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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blog.newsweek.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>The &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx</link><description>Funny how a quickly a non-story can become a story. When reports first surfaced yesterday--and by "surfaced" I mean "appeared atop the all-powerful Drudge Report"--that a " 6'4", 200-lb African-American male" in "dark clothing" punched, kicked and scratched</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 2.18)</generator><item><title>re: The Mystery of Pittsburgh, Solved</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#743298</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:29:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:743298</guid><dc:creator>BaxterJ</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;This is just a sad story all around.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.entertonement.com/collections/5294/McCain-Worker-Mugging-Is-A-Hoax"&gt;http://www.entertonement.com/collections/5294/McCain-Worker-Mugging-Is-A-Hoax&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#743604</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:04:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:743604</guid><dc:creator>caraprado</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;From:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Head of State&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/10/borderline-campaign-disorder-b-hoax.html"&gt;http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/10/borderline-campaign-disorder-b-hoax.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Friday, October 24, 2008&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Borderline Campaign Disorder: The &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; Hoax&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On a cold night in --, a disturbed young woman committed an act all too common--she called in an attack on herself, stating that she had been attacked by a black man who had robbed her, and, seeing the McCain sticker on her car, in a fit of social activism somehow compatible with his immediately previous psychopathy, slashed a &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; into her face. ; that the B was, in fact, backwards--as would be the case if one was putting it on themsleves in a mirror, was no doubt meant as a literary irony, such as the &amp;quot;Amerika&amp;quot; of earlier social radicals, while the lightness of the scratching--despite his cited &amp;quot;rage&amp;quot;--was no doubt a signal of his electoral ambivalence in this tight race.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Of course, the event, implausible even to those most rabid fictionalists on right wing, was a hoax. Anyone who understands the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder is well aware of what happened here. Extreme needs for attention combine with physically destructive behavior--most often seen in cutting one's own skin--in an act meant to bring both outer love as it attacks inner self hate.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The act is rarely carefully planned. One of the key features of Borderline Personality Disorder is impulsivity. The act is usually spurred by rage. As a result, they spring to action, to address the immediate need, without any consideration of how the behavior will later unravel. There is simply an intense desire to address a powerful sense of abandonment with an impulsive and ultimately self-destructive action.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a supreme irony, these characteristics--impulsivity, an emphasis on the grand gesture that is poorly thought through and ultimately self destructive--mirror the tactical efforts of the McCain/Palin ticket throughout this campaign.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the act was wiser than it seems.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Perhaps it was meant as homage.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cite:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Head of State&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/10/borderline-campaign-disorder-b-hoax.html"&gt;http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/10/borderline-campaign-disorder-b-hoax.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#743650</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:24:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:743650</guid><dc:creator>dianextwo</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I knew this was a hoax the moment I heard it - pitiful. &amp;nbsp;But folks, get real, this is what has been crawling out from under the rocks when McCain, Palin and the rest of the Karl Rove clan members stir up the bottom feeders at their rallies. &amp;quot;Country First&amp;quot;!! &amp;nbsp; Please do not freign surprise, shock and horror that this nut job would do this - you don't know what her motives are?? &amp;nbsp;Really? &amp;nbsp;Let's think about this for a bit... white woman complains that black man (a big black man) sexually assaults her and carves B on her face after he sees McCain bummer sticker on her car... hmmmm... what could her motives possibly be... GIVE ME A BREAK!! &amp;nbsp;I hope she is arrested, charged and thrown in jail - what she did is criminal. &lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#743701</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:51:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:743701</guid><dc:creator>Jim Heaphy</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Obama supporters! &amp;nbsp;I admit that it is fun to gloat a bit when the right wing media is discredited like this. &amp;nbsp;Let's not waste too much time on a minor story, though. &amp;nbsp;We have an election to win! &amp;nbsp;Get involved with Obama's outstanding field operation in the final ten days before the election. &amp;nbsp;Go to www.BarackObama.com. &amp;nbsp;If you afford it, begin by making a generous donation to the campaign. &amp;nbsp;Then, enter the website and click on &amp;quot;Find Events&amp;quot;. &amp;nbsp;Type in your ZIP code, and you will get a list of phone banks near where you live. &amp;nbsp;The most important thing to do is to call Obama supporters in the battleground states to be SURE that they vote. &amp;nbsp;Early voting and vote-by-mail have begun in many states. &amp;nbsp;Phone bank this weekend, phone bank in the evenings next week, phone bank next weekend and until polls close November 4. &amp;nbsp;A massive nationwide get-out-the-vote effort is what WILL win this election. &amp;nbsp;Get to work! &amp;nbsp;Yes We Can!