I don't know how FOX news gets away with it.
On Thursday, FOX picked up the story about Ashley Todd -- the McCain supporter who was allegedly attacked by a black Obama supporter. As soon as I heard the story, I was shocked that it was being aired.
The story had so many holes, it was impossible not to see through it. First of all, there were no witnesses -- she was allegedly attacked at an ATM, however the crime was not caught on the security camera. Coincidence? I think not. Not to mention, THE "B" WAS BACKWARDS!!! She obviously carved the letter into her own face while looking in the mirror.
My point is, there was absolutely no evidence that could prove that the 20-year-old was telling the truth, yet the story ran anyway. I guess I shouldn't have been so surprised. It is FOX after all. But seriously, who could see this story and not realize that it was a hoax right away? Oh, I guess John McCain couldn't. I mean, he did call Todd right away to offer his sympathy.
I just don't understand how news organizations, such as FOX, can justify airing a story that so obviously had no truth behind it. Especially since it could have had such damaging ramifications to the Obama campaign.
I think it's fair to ask, why did FOX choose to run this story? Was it solely to bring negative publicity to Obama's campaign?
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McCain's campaign is a sinking ship, of course they were running the story to make Obama supporters look bad! It should come as no surprise that the McCain campaign was pushing the story to various news outlets before having all the facts, as well. Shameful.
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