3. Ashley Todd's Face Carving – The 2008 election had more than its share of idiotic moments, but none surpassed young Republican Ashley Todd's vile attempt at stirring up race hatred in Pittsburgh, PA. Todd went to police with a tearful story of being attacked by young Black men for her John McCain bumper sticker. They beat her, robbed her, and carved a "B" in her cheek – for "B"arack Obama, naturally. Cops shot holes in Todd's story, but not before some conservative scumbags latched onto the image of Obama supporters as mindless street thugs. Classy. |