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;- Jim Heaphy&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#743755</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:24:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:743755</guid><dc:creator>president</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Whenever there is a beauty spot theree is always a reaction. Let us hope that people are going to use restraint and not let their chaotic side win if this is what is happening to them . McCain is not getting it right when he builds an argument on Joe Biden' remarks. Joe Biden said if therew is any testing &amp;nbsp;Obama has the capacity to handle it. he clearly said,&amp;quot; He hs a spine &amp;nbsp;of steel. &amp;nbsp;Let us hope Am,erica has what it takes to see to &amp;nbsp;electing Obama. It will be a plus for America. .&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#743830</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:14:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:743830</guid><dc:creator>Kaizaro</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;If she really is disturbed, then my sincere sympathies and well wishes for her to get better. Otherwise...RACE BAITING! As some Fox commentator observed, this should be the end of McCain's campaign, if it was a deliberate hoax.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#744002</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:17:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:744002</guid><dc:creator>williambanzai7</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;We have Joe the Plumber, Sarah the Veep, Joe Six Pack now Ashley the Campaign Worker. My friends, welcome to my loony bin...&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#744171</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:37:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:744171</guid><dc:creator>Omaar</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;John McCain's &amp;nbsp;&amp;amp; Palin's Quick, Snap &amp;nbsp;Judgement..Just Plain Ole Bad&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John McCain's instant acceptance of the highly suspicious story that one of his female campaign workers had been attacked at an ATM in Pittsburgh by a black Obama supporter who carved a backwards &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; on her face is the latest example of his judgment and style of decision-making, which would be potentially disastrous in a president.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Without waiting to find out whether this cockamamie story, which police immediately discounted. was true, Sen. McCain telephoned and spoke with the putative victim. His campaign pushed the sketchy story to the national media.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &amp;quot;incident&amp;quot; was shown within hours to have been a hoax by a mentally disturbed woman who is now in custody.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Occurring at a time when the McCain campaign is running an ad warning of how Barack Obama would react to a crisis, Mr. McCain's shoot-from-the-hip reaction to this false story serves to remind us once again how totally inappropriate his reaction to a crisis would be.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It suggests that if a President McCain received a report of Soviet missiles in Cuba, North Vietnamese patrol boats attacking an American destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin, or an Iraqi dictator having weapons of mass destruction, he would believe the report without waiting to find out weather it was true and would go to war first and ask question later--if ever. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is John McCain's own description of his mode of decision-making: &amp;quot;I make them as quickly as I can, quicker than the other fellow, if I can. Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine,&amp;quot; Republican Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi said of Sen. McCain in January of this year. &amp;quot;He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I don't often agree with the senior senator from my state, but he's right about this, and the American people had better heed his warning.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#744174</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:38:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:744174</guid><dc:creator>Omaar</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Ashley Todd Story Pushed By McCain Campaign Aide, Say Reporters&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;TPM's Greg Sargent reports:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;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 &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; carved into the victim's cheek stood for &amp;quot;Barack,&amp;quot; according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;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, &amp;quot;You're with the McCain campaign? I'm going to teach you a lesson.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Read the full story here. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams reported much the same:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John McCain's &amp;nbsp;&amp;amp; Palin's Quick, Snap &amp;nbsp;Judgement..Just Plain Ole Bad&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John McCain's instant acceptance of the highly suspicious story that one of his female campaign workers had been attacked at an ATM in Pittsburgh by a black Obama supporter who carved a backwards &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; on her face is the latest example of his judgment and style of decision-making, which would be potentially disastrous in a president.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Without waiting to find out whether this cockamamie story, which police immediately discounted. was true, Sen. McCain telephoned and spoke with the putative victim. His campaign pushed the sketchy story to the national media.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &amp;quot;incident&amp;quot; was shown within hours to have been a hoax by a mentally disturbed woman who is now in custody.