Big Ears?
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.
I’m sure the people of NYC are afraid of College Republican pretty types going around assaulting people for no reason. That must be who did this dastardly act. (end of sarcasm)
And it was an evil act. Attacks on innocent people must happen all the time in NY. A lot of scumbags don’t need an excuse, or they are mentally ill.
I condemn this attack and I hope Rhodes gets better. But as long as they are stooping to new lows by exploiting what happened to her, I will so some exploiting myself and say is it not partly the fault of Rhodes and her left wing ilk that these crimes happen? It is they who have advocated softer treatment, even on violent criminals, for decades. If it turns out this attacker was on parole, or had a long criminal record, this won’t surprise me a bit.
I pray that she will recover soon. While I differ greatly with her views, she is still a human being and Christ said to pray for our enemies. I pray that she will seek the Lord during this, find His grace and come to a saving faith knowledge of her creator.
What’s that saying?...A conservative is a liberal who was mugged...
Okay, lets see, her head is somewhat flat and now we know some of her teeth are knocked out - - does anyone know if she has big ears?
From another board:
“I’m sure it was a reich-wing nut.
Coincidence that a liberal talk show host gets smashed in the mouth????????????
People get mugged in NY every day. The VAST majority don’t get a baseball bat sandwich.
I know the kookypukes will call ne a conspiracy theorist, but this sounds like a Fascist act that a wing-nut would do.”
“Wouldn’t You Love To Smash A Puke In The Teeth With An Aluminum?.”
Doncha just love these loons????
Is that a photo of her BEFORE or AFTER the mugging?
Like Hell!
They abandoned the tenets of civility long ago. As far as I'm concerned, they are enemy combatants without a uniform.
From Wikipedia:
Randi Rhodes (born Randi Bueten on January 28, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American talk radio personality featured on Air America Radio where her eponymous program, The Randi Rhodes Show, airs Monday through Friday from 3 pm to 6 pm Eastern Time, with many Air America Radio affiliates recording the show for broadcast later in the evening. Her married name is Randi Robertson; Rhodes is a stage name chosen to honor Ozzy Osbourne’s guitar player Randy Rhoads, whom Rhodes describes as “a consummate professional ... who lived to be the best.” [1
I wonder if she’ll ever play Crazy Train again...
My thoughts exactly. My dog would NEVER allow anyone to raise a hand to me, not even my husband.
What’s the frequency, Kenneth?
Yes, I know...it’s heinous crime no matter the gender.
And I know well your line of reasoning, and for those asking for gender equality in all things...one takes the good in with the bad.
But, “in hoc” still holds women up to be the more gentler of the genders...that’s how he was raised.
Now...Hillary is another story...
Oh, I agree totally. I didn’t mean to imply shutting them up at all, even though that is was it sounds like. Sorry for any confusion.
Never take a lapdog to a mugging.
For those who call this a “hit” we nail them hard.
Elliot is just a nobody bufoon trying desperatly to get PR.
Just whoring for the microphone.
If a person is in a hospital bed not saying any of the conspiracy manure then we need to show some class. If she eventually comes out and calls this a “hit” then the gloves are off.
As usual, we (the "hate machine") are guilty even before all the facts are in.
And they blame “the right wing”. Can you believe it? She made a death threat on the air against President Bush (as reported several years ago) and yet we are the “thugs”.
Keep spouting your treasonous garbage oh ghost of Axis Sally, but don’t implicate others in the ugliness of your personal life.
Yep, she is now a 10!!! And look, she brings her own beer, she goes to 11 baby!!
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