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Is that what happened? I thought that someone else made that up, ran with it, and that Randi had nothing to with it (I mean, other than getting drunk and doing herself some damage). Do you have any info that verifies what you are saying?

I'm eyeball deep in grading, but I thought I'd take a few moments to swing by and say "hi" to everyone. And tell you that you should go vote for "Mr. Splashy Pants". You know you want to... ;)

Via Treehugger.com

The poll is down to 30 names now, and unlike Mr. Splashy Pants, some of them very beautiful. Among them are Anahi, which means immortal in Persian, Kaimana (divine power of the ocean in Polynesian), and Shanti (peace), Suzuki (after David), Aurora (dawn) and Humphrey (?).

Voting is being extended until Dec. 7, supposedly due to popular demand (and perhaps vain hope on Greenpeace's part that their whale will get a decent name). Do your bit and save a whale's self respect.

Yeah, but who could possibly harpoon a whale named Mr. Splashy Pants? They might try, but then they'd start laughing and lose their grip.

You can vote here.

I'd love to listen to her, but I'm too busy trying to piece together what happened this morning when I woke up with a bump on my head on the sidewalk, covered in Huckabee 2008 bumperstickers.

Palooka = troll.

Please stay on message. Randi is absolutely correct in this speech and is one of the best political talk radio hosts today. She DOES know her facts and welcomes the challenge so go ahead and call into her show and debate her openly.

Randi's Lawyer erroneously came to a false conclusion that Randi was attack in New York, and apologized for that false report, then FOX news knew that it was false, reported it on air that she was attack. The police confirm that Randi never reported a mugging.

I am going to have to believe the authority that was there in New York at the time of the incident. I'll believe the authority anywhere over FOXnews report in a heart beat.

I think we believe that journalist should have accredited qualification of being a journalist on news station reporting news. This rumor of Randi Attack is one reason why this is so. Thanks for bringing this up.

Avid Reader @ 3:

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Is that what happened? I thought that someone else made that up, ran with it, and that Randi had nothing to with it (I mean, other than getting drunk and doing herself some damage). Do you have any info that verifies what you are saying?

I heard Randi say that she fell down and that the story circulating was pure bunk. I never heard Randi say it was Repthugs and I listen to her nearly every day. I used to hang out at her forum but became persona non gratis because I was too aggressive with "alternate theories".

Exactly what I heard, too. I was just trying to draw that moron out and then slap him down. I think I am happier that the SM just deleted his crap.

And yes, Randi rocks. Always has her facts straight, reference material apparently right in front of her and cites her sources. Most of all, she says, "DON'T believe me. Go find out for YOURSELF". Now THAT rocks.

we have to impeach to restore our crediblity in the world and show we are still a nation of laws and not of men

She is on my radio to and from work. It gives me something to think about while I am driving besides the traffic. Randi is awesome.

I didn't realize that Randi has big boob, I guess I was more focus on what she says, instead of what FOXnews report. I have had heard that FOXnews have a bevy of big booby newscaster. Now I know why the news banners screen flash near the area of cleavage and boobs. Apparently rightwingers get all of their news update near the cleavage shot.

I can't get it to play!!!! Ah Randi, the voice of reason......

rhandi rhodes does not rock. She is very similar to many conservative talk show hosts that we all hate. I remember hearing an interview she did with Nader a long time ago and it was appalling. Her goal in the interview was to talk louder than him and cut him off over and over to prevent any serious discussion. Sound familiar?

Greg @ 15:

Completely off-topic and I apologize, but I hope C&L post the video....I was watching Wolf interview Huckabee about the Wayne DuMond issue. Can anyone guess who's name he brought up multiple times. I'll give you hint, his first name is Bill and last name is Clinton.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ Some more breaking news... I love this shit. :o)

bloc @ 22:

rhandi rhodes does not rock. She is very similar to many conservative talk show hosts that we all hate. I remember hearing an interview she did with Nader a long time ago and it was appalling. Her goal in the interview was to talk louder than him and cut him off over and over to prevent any serious discussion. Sound familiar?

Yeah, I agree: when she gets into that mode I want to scream, but mostly because I think she can be better than that. She does it to her callers, too, even the ones she agrees with.

