensible law enforcement. Yes, not entirely, because we remain very human.
No. Do not blame the McCain Campaign. Were are … nay, we have been the problem. Maybe in time we will no longer be the problem.
She worked for Ron Paul’s campaign before McCain.
Mental instability? There’s yer mental instability right there!
Very good instincts on this one Michelle!
Funny (not ha,ha). I didn’t hear a peep of this story on the Communist News Network until after the story was proven false. Now it’s played every 15 minutes.
In reality, I don’t like the media jumping on a story for sensationalism so for that I’m glad, but let’s face it, they didn’t not initially report the story to keep from being sensationalists.
For this crazed woman’s action, you mean? Nope – blame the crazed woman only.
Anyone who took off half-cocked on this as being real, ignoring the obvious discrepancies, should rightly feel a bit sheepish and embarassed. But that’s about it. Otherwise it’s just a matter of some pyscho-girl doing a stupid psycho thing. To adjust an old phrase, “Insanity happens”. There’s no great underlying social message to be taken from things like this, Zyz.
Now waitta minute there, Cup. Are you calling us or the films “old”?
What a worthless tread. Let me straighten things out here.
Malkin called it, it was BS. I supported her as a combat medic who understands wounds.
The so called victim is a nut case. Story over.
Let’s get McCain elected, despite his short comings he is WAY better than the alternative.
Do it!
winemkr out…..
Good old-fashion police work solved this case by back traking to her initial statement;
“flesym ot ti did I”
LOL
Ashley Todd needs a psychiatric evaluation. No remorse=no affect. She is not all there and needs to be protected from herself until she can be properly evaluated.
The next weirdness in the story will be where the black eye came from. Was she involved in a fight with a boy friend or girl friend and got hit in the eye? Then she told the robbery story to the police to cover up domestic abuse?
This Todd girl is from our first generation of kids that were raised on fast food in the back of a minivan,
nurtured by Disney movies and MTV,
taught in a PC, dumbed down, no competition, trophies for all environment,
with a medicated response to disciplinary issues.
Right and Wrong have been replaced by OK and Not OK.
There are so many more like her- I deal with a lot of interns.
Hope she gets the a**kicking she needs.
For me the big thing about this is the different ways the right and left treat fraud.
On the right, we questioned it, found the truth, and then seperated ourselves from the fraud.
On the left they celebrate liars and frauds – they’ve elevated people like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton to virtual icons.
This tells me all I need to know about who to support and why.
Michelle’s right. When those stories come in that are so outrageous that you want to explode… those are the ones to let simmer for a while before going nuclear.
I didn’t doubt you for a moment MM, I’m just shocked someone as juvenile and obviously attention starved is on our side of the aisle and not licking her wounds with the broads of The View.
“If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain’s quest for the presidency is over, forever linked to race-baiting.” -John Moody, Fox News VP.
Damn right.
Girl from la la land screws up. Thinking its over is idiotic but, watershed is used to the feeling of idiocy.
If” moody said this he’s a bigger dope than toolshed.
In his small pea sized brain he thinks some whacko disturbed girl is going to ruin this he’s sorely mistaken.
You just don’t get it watershed. Conservatives police their own. Liberals defend socially destructive immature behavior. The problem is you have no consistent value system.
GOT THAT SPORT
#163
Yes. That’s right. It’s “idiocy” to think John Moody might have a point. Keep throwing everyone who disagrees with you under the bus. THAT’S why you’re losing, guy.
Because you see, apparently the McCain campaign in Pennsylvania not only didn’t wait for the story to be fully vetted by the police, but actually eagerly pushed the story out to the press. BIG SCARY BLACK MAN DEFLOWERS MCCAIN VOTER IN DEFENSE OF OBAMA. And of course Drudge’s absolute JOY at the idea of this story doesn’t really help things either. 72 point font? Before the story was even fully told? Yes, unfortunately, that is race baiting.
This campaign is done.
