article imageUPDATED: McCain Supporter Attacked, 'B' Carved Into Her Face

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Oct 23, 2008 by  Carolyn E. Price - 53 votes, 85 comments
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A young woman campaigning for John McCain was recently robbed by a man who was then infuriated when he saw her McCain bumper sticker. He then carved the letter "b" (for Barack) into her face.
After telling his supporters last month to get in their neighbour's faces, it appears that one of Barack Obama's supporters may have taken his words, well way too far.
According to one report, the 20-year-old woman is a "campaign staffer for John McCain" from Texas. The young woman, was taking money out of an ATM in Bloomfield, a suburb of Pittsburgh, was approached and robbed by a man wielding a knife. After taking $60 from the terrified woman, it is being reported that the robber became enraged when he saw a McCain bumper sticker on the woman's car and he allegedly attacked the woman by kicking and punching her. He then took his knife and carved the letter "B" into her face.
The robber is described as a dark-skinned black man, 6 feet 4 inches tall, 200 pounds with a medium build, short black hair and brown eyes. The man was wearing dark colored jeans, a black undershirt and black shoes.
The assault happened outside of the view of the bank's video camera system.
UPDATE:
Both campaigns have issued statements:
Obama-Biden campaign statement: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the young woman for her to make a speedy recovery, and we hope that the person who perpetrated this crime is swiftly apprehended and brought to justice."
McCain-Palin campaign statement: "The McCain campaign is aware of the incident involving one of its volunteers. Out of respect, the campaign won't be commenting. The campaign also confirms that Senator McCain and Governor Palin have both spoken to the woman."
UPDATED: The woman at the center of this story has now admitted that she made the story up and is facing charges.
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