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Occurring at a time when the McCain campaign is running an ad warning of how Barack Obama would react to a crisis, Mr. McCain's shoot-from-the-hip reaction to this false story serves to remind us once again how totally inappropriate his reaction to a crisis would be.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It suggests that if a President McCain received a report of Soviet missiles in Cuba, North Vietnamese patrol boats attacking an American destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin, or an Iraqi dictator having weapons of mass destruction, he would believe the report without waiting to find out weather it was true and would go to war first and ask question later--if ever. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here is John McCain's own description of his mode of decision-making: &amp;quot;I make them as quickly as I can, quicker than the other fellow, if I can. Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The thought of his being president sends a cold chill down my spine,&amp;quot; Republican Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi said of Sen. McCain in January of this year. &amp;quot;He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I don't often agree with the senior senator from my state, but he's right about this, and the American people had better heed his warning.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#744487</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:12:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:744487</guid><dc:creator>rckstrdave</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I haven't met anyone voting for McCain that isn't mentally ill, racist, a selfish baby boomer, a hardcore fiscal conservative, a neoconservative, a hardcore libertarian, or an evangelical (or any combination). &amp;nbsp;That's pretty harsh (probably totally unfair), but then another whacko McCain fan makes headlines with a backwards &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; on her cheek and story about an evil black man.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sigh. &amp;nbsp;Can't I just meet one McCain supporter who isn't after Roe v. Wade, reciting Obamattacks strait out of the GOP playbook, or giving themselves a black eye? (how did she do that, anyway?)&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#744497</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:09:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:744497</guid><dc:creator>BoogieStik</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;To those who know anything about the mentality of the people in College Station and Texas A&amp;amp;M, this event isn't surprising at all. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; Sad, but not surprising. &lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#744498</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:11:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:744498</guid><dc:creator>BoogieStik</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Ashley Todd shares a philosophy with Joe the plumber: &amp;nbsp;The Cause Justifies The Deceit. &lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#744520</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:13:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:744520</guid><dc:creator>CHERIEIMH</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Please remember the cases in the not distant past where it came down to &amp;quot;a black man did it&amp;quot;... this entire story was pumped up high by Drudge and FOX to influence this election. No other reason at all and it looked very suspicious from the get go. No medical report, the cut itself would have been done 'gently' or it would have not been such a nice perfect B. Why? To harm the image of the first African American running for President. I had a John Mc Cain bumper sticker on my car and he became angry, etc. How many votes did this influence during the hyped up time that Drudge and Fox promoted it? Was one vote lost or two? Or more. I read one website where people were going crazy about it. Saying if Barack Obama is elected white women are at risk and this &amp;quot;guy&amp;quot; the thief with a knife would be allowed to go free. Stop the insanity and think of the real charges dating back hundreds of years that this woman was making. FOR SHAME on her and THE &amp;quot;News Media&amp;quot; &lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#744603</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:36:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:744603</guid><dc:creator>Gobama2008</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Obviously, she had to cut the &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; into her own face while looking in a mirror, that's why it's backwards.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#744610</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:50:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:744610</guid><dc:creator>USAGal</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I am an Obama supporter and I am dismayed by Ms. Todd's actions. However, I also believe that this was the act of an emotionally and perhaps mentally disturbed young woman who needs help. What disgusts me amost about the whole episode is that the McCain campaigns Pennsylvania staff were quick to attempt to capitalize on this situation and use race-baiting for political gain when the story was first reported. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;However, now that Ms. Todd has been revealed to be someone who apparently has problems, the only comments the McCain campaign have made have been to quickly distance themselves from her and dismiss her as &amp;quot;only a volunteer not associated with the campaign&amp;quot;. Not a word of compassion about her obvious emotional issues - yet again giving lie to the GOP proclamation of itself as as a party of &amp;quot;compassionate conservatives&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#744616</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:57:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:744616</guid><dc:creator>Beth in VA</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I don't think the upper echelon of the McCain campaign supports this racist behavior, but McCain has not shown moral or effective leadership on this issue. I've heard too many instances where not just average citizens, but actual campaign staff--paid or otherwise--are involved with race-baiting statements. McCain has not stepped up to set a better tone. Stating that Obama &amp;quot;pals around with terrorists&amp;quot; just gives these racists back-up and fuel for their fire. McCain should be held responsible for the tone of his campaign. Imagine if he had, early in his campaign, given a speech that clearly separated him form the inevitable racism that would occur with a black Democratic nominee. But no, he's just stoked the fire.