A mugging with a political bent - (this is NOT a nice story at all)

[Stinky The Clown]

Just reported on MSNBC by Melissa Rayberger (sp??)

A young woman took time off from college and was working for the McCain campaign (I think in NC). She was walking back to her car and stopped at an ATM. A mugger comes up and wielding a knife, takes her money.

Somehow he notices her McCain bumper sticker. He goes back to her and, with the knife, carves a "B" on her cheek. The story was reported by saying the "B" somehow was intended to stand for "Barack".

The woman is reported to be on her way to a full recovery.


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This is so fucked up on so many levels.

[tblue]

1. What a punk.

This has nothing to do with Barack Obama.

[yardwork]

2. There are a zillion threads on this and we have no evidence it happened.

Can we calm down and stop starting threads until we see some facts, please?

[ColbertWatcher]

5. I'm kinda suspicious.

She said it happened at an ATM. Don't those have cameras?

Her mugger was a black man, she somehow knew he saw her bumper sticker, and her injuries are not very deep.

I want to see the video first.

[Midlodemocrat]

7. outside the view of the bank's surveillance cameras.

Uh, huh. In other words, no proof. And, how does this woman know what set the guy off? Maybe it was because he wanted $100 and not the $60 she gave him.

This story, and Drudge who first reported it, sucks.

[Stinky The Clown]

13. This started on Drudge?

Ohferkrissakes

[Midlodemocrat]

19. Someone posted a 'GO TO DRUDGE' right now thread.

That's where I think it first broke. Nothing on any other web news site and it apparently happened yesterday. More than enough time to make the MSM.

[Stinky The Clown]

10. Okay .......

First off ..... I just heard it and posted what I heard. Sorry of that offends you.

Second off ..... there is no similar story on the first page and none came up in the DU-generated list one normally sees as one is posting a new thread. Sorry if that offends you.

Third off ..... I was quite calm in posting what I posted. Sorry if you read it otherwise.

Fourth off ...... When I hear it on the news, and it is an insignificant (human interest) sort of story I tend to take it at face value. Sorry if that offends you. Yes, I know the news is slanted and less than reliable, but some things just don't seem to fall into that category.

Can I please be allowed to continue living?

[yardwork]

24. Yeah, I am offended. Take a look at GD-P. There are easily a dozen threads on this.

Each of them more gullible than the one before. I flat out don't believe that you did a search before posting this.

It makes me angry because this is racist crap and I hate to see DUers falling for it.

[Stinky The Clown]

35. I never said I did a search ......

I said I had scanned GD about half an hour before posting the story. I also said t he five or six or whatever number of stories the system lists as you are about to post didn't have a story like it.

You can believe whatever you like. I don't give a fuck.

But you had to flat out call me a liar. So in view of that .... fuck you.

[Catherine Vincent]

30. LOL.

:)

[SammyWinstonJack]

29. I saw it on MSNBC. I am skeptical.

[mikelgb]

3. what an easy soundbite story... october surprise

[ColbertWatcher]

14. Yes. It's just like the Michelle ate at the Waldof story right before Palin's $150k story broke.

There have been way too many stories in the news about violence toward liberals, including all the hateful and racist comments shouted at GOP rallies.

If there's one thing I've come to rely on, it's the need for GOPhers to be the center of attention, failing that, to be victims.

The GOP is going to be throwing themselves a hugh pity party come November 5,2 008.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. Hmmm.

[Ian David]

6. That's B.S. He would have carved an "O" if he supported Obama.

The "B" must have been for "Barr."

He was a BOB BARR supporter!

Geesh!

[Lex]

17. Exactly.

It must've been a Barr supporter!

[fasttense]

8. A "B" for Obama?

It sounds made up, something the idiot news talkers on Fox Noise would make up. Why not an "O" for Obama? I'm thinking the "B" was for B**ch and had noting to do with Obama.

[endthewar]

20. EPIC FAIL.

:eyes:

:rofl:

[Bluebear]

9. The "B" stood for ***BULLSHIT***

Gotta be a hoax.

