Air America Host Randi Rhodes Mugged (few teeth knocked out)

weswsewes ^ | October 16, 2007 | Rogers Cadenhead

[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.

[Bubba_Leroy]

"Never mind."

[The KG9 Kid]

God knows what happened at this point.

[Republican Red]

Was Talk Show Host Randi Rhodes Jumped By 14 Ketel Ones?

Randi Rhodes was no more assaulted by a right-wing fanatic on Monday than Dick Cheney was. She, in fact, fell down and injured her teeth outside of a Midtown Irish bar at around 6 o’clock Sunday evening after downing about fourteen Ketel One Bloody Marys. She was abusive to the barstaff and generally gross, crass, loud, and pretentious. I genuinely hope she has a speedy recovery. I never would’ve disclosed this (I believe that anyone should feel free to hang out at Irish pubs at any time and not be concerned about someone publishing their behavior) if Air America hadn’t grossly interpreted a drunken indiscretion and allowed it to be morphed into some bullish rhetoric on air. Whatever journalistic integrity the station may have ever had is now completely compromised. The manipulation of the public diminishes any cause, whether just or fabricated.

[bray]

That’s one thirsty dog!! Guess they’ll have to change the drink to a Bloody Rhodes??

Pray for W and Our Troops

[CaptSkip]

WOW...she was simply S***-Faced? Unreal.

When I try to open the link on DU's home page that still has Randi a victim of an attack, my IE 7 crashes.

Hummmm, new browser opened again and again, and every time I try to open the original bogus DU thread...it crashes my browser.

I was still able to cut & paste the entire thread to M.S.Word "from behind" the crash warning.

[Don Carlos]

While I hope Mz Rhodes makes a speedy recovery, what Elliott has can't be fixed! Idiot is forever!

Silence them? Who knew they were speaking? They could get a bigger audience by standing on a box in central park!

[snowman1]

WEhy feel bad for her it was all a hoax on her part, she lied through her teeth.(PUN INTENDED)

[Suzy Quzy]

She fell DOWN...just like I thought.

[OKIEDOC]

As I said in another post this was a DanRather moment for the libs and caught in another lie.

She was not robbed or mugged, she fell and knocked out her front teeth.

She and her maniacal handlers saw it as an opportunity to get some publicity and blame the conservatives.

What a bunch of scumbags.

[RightOnline]

""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?""

You have absolutely, positively GOT to be shi**in' me.

Did this idiotic, pompous ass actually SAY this on the air????????????????

[DariusBane]

That’s what I love about free speech, it allows people to expose themselves.

[budwiesest]

“Has she said anything against Hillary recently?”

This is where I'd look. Somebody want this job real bad, and this 'somebody' has friends.