What’s the Frequency, Randi?

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…

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Hope Randi and her dog are OK. This is very disturbing.

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1. Above comment written by bushtool on October 16th, 2007 at 8:56 am (replies, if any, are attributed separately above).
The wackos are outdoing themselves, cheering the mugging with grotesque references to how the attacks will improve Randi’s looks, all the while calling her “full of hate.” I was not willing to jump to the conclusion that this was some enraged wingnut coming after Randi, but it seems more plausible with every bile-filled comment I read. What shrunken times we live in.

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2. Above comment written by slim on October 16th, 2007 at 10:31 am (replies, if any, are attributed separately above).
It will be interesting to hear it from her what happened. There’s a lot of speculation as to whether it was an intentional assault because of who she is. A lot of bloggers are really quick to leap to the conclusion that it was premeditated.
Yep, Slim, it’s pretty sick that supposed moral supremacist camp are all cheering this on….
Here’s hoping she makes a speedy recovery…

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3. Above comment written by Rich on October 16th, 2007 at 10:49 am (replies, if any, are attributed separately above).
Sounds like she might have just fallen or will never know what exactly happened.

I know when I fell off my bike when I was a kid and was knocked unconscious, it took me a month or two before I remembered the last few moments before blacking out.

But she is disputing that a hate crime occurred and does not want to file a police report.

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4. Above comment written by bushtool on October 16th, 2007 at 1:29 pm (replies, if any, are attributed separately above).
Err Amerika strikes again…

http://michellemalkin.com/2007/10/16/randi-rhodes-wasnt-mugged-air-america-credibility-plunges-to-nytimes-stock-level-depths/

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.’

Air America released a statement saying that the reports of a presumed hate crime are unfounded.’ Elliott followed that up with a retraction.

I shouldn’t have speculated based on hearsay that Randi Rhodes had been mugged and that it may have been an attack from a right wing hate machine. I apologize for jumping to conclusions based on an emotional reaction,’ he said in a written statement.

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5. Above comment written by Chief Wahoo on October 16th, 2007 at 8:27 pm (replies, if any, are attributed separately above).

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