Get well soon, Randi. We miss you.

Love you Randi. You're sanity in an insane world.

Terrible news.
Get well soon Randi

Here's to a speedy recovery, Randi. We need you back bouncing your boobies ASAP.

Why on earth was Randi walking her dog wth no bodyguards, or not carrying a pistol for protection? Freakin Rush Limbaugh has a complete former Secret Service detail that protects his every move 24/7, with a command center, threat tracing squad and more advanced communication than the government version.

I always just assumed that if Randi didn't have round-the-clock bodyguard protection then she probably packs a pistol (probably in her garter) since she of all people must surely know that she needs to back up her tough talk with thoroughly adequate protection against the utter lunatics who populate the radio right.

The disparity in the way Limbaugh has protected himself for the past 12 years, when his side are the ones with the guns and bullying threats, and the way Randi would risk walking her dog alone and unprotected, is just too incredible for me to grasp. Can you?

Here's to a real soldier Randi! I hope you have a speedy recovery. We miss you!

Greg, I find it more incredible that people have to protect themselves because asshats are too crazy to stop being violent. She should be able to go where she wants to go when she wants to in this world. I hope she finds the courage soon to get around on her own without worrying. Don't let the bastardos fuck with your routine!

Get well soon, Randi. Hoping to hear good news soon.

I wish Randi well and hope she makes a full recovery. Please hold off on speculating the motive for her attack was political. Regardless of the motive, Randi probably fought off her attacker which is why she sustained the injuries she did.

Faith Manages Randi, get better.

Air America is stating definitively that this was not a political hate crime. [Deleted. No proof-Sitemonitor]

Feel better Randi!!

Ah, site monitor, you are so fast!! :)

note to randi: get a german shepard.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Randi.

Love ya Randi!!!!

gregrocker @ 9:

Why on earth was Randi walking her dog wth no bodyguards, or not carrying a pistol for protection? Freakin Rush Limbaugh has a complete former Secret Service detail that protects his every move 24/7, with a command center, threat tracing squad and more advanced communication than the government version.

I always just assumed that if Randi didn't have round-the-clock bodyguard protection then she probably packs a pistol (probably in her garter) since she of all people must surely know that she needs to back up her tough talk with thoroughly adequate protection against the utter lunatics who populate the radio right.

The disparity in the way Limbaugh has protected himself for the past 12 years, when his side are the ones with the guns and bullying threats, and the way Randi would risk walking her dog alone and unprotected, is just too incredible for me to grasp. Can you?

Gosh, lemme guess... Because ...

- Randi lives in a city that is 85% liberal and is loved by her listeners (who are peacenick libbies who hate guns, violence, and don't spew hate 24/7), and shouldn't need to feel afraid - or promote fear - in a city once attacked ...err numerously attacked by terrorists.

- Randi isn't a nutjob who takes jabs at minorities, like those others in her profession make a living on creating and promoting hate. She breaks issues down with the facts on a daily basis and MAKES friends - not enemies - by doing so. The only people who are hurt by the truth are those who hate listening to it.

- Randi isn't a gazillionaire like Bill O'Reilly (he rakes in $50 million a year) and has to put up with crappy pay - so she can't readily hire a bunch of guns to protect her 24/7. The wealthiest in this country are ALWAYS the biggest a-holes imaginable. Isn't that sad? Yet, she does her job beautifully and passionately, regardless of the crappy pay.

Isn't it sad that live in a world where you are put down and blamed for a criminal act against you if you don't own a gun, don't have body guards, and don't vote Republican?

Ruthless People @ 20:

[Deleted. No proof-Sitemonitor]

i just want to say for the record that's why I said it was "probably" [That's how I reported it to the Site Team. I am also taking Nicole's sentence "Without any information (or confirmation) I think we should be careful about assuming motivations behind the attack" literally. We don't want this thread to turn into Speculation City and get nasty. Wish Ms Rhodes well, or add links to new info. Thanks, Ruthhless P-Sitemonitor]

You know it's sad what happened to Randi and I wish her a speedy recovery. That said, do you realize how many women (and men) this happens to on a nightly basis in NYC? I think we just hear about it when it happens to a celebrity. Just because she didn't have jewelry and a purse doesn't mean that some stupid street punk didn't peg her for something (given my experience... the petty crooks in NY are hanging around in the lower end of the IQ distribution). Take the high road here folks... wait until all the facts are in before blaming the right wing for this attack. Let's let the right-wingers be the ones who jump to erroneous conclusions.

My wishes for a speedy recovery to Ms. Rhodes...

And I agree... before you jump to conclusions, we should wait and find out the facts... the sad thing is that people do get attacked for their political views, but that doesn't mean that is what has happened to Randi...

and it's a sad testament to our current political atmosphere that one might assume that it was politically motivated.

But..but...but...i thought Rudy made New York safe....

