[Rhodes22-list] McCain volunteer made up robbery story

elle watermusic38 at yahoo.com
Mon Oct 27 20:52:08 EDT 2008 

Permanent or temporary?  

Painless or painful?

Can I put chocolate on it?

;^)

elle

We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.

1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)


--- On Mon, 10/27/08, Chris Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:

> From: Chris Geankoplis <napoli68 at charter.net>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] McCain volunteer made up robbery story
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 8:45 PM
> Hey, Cara Elle,
> 
>         Almeno ho una cura!
> 
> Christofero, come' Colombo
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 4:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] McCain volunteer made up
> robbery story
> 
> 
> > Chris,
> > I think the networks will leave that comparison
> alone...no news
> value...and probably also AS...he really ate dirt on this
> and partially
> because he never admitted, as you say, his refusal to
> apologize and to
> expose the truth  when he knew the TB business was a
> set-up.
> >
> > Unless I've been missing  it, AS has lain
> low....Obama doesn't need him
> around while he tries to continue to crawl out from under
> the Rev Wright's
> shadow..
> >
> > Chris, we'll come up with something to stuff that
> hole in your teeny
> bleeding heart...
> >
> > ;^)
> >
> > elle
> >
> >
> > We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
> can adjust our sails.
> >
> > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"
>   (Lady in Red)
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 10/27/08, Chris Geankoplis
> <napoli68 at charter.net> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Chris Geankoplis
> <napoli68 at charter.net>
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] McCain volunteer
> made up robbery story
> > > To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 8:15 PM
> > > Elle,
> > >     Hey there is no comparison...well may be a
> bit...well
> > > maybe it is the
> > > same...well I guess that Rev. Sharpton is an
> egomaniac
> > > racist.  He gives us
> > > commies a bad name.  I was really surprised no
> one I heard
> > > on any of the
> > > channels including "fixed news channel"
> make the
> > > connection.  That whole
> > > incident harmed both races, and Sharpton never
> apologized
> > > for what he said
> > > about the police.  We would do well without
> Sharpton.
> > >
> > > A bleeding heart liberal
> > > Chris G
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "elle"
> <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>
> > > To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
> > > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 10:55 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] McCain volunteer
> made up
> > > robbery story
> > >
> > >
> > > > Can anyone say 'Tawanna Brawley?"
> > > >
> > > > elle
> > > >
> > > > We can't change the angle of the
> wind....but we
> > > can adjust our sails.
> > > >
> > > > 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06 
> "WaterMusic"
> > >   (Lady in Red)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- On Mon, 10/27/08, Lowe, Rob
> <rlowe at vt.edu>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > From: Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu>
> > > > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] McCain
> volunteer made up
> > > robbery story
> > > > > To: "Rhodes List"
> > > <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > > Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 12:52
> PM
> > > > > How bizarre. - rob
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > October 24, 2008
> > > > >
> > > > > Police: McCain volunteer made up
> robbery story
> > > > >
> > > > > By JOE MANDAK   Associated Press Writer
> > > > >
> > > > > A McCain campaign volunteer made up a
> story of
> > > being
> > > > > robbed, pinned to
> > > > > the ground and having the letter
> "B"
> > > scratched on
> > > > > her face in what she
> > > > > had said was a politically inspired
> attack,
> > > police said
> > > > > Friday.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ashley Todd, 20-year-old college
> student from
> > > College
> > > > > Station, Texas,
> > > > > admitted Friday that the story was
> false, said
> > > Maurita
> > > > > Bryant, the
> > > > > assistant chief of the police
> department's
> > > > > investigations division. Todd
> > > > > was charged with making a false report
> to police,
> > > and
> > > > > Bryant said police
> > > > > doubted her story from the start.
> > > > >
> > > > > Dressed in an orange hooded sweat
> shirt, Todd
> > > left police
> > > > > headquarters
> > > > > in handcuffs late Friday and did not
> respond to
> > > questions
> > > > > from
> > > > > reporters. The mark on her face was
> faded and her
> > > left eye
> > > > > was slightly
