McCain Aide & DrudgeReport Pushed Volunteer's Mutilation Attack Hoax

John McCain's Pennsylvania communications director told reporters in the state an incendiary version of the hoax story about the attack on a McCain volunteer well before the facts of the case were known or established -- and even told reporters outright that the "B" carved into the victim's cheek stood for "Barack," according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.

John Verrilli, the news director for KDKA in Pittsburgh, told TPM Election Central that McCain's Pennsylvania campaign communications director gave one of his reporters a detailed version of the attack that included a claim that the alleged attacker said, "You're with the McCain campaign? I'm going to teach you a lesson."

Verrilli also told TPM that the McCain spokesperson had claimed that the "B" stood for Barack. According to Verrilli, the spokesperson also told KDKA that Sarah Palin had called the victim of the alleged attack, who has since admitted the story was a hoax.

The KDKA reporter had called McCain's campaign office for details after seeing the story -- sans details -- teased on Drudge.

The McCain spokesperson's claims -- which came in the midst of extraordinary and heated conversations late yesterday between the McCain campaign, local TV stations, and the Obama camp, as the early version of the story rocketed around the political world -- is significant because it reveals a McCain official pushing a version of the story that was far more explosive than the available or confirmed facts permitted at the time.

The claims to KDKA from the McCain campaign were included in an early story that ran late yesterday on KDKA's Web site. The paragraphs containing these assertions were quickly removed from the story after the Obama campaign privately complained that KDKA was letting the McCain campaign spin a racially-charged version of the story before the facts had been established, according to two sources familiar with the discussions

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[pglas2007]

It's the only one I could find. To be honest dude, I can't wait till this election is over, Obama is sworn in and this madness from the ignorant people who I call my fellow countrymen and women comes to an end.

[ThePatriotsMaxims]

I agree. I am normally not one to gloat, but I am going to immensely enjoy coming back to these comments after the election.

Especially the ones like RevoltingCG's, who had his own elaborate "study" guaranteeing a landslide win for McCain

[pglas2007]

Patriot, there is a video I think that McCain supporter was referring to but it contains NO attacks on McCain supporters (at least physical assault) instead its just alot of booing and shouting at McCain supporters marching through some streets. Just another example of McCain supporters twisting the truth again. watch?v=Frr2Jm_WKfY

[ThePatriotsMaxims]

I had seen that video before, but thought it could not be the one he was referring to because, as you said, it was only booing.

If this idiot is saying that booing is the same as assault, I know a lot of fans at the last SeaHawk game who belong in jail.

[SayNoToPC]

Let's compare this to an ACTUAL assault on an entire group of McCain supporters as they marched through NYC,by the far more "truthful" Dems/Leftists.Was That faked?Oh yes,there is footage galore of it.

I think this girl is actually going voting O-BOMB-a,and staged the whole thing,knowing the press will crow satanically, to make MCCAIN look bad.Nice try,Lefty.

McCain is Leftist on too many things,and he's still the slightly lesser evil than O-BOMB-a.

[ThePatriotsMaxims]

Can you give a link to a YouTube video? I did a search for "New York McCain protest assault", and came up with nothing at all about an ENTIRE group of McCain supporters being assaulted by Obama supporters.

I did find one about Obama supporters being attacked after the RNC.

[bboyproductionz]

what the fuck. im so suck of people saying and acting out on shit like this. 6'4 black man on this 20 year old short white fatt ass women. come on. lets be real mckane is done . obama is killing him in the numbers. it's just time for change we all need it. we all live here black white and every thing else. people like her really need to grow the fuck up. obama 08

[Anointed7]

John McCain and his supporters seem to be self destructing.

They seem confused lost, disorientated in their ability to fool people with their unprofessional, un-American, and no character of ethics in Leadership.

[MikeShivaFan]

Hey, I found some more of these videos here on this website:

m0ar [DOT] org/1361

(Replace [DOT] with . ) - Pretty cool stuff! :D

[cityhallto]

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out she is a liar. I just saw this for the first time.

Look at her face..... again go ahead.

The "B" is written in reverse which means she was looking in the mirror when she scratched the B into her face. Looking into a mirror she thought it was correct . She did not realize it is a reverse image. When you look at her and not the mirror you see the mistake. an attacker scrathing it onto her would have done it correctly unless he was dyslexic.

[DrArthurFrederickIde]

John Moody, Vice President of Fox News, proves that Fox News is neither reliable nor has veracity or credibility. Fox is a politically biased agent.

[MoshPitZombie]

Keith Oberlame reads the telepromoter better then the man he loves, Barry Hussein Obama.

[WhiteSypher]

This is totally off topic now, dick.

[blotoid]

I think you'd be less confrontational, you scurvy dog, if you just make up with your Nigerian boyfriend and get your daily dose of fist fucking in, you baby dick skinhead Nancyboy.

[WhiteSypher]

Wow, what an idiot.

[WhiteSypher]

Yeah because calling Brits 'Limeys' really offends us you fucking retard, you probably don't know the origin of the word you ignorant twat.

[blotoid]

Hey you stupid Shitfuck, that was the point. You, on the other hand, do know to spell it since you probably work at one you fucking Limey Brit asswipe.

[WhiteSypher]

Fucking dumbass, you can't even spell the name of the fast food restaurant you probably eat at every 20 minutes.