Will Ashley Todd's Story Implode Tomorrow?

[leftchick]

http://www.truecrimereport.com/2008/10/will_ashley_todds_story_implod.php

Now the police say they want the young woman to take a polygraph, because her "statements about the attack conflict with evidence from the Citizens Bank ATM where she claims the incident occurred."

Seems like the narrative is about turn on this politically involved young woman from Texas. After reports of the assault hit the news -- aided by feverish headlines from Matt Drudge -- Ashley Todd reportedly received calls from both Sarah Palin and John McCain, expressing sympathy.

If her story is indeed entirely made up, she's made them look like fools. In fact, she made the Obama campaign look a foolish for buying her line of bull, as well, since the Democratic candidate's people issued a statement roundly condemning this crime and saying they hoped "that the person who perpetrated this crime is swiftly apprehended and brought to justice."

Ashley Todd may not have had any clue as to what she was doing when she reported this "crime." At 20 (or 23 -- the age given on her MySpace profile) a lot of people still have very little ability to govern their impulses or predict the outcome of their actions.

If Todd didn't have a clue then, she may have one now. She's made her Twitter feed and MySpace private, acts that smell like retreat. If she goes through with the polygraph, I will be utterly amazed. My prediction is that a lawyer will become involved and start pointing the finger back at the Pittsburgh police. The case will linger until after the election, when some sort of arrangement will quietly be made between Ashley Todd and the authorities -- she'll get off with a fine for false reporting, perhaps.

If I'm wrong, I'll get in the line to apologize. Along with Michelle Malkin.

[Lerkfish]

1. parlockian at its best.

how coincidental that she's a mccain campaign worker, eh?

[dorkulon]

2. Even the Freepers don't buy this crap.

Well, some of them anyway. Others have actually flipped the photo in a blatant act of self-delusion.

The blurb next to her Myspace picture says, "Lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her cloths off, but its better if you do."

She's going to learn something about shame in the next few days, I suspect. Or, like a lot of liars, just never admit the truth.

I don't think Obama looks foolish for presuming innocence--what would they look like if they had come out saying, "this is bullshit"? I don't think that would have helped.

If she refuses the polygraph, that'll be the end of whatever vestigial credibility this story had. Even O'Reilly was dismissive of this.

[Fuzz]

7. I saw the reversed photo thing and was like WTF?

[dorkulon]

11. They are strangely able to manufacture their own realities.

It's like they're consciously engaged in fooling themselves somehow.

[yardwork]

13. Other reports say that she took the polygraph and failed.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. I think the Obama camp acted properly in giving out the statement

especially at the end when they expressed a hope that the perpetrator of the crime would be caught. That can be read to mean Todd herself.

[stillcool]

5. if they hadn't the McCain/Palin

camp would have been accusing Obama of condoning it. I can hear the McCain speech playing in my head.

[DeSwiss]

8. Which is exactly how I saw it too... n/t

[Warren Stupidity]

4. It imploded yesterday but Corpmedia is three light days from the source.

So the information that this as PATHETIC FAIL STUNT will not reach Corpmedia until tomorrow.

[noonwitch]

6. I saw something on the news this morning about this-I thought "Tawana Brawley"

It was either on Fox and Friends or the Today Show, probably the former.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

9. Sarah the fake Veep, Joe the fake Plummer, Ashley the fake Victim...

A Pittsburgh reporter just said the ATM has surveilance cameras and is located in a relatively heavy-traffic area surrounded by bars and restaurants. She said that there'd likely be witnesses at 9:10 pm on a Wednesday night.

Sooo, anyone want to take a guess who the Retardos will parade out next?


I'll guess Akmar the fake Arabic Terroist

[DeSwiss]

10. I think it will implode today....

...and it won't be pretty.

- For John McCain.....

K&R

[yardwork]

12. The Obama campaign's response to this was excellent.

They condemned "the crime" and said that they hoped that the perpetrator would be "brought to justice." I hope so, too.

[yellowcanine]

14. Uh oh. Must be some video from the ATM that doesn't match her story.

Ashley Todd may have some 'splainin to do.

[Javaman]

15. it will implode tonight. friday night news dump. by monday, the repukes will be putting

the finishing touches on the grave stone of this story.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

16. She is an attention seeking, mentally unstable young woman.

She needs help. Maybe this ploy will provide that relief... It's too bad that it came to this juncture.

[madmom]

17. Just finished reading the pages captured from her blog (at the link) that

is one seriously disturbed young lady.