Pobody's nerfect.

bloc @ 22:

rhandi rhodes does not rock. She is very similar to many conservative talk show hosts that we all hate. I remember hearing an interview she did with Nader a long time ago and it was appalling. Her goal in the interview was to talk louder than him and cut him off over and over to prevent any serious discussion. Sound familiar?

I'll have to agree with you. Randi has some very good points and is a very smart woman. But she is the progressive version of Sean Hannity. Although I do have to say, I loved the one on one she did with the "Church Lady", can't remember her name.

bloc @ 22:

rhandi rhodes does not rock. She is very similar to many conservative talk show hosts that we all hate. I remember hearing an interview she did with Nader a long time ago and it was appalling. Her goal in the interview was to talk louder than him and cut him off over and over to prevent any serious discussion. Sound familiar?

So? Whats your point? Randi is an advocate. She is not presenting herself as a journalist. If she was pissed because she thought Nader was responsible for Bush getting elected, she can make that clear in an interview.

bloc @ 22:

rhandi rhodes does not rock. She is very similar to many conservative talk show hosts that we all hate. I remember hearing an interview she did with Nader a long time ago and it was appalling. Her goal in the interview was to talk louder than him and cut him off over and over to prevent any serious discussion. Sound familiar?

She was rude to Nader . . . and she is a human being . . . I give her a 95 with a little room for improvement.

How much money she makes is important because why? Do you think that to be a Democratic party member that you need to be poor or something?

bloc @ 22:

rhandi rhodes does not rock. She is very similar to many conservative talk show hosts that we all hate. I remember hearing an interview she did with Nader a long time ago and it was appalling. Her goal in the interview was to talk louder than him and cut him off over and over to prevent any serious discussion. Sound familiar?

Indeed, she definitely does not "rock." I remember that "interview" (more like an ambush, actually), and I recall that, before that, she'd spent her first couple of days on Air America whining that she hadn't been promoted by the network as much as Al Franken and Janeane Garofalo.

In any case, we'll see how much Randi "rocks" when she supports the next war-mongering Democratic Party nominee for President (as she did with "reporting for duty" John Kerry in 2004), because we "can't afford" to let the Republican get elected.

Harley @ 31:

Bonkers @ 27:

Harley @ 25:

bloc @ 22:

Correct. She is making serious bank now. Cha ching.

She has a great face for radio.

How do you know? And besides, in all likelihood she would make a much better living whoring for the right wing, but she doesn't choose to go that way.

And I am going to ahead and guess that you have a face made for anonymous blogging.

Guess who got the big fat contract after Franklin left?

The same adversters for her show are the same advertisers for Limpbaugh, Hannity, etc, etc.

Java Coffee, Make your own will, etc, etc.

If she gave a crap she would not be taking coins from them.

You need a white hat and a black hat to really make both sides rich.

A dash of speculation, a smidge of insinuation, some blabber about advertisers who really just advertise to as large an audience as they can find, and finally some vague statement about good and evil. Whatever, man. Just say you don't dig on her show or her message or something; I'd respect that.

WR @ 35:

RR is the ONLY broadcaster that tells the whole story. I listen to her fairly often and I always come away with facts that I've never heard anywhere else.
When I hear something that's almost unbelievable on her show, I'll investigate it, she's always right on with her info.
It makes me feel helpless to hear her talk about facts that ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and FOX should be reporting but simply don't.

That's well said. I have said as much. Yet her detractors want to talk about style over substance. I don't get it; I thought us "libs" lived in a fact-based reality and preferred it that way?

I generally find her to be annoying....but that was pretty good.

V V

OK, I watched the vid.... 37 minutes and I wasn't bored or put off by her delievery or any of that stuff... Frankly I agree with the leadin totally. Ms. Rhodes, definitely ROCKS! And that speech spelled out just about everything I'm concerned or worried about and why we all should be alarmed at the state of this nation today... Fucking right on Randi!!!! JD

Bonkers @ 26:

bloc @ 22:

rhandi rhodes does not rock. She is very similar to many conservative talk show hosts that we all hate. I remember hearing an interview she did with Nader a long time ago and it was appalling. Her goal in the interview was to talk louder than him and cut him off over and over to prevent any serious discussion. Sound familiar?

Yeah, I agree: when she gets into that mode I want to scream, but mostly because I think she can be better than that. She does it to her callers, too, even the ones she agrees with.

Pobody's nerfect.

Is that what you would say in response to piss-poor behaviour by Rush or O'Reilly?

