"The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved." -- Confucius

Thursday, October 23, 2008

But it's McCain's supporters who are the violent nutjobs...

Woman Attacked At ATM, Assailant Carves Letter Into Her Face

Richard said the robber took $60 from the woman, then became angry when he saw a McCain bumper sticker on the victim's car. The attacker then punched and kicked the victim, before using the knife to scratch the letter "B" into her face, Richard said.


I guess he couldn't wait any longer for The One to steal redistribute Ms. Richard's money for him.

UPDATE: I smell something fishy here. And here's how I got there:


First off, unless this picture from HotAir is backwards, the "B" on her cheek is backwards. As it would be if you did it yourself in the mirror. Secondly, if, as was claimed in the article, that the "B" was put there by an enraged attacker using a knife, it would be a series of cuts, not scratches, and wouldn't be rounded like that. Plus, if the attacker was enraged, it would have been a hell of a lot deeper. If it happened as alleged, that's troubling. No doubt. If my suspicions are right, that too, is troubling. Hopefully the authorities have surveillance footage to back this up.

UPDATE 2:
PITTSBURGH – 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 a politically inspired attack, police said Friday.


Nail her for it, or get her some mental help, or whatever. Making false claims, any false claims, is wrong and only serves to hurt people making legitimate claims.