Air America source: Randi Rhodes was attacked — but it wasn’t a hate crime
posted at 4:06 pm on October 17, 2007 by Allahpundit
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Let’s see. We’ve got her lawyer saying she fell down, the cops claiming there’s been no report of any crime in the area, the AAR host who accused conservatives of having attacked her now in full retreat — and a lone anonymous source within AAR telling Fox News that yeah, something’s up. But:
An Air America employee, who was not authorized to speak to the media and declined to be identified, told FOXNews.com Tuesday afternoon that Rhodes had been attacked, but said “it was not a hate crime.”
The source said that Rhodes contacted several employees at Air America on Tuesday, and had told them that she was attacked but had only suffered chipped teeth, and would be seeing a dentist. [Rhodes's lawyer, Robert] Gaulin, however, said that Rhodes had been disoriented by the fall and really was not sure what had happened.
Brian Maloney thinks there must be more to this than meets the eye (“The big question, one that is buzzing around the radio industry: was this all a big stunt?”), but I’m skeptical. Your exit question, then: Is this a deliberate attempt by the anonymous AAR employee to save a little face for the organization in the wake of debacle by claiming that the original story was sort of true, even if no right-winger was at fault? Or is he simply the victim of bad info from an obviously woozy Rhodes? And, follow-up question: How hard did Rhodes fall that it left her imagining afterwards that she’d been attacked?
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Just more proof that liberalism is a mental disorder as much as it is an ideology.
Lawrence on October 17, 2007 at 11:12 PM
I think is a total non-story. Her lawyer said she fell. The end.
Connie on October 17, 2007 at 11:39 PM
Her ratings fell first, which tripped her up, then reality hit her, ouch.
Remember when Morton Downey Jr. had his fake mugging too? Is this just a phase that washed up media personalities go through?
Somebody find this lady a fake noose that she can put at her station all by herself and then blame conservatives for.
Mojave Mark on October 18, 2007 at 12:07 AM
Allah,
Did your article just say Randi Rhodes suffered from attack’s cuts?
Dr. Charles G. Waugh on October 18, 2007 at 12:11 AM
F15
A Irish pub was reported last nite on some blog I think Michelle posted the link, but it might have been Alla.
allrsn on October 18, 2007 at 1:06 AM
Has to be, what healthy sane person would consider attacking freedom to have socialism????
allrsn on October 18, 2007 at 1:09 AM
Randi Rhodes was abducted by aliens from a distant galaxy, experimented on, tagged, and released.
They tampered with her memory so she won’t remember what occured.
That’s what happened!
William
William2006 on October 18, 2007 at 5:32 AM
Wait!
Here’s another news flash!!!!!
Randi Rhodes was blinded by a flash of brilliant white light, heard a booming, thunderous voice declare to her that He was the Lord Almighty, and that HE wanted her to go on the radio and preach to all mankind that He is real, and she is to tell them that Global Warming is a fact and that we all had better get used to walking, or riding our bicycle everywhere, and that we should all follow Al Gore, God’s messenger.
Randi Rhodes is now preaching of her conversion and her encounter with God Almighty.
William
William
William2006 on October 18, 2007 at 5:35 AM
Wait!
News Flash !!!!!!!
Randi Rhodes was kissed by Brad Pitt.
She was so enthralled that she fainted.
William
William2006 on October 18, 2007 at 5:36 AM
I didn’t know AA was still on the air. Who knew? If this dingbat was attacked they’d be screaming to the rooftops. So she -probably- was loaded and tripped over her pooch.
And the first thing the other AA host reached for was ……
the VRWC!
dogsoldier on October 18, 2007 at 7:00 AM
Obsess much?
Coronagold on October 18, 2007 at 7:00 AM
She was out walking her dog and she still got mugged?
This proves the belief “dogs immitate their masters”; in this case, the dog has become a moonbat pacifistic liberal.
Black Adam on October 18, 2007 at 7:47 AM
I’m Rather amused.
Black Adam on October 18, 2007 at 7:50 AM
OUCH!!!
OBX Pete on October 18, 2007 at 8:51 AM
So she was attacked by a ‘right wing’ sidewalk.
It had to be caused by either global warming, Bush, Rush, O’Reilly or she was drunk.
OBX Pete on October 18, 2007 at 8:56 AM
Is that the Head-tilt-of-concern or did she break her neck too? Last time I saw a tilt like that it was on Saddam, but he wasn’t smiling.
drunyan8315 on October 18, 2007 at 9:06 AM
Question: In liberalspeak, who or what is a “dog”??
landlines on October 18, 2007 at 9:16 AM
Do you think her dog was a St. Bernard with a liquor cask on its collar? Maybe she fell down trying to get a swig after getting kicked out of the bar?
kcluva on October 18, 2007 at 9:45 AM
If she fell as far as her ratings have, she would have been killed.
right2bright on October 18, 2007 at 12:58 PM
anybody know what the dog’s name is? Male female? Male? if it was you know she did a Ellen on the poor guy and cut his nads off.
LtE126 on October 18, 2007 at 2:10 PM
previous commenter says the dog is named Simon. Simon? Does an animal that probably doesn’t weigh 10 pounds really count as a dog?
clghitis on October 18, 2007 at 2:35 PM
but is she gonna still gonna be able to talk…?
d1carter on October 17, 2007 at 4:17 PM
Unfortunately, I’d say yes to that.
SIJ6141 on October 18, 2007 at 4:27 PM
“I was mugged!” = Satire
“I wasn’t mugged.” = Nuance
“I may have fallen.” = Botched Joke
The right wing conspiracy is bigger than any of you can imagine:
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1. We drive on the RIGHT side of the road…
2. The sidewalk is on the RIGHT side of the street…
3. Randi fell off the RIGHT side of the porch…
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That’s even more convincing than that thing I made with chicken wire…
JEFF_IN_NC on October 19, 2007 at 10:04 AM
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