The NY Daily News is reporting that it was not a mugging:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/10/16/2007-10-16_air_america_host_r...

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."

[Thanks Nicole-Sitemonitor]

Get well, Randi!

the above is from drudge. Woldn't accept it as fact just yet. Stop attacking liberals everyday. Stop inciting violence agaisnt your own coutnry ,gop. Then maybe people wouldn't jump to conclusions. What rightists are attacked of fear for their life? I can list a long list of leftists silenced or attacked.The right cannot. Because the right are fascists, the left are patriots. Stop attacking your own country gop. Then we would jump tp conclusions

If she wasn't mugged, then this post needs to be fixed until we know everything.

I want to make a comment here about the accessability of Progressive/Left advocates.

I'm not going to name names, but I've always been impressed by just how approachable these people are. I'm talking about walking right up to people who get death threats - lots of death threats. I would like to think it's more than the fact that I'm not very imtimidating in my personal appearance.

Thom Hartmann told about how somebody put three slugs into his car (he wasn't in it at the time), and how he accepted the fact that was what his life was like. Most people who get into this kind of advocacy probably make the same decision, unless they're multimillionaires who can afford the luxury of goons, and that is not a problem for the left.

"The NY Daily News is reporting that it was not a mugging:"

Any word from OTHER THAN this rag?

[I think you are confusing the 'Daily News' with Murdoch's Post. Juan Gonzales, of Democracy Now has been a columnist for the New York Daily News since 1987. Gives them a bit of cred-Sitemonitor]

What the HELL?

If it is true, as the link to The Daily News reports, that Ms. Rhodes was injured in a fall, then it begs the question why fellow host Jon Elliott claimed that Ms. Rhodes was mugged. I concur with LibertyLover @ #37, that playing fast and loose with the facts as Elliott has done simply ends up roiling the political waters that are already in a state of constant tension.

Very sorry to hear about this happening to ANYONE...wish her a speedy recovery. I feel, however, like the poster in this piece about listening to LIONEL and, often, Randi herself...a little goes a long way and I'm betting it won't take her long to at least SUGGEST that it might be because of her rants. She is the WORST guest on anyone's tv program because she overshouts all others and then goes on her show and complains that they wouldn't let her talk...listening to AAR has gotten very difficult despite having BOTH satellite providers. I could listen to Rachel all day...Thom Hartman for a couple of hours...most days Ed Shultz the same...but it's not what it was at the beginning...IMHO

Was she robbed? [Deleted. It's being reported she fell-Sitemonitor]

But if I saw her in a crowd, I wouldn't necessarily know who she was.

Guys

Her own people are saying she wasn't mugged. [Deleted]

[Read. Nicole @ 41-Sitemonitor]

#56 Dr. Matt ,
If Randi wasn't attacked while walking the dog. She was by Malkin while healing up.

Why in the world would she walk her dog in the park after dark? I don't care how "safe" the neighborhood is in NYC, nobody should be out after dark.

I am far from a star fucker, but this story is profoundly distressing to me. I wish her well.

[Deleted. We're working to keep unfounded accusations and speculation out of this thread. It's also being reported Ms Rhodes fell. Thanks for understanding-Sitemonitor]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/10/16/2007-10-16_air_america_host_r...

[No. We weren't speculating here. And we've been working hard to keep it out of the thread. Too bad you seem to filter that fact out of your-your-whatever it is. Presume much, Drudge reader? You obviously don't read. That's the fifth or sixth time the Daily News link has been posted in comment. It's in the OP too-Sitemonitor]

Randi..........Get well soon!

"UPDATE #2: We’re getting conflicting reports on exactly how Randi got hurt. So without Randi Rhodes’s own statement clearing up the speculation, we’ll stick with just wishing her a speedy recovery."

I agree. There is a lot of speculation floating around and not to many verified facts. The way I see it, its all pretty much "hear say" at this point. I'm patient enough to let the story unfold and when Randi is ready, she will tell us what happened. Until then, I wish her a speedy recovery.

Let's just demand a full investigation into this crime and conduct one ourselves if they don't.

It's all nice to hear Rupert Murdock say there is nothing to worry about, but that happens too often on crimes in this country.

Randi deserves us to get to the bottom of the crime. Who it was, What was the motivation, What is the just form of punishment.

We all know challenging and speaking out about the power of the state is a risky endeavor in this country.

Nicole Belle: Murdoch owns the Post, not the Daily News.

[Deleted. Sorry hadenuf. I'm trying to keep that sort of thing off this thread. It's also being reported she fell-Sitemonitor]

I hope Randi is o.k and her dog, Simon, too.

[Deleted. Let's not sully this thread with that-Thanks, Sitemonitor]

get well soon.
Keep on rockin in the free world.

Damn. Get well quick, Randy.