[KamaAina]

11. Pittsburgh, not NC

dont'cha know, just where McLoser is banking on a last-ditch effort. :tinfoilhat:

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/17789356/detail.html

More:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7574707&mesg_id=7574707

[RainDog]

12. It's PA - a contested state. These are Rove tactics.

Until I see a doc's report and pictures, I think this story is pure bullshit. But it has already accomplished its purpose - to energize the motherfucker base on the republican party.

I hate their fucking guts.

Drudge, who also helped Ann Coulter spread the lies about Clinton, was one of the first with this - so what does that tell you? It tells me it was leaked to him to hit the nightly news cycle... right about now. No picture. No medical treatment. I do not believe this story and never will believe this story - it's an election version of Jessica Lynch/Iraq.

As I noted elsewhere - want to see a REAL picture of someone whose face is mutilated?

Emmett Till, 14 y/o who dared to flirt with a white woman.

[Lex]

15. NOT NC! "Somehow he notices her McCain sticker."

It all sounds like BS from the news media.

[endthewar]

22. Agreed. A robber takes time to check a car's bumper?

How did he know it was her car? If he saw her car, why not take something from the car? I feel for this young woman. However, I don't feel for anybody who tries to exploit her situation politically.

[Stinky The Clown]

16. Okay ..... I've been punked.

It seems this story started on Drudge ..... 'nuff said.

[Lex]

18. DU link from earlier today:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=4294954&mesg_id=4294954

[Stinky The Clown]

21. I was out most of the day. I did the OP when i first heard this on MSNBC.

Didn't see any threads on it here. I didn't look for any, true ...... but I scanned the first page maybe 30 minutes before posting what i posted.

[Lex]

23. No problem.

I just wanted you to see the first (that I know of) thread from earlier today. :)

[ColbertWatcher]

33. Hold on. That's not the way to look at this story.

Fine, it doesn't sound very plausible, but how many GOPers will look at it that way?

I bet they're falling all over themselves to protect the "Sally the McCain supporters" of the world from "black men."

Every week, without fail, the McCain campaign has successfully steered the GOP-controlled media to a "new" story in the hopes that the old story is no longer discussed and neither is the economy.

This is the new distraction.

DUers have pretty much seen through this right away, but that doesn't mean it's going anywhere; the sheep will bleat about this until Saturday.

[SoCalNative]

25. Conservative site linked has a pic of her

looks like she messed up. shoulda had a friend do it instead of trying to do it herself in the mirror

http://www.freedomslighthouse.com/2008/10/mccain-staffer-claims-b-was-carved-into.html

[Richard D]

26. OK

That was obviously not done with a knife. Looks like a fingernail at worst. Lipstick at best.

And backwards! Uh huh.

[FLAprogressive]

28. LOL....Freeper comment:

"Or maybe the guy who attacked her stood over her head facing toward her legs while he carve the B in her face, Dumbass.

You DUmmies make me sick. You'd look the other way if a pedophile raped a child so long as his/her parents were Republicans. Just read some of the wonderful comments these Assholes are saying."

Or maybe black people write their B's backwards. They are "different" after all. :sarcasm:

[dysfunctional press]

27. why would someone carve a backward's "B"...?

unless maybe they were looking in a mirror doing it themselves?



and "carve" is definitely a misnomer- scratched maybe...?

[Pastiche423]

34. Not even scratched

A scratch would have drawn a little blood. Do you see any dried blood?

This story is hysterical! The bad guy robs her, follows her to her car to check out her bumper stickers, then puts a backwards B on her face?

I've been stabbed and still have the scars from twenty two years ago.

This is nothing more than political bullshit!

[Liberal In Texas]

36. Well, she's from College Station...an Aggie? n/t

[bertman]

31. Bee-yatch?

This is pure Republican Bee ess. Or outsized personal need for attention.

Either way, very sick.

[EFerrari]

32. Have you heard the one about the Vanishing Hitchhiker?

:shrug:

[Geek_Girl]

37. She's a fake See Smoking Gun Link

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2008/1023083twitter1.html

[AZBlue]

38. It's bs. Look at the photo - it's clearly make-up, you can see her freckles through the red marks.