> > > > > blackened when she arrived in district
> court.
> > > > >
> > > > > Todd was awaiting arraignment Friday on
> the
> > > misdemeanor
> > > > > false-report
> > > > > charge, which is punishable by up to
> two years in
> > > prison.
> > > > > She will be
> > > > > housed in a mental health unit at the
> county jail
> > > for her
> > > > > safety and
> > > > > because of "her not insignificant
> mental
> > > health
> > > > > issues," prosecutor Mark
> > > > > Tranquilli said.
> > > > >
> > > > > Todd initially told investigators she
> was
> > > attempting to use
> > > > > a bank
> > > > > branch ATM on Wednesday night when a
> 6-foot-4
> > > black man
> > > > > approached her
> > > > > from behind, put a knife blade to her
> throat and
> > > demanded
> > > > > money. She
> > > > > told police she handed the assailant
> $60 and
> > > walked away.
> > > > >
> > > > > Todd, who is white, told investigators
> she
> > > suspected the
> > > > > man then
> > > > > noticed a John McCain sticker on her
> car. She
> > > said the man
> > > > > punched her
> > > > > in the back of the head, knocked her to
> the
> > > ground and
> > > > > scratched a
> > > > > backward letter "B" into her
> face with
> > > a dull
> > > > > knife.
> > > > >
> > > > > Police said Todd claimed the man told
> her that he
> > > was going
> > > > > to "teach
> > > > > her a lesson" for supporting the
> Republican
> > > > > presidential candidate, and
> > > > > that she was going to become a
> supporter of
> > > Democratic
> > > > > candidate Barack
> > > > > Obama.
> > > > >
> > > > > Todd told police she didn't seek
> medical
> > > attention, but
> > > > > instead went to
> > > > > a friend's apartment nearby and
> called police
> > > about 45
> > > > > minutes later.
> > > > >
> > > > > Todd could provide no explanation for
> why she
> > > invented the
> > > > > story, police
> > > > > said. The woman told investigators she
> believes
> > > she cut the
> > > > > "B" onto her
> > > > > own cheek, but did not provide an
> explanation of
> > > how or why
> > > > > and said she
> > > > > doesn't remember doing so, police
> said.
> > > > >
> > > > > Police said the woman reported
> suffering from
> > > "mental
> > > > > problems" in the
> > > > > past, and that they do not believe
> anyone put her
> > > up to the
> > > > > act.
> > > > >
> > > > > Tranquilli said Todd will remain jailed
> over the
> > > weekend
> > > > > pending a
> > > > > psychiatric evaluation, which won't
> happen
> > > until Monday
> > > > > at the earliest.
> > > > >
> > > > > The Associated Press could not
> immediately locate
> > > > > Todd's family.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bryant said somebody charged with
> making a false
> > > report
> > > > > would typically
> > > > > be cited and sent a summons. But
> because police
> > > have
> > > > > concerns about
> > > > > Todd's mental health, they are
> consulting
> > > with the
> > > > > Allegheny County
> > > > > District Attorney.
> > > > >
> > > > > Todd worked in New York for the College
> > > Republican National
> > > > > Committee
> > > > > before moving two weeks ago to
> Pennsylvania,
> > > where her
> > > > > duties included
> > > > > recruiting college students, the
> committee's
> > > executive
> > > > > director, Ethan
> > > > > Eilon, has said.
> > > > >
> > > > > "We are as upset as anyone to
> learn of her
> > > deceit,
> > > > > Ashley must take full
> > > > > responsibility for her actions,"
> College
> > > Republican
> > > > > National Committee
> > > > > spokeswoman Ashley Barbera said in a
> statement.
> > > > >
> > > > > Police reported Todd's claims
> Thursday, as a
> > > photo of
> > > > > her injuries made
> > > > > it onto numerous blogs and news sites.
> By Friday,
> > > police
> > > > > said they had
> > > > > found inconsistencies in Todd's
> story. They
> > > gave her a
> > > > > lie-detector
> > > > > test, but wouldn't release the
> polygraph
> > > results.
> > > > >
> > > > > Police interviewed Todd after she
> contacted
> > > police
> > > > > Wednesday night and
> > > > > again on Thursday, Bryant said. They
> asked her to
> > > come back
> > > > > Friday,
> > > > > ostensibly to help police put together
> a sketch
> > > of the man.
> > > > > Instead,
> > > > > detectives began interviewing her.
> > > > >
> > > > > "They just started talking to her
> and she
> > > just opened
> > > > > up and said she
> > > > > wanted to tell the truth," Bryant
> said.
> > > > >
> > > > > Police suspected all along that Todd
> might not be
> > > telling
> > > > > the truth,
> > > > > starting with the fact that the
> "B" was
> > > backward,
> > > > > Bryant said.
> > > > >
> > > > > "We have robbers here in
> Pittsburgh, but
> > > they
> > > > > don't generally mutilate
> > > > > someone's face like that,"
> Bryant said.
> > > "They
> > > > > just take the money and
> > > > > run."
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
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