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I think this is a case of the media twisting a story - It was a robbery and they're making it political -

The guy was scum to begin with - He robbed her. He might have assaulted her regardless.

How do we know he assaulted her AFTER he already had her money BECAUSE he saw a McCain sticker on her car ???????
And how do we know he carved the "B" in her face representing Barak Obama?


Eh, I think I need to hear more of the story to believe that one .......

I'm not saying it couldn't happen, but I don't think your common criminal would do that AFTER he already had what he wanted (her money)

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edited. i didn't know it was TMZ

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this sounds strikingly similar to the man in London who claimed he was shot with a pellet gun by a skin head for wearing an Obama shirt.

that B could be backwards from doing it in a mirror.

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I am skeptical too regarding this story...if it is true, then it is absolutely disgusting and horrible, but some things just arent adding up, like the fact she would refuse medical attention...I am sorry if I was just attacked I would want to be checked out especially if i was cut, so many diseases out there....If it was made up, I think it is just so sad that someone would go so far to scare people away from voting...

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Either way.. its just sick

#1 if its true then this guy is an idiot..its POLITICS ppl.. who cares who you vote for, that guy isnt president for life, so stop taking it like its the be all end all of the world. Its not the CONGRESS its the president! Learn your politics! Who would want a violent idiot as representative as their contingent?

#2 if its fake.. same applies and my god woman get help. Your idea of helping McCain only makes you look pathetic and crazy and who would want that kind of person on their side?

JMHO

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Let me just say that I live in Pittsburgh, about 6 blocks from liberty Ave.

Its not exactly a place I would go to an ATM if you get my drift. Also, there have been a whole slew of robberies in the area latelyy involing men in hoodies. SSo that idea is already out there

And there has been almost ZERO coverage of this inthe Pittsburgh media.

It sounds like it could be fake/ staged to attract attention, but thats just MHO.

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That is so awful. Robbery and assault are awful enough - and now to assault someone additionally because of who he/she is voting for is insane.

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Wonkette also has it up that it could be a fake. Still very sad either way.

Wonkette

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ok....SHE'S A BIG FAT ******* LIAR

NO WAY someone ELSE did this to her

the "B" is too NEAT

don't you think - if she was being ATTACKED, she'd be struggling, skirming, fighting back?????

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I'm really doubting the validity of this story... and it also makes me think if I were to be a criminal I'd be flippin BRILLIANT!!

Because no jacka$$ theif, no matter how stupid they may be, is going to write a B backwards. Unless the picture is flipped which is definitely a possibility...

But furthermore, why would she refuse medical attention? In this day and age with all the diseases and nastiness out there - your face gets CUT by some animal's knife and you don't go to the hospital for a tetanus shot at the very least??? How do you know where that knife has been?? How many other people may have been cut with that knife? KWIM?? That's just insanity!!

That doesn't make any sense to me.

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omg i love that gawker.com is calling her "Ol 'B' face.."

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She faked it. Check out cnn.com. It's really just sad..

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PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh police said a 20-year-old woman who originally said she was robbed and assaulted at knifepoint in Bloomfield because of her political views made the story up.

Ashley Todd -- who has a backward letter "B" scratched into her right cheek -- confessed to faking the story and will be charged with filing a false report, Assistant Police Chief Maurita Bryant said at a news conference Friday.

Todd, of College Station, Texas, admitted there was no robbery or attacker and said she had prior mental health problems, according to Bryant.

It's not yet clear whether Todd's face was mutilated by her, or if she had somebody else do it, because a police report states that she told them she can't remember.

Todd said she was driving around in her car, looked in her rear-view mirror, saw a "B," and the first thing she thought of was Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, according to a police report obtained by WTAE Channel 4 Action News.

Read Bob Mayo's Blog:Questions Raised About McCain Volunteer's Alleged Knife Mutilation

On Thursday afternoon, police reported that Todd told them she was using a Citizens Bank ATM at Liberty Avenue and Pearl Street when a man approached her and put a knife to her throat just before 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Police spokeswoman Diane Richard said Todd told them the robber took $60, then became angry when he saw a sticker for Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain on Todd's car. Todd said the man punched and kicked her before using a dull knife to scratch her face, Richard said.

"She further stated that the male actor approached her from the back again and hit her in the back of her head with an object, she doesn't know what the object was, causing her to fall to the ground where he continued to punch her and kick her and threaten to 'teach her a lesson' for being a McCain supporter," Richard said.

Richard said the woman refused medical treatment after the assault, which happened outside the view of the bank's surveillance cameras.

Speaking to Channel 4 Action News on Friday, Richard said police decided to question Todd because the details of her story weren't adding up.
Video:Raw Interview: Police Spokeswoman Talks to WTAE

"We have learned that the victim's statement has a few inconsistencies in it and her statement has changed," said Richard.

Richard said Todd said on Friday she wasn't sure if it was a bumper sticker on her car or a campaign button on her jacket that angered the attacker. Richard said Todd added new details to the attack, saying at one point she lost consciousness.

"She also indicated she was sexually assaulted as well. She indicated that when he had her on the ground he put his hand up her blouse and started fondling her. But other than that, she says she doesn't remember anything else. So we're adding a sexual assault to this as well," Richard said.

Police said they gave a polygraph test to Todd, but they didn't release the results.

Todd said during her follow-up interview that her story had snowballed and gotten out of control, according to the police report. When she told a friend about it and the police were called, she had to stick with it.

On Thursday, before police said the story was a fake, both the Obama-Biden and McCain-Palin campaigns released statements about the attack.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the young woman for her to make a speedy recovery, and we hope that the person who perpetrated this crime is swiftly apprehended and brought to justice," the Obama-Biden statement said.

"The McCain campaign is aware of the incident involving one of its volunteers. Out of respect, the campaign won't be commenting. The campaign also confirms that Senator McCain and Governor Palin have both spoken to the woman," the McCain-Palin statement said.

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so wrong on so many levels...including being AWESOME for race relations. I can't...I just can't.

they are reporting that both Sen McCain AND SP spoke to the girl today. I hope she enjoyed it.

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The volunteer made up the story- yahoo.com

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now she gets to walk around with that scar forever...she needs help

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All stories I've seen thus far claim the girl made up the entire story.

What a mess...