Ashley Todd: College Republicans Quickly Distance From Hoax Attack

The national committee of the College Republicans went into damage control mode Friday afternoon after a college-aged McCain volunteer confessed to fabricating her claim that a black assailant had carved a "B" into her face after mugging her.

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

On Thursday, the conservative website Hot Air described discussions with both Charlie Smith and Ethan Eilon, the National Chair and Executive Director of the group, in which both attested to the validity of the widely distributed photo of an injured Todd, and affirmed that the image came from her.

Eilon had also told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday that Todd "was one of our better recruiters this year."

Of course, there was no way for the College Republicans to know that the photo -- which was of Todd and apparently did come from her -- was at root a fraud. But the organization's quick distancing suggests they are eager to put their association with Todd quickly behind them.

Comments

[win2kpro]

Best college Republican video ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGit_tZDqs

[jackie4444]

Excellent youtube and dead on. Scroll forward 20 years, these are the future Cheneys, Rumsfelds, Limbaughs, grown middle-aged, fat and wealthy , starting wars which other people's children are forced to fight while they sit in an office raking in war profiteering profits. Vietnam was that way almost half a century ago. The two current wars are that way. The only way it will ever, ever stop is for the victims to refuse to fight.

[pjburns11]

DID SHE SCRATCH THE B BACKWARD BC SHE WAS DOING IT HERSELF, IN A MIRROR?

Ah, what a proud moment for our country.

What a perfect time to renew our moral oath to our nation.

Say it with me - I pledge allegiance to the flag...

http://thetruthburns.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/i-pledge-allegiance%e2%80%a6-a-work-in-progress/

[DiBaskin]

Is this another supporter McCain is proud of? I hope she sings like a bird and tells it all. I wouldn't be surprised if the McCain camp didn't put her up to this. They are running out of ideas and running out of time.

[Holgaman]

"We are as upset as anyone to learn of her deceit. Ashley must take full responsibility for her actions."

Hey Ashley Barbera, She's a Republican,she's not going to take responsibilty for her actions. It's all the fault of the elite 'gotcha' media for pointing it out.

[hortonhearsawho]

Levi, call me...Ash.

[leestorm]

She's from Texas A & M in College Station. We don't have real high expectations for those Aggies.

[Mariez]

easy now... hard core dem here, raised texan on ann richards, barbara jordan and hightower. they are why i am a liberal dem. texans are good peeps. just been highjacked by the gop and abandoned by the dems of late. my sister is out door knockin now in walker county. be nice(r). let's not be like our friends on the other side and make blanket assumptions. feels good initially, but doesn't help. let's be better.

[CitizenKing]

She's not from Texas A&M. She went to Blinn, a JuCo in Bryan, Texas. Getcher facts straight.

[gabbinjane]

Guess that makes them a lot smarter than Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, doesn't it?

[franksters]

Not sure what you mean by that gabbinjane. BTW, does your signature line mean that you have a big trap?

[ralph10]

They were running for office when that happened?

[my2girls]

Here is my question..... what exactly makes you identify with, let alone belong to the Republican party at such a young age??? I mean seriously.... given the last 8 years, what exactly do these young people identify with???

[Holgaman]

Maybe a lot of binge-drinking and not paying attention in civics class or anywhere else. Don't look for her at the next meeting of the Mensa Society.

[rphillips4165]

For some reason a lot of college students think that they are going to one day be rich and they don't want the government taxing this. I know this for a fact. I have a friend, he's 27 and going back to college for about the 5th time. But he still thinks that when he graduates he will start off at $50,000 a year.

[DanniD]

"the organization's quick distancing suggests they are eager to put their association with Todd quickly behind them."

Well that certainly EXPLAINS this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqsBlXhnFng

[pkohan]

I want to know who she got to punch her in the face.

[SurrealPumpkin]

I'm guessing Maybelline. There wasn't much of the black eye left in the pictures of her leaving the police station.

[oneblackvote]

Racism at it's worse.

[SkyPilot126]

What are these YOUNG Republicans doing in College.....?
WHY are they not fighting THEIR War - that THEY wanted and believe in, are they NOT patriotic...?
What a bunch of wimps and hyprocrites!

[vsan23]

looks like she could use Palin's make-up artist.

[brokerthanu]

Looks like she will be qualified to BE Palin's make-up artist after the election.

[hortonhearsawho]

Young Republicans....Old fools...Family tradition.

[MissKaren]

Ted Bundy was a Young Republican.

[papapj]

This girl needs to apologise to all Black men who she blamed for this make believe attack.

What if she had been a litte tighter with her story and gone on as long as (the infamous) Susan Smith?

Crikey, it would have been like being an Arab-American post 911 for all of us Black guys out there, we would have shouldered the blame for a possible backlash against Barack..as if we don't have enough to deal with, day-today!