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#744924</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:35:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:744924</guid><dc:creator>makeitabetterplace</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Reply to ObamaYesWeCan. &amp;nbsp;i find your comments disturbing and sexist.. &amp;nbsp;There is no such thing a &amp;quot;typical&amp;quot; women. &amp;nbsp;Even if there were she is certainly not a &amp;quot;lying attention seeking evil whore[s]&amp;quot;. &amp;nbsp;You may not agree with Sara Palin or her politics but do not refer to her as a &amp;quot;bimbo.&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;You sir, (I assuming you are male given your comments) are not better the the racist women who accused an an African American Obama support of attacking her. &amp;nbsp;I do not think there should be room for such derogatory,sexist language on this blog. &amp;nbsp;I am so sorry that you are not intelligent enough to come up with something more insightful and less hateful. &lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#744950</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:44:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:744950</guid><dc:creator>petervogt</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;To ObamaYesWeCan: Your username isn't fooling anyone, you are obviously a McCain supporter trying - like Ms. Todd - to make Obama supporters look bad. &amp;nbsp;Frankly, it's pathetic. &amp;nbsp;Did you somehow miss the lesson of this vile incident? &amp;nbsp;It seems the entire right wing has devolved into juvenile internet trolls, desperate to convince themselves that the other side is just as bad as they are. &amp;nbsp;What sad, ugly souls you are.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#748293</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:32:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:748293</guid><dc:creator>williambanzai7</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Political Running Man&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are witnessing the Political version of Schwarzeneggers Running Man:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ladies and Gentleman, we've had Joe the Plumber, Joe Six Pack, Sarah the Pit Veeper, Ayers the Terrorist, even Barack's pal Bush the GOP President. RIP all of them. Now we bring you Ashley the Campaign Volunteer!!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;McCain: This is TV politics, that's all it is. It has nothing to do with people, it's to do with ratings! For fifty years, we've told them what to eat, what to drink, what to wear... for Christ's sake, Barack, don't you understand? Americans love television. They wean their kids on it. Listen. They love game shows, they love wrestling, they love sports and violence. So what do we do? We give 'em *what they want*! We're number one, Barack, that's all that counts, believe me. I've been in the business for thirty years.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Barack: Well John, I may not have been in political game show business for as long as you have. But I'm a quick learner. And right now, I'm going to give the audience what *I* think they want.... &lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#748515</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:12:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:748515</guid><dc:creator>caraprado</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;From:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Head of State&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/10/borderline-campaign-disorder-b-hoax.html"&gt;http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/10/borderline-campaign-disorder-b-hoax.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Friday, October 24, 2008&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Borderline Campaign Disorder: The &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; Hoax&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On a cold night in Pittsburgh, a disturbed young woman committed an act all too common--she called in an attack on herself, stating that she had been attacked by a black man who had robbed her, and, seeing the McCain sticker on her car, in a fit of social activism somehow compatible with his immediately previous psychopathy, slashed a &amp;quot;B&amp;quot; into her face. &amp;nbsp;That the B was, in fact, backwards--as would be the case if one was putting it on themselves while looking into a mirror--was no doubt meant as a literary irony, such as the &amp;quot;Amerika&amp;quot; of earlier social radicals, while the lightness of the scratching--despite the &amp;quot;attacker's&amp;quot; cited &amp;quot;rage&amp;quot;--was no doubt a signal of his electoral ambivalence in this tight race.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Of course, the event, implausible as fact even to the most rabid fictionalists on the right-wing, was a hoax. Anyone who understands the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder is well aware of what happened here. Extreme needs for attention combine with physically destructive behavior--most often seen in cutting one's own skin--in an act meant to bring outer love and attention as it attacks inner self-hatred.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The act is rarely carefully planned. One of the key features of Borderline Personality Disorder is impulsivity. The act is usually spurred by rage. As a result, they spring to action, in order to address the immediate need, without any consideration of how the behavior will later unravel. There is an intense desire to address a powerful sense of abandonment with an impulsive and ultimately self-destructive action.