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October 24, 2008
The Ghost of Morton Downey Did It
That "B" mugging story is absolutely a hoax. Authorities haven't confirmed it as a hoax yet, but even wingnut race-baiter Michelle Malkin is questioning the veracity of the thing.
With the Morton Downey story as precedent, one look at that photo and it was clear that the "victim" was a flimflam artist. The shiner looks like Halloween make-up and the "B" was backwards indicating that she used her fingernail to scratch herself while looking into a mirror (hence the backwards).
And there's this:
police say that evidence from the ATM that she reportedly visited did not match her account.
In other words, the surveillance video didn't show anything. But here's the most startling development:
John Moody, executive vice president at Fox News, has now commented on his blog that..."If the incident turns out to be a hoax, Senator McCain’s quest for the presidency is over, forever linked to race-baiting."
The next question has to be whether the "victim" acted alone or if she was prompted by a campaign operative.
Filed under: Fox News Channel || John McCain || Michelle Malkin
Posted By Bob Cesca | October 24, 2008 12:31 PM
Comments
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Well . . that was pretty fast.
Posted by: Daniel McG
at October 24, 2008 12:51 PM
How could anyone have fallen for this?!?!? Who would scratch a backwards "B" into someone's face..unless of course they were dyslexic or something. Who would even dream up something as stupid as this..and then do it wrong! DUH!
Posted by: cminri
at October 24, 2008 12:53 PM
So it takes a dumbass to beat her own ass for John Moody to say THIS will link John McCain to race-baiting??!!!!
Did I miss something???
Posted by: solrac2002
at October 24, 2008 12:54 PM
Bob, from my review of this Hoopleheaded Hoaxter, she IS a phone-bank worker on McTerrorista's campaign!
I think I hear 'Taps' being played at the McBlame/Failin' HQ right now...
Posted by: The Centauress
at October 24, 2008 12:56 PM
Sue the Self-Beating Race Baiter (or whatever her first name is) has to be the second dumbest person on the planet--with Sarah the Flat Sixpack being first. Joe the Plumber might be starting to feel sick. I'm certain John The Failing Candidate is, while Barack the Loving Grandson is not even campaigning.
Posted by: dontpanic23
at October 24, 2008 1:15 PM
The sad thing is our MSM will let McCain off the hook--not that he had direct involvement with this, but as soon as Palin started with the "Palin' around with terrorists/doesn't see a America the way we do/who is the real Obama," the Mccain campaign ushered this in--This is why the John Lewis statement that was quickly admonished by the BBQ media was so appropriate.
John McCain has run a disgusting campaign, and I hope the media does not sweep that fact under the rug--although I won't hold my breath--
also, I am sure this has been brought up, ut doesnt the fact that the B is backwards suggest that girl did it to herself while looking in a mirror--which sums up these people in a nutshell: hateful, and stupid.
Posted by: JG
at October 24, 2008 1:22 PM
Pretty strong words coming from the VP of Fixed Noise.
Posted by: J M Ashby
at October 24, 2008 1:29 PM
She has now confessed to this being a lie:
http://kdka.com/local/attack.McCain.Bloomfield.2.847628.html
And she is going to be charged. Buh Bye McCain
Posted by: IntoxiNation
at October 24, 2008 1:35 PM
I was even amazed at how quickly MSNBC and CNN picked the "original" story up early this morning. (Oh no, look what an Obama supporter did to a McCain supporter!)
MSNBC did report later that the police had given the lie detector to her based upon her story inconsistencies. Shuster then had Smerconish and E. Stephen Collins on, who both said the story smelled.
I haven't seen anything since on either channel about this. They're shutting up fast.
This whole story sucks, as do BBQ media who won't say anything more (excepting, hopefully, Keith and Rachel...)
Posted by: NotAPollStat
at October 24, 2008 1:47 PM
If there is a conspiracy here, there was really only one benefitting party - and that was Fox News (and Drudge. OK, 2 benefitting parties).
Look. The Obama campaign is winning. They stand nothing to gain by a stunt like this.
The McCain campaign is LOSING, and this wasn't going to win anything for them - and the accusation against them (as Fox says) is a stone around their necks.
But Fox gets to righteously be "fair and balanced" in calling the hoax, and gets to finally jump on the bandwagon of pointing fingers at McCain for his losing campaign. And it is cathartic for their viewers who have been fed an absurd narrative - now they can all band together and turn on McCain, in the name of being fair, balanced and American. If I were looking for conspirators, I'd see if money came from Fox news.
But - I'm not mad at them. If indeed they had a hand in this, and use this to turn on McCain - they are doing the nation a favor. The collective wrath of the Fox viewership turns on McCain and not on Obama. That's a good thing.
QT
Posted by: QueenTiye
at October 24, 2008 2:04 PM
We can stop the triumphalism. This won't kill the McCain campaign among that 39% base. Their surrogates on talk radio will hint at police coverup and the campaign will disown her. her name will be forgotten by Sunday this weekend.
Posted by: Matt Osborne
at October 24, 2008 5:46 PM