On October 25th, 2008 at 10:06 am, watershed said:
IN YOUR DREAMS! I’ve not met a Democrat yet who plans on voting for Obama – he’s that inexperienced and untrustworthy!
No, soory no-one is losing, this story is a none issue, go back to your binky now toolshed.
#164
Getting a little defensive there, “sport”.
#168
By all means, ignore what’s right in front of your face. It’s been working for you this long!
Is the Left ever going to get over this sort of reverse racism towards the Right? When was this kind of thinking ever valid, either in reality or as a means of debate? Are their arguments so void of substance, that they feel compelled to draw racism for support?
#171
Yes. Pointing out blatantly obvious cases of race baiting is “reverse racism”! Brilliant.
#171
Think, even for a moment, try to think of WHY she made the perp out to be a BIG BLACK MAN, and why it became so sensational so quickly. is that possible for you?
watershed is in serious need of mental health professionals.
watershed you really need some help with deductive reasoning. Maybe just a hug from mommy would help.
watershed
Remember conservatives are the people with the guns.
#175
It never takes too long on this site before the not-so-veiled threats start coming my way. Unbelievable.
What veiled threat? SPORT
watershed;
It sounds to me as if your a very young person. You’ve yet to experience life with all it’s variations of good and evil. The common characteristic of a liberals is FEAR. Fear of life. Fear of death. Fear of standing on their own. Stop looking for utopia and look at yourself very very carefully.
I am always amazed when behavior like that gets past whatever rules are in place here. I had my life literally threatened the last time I posted on here regularly, to the effect of a “don’t come round these parts, boy, if you know what’s good for you”, when discussing the Iraq invasion. And nothing. And now this. I should know better.
Go back under your rock toolshed we didn’t miss you. Take this image with you….
EARLY YEARS
Yes you should but you don’t
#178
Awesome. You just threatened me, and now you’re giving life advice? What a sad, hollow goon you are.
Have fun with your big gun, thug.
Good comparison ajmontana.
Noboby ever threatened you toolshed now or “back then”. Go back to the kos kiddies where you belong.
watershed are you really that scared? You need to grow up now.
#180
Both Americans. Both proud and good.
I’m done.
Racism = hate, which is irrational, longstanding and derived from some innate fear.
There is yet no evidence this misguided youth was motivated to commit this deed by anything other than a cry for help.
And yes, I feel sorry for her.
ajmontana what is the best sniper load?
#180
And the one on the left is gonna be PRESIDENT.
You actually have a value system?
If young stupid girl was a Lib,
this would be yet another ‘badge of honor’.
They take ‘em where they can get ‘em-
watershed, What is your value system?
#188
And the motivation of the McCain Pennsylvania campaign pushing the story before polioce had the full info? what’s the “evidence” there?
This a sad sad story, and one that has been in play for centuries. The big scary black man is still a threat to the young white woman. And now that one is gonna be President, the whole meme starts anew.
watershed, What is your value system?
What is important to you? Do you believe in a creator? Do you believe in our constitution? Do you believe in the sovereignty of this country?
Reminds me of that Colubmbia college prof that was being disciplined for plagiarim.
She whipped up a noose for her classroom door hoping it would bring sympathy so that the plagiarism charges would be dropped.
DENIED!!!
She was sanctioned/suspended/slapped.
Not fired, you can’t fire this sh*t!
Oops, that was ‘plagiarism’ sorry.
I blame the taxpayers that funded my education-
Hey watershed. Did you run back to your sandbox AGAIN?
I disagree.
Should Obama win – and he won’t! – we will see four years of investigations by the media into Wright-Obama, Ayers-Obama, Rezko-Obama, Annenberg Inst.-Obama, Obama’s birth status, Obama’s paternal family, etc. (Face it, they’ll have nothing better to do, with so few Republicans around in either House to pin the blame on for Obama’s failures.)
One failed social spending program and policy after another.
The wholesale nationalization of America’s means of production and the elimination of private property.
But I doubt we’ll see Miss Scarlett having to flee “Shanty Town” in order to preserve her white womanhood.
JSHII : LIBERAL TROLL.