Just sayin'!

[quote]I think it is unfortunate that you won’t listen to her anymore, and what’s more are likely telling others to follow suit, based on this one issue.[/quote]

The ladies on The View make a good point from time to time, but I still leave the room whenever it's on because of whats-her-face spouting nonsense.

Maybe I'm just cynical, but I have zero tolerance for nonsense. Politics aren't always _serious business_, but misinformation discredits not only yourself, but any movement one is associated with.

[quote]Is that what you would say in response to piss-poor behaviour by Rush or O’Reilly?[/quote]

Rush and O'Reilly get paid to be douche bags.

I wish _I_ could get paid to be a douche bag. I've been doing it for free all these years.

bloc @ 22:

rhandi rhodes does not rock. She is very similar to many conservative talk show hosts that we all hate. I remember hearing an interview she did with Nader a long time ago and it was appalling. Her goal in the interview was to talk louder than him and cut him off over and over to prevent any serious discussion. Sound familiar?

Wow, you heard that interview (or maybe a clip of it) but you really didn't listen to it (or hear all of it) she was not interviewing him, she had him on the show to tell him to drop out of the presidential race, that "we could not afford him" was what she had him on the show to talk about. she was 100% right, he is not a real candidate, he does nothing for his party in the off season, he has never tried to groom a candidate for the House or Senate, he only runs for president so Ralph Nader will feel good about Ralph Nader. I like some of his ideas, but in this case Randi was right on the money.

and I suggest the next time you hear Randi Rhodes you listen as well.

Newt Gingrich articulated his phoney "Contract with America" and ushered in the Republican Revolution which has now taken our Republic to the precipice of extinction. Randi has written a new "Contract with America" which has revitalized the vision of all who have died defending our way of life. Every Democrat should run on these well articulated principles.

Refreshing as standing under a waterfall in the desert. Thanks, C&L.

As for this "Randi's better!" "Rachel!" crapola, please remember that you aren't talking about different shades of the same person - enjoy them BOTH for what each brings to the table. (And don't forget Stephanie Miller!)

Might make a good TV show while the strike goes on..."Battling Radio Babes!" Show a little skin and even Fox will run clips. Over and over and over...

Maybe this would be a good time for the Networks to offer time to all the candidates they can find. Give them a half hour each - the ratings that each get might be more accurate than polls.

Silly me, what am I thinking? Networks doing a non-profit motivated service for the people? What wor;d am **I** living in?

Palooka @ 48:

[quote]I think it is unfortunate that you won’t listen to her anymore, and what’s more are likely telling others to follow suit, based on this one issue.[/quote]

The ladies on The View make a good point from time to time, but I still leave the room whenever it's on because of whats-her-face spouting nonsense.

Maybe I'm just cynical, but I have zero tolerance for nonsense. Politics aren't always _serious business_, but misinformation discredits not only yourself, but any movement one is associated with.

[quote]Is that what you would say in response to piss-poor behaviour by Rush or O’Reilly?[/quote]

Rush and O'Reilly get paid to be douche bags.

I wish _I_ could get paid to be a douche bag. I've been doing it for free all these years.

Hah! I can respect your standards for talk radio and news discourse. I feel the same way sometimes.

Don't get me started on The View. Is that lady who thinks the world is flat still on? I like the others ok, no strong feelings one way or the other, but that one would make me leave the room, too (if I even watched that show).

Take 'er easy!

Your fellow douche,
Bonkers

Bonkers @ 58:

Chris @ 53:

We DON'T believe in realpolitik, everyone in the world is nice, we believe there should be no border, everyone can come here and we will just raise the tax rate to 50% and pay for it. We don't believe in English, we believe in destroying the economy, we are to dumb to understand those defense contracts provide jobs at home, we believe were to dumb to understand that we need that oil to run the economy. We believe China will not do whatever it takes and cuts deals with brutal third world countries to secure there oil (HELLO AFRICA)
We are progressives and we are WITHOUT common sense

Ladies and gentlemen of SomeVillage, USA, we have found your babbling idiot. Please collect him at the security desk.

Thank you for visiting C&L World. Try the snowcones!

Honestly you can just boot out all the babbling idiots...I don't even thing their village wants them back. How do you think they got here in the first place?

