Not to beat a story into the ground and carve a "B" into its cheek, but you know what I love the most about the Ashley Todd story? It wasn't the description of her mystery attacker as a 6-foot-4 African-American man (OMG! Just like Barack Obama! Connect the dots, people!), and it wasn't the Halloween makeup job or the over-sharing Twitter posts.
No, it was the fact that some people just went for the story whole-hog. I'm not saying the benefit of the doubt is a bad thing, but was this really the best time for John McCain to finally respond to something in a timely manner? He and Sarah Palin were quick to call Todd and wish her well.
And then there were my dear friends at FreeRepublic.com, who knew right away what an attack like this means: “This will wake up America on what we will be getting if we get an Obama administration,” posted “truthandlife.” And then “Peterthegreat14” had to go nuclear with “Liberals are hate-mongers and I see Hitler’s head rising!!”
So how did they respond when news broke that it was a hoax? “She must work for the Obama campaign,” posted “LottieDah.” Of course! It's so obvious! Connect the dots, people.
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