[3deroticer]

Am I assume she put the letter "B" on her own face using the mirror? Or she was attack by a dyslexic perp?

[TheZookie007]

That's part of what tripped her up. Why would an attacker use scratch a mirror image letter B into her face? Some college student she turned out to be! Probably went to the same school(s) as Sarah Palin did!

There's more to the story:

Quote:

Wired: "Tweets Give Race-Baiting Hoaxster a 'B' for Effort"

Thanks to an unattended Twitter widget, a website intended to promote the work of 50 young Republican volunteers became an unwitting showcase for the mockery of one group member Friday, when it emerged that the volunteer faked a macabre attack on herself and tried to pin it on a nonexistent Obama supporter and mugger.

Ashley Todd, a 20-year-old college student and McCain volunteer, admitted on Friday that she made up a widely reported story about being mugged by a so-called big black guy at an ATM in Pittsburgh. She falsely told police this week that her assailant became enraged after seeing a John McCain bumper sticker on her car, and proceeded to scratch a backwards "B" — for "Barack" — on her face. It now appears the mark was self-inflicted, and police say it's expected to heal completely.

Todd was one of the members of a group called 50 College Republicans that has been publicizing its activities through a blog and Twitter feed on a website called Life in the Field. The volunteers' tweets carried the hashtag "#litf08."

On Friday, commenters started using the tag to broadcast their disgust, causing the sarcastic tweets to be automatically displayed on the Republican site.

"Anyone know which Rove protege is responsible for #litf08? Because they lack the execution skills of the man himself," tweeted Matt Browner-Hamlin, a former blogger for Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn.'s presidential campaign.

"Hmm, it was an okay Obama frame-job, just a few inconsistencies snagged you," wrote another tweeter.  "Overall I'd give you a 'B'.

"Do 50 College Republicans try this kind of stunt often?" asked Adamuu.

On that last question, Ethan Eilon, executive director of the College Republicans, says the group had "no idea that [Todd] was making this story up." He forwarded a statement from the communications director.

"When Ms. Todd initially contacted us claiming to have been attacked, our first reaction was obviously to be concerned for her safety," said Ashley Barbera in a statement. "We are as upset as anyone to learn of her deceit. Ashley must take full responsibility for her actions."

Apparently that site is still allowing comments, and, boy, are they letting 'em have it.

[rtpoe]

I haven't checked if someone mentioned this yet, but it's a fun way to waste 20 minutes with a Flash app...

 Palin as President

(click more than once on some things...)

[DruulEmpire]

Zook, I had to see that Ashley Todd story make first page news the other day!  I'll see how it's followed up ...

[AZWolf]

How many middle America hockey moms shop at Neimann Marcus and walk in Manolo Blaniks?  

[TheZookie007]

Oh yeah, this explains everything:

Quote:
CNN: "Palin's 'going rogue,' McCain aide says"

With 10 days until Election Day, long-brewing tensions between GOP vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin and key aides to Sen. John McCain have become so intense, they are spilling out in public, sources say.

Several McCain advisers have suggested to CNN that they have become increasingly frustrated with what one aide described as Palin "going rogue."

A Palin associate, however, said the candidate is simply trying to "bust free" of what she believes was a damaging and mismanaged roll-out.

McCain sources say Palin has gone off-message several times, and they privately wonder whether the incidents were deliberate. They cited an instance in which she labeled robocalls -- recorded messages often used to attack a candidate's opponent -- "irritating" even as the campaign defended their use. Also, they pointed to her telling reporters she disagreed with the campaign's decision to pull out of Michigan.

A second McCain source says she appears to be looking out for herself more than the McCain campaign.

"She is a diva. She takes no advice from anyone," said this McCain adviser. "She does not have any relationships of trust with any of us, her family or anyone else.

"Also, she is playing for her own future and sees herself as the next leader of the party. Remember: Divas trust only unto themselves, as they see themselves as the beginning and end of all wisdom."

A Palin associate defended her, saying that she is "not good at process questions" and that her comments on Michigan and the robocalls were answers to process questions....

But two sources, one Palin associate and one McCain adviser, defended the decision to keep her press interaction limited after she was picked, both saying flatly that she was not ready and that the missteps could have been a lot worse.

They insisted that she needed time to be briefed on national and international issues and on McCain's record.

"Her lack of fundamental understanding of some key issues was dramatic," said another McCain source with direct knowledge of the process to prepare Palin after she was picked. The source said it was probably the "hardest" to get her "up to speed than any candidate in history...."

Yet another senior McCain adviser lamented the public recriminations.

"This is what happens with a campaign that's behind; it brings out the worst in people, finger-pointing and scapegoating," this senior adviser said....

With the presidential race in its final days and polls suggesting that McCain's chances of pulling out a win are growing slim, Palin may be looking after her own future.

"She's no longer playing for 2008; she's playing 2012," Democratic pollster Peter Hart said. "And the difficulty is, when she went on Saturday Night Live, she became a reinforcement of her caricature. She never allowed herself to be vetted, and at the end of the day, voters turned against her both in terms of qualifications and personally."

Rob Thomas had a song off his solo album called "This Is How A Heart Breaks"; maybe he should revise it and call it "This Is How a Campaign Implodes".

[TheZookie007]

Two funny videos:

YouTube: "McCain: The Vet Who Did Not Vet"

YouTube: "McCain asks Hollywood directors for negative campaign ads"

[DruulEmpire]

My favorite take on Palin so far?  Check out the cartoon on the front cover of the October 27 New Yorker.

[TheZookie007]

A sad truth:

The Guardian (UK): "Win or lose, Palin will never again be obscure"

[Shara]

 another brilliant sarah palin answer

[Real]

yes sadly for all of us its going to be republican centrists who take the hit for the way this has gone for mccain.

especially if obama manages to get elected and has a rough first term, im scared we'll be right back with a "folksy" moron in the white house...

[DruulEmpire]

It's going to be a rough first term for ANYONE -- I'm half expecting George W. to burn the White House down sometime before January 20 just to make sure he's covered everything ...

[notty]

I have a difficult time seeing Sarah Palin as the Republican presidential candidate...ever...but then, I don't give most Republicans much credit for brains.

[TheZookie007]

Obama has pledged to uncover and/or reverse the hundreds (if not thousands) of secret orders which this administration has instituted. I wish him the very best of luck in that one. And it's times like this that I thank God that we have a professional armed forces; they will have to follow orders from a President Obama whether they like him (as a person) or not...and he will have access to the nuclear codes. Could you imagine a scenario in which the dude who has the "football" refuses to part with it to "that one"? No? That's the professionalism of the armed forces at work. "Obey the last order, and obey before complaint."

[AgentDee]

Quote:
DruulEmpire said:
It's going to be a rough first term for ANYONE -- I'm half expecting George W. to burn the White House down sometime before January 20 just to make sure he's covered everything ...

or he could just get these guys to come back to Earth