"B" Hoax Photographer Speaks: "I Only Gave Copies of the Photos to Police...and College Republicans"

[Leo 9]

"B" Hoax Photographer Speaks: "I Only Gave Copies of the Photos to Police...and College Republicans"
October 25, 2008, 2:36PM


The photographer who took the photos of Ashley Todd's self-inflicted injuries, only gave copies of the digital photos to the Pittsburgh police, and to her employers, the College Republicans.

This means there is no way the College Republicans and the McCain campaign was not involved in pushing this story, because Matt Drudge was up with the photo before the Pittsburgh Press even had access to them.

Here's the quote from today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (emphasis mine):

Mr. (Dan) Garcia took the widely published picture of Ms. Todd with her injuries. He said he took several photographs with a digital camera to document what had happened. He said he only gave copies of the photos to police and Ms. Todd's employer, the College Republicans. One photo appeared on The Drudge Report on Thursday, setting off a storm of media attention.

Here, then, is the direct link between the College Republicans working for the McCain campaign and the story that the McCain campaign was pushing through it's regional communications director, Peter Feldman, to the Pittsburgh media outlets.

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http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/astral66/2008/10/smoking-gun-b-hoax-photographe.php

[progressivebydesign]

1. Media? Do your job! This was yet ANOTHER scheme by the College Republicans.

I have been asking HOW Drudge got the pic on his site so fast.... and the media is strangely uninterested in the DEPTH of this story.

[Leo 9]

4. I'll self kick with this... life in the field dot com

http://lifeinthefield.com/

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

5. Heh Ashley's page has been scrubbed off that site. Go figure.

:shrug:

[mcg]

6. #litf08

Look at this ...

benetwits: You would think the CRNC would have shut down their link to #litf08, but nope, not yet. Ooookay.
Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:34:50 +0000

billmelater: who outed @atodd by sending that picture to Matt Drudge? #litf08 sure to show up on Colbert next week.

http://lifeinthefield.com/

Tweets Give Race-Baiting Hoaxster a 'B' for Effort

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/college-republi.html

[cui bono]

2. k&r

[John Q. Citizen]

3. Garcia is attempting to sidle out the door.and put all blame on b girl.This was planned.

[gatorboy]

8. B girl will start singing like a canary if that happens.

She's no doubt scared shitless as it is and may be more than ready to give up any accomplices. Especially since they're starting to give her up.

[Quantess]

7. Another slimy read, for tomorrow.

[MagickMuffin]

9. But Dan Garcia has also made False Statements

About Ashley Todd's medical treatment. So, I don't believe everything he says.


Thursday:
Ms. Todd then went to a friend's house in the 5100 block of Cypress Street, about a mile away, where she reported the incident to police about 45 minutes later. She declined medical treatment at that time.

A friend said Ms. Todd went to an unknown hospital on her own around 1 a.m.


Friday:

The officer asked Ms. Todd if she needed medical attention. She declined. Instead, Mr. Garcia said, they went to eat at Ritter's Diner on Baum Boulevard. He then persuaded her to go to nearby UPMC Shadyside, where he waited for her until 2 a.m.

[Wolfies Revenge]

10. when can we expect Fox News to slam Drudge like they did Kos

*crickets*