The Woman with the Backwards B

Yesterday, there was a story of a McCain campaign worker who had been mugged by a "dark-skinned" black guy who then carved a backward "B" into her cheek after he saw her McCain sticker.

To her credit, right-wing columnist Michelle Malkin flags this case as a likely hoax.

The most prominent female conservative columnist now that Ann Coulter's lost her mojo, Malkin thinks the "B" could have been carved backwards because the young woman did it herself. She also wonders why the "B" could be so neatly and clinically done in the context of a mugging.

What makes me suspicious is that it's a "B" at all. What people identify with Barack Obama is his exotic-sounding last name. Barack Obama's much more of an "O" than a "B."

What if the young woman's story doesn't pan out? Well, she would need a lot of help.

But we'll have to see first.

Update: It appears that the young woman has confessed that the incident was indeed a hoax. Very unfortunate.