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Air America host Randi Rhodes wasn't mugged (oops)
NY Daily News ^

Posted on 10/16/2007 10:25:49 AM PDT by mnehring

Air America radio host Randi Rhodes is temporarily off the air, but claims she was brutally attacked near her Manhattan apartment are bogus, her lawyer and a police source said today.

Fellow host Jon Elliott claimed on the liberal radio network that Rhodes had been mugged while walking her dog, Simon, on Sunday night. Elliot, who said Rhodes lost several teeth in the attack, waxed about a possible conspiracy.

"Is this an attempt by the right-wing, hate machine to silence one of our own?" he asked on the air, according to Talking Radio, a blog. "Are we threatening them? Are they afraid that we’re winning? Are they trying to silence intimidate us?"

A police source said Rhodes never filed a report and never claimed to be the victim of a mugging. Cops from Manhattan's 17th Precinct called her attorney, who told them Rhodes was not a victim of a crime, the source said.

Rhodes' lawyer told the Daily News she was injured in a fall while walking her dog. He said she's not sure what happened, and only knows that she fell down and is in a lot of pain. The lawyer said Rhodes expects to be back on the air Thursday. He stressed there is no indication she was targeted or that she was the victim of a "hate crime."

Rhodes started with the Air America when it launched in 2004. Her show airs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.

The network released a statement that said Rhodes "experienced an unfortunate incident."

"The reports of a presumed hate crime are unfounded," the statement read by a receptionist at the network's New York offices said. "Ms. Rhodes is looking forward to being back on the air on Thursday."

Still, the tale lived on in the blogosphere.

"What the %$#$ is WRONG with you people?? Are you that SICK in the head that just because you don’t agree with someone’s political views you believe that they deserve to be mugged? Are you on the right that DEMENTED??," a blogger called neddlenosehanty posted on watchingthewatchers.org.

Another blogger shot back, "I very seriously doubt if this unfortunate woman was mugged by a conservative. To jump to the conclusion that she was mugged by someone on the right is bigotry of another kind. Think not?"


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airamerica; drunk; errameirca; fakebutaccurate; liberaltalkradio; lyingliar; oops; randirhodes; smearcampaign; talkingradio; talkingradioblog; talkradio; walkthedog; waronerror
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To: Holicheese

LOL! That can’t be her, that’s an ugly guy...unless she’s a dyke. :)


61 posted on 10/16/2007 10:53:50 AM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (Ron Paul is nutcase, plain & simple.)
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To: mnehrling

I’m still laughing at all this, minutes later! On a “save
Boston prog. talk” messageboard, “And why isn’t the so-
called liberal media not covering this?”

Because it didn’t happen.
Conspiracy theories.
Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. They caused Randi to fall!


62 posted on 10/16/2007 10:54:13 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: Hacklehead

May achieve “not guilty” verdict following a 6-pack of (16 oz.) Milwaukee’s Beast.


63 posted on 10/16/2007 10:54:21 AM PDT by jdm
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To: mnehrling

The commies are projecting how they think onto conservatives again. They are a scarey lot.


64 posted on 10/16/2007 10:55:21 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Afghan protest - "Death to Dog Washers!")
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To: freekitty
I understand she has been known to tip the bottle a little too much.

Ha, I Googled her picture and these are two for the first for images returned:


65 posted on 10/16/2007 10:55:21 AM PDT by the_devils_advocate_666
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To: Hacklehead; jdm
“She may be a lot of things, but I wouldn’t say she’s ugly.”

As Jimmy Buffett would say, "It's Two AM Somewhere!"

66 posted on 10/16/2007 10:55:25 AM PDT by gridlock (ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
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To: darkwing104
"I wonder if the rats are going to back pedal on this..."

Nope... it'll just disappear down the memory hole.

67 posted on 10/16/2007 10:55:48 AM PDT by Goodness
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To: jdm

She might not be ugly but she’s no Michelle Malkin, either.


68 posted on 10/16/2007 10:56:31 AM PDT by Russ
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To: mnehrling
This whole thing reminds me of a bumper sticker (which I have taken to liberty to update and apply here)...

No matter how beautiful liberal she is somewhere, someone is sick of her 8ull$h!t

69 posted on 10/16/2007 10:57:03 AM PDT by woollyone (tazers are the 21st century version of the rusty bed frame, car battery, & transformer)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

The dog was in on the murderous right wing conspiracy!


70 posted on 10/16/2007 10:57:05 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Hunter 2008)
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To: mnehrling

You know what they say, a Republican is a liberal who has been mugged. I wonder when she is going to make the conversion.


71 posted on 10/16/2007 10:57:08 AM PDT by Tarpon
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To: the_devils_advocate_666

She’s got Obama ears!


73 posted on 10/16/2007 10:57:32 AM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (Ron Paul is nutcase, plain & simple.)
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To: Hacklehead

You know something, I am probably twice her age and 10 times wealthier than she is and I don’t have a lawyer to respond to questions of why I missed work. I either am doing somehting right or doing somehting wrong. Does everyone in NYC have a lawyer?


74 posted on 10/16/2007 10:57:49 AM PDT by Jigajog
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To: mnehrling

I’d be interested to know what this Jon Elliot person is saying now. I’ll bet it isn’t “Ooops, I’m an idiot who jumped to a stupid conclusion.”


75 posted on 10/16/2007 10:57:54 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: mnehrling

Al Franken/Randi Rhodes in a catfight? Randi must have got b*tch slapped a good one!


76 posted on 10/16/2007 10:58:06 AM PDT by dynachrome (Immigration without assimilation means the death of this nation~Captainpaintball)
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To: weegee

I did say “or significant other” as the case may or may not be...


77 posted on 10/16/2007 10:58:34 AM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner
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To: Hacklehead
“Rhodes’ lawyer told the Daily News she was injured in a fall while walking her dog. He said she’s not sure what happened, and only knows that she fell down and is in a lot of pain.”

Selective editing I would think. The rest of the story is someone approached her and asked, in an intimidating voice, What's the frequency Kenneth?

She ran and stumbled.

78 posted on 10/16/2007 10:58:59 AM PDT by Chuck54 (Global warming my butt! It's getting cold here.)
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To: raccoonradio
Tonight on LifeTime network, The Rhandi Rhodes Story...Pills, booze, lesbianism and THE LAUGHTER! And now a preview: Damn Karl Rove...grumble grumble...George Bush...mutter mutter...Damn Haliburton...slobber slobber...LIMBAUGH!!!!!!
79 posted on 10/16/2007 10:59:13 AM PDT by Holicheese (1-21-09 Hillary starts to destroy America!)
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To: Russ
She might not be ugly but she’s no Michelle Malkin, either.

Of course not. But Michelle is also about 11 years younger too.

Michelle, born 1970
This chick, born 1959

Michelle will still probably look great when she's pushing 50, though.

80 posted on 10/16/2007 10:59:27 AM PDT by jdm
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