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a supreme irony, these characteristics mirror the tactical efforts of the McCain/Palin ticket throughout this campaign: impulsivity, an emphasis on the grand gesture that is poorly thought through, and that is ultimately self destructive.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Perhaps the act was wiser than it seems.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Perhaps it was meant as homage.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;UPDATE: As predicted, woman has been identified as having as history of mental illness. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;UPDATE: As predicted, Police report wounds may have been self-inflicted&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cite:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Head of State&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/10/borderline-campaign-disorder-b-hoax.html"&gt;http://headofstate.blogspot.com/2008/10/borderline-campaign-disorder-b-hoax.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#749321</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:20:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:749321</guid><dc:creator>Omaar</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Any Ole Cancer Ridden, So Called [Hero] alongside his Hollow Headed, Good looking Yukon EarMarks VP Running Mate will do...Huh&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just keep the White House White....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By All means neccessary....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Keep The White House ....WHITE !!!! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You and Ashley Todd need to Hook Up and raise the next Brood of Aryans...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I Mean Racist Christians !!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;McCain is going to LOSE....ACCEPT IT and MOVE ON with your LIFE !!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I wished you felt as Strongly about Bush and his 8 Years in Office, as you DREAD an Obama Administration.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bush Borrows Billions from [Communist-Socialist China] But No Fear, Dread or Condemnation of Bush and his Administration.....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You Low Lifes are a JOKE with your Thinly Disguised Race Hate for Obama.....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank God, Most White Americans have Accepted the Facts regarding an Ole Semi-Senile, War Mongering, Viet Nam Veteran, who does not Hesitate to Force it Down America's THROATS on a DAILY Basis !!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'll be glad when this is OVER, so America and the Free World, won't ever have to hear McCain's Distorted War History Ever AGAIN !!!! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We all grew TIRED of the [911 Pimp, Rudy Giuliani] and we're Tired of hearing about Mccain's Distorted War History as well as ...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hearing about Sarah Palin's Gas-Oil Pipeline LIES, Bridge To Anywhere, Trooper Gate, The AIP Ties, Her being the Yukon EarMarks Queen and her 2 Months 150,000 Shopping Spree !!! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama-Biden 08 and Beyond !!!!! &lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#749326</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:21:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:749326</guid><dc:creator>Omaar</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;McCain's &amp;nbsp;Top Financial Adv. Says ....[He Will Raise Your Taxes]&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/the_mccain_tax_increasescontin.html"&gt;http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/the_mccain_tax_increasescontin.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;McCain Top Economic Adviser: [McCain Will Raise Taxes] ...Fact !!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Whether you're a Republican, Democrat President or a Martian, Taxes will be Raised&amp;quot; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Though Mccain has said Throughout his campaign &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;I will Not, Raise Your Taxes&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His Top Economic Adviser says that a LIE....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Obama will Raise Taxes on those that make More than 250,000...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 250,000 per year and Under, will have a Tax Break and Tax Cut. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and current chief McCain economic advisor, is an honest man--which means he's something of a liability on the Straight Talk Express. A few months ago, he admitted to my colleague, Michael Scherer, that Barack Obama's economic plan would reduce taxes for most people. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And now, in a forthcoming book by Fortune columnist Matt Miller, he makes it clear that the next President is going to have to raise taxes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;If you do nothing on the spending side, you're going to have to RAISE TAXES whether you're a Republican, a Democrat or a Martian,&amp;quot; he tells Miller...and then he immediately makes it clear that the &amp;quot;spending side&amp;quot; part of the argument is nothing more than a ...............&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;POLITICAL FIG LEAF&amp;quot;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;--------------------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;YOU REPUBLICANS ARE SUCH GULLIBLE FOOLS...MCCAIN WILL RAISE YOUR TAXES...PERIOD&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;TAXES WILL BE RAISED...PERIOD...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2 WARS AT THE COST OF BILLIONS, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, RECORD HIGH FORECLOSURE RATES, THE BIGGEST WALLSTREET BAILOUT EVER, INFLATION, ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, OVER POPULATION, ALL LEAD TO MORE [TAXATION] !!! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;THE SPENDING END IS A ..BIG JOKE !!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SIMPLE, DAMN !!!&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#749334</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:22:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:749334</guid><dc:creator>Omaar</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt; &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/13/acorn-mccain-and-gop-used_n_134284.html"&gt;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/13/acorn-mccain-and-gop-used_n_134284.