Posted on 10/16/2007 7:01:33 AM PDT by dennisw
Air America Host Randi Rhodes Mugged
By Rogers Cadenhead
Watching the Watchers
Air America Radio host Randi Rhodes was mugged near her Manhattan apartment Sunday night, losing several teeth in a brutal attack that has knocked her off the air while she recuperates, fellow host Jon Elliott announced on his show early Tuesday morning.
"It is with sadness that tonight I inform you that my Air America colleague Randi Rhodes was assaulted last night while walking her dog near her New York City home," Elliott told his listeners this morning on Air America.
The attack took place near the corner of 39th Street and Park Avenue, Elliot said.
Because Rhodes was wearing a jogging suit and had neither a purse nor jewelry, Elliott speculated that "this does not appear to me to be a standard grab the money and run mugging."
"Is this an attempt by the right wing hate machine to silence one of our own?" he asked on the air. "Are we threatening them? Are they afraid that we're winning? Are they trying to silence intimidate us?"
Rhodes has been with Air America Radio since it launched in 2004, becoming a mainstay of the national liberal radio network. Her show airs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern weekdays. Lionel filled in for her show Monday afternoon, but no announcement was made of the reason.
An Air America representative confirmed Tuesday morning that Rhodes was mugged. Calls have been made to Rhodes and the New York City police department's press office, and as more details become available they'll be reported here.
That was a semi real question, a DanRather Fake But Accurate sort of question.
I can guess but maybe there is an expert on the thread who can answer this question?
Inquiring Minds Want To Know, don’t cha know.
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Prayers for a speedy recovery for Ms. Rhodes. No one deserves to get mugged and have their teeth knocked out, I don’t care what their political stripe.
Was Rhodes opposed to the Clintons?
She should have called 911 and saved herself. Perhaps she didn’t comprehend that aspect of truthism.
“The fact that her “friends” are trying to politically exploit a crime is very sad. I pray for her speedy recovery.”
You put it very well. I was genuinely shocked when I read on how her collegues were leaping to accuse “right wing nut jobs” of hurting her. Absolutely phenomenal.
I feel very bad for Ms. Rhodes, and hope she gets well soon. But you know the saying, “A conservative is a liberal who’s just been mugged.”
no argument that she is a nutjob.
however we should not gloat at someone being mugged and beaten in a robbery.
we have to be better.
It would never had happened if Bush had funded midnight basketball!
No one deserves to be a victim of physical abuse..., however her verbal abuse to many borders as close to this act as one can get. Her stance is an all out war on opposing views and ideas. Wars escalate, thus the situation she found herself in. Non the less, get well RR.
I hope she’s ok, perhaps she’ll become a conservative now.
must have been a hate crime she was only wearing a jogging suit, just like that liberal girl raped in Central Park 18 yrs ago.
I see what you did there! Well played old bean.
With a terrible choice of adult beverage!!!
where did you read that?
I would wonder if the more likely question would be, “Has she said anything against Hillary recently?”
"Is this a stunt perpetrated by the left on one of it's own, in a pathetic attempt to get attention, sympathy and ratings?"
An unfortunate incident? So what really happened? She tripped over her dog and went face first to the pavement?
Terrible thing to happen.
One hopes she has some time to think during her recovery.
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