Get well soon love...we need you in this fight!
Love Ya Randi!

I'm just waiting at this point. The first time there's a confirmed assault on a liberal icon, the right-wing will "test the waters" by attempting to excuse it away... and if the media, as always, capitulate and say "Well, I guess _____ deserved it because they were so anti-American", it will become Open Season on us.

Mark my words.

From the NY Daily News:
"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."

If Randi "lost several teeth", how can she be back on the air on Thursday? Are front teeth (and one presumes that a fall would cause FRONT teeth to be lost, not molars) so easily and quickly replaced? I think not. This leads me to hope that the reports of the lost teeth are incorrect. Best to you, Randi.

justabill @ 92:

Tuesday those reports were clarified by Rhodes' attorney, Robert Gaulin.

Gaulin confirmed that Rhodes was injured after she was floored by someone -- or something -- as she strolled Manhattan's Murray Hill district around 8 p.m. But he said she wasn't at all sure what sent her tumbling to the pavement.

''She hit her head on the street and was disoriented,'' Gaulin said. ''She's not sure what happened. She didn't see anything.'' He added that she never reported the incident to police.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/273295.html

Most peculiar.

"PEOPLE — TRY A LITTLE HARDER NOT TO LOOK AND SOUND LIKE WINGNUTS!!!" Local Girl @90

Ok, you first.

anonymous @ 93:

[...]
Most peculiar.

I know. That makes it sound like it very well could have been an attacker, but if she can't remember what happened we may never know.

anonymous @ 91:

If Randi "lost several teeth", how can she be back on the air on Thursday? Are front teeth (and one presumes that a fall would cause FRONT teeth to be lost, not molars) so easily and quickly replaced? I think not. This leads me to hope that the reports of the lost teeth are incorrect. Best to you, Randi.

Actually, I have an old friend who fell in a similar way, such that she lost at least one front tooth. She went to a dentist who essentially molded a tooth and jammed it in there within a day or so of the event, so based upon that anecdotal evidence, it does seem that incisors, at least, can be at least temporarily replaced in a very short time.

Which is not to say it isn't a creepy and disquieting thing to have happen to you...

Cecily Friday @ 100:

So somebody came up and knocked her down from behind? Sounds like a deliberate assault to me. I can't believe she didn't report it. And why are they slowly releasing new information? Seems a little fishy.

I wish her well.

It does seem fishy, but we don't know who or what "came up and knocked her down" if that's even what happened. It could have been an attacker, it could have been another dog, or she could have slipped on her own, there's really no way to tell with what's been released so far. After a head injury often the person never remembers what happened in the minutes leading up to it.

Get well soon Randi !
This beating sounds political to me. Is this how low these Idiots stoop?

CD @ 88:

If Randi Rhodes was [Deleted. That isn't a fact, It's also being reported she fell-Sitemonitor]

Notice the "If" at the start of the sentence?

Besides there was no need to delete what I wrote.

If I do a search on right-wing blogs for the phrases "Randy Rhodes" + "wish her well", I imagine it will come up:

"wish her well": found 0 times.

I could be wrong, but I'm probably not.

She couldn't tell her right foot from her left foot and took a flying gainer?

Clavis @ 107:

If I do a search on right-wing blogs for the phrases "Randy Rhodes" + "wish her well", I imagine it will come up:

"wish her well": found 0 times.

I could be wrong, but I'm probably not.

Well there were no matches with " wish you well" and "Graeme Frost " neither. No suprise.

I wish her well. I had a similar experience after a bender at the nightwatch in pasadena in the 70's...on the ground, no idea how I got there...

Love you Randi - hope your boobies are in fine bouncing form by Friday!

Just cuz I miss him. Wish they would ditch Lionel and put Sam back where he belongs. Listening to Lionel is like fingernails across a blackboard. He does have a good intro song, tho.

Chris @ 6:

My wife just called me and told me. She's a tough girl, I'm sure she'll be fine.

Your wife or Randi?

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

Clavis @ 107:

If I do a search on right-wing blogs for the phrases "Randy Rhodes" + "wish her well", I imagine it will come up:

"wish her well": found 0 times.

I could be wrong, but I'm probably not.

Clavis, man, how hard did you look?
National Review:

Randi Rhodes Incident [David Freddoso]
Greg Pollowitz mentioned the Randi Rhodes incident over on the media blog. It is regrettable to discover that the left-wing radio host was hurt — she actually fell and hurt herself. I wish her a full recovery.

Conservatives aren't all amoral, bigotted moneygrubbers who hate liberals, children, gays and the middle class.

Watch Olbermann tonight maybe he'll tell us what really happened. Then click over to O'Reilly to hear the his flip version. :o)

jeff kushner @ 122:

on behalf of the right wing attack machine.we did not attack randi roads. as a matter of policy. we do not target the mentally challanged.

