I remember watching Morton Downey Jr., precursor to Jerry Springer. He was loud, he was crude, he'd get in people's faces and scream and blow smoke in their face. His career ended when he claimed he'd been attack by neo-Nazis who shaved half his head and painted a swastika on his forehead. Trouble is, the swastika was backward. His story fell apart.
When I first heard her story, it sounded funny. The mugger had the money, but then followed her to her car, then saw the McCain bumper sticker, then jumped her and carved a B into her face? Backward? Maybe 20-year-old Ashley Todd wanted to underline some of the left-wing anger (Norm Coleman's house vandalized) since the right-wing anger ("He's an Arab!") is all that's getting reported right now. But her 48-hour news cycle stint hurts McCain more than it helps. Now every couple of years, some news station or paper will do a "Where are they now?" blurb, and Ashley Todd will be one.
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