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John McCain is a Acorn Man, He Attended a 2006 Rally in Support of Acorn as well as John McCain's Surrogates and GOP &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some you Low Lifes, would'nt know your Ear Hole from your A!! Hole, just like the Semi-Senile John McCain, to whom you Blindly Support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Monday, the Democratic-leaning group ACORN, which has been painted as a criminal enterprise by the GOP for its voter registration and housing policy efforts, pushed back against its critics by producing a photo of John McCain attending its March 2006 rally.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It was a reminder that, for all their electoral histrionics, Republicans have aligned themselves with ACORN in the past.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Indeed, in addition to the McCain photo, there is a host of examples of prominent McCain surrogates attending ACORN events, signing ACORN legislation, or complimenting the group's efforts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, for example, partnered with ACORN in March 2008 for a &amp;quot;Homeownership Promotes The Economy&amp;quot; taskforce. More recently, Crist declared that -- contrary to GOP outrage -- he was not upset with the group's voter registration efforts in his state. The New York Times reported that ACORN supported a law signed by Governor Crist, which &amp;quot;changed the rules last year to restore the voting rights of about 112,000 former convicts.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In July 2005, meanwhile, another Republican governor, Rick Perry of Texas, signed ACORN's Lending Law Reform Bill that changed the state's homelending practices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In July 2008, California Governor and McCain supporter Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that ACORN helped draft aimed at California homeowners facing foreclosure.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Story continues below &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In June 2007, Minnesota Governor and McCain VP short-lister Tim Pawlenty signed a similar bill -- drafted by ACORN -- that helped homeowners get fairer deals on their mortgages.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The legislation was drafted according to recommendations made by a predatory lending study group established by Swanson prior to the legislative session,&amp;quot; wrote the Northwestern Financial Review. &amp;quot;The study group contained representatives from the banking industry and the mortgage brokers association, as well as consumer advocates from organizations such as Illegal Aid and ACORN.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney signed an anti-predatory lending bill that ACORN supported. In February 2006, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman met with the ACORN Katrina Survivors Association. And back in July 2005, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg actually got a kiss from ACORN's state leader, according to the publication City Limits, during an announcement that the city would protect or create 65,000 affordable units in a new housing proposal. Bloomberg, it should be noted, has not endorsed a candidate.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#749346</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:23:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:749346</guid><dc:creator>Omaar</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;NOTE: &amp;nbsp;THE GOVERNMENT'S &amp;nbsp;[2 WARS] ARE NOT FINANCED BY THE USA, BUT BY STILL VERY ....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[COMMUNIST SOCIALIST- RED CHINA] !!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;QUESTION: IS PRESIDENT BUSH A [SOCIALIST COMMUNIST SYMPATHIZER] ? &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BECAUSE IF WE ARE THIS TRULY SELF SUFFICIENT, A TRUE WORLD POWER....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;WHY ARE WE NOT FINANCING OUR 2 WARS, OURSESELVES, WITH OUR OWN MONEY ?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;THAT IS WHAT [INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES] DO ...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;OR WHY ARE WE NOT BORROWING MONEY FROM OUR ALLIED NATIONS, OPPOSED TO A STILL VERY ....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[COMMUNIST-SOCIALIST COUNTRY] LIKE [RED CHINA] ....HMMM&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;WOULD'NT THAT MAKE THE US GOVERNMENT [SOCIALIST-COMMUNIST] ALSO...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AND THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION [SOCIALIST-COMMUNIST] AS WELL...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;THIS [SOCIALIST-COMMUNIST] ACT MUST BE A TITLE OR TAG OF CONVENIENCE OR IS INTERCHANGEABLE, DEPENDING ON WHOSE USING IT TO HIS OR HER NATION'S ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'M STUMPED&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I BELIEVE WE LIVE IN A ...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MILITARY RAN, CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, SOME WHAT RELIGOUSLY TOLERANT COUNTRY.....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;--------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IF THATS WHAT SOME OF YOU CALL [DEMOCRACY] SO BE IT.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#749387</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:30:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:749387</guid><dc:creator>Omaar</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;NOTE: THE GOVERNMENT'S 2 WARS ARE [NOT FINANCED BY THE USA], BUT BY STILL VERY ....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[COMMUNIST SOCIALIST- RED CHINA] !!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;QUESTION: IS PRESIDENT BUSH A [SOCIALIST COMMUNIST SYMPATHIZER] ? &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BECAUSE IF WE ARE THIS TRULY SELF SUFFICIENT, A TRUE WORLD POWER....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;WHY ARE WE NOT FINANCING OUR 2 WARS, OURSESELVES, WITH OUR OWN MONEY ?