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'Air America' host Rhodes attack in New York City?
By Karyn Chenoweth Oct 16, 2007, 13:49 GMT
Radio personality Randi Rhodes was allegedly mugged on Sunday night on 39th Street and Park Ave, nearby her Manhattan apartment, while she was walking her dog Simon.
According to Air America Radio late night host Jon Elliott, Rhodes was "beaten up pretty badly, losing several teeth and will probably be off the air for at least the rest of the week."
Several liberal blogs, including the Randi Rhodes Message Board and Democratic Underground have logged numerous posts on the Rhodes alleged mugging with most of the posters expressing concern about the condition of the popular liberal talker.
Morning talk host, Lionel filled in for Rhodes on Monday, but did not say anything about why she wasn’t on hand to do her show. The Randi Rhodes board reports that Sam Seder, who does a Sunday afternoon show for AAR, will be filling on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Elliott was extremely agitated when he reported on the incident. He opened his show by saying "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."
Pointing out that Rhodes was wearing a jogging suit and displayed no purse or 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. "Are we threatening them. Are they afraid that we're winning. Are they trying to silence intimidate us."
According to Elliott, Rhodes was resting in her New York City apartment and was not hospitalized.
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How dare the previous post even suggest that someone that is beaten up take a polygraph test! This just happened Sunday and you're already crying about a police report? Do you know how long it even takes to get a police report to be released unless it's leaked?
I'm not saying that it is or it isn't a rightwing ploy to silence the liberals, but that is just plain mean (but you gotta admit, some on the right are not very, how you say..legitimate?).
Regardless as to whether she is a liberal, a talkshow host or what, first of all she is a human being that was injured by hands other than her own. It could've been your sister, or even your mother, or the teacher that helped you achieve when you were a child.
I just hope that they catch whoever did it for Whatever Reason They did it, because ANYONE tha inflicts violence on someone else, be it for political or financial gain does not belong on the streets.
Adolph Hitler's right wing thugs regularly 'mugged' opponents and members of unpopular groups even before he came to power.
The people who support the current administration have repeatedly demonstrated their belief that they are entitled to engage in all types of reprehensible behavior to further their cause.
Given Randi Rhodes courageous outspokenness about the sinister intentions of the right wing, it is not unreasonable to suspect that this non-robbery assault is an attempt by Neo-conservative thugs to silence her views.
How incredibly sad. Best wishes to Randi, praying for a speedy recovery.
Regarding Eliot's comments...
so called right wing radio is under no threat from you and Air America. They have what are referred to as sponsors because people enjoy the shows and they are profitable.
Air America went BANKRUPT...face the facts, you do not have what it takes to compete in a free market. Because liberal rants and emotional rather than fact based arguments are BORING.
Neo-conservatives are the people who bomb abortion and family planning clinics. Timothy McVeigh was/is a Neo-con. Neo-conservatives are the people who invaded Iraq despite no attack by Iraq on the U.S.A.
Adolph Hitler's right wing thugs regularly 'mugged' opponents and members of unpopular groups even before he came to power.
The people who support the current administration have repeatedly demonstrated their belief that they are entitled to engage in all types of reprehensible behavior to further their cause.
Given Randi Rhodes courageous outspokenness about the sinister intentions of the right wing, it is not unreasonable to suspect that this non-robbery assault is an attempt by Neo-conservative thugs to silence her views.
Out come the crazies... She got mugged, idiots.
It happens, idiots.
Why does the leftist mind always go straight for the paranoid conspiracy?
Pathetic.
'Linda Oct 16th, 2007 - 15:20:31
Your side relishes knocking off people that disagree with you, like Malkin hassling a 12 year old brain damaged kid.'
On behalf of 'our side' we are sorry you got hassled and hope your brain gets better. 'K?
Damn those neo-con stairs she fell down!
Grassy Knoll, Grassy Knoll! Building 7! Attica!!!!!!
Hitler was right wing?!? LOL! That is hilarious...
'We are socialists, we are enemies of today's capitalistic economic system for the exploitation of the economically weak, with its unfair salaries, with its unseemly evaluation of a human being according to wealth and property instead of responsibility and performance, and we are all determined to destroy this system under all conditions.' --Adolf Hitler
(Speech of May 1, 1927. Quoted by Toland, 1976, p. 306)
And it amazes most of you don't even know what a Neo-Con is... A Neo-Con is a X-Liberal Democrat who joined the Republican party. So in reality its a lefty who has come to his senses.
Go to you beloved Wikipedia and search for Neocon.
Basically, Neo-Cons are what we conservatives call R.I.N.Os. Republicans In Name Only.
Please people, get informed before you make such idiotic statements.
Also, people get mugged all the time, especially joggers since they usually aren't paying attention to their surrounds while they jog. Get real...
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LindaOct 16th, 2007 - 15:20:31
Your side relishes knocking off people that disagree with you, like Malkin hassling a 12 year old brain damaged kid. Your side disgusts the 'civilized' world you bunch of morons.
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