Yellow Elephant Safari @ 16:

Dr. Matt @ 12:

I'll second that.

Hmm...it would sure be nice if there was some more tolerance among the left of other people's views.

i AGREE WITH THE ABOVE POSTER. cREDIBILIty should be very important to c&l. It's what seperates you from "them". It takes years to build credibility and 5 minutes to destroy. If teh story is wrong it should be recanted. If not then great work. As of now if looks like a lie. \

No disrespect. I come here daily for news. I looked like afool for that. Bad for C&L, uness the stroy is true, again.

[Credibility is important. Which is why the story was updated twice, the headline changed. Here's a thought-a cursory glance through the Original post and the ensuing 100+ comments that preceded yours would have given you a clue to the very thing you address here, in an accusatory manner, as if we DIDN'T care. Checked your own cred lately? Sitemonitor]

Get Well Randi, We miss you

Hello? Do you people READ what you write? You slammed Jon Elliott for blathering what he didn't know, and say everyone should wait. First of all. I will wait. I wanna hear it from Randi herself. Secondly, I don't know this Jon Elliott -- never heard his show.

But HOW DO YOU KNOW HE DOESN'T KNOW. [Because Ms Rhodes' representatives (AKA her attorney) have said that's NOT what happened. Well before this this comment went up-Sitemonitor]

Dave Rywall @ 124:

A little perspective from up here in Canada:

Perhaps everybody should shut the f*** up until the facts come out.

You've all wasted an entire day getting all worked up over something that isn't anything yet.

That Jon Elliot guys is a huge jacka** for throwing out such unsubstantiated nonsense.

Thanks, Dave.

Get well IMMEDIATELY Randi, the world needs you!

What's so disturbing is that whether or not this was a politically motivated assault, it certainly isn't IMPLAUSIBLE at all, is it? That's the state to which these furious, delusional neocons have gotten things.

dennis @ 121:

Clavis @ 107:

If I do a search on right-wing blogs for the phrases "Randy Rhodes" + "wish her well", I imagine it will come up:

"wish her well": found 0 times.

I could be wrong, but I'm probably not.

Clavis, man, how hard did you look?
National Review:

Randi Rhodes Incident [David Freddoso]
Greg Pollowitz mentioned the Randi Rhodes incident over on the media blog. It is regrettable to discover that the left-wing radio host was hurt — she actually fell and hurt herself. I wish her a full recovery.

Conservatives aren't all amoral, bigotted moneygrubbers who hate liberals, children, gays and the middle class.

Yes, some have passed on to their eternal reward.

It's not implausible that she tripped and fell, either. And it's not implausible that, if she was assaulted, it was by a garden-variety apolitical lunatic. Politicizing this incident by implying that the most likely scenario involves a politically motivated attack is pretty irresponsible, I think. And to be honest, even if it turns out that she was attacked for political reasons, I'd still be disgusted by people saying "oh of course, that's what 'Rethuglicans' do." It's brain-numblingly simplistic, and it's exactly the kind of discourse you see on rightwing blogs, only in reverse.

Ed Schultz just gave an update from her lawyer...no mugging...no assault...she simply fell down while walking her dog. She''l be back on the air on Thursday.

get well randi.on behalf of the right we dont think your evil. just wrong.

xii @ 140:

It's not implausible that she tripped and fell, either. And it's not implausible that, if she was assaulted, it was by a garden-variety apolitical lunatic. Politicizing this incident by implying that the most likely scenario involves a politically motivated attack is pretty irresponsible, I think. And to be honest, even if it turns out that she was attacked for political reasons, I'd still be disgusted by people saying "oh of course, that's what 'Rethuglicans' do." It's brain-numblingly simplistic, and it's exactly the kind of discourse you see on rightwing blogs, only in reverse.

Jesus, this is the problem with the left today: we pay more attention to our paranoia about stepping over the line of being totally impartial and prudent and non-offensive than we are paying attention to what's actually going on in the world!

Oh, yes, my stars and garters, I certainly wouldn't want to use any intemperate language or exaggerate at all! We should all talk like friggin' ROBOTS, so as to avoid crossing any boundaries or -- god forbid -- offending anyone! Stepping on any toes at all would make us JUST AS BAD AS THE REPUBLICANS!

That's certainly the winning solution for enacting our political and cultural agendas -- hyperparanoid political correctness!

Lighten up, for crying out loud, will you, please?

The media is now reporting that Randi's injuries were incurred by tripping over her dog. If that report is true Randi better exam her dog closely and make sure that mutt is not Ann Coulter in disguise.

crabtrap @ 152:

and maybe you lefty moonbats should rethink your firearms issues and prohibitions on mace and pepperspray in NY.

So, firearms and pepper spray prevents falls? Wow, the anti-science reich-wing provides us with another nugget of anti-logic.