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;THAT IS WHAT [INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES] DO ...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;OR WHY ARE WE NOT BORROWING MONEY FROM OUR ALLIED NATIONS, OPPOSED TO A STILL VERY ....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;[COMMUNIST-SOCIALIST COUNTRY] LIKE [RED CHINA] ....HMMM&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;-----------------------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;WOULD'NT THAT MAKE THE US GOVERNMENT [SOCIALIST-COMMUNIST] ALSO...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AND THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION [SOCIALIST-COMMUNIST] AS WELL...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;THIS [SOCIALIST-COMMUNIST] ACT MUST BE A TITLE OR TAG OF CONVENIENCE OR IS INTERCHANGEABLE, DEPENDING ON WHOSE USING IT TO HIS OR HER NATION'S ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'M STUMPED&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I BELIEVE WE LIVE IN A ...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MILITARY RAN, CAPITALIST, SOCIALIST, SOME WHAT RELIGOUSLY TOLERANT COUNTRY.....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;--------------------------------------------&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IF THATS WHAT SOME OF YOU CALL [DEMOCRACY] SO BE IT.&lt;/p&gt;
</description><category>Blog: Stumper</category></item><item><title>re: The "B" Hoax</title><link>http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/10/24/ugliness-in-pittsburgh.aspx#749403</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:31:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">544c64cf-7058-4151-925a-a0fd041e73dd:749403</guid><dc:creator>Omaar</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;McCain as well as his Campaign Staff know that he is going to... LOSE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Electoral Map-College Numbers will not change for Me, You or Semi-Senile John McCain or anyone else as far as Numbers are concerned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;McCain is Political Toast and he and his Staff realize this fact as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sarah Palin is Aresenic-Stricnein...Pure Poison and McCain's Age and Health, knowing that Palin would be President, was the Death Toll for McCain-Palin...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;ABC News did a poll, where it was confirmed by the Numbers, that most people can Accept Obama's Race, opposed to Mccain's Age &amp;amp; Health or Sarah Palin's Lack of Experience ...Fact&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;McCain-Palin: Its Over, its Through....Over and Out !!!! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;nbsp;Posted By: Omaar @ 10/24/2008 9:33:10 AM&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Comment: &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/13/acorn-mccain-and-gop-used_n_134284.html"&gt;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/13/acorn-mccain-and-gop-used_n_134284.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;John McCain is a Acorn Man, He Attended a 2006 Rally in Support of Acorn as well as John McCain's Surrogates and GOP &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some you Low Lifes, would'nt know your Ear Hole from your A!! Hole, just like the Semi-Senile John McCain, to whom you Blindly Support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Monday, the Democratic-leaning group ACORN, which has been painted as a criminal enterprise by the GOP for its voter registration and housing policy efforts, pushed back against its critics by producing a photo of John McCain attending its March 2006 rally.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It was a reminder that, for all their electoral histrionics, Republicans have aligned themselves with ACORN in the past.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Indeed, in addition to the McCain photo, there is a host of examples of prominent McCain surrogates attending ACORN events, signing ACORN legislation, or complimenting the group's efforts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, for example, partnered with ACORN in March 2008 for a &amp;quot;Homeownership Promotes The Economy&amp;quot; taskforce. More recently, Crist declared that -- contrary to GOP outrage -- he was not upset with the group's voter registration efforts in his state. The New York Times reported that ACORN supported a law signed by Governor Crist, which &amp;quot;changed the rules last year to restore the voting rights of about 112,000 former convicts.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In July 2005, meanwhile, another Republican governor, Rick Perry of Texas, signed ACORN's Lending Law Reform Bill that changed the state's homelending practices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In July 2008, California Governor and McCain supporter Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that ACORN helped draft aimed at California homeowners facing foreclosure.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Story continues below &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In June 2007, Minnesota Governor and McCain VP short-lister Tim Pawlenty signed a similar bill -- drafted by ACORN -- that helped homeowners get fairer deals on their mortgages.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;The legislation was drafted according to recommendations made by a predatory lending study group established by Swanson prior to the legislative session,&amp;quot; wrote the Northwestern Financial Review. &amp;quot;The study group contained representatives from the banking industry and the mortgage brokers association, as well as consumer advocates from organizations such as Illegal Aid and ACORN.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney signed an anti-predatory lending bill that ACORN supported. In February 2006, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman met with the ACORN Katrina Survivors Association. And back in July 2005, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg actually got a kiss from ACORN's state leader, according to the publication City Limits, during an announcement that the city would protect or create 65,000 affordable units in a new housing proposal. Bloomberg, it should be noted, has not endorsed a candidate.&lt;/p&gt;
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