Chris @ 61:

Notice there was no real response just attacks, its ok LIB's don't bother thinking about the issues just knee-jerk and hug

oh, so that's what it means to be a conservo-bot...good job!

Chris! CHRIS!

We're "attacking" because you're a moron! A parrot!

And, no, we're not hugging! And our knees don't jerk -- that's a reich-wing reflex!

Are you really that stupid? Do you always stereotype and generalize so easily? How dense are you?

And ... I told you to shut up, remember? C'mon, learn to follow directions. Learn to quit while you're still behind.

OK, thanks for listening, and keep on visiting C&L. Just don't post anything until you've gotten a clue.

http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/conservatism.html spells out recent American politics.

Q: What is conservatism?
A: Conservatism is the domination of society by an aristocracy.
Q: What is wrong with conservatism?
A: Conservatism is incompatible with democracy, prosperity, and civilization in general. It is a destructive system of inequality and prejudice that is founded on deception and has no place in the modern world.

Every member of Congress, the entire judicial branch, every civil servant and everyone in uniform should be compelled to watch this. this should be shown in every school room in the country, from about 8th grade through college. This should have been covered on every news channel.

Has Keith Olberman seen this?

Lollimom @ 53:

UnEasyOne @ 51:

I live in Houston. In the fourth largest city in the country, we can't get Air America on AM radio.

So on a recent trip to Austin, one of the things I was looking forward to was AA.

That was the first time I heard RR. I was appalled! I thought earlier poster's comparisons to Hannity, Limbaugh etc were apt. I say that now as I am listening to the speech and heartily agreeing with every word.

Sorry if RR fans find this offensive. I had heard of RR for years and was looking forward to hearing her. I have no problem with sitemonitors here deleting sidetracking trolls - what I had a problem with RR was her treatment of progressives who didn't hew to the exact line she did. She was abusive and talked bad about em after she had cut em off.

It's her show - I don't have to listen to it again. I won't. That crap makes me just as mad (or madder) when it comes from a liberal as when it comes from a wingnut.

God, you sound like a complete moron. You heard her once, and you pass judgment like this? Are you insane?

I've been listening to her since her first day on AA, and to compare her with any of those hate-mongers you mentioned suggests that you must be one of them.

Thanks for illustrating my point so explicitly.

I don't need any more than that short comment to know that I am uninterested in further discourse with you.

It didn't take more than fifteen minutes to see the way she treated her callers. That isn't the first time I've been called a moron by a dittohead like yourself. I gave her an hour - that was more than enough for me.

Back in the 60s, when I was arguing for tolerance of different ideas with rednecks and Maoists, I got the same response. I wear it with pride.

Catherine Rome @ 65:

http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/conservatism.html spells out recent American politics.

Q: What is conservatism?
A: Conservatism is the domination of society by an aristocracy.
Q: What is wrong with conservatism?
A: Conservatism is incompatible with democracy, prosperity, and civilization in general. It is a destructive system of inequality and prejudice that is founded on deception and has no place in the modern world.

I think the "Conservatives Without Conscience" book brings forth so many subdivisions, mutations and infections within the broad "conservative" sphere that to boil down Conservatism to "the domination of society by an aristocracy" is to limit the senses of conservatism.

Conservatives of years past weren't neocons. The ideals of conservatism have been hijacked by a lucrative faction of determined institutions that want to skew the true complexities of the population. If you used to be somebody who was kind of down on welfare, but didn't believe in total abandonment of a city after a hurricane disaster, there's no one speaking for you anymore. But it doesn't define conservatism because conservatism has numerous branches and histories, some more sensible than others.

No, mrogi, the venal and corrupt Republican Party, with help from the Supreme Court in 2000 and rigged voting machines and other shenanigans in Ohio and elsewhere in 2004, stole both elections for Bush. It's that simple -- and that tragic and treasonous.

mrogi @ 72:

Nice speech by Randi but it is meaningless. The American public went to polls and elected George Bush to lead our nation; not once but twice. That's the bottom line.

L I A R!

2000 he was selected, not elected.
2006 Ohio stole and disenfranchised votes and the State should have revoked it's Electoral Collage votes due to FRAUD.

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Chris @ 60:

Notice there was no real response just attacks, its ok LIB's don't bother thinking about the issues just knee-jerk and hug

Chris,
When is warrantless, legal?
When is torture, legal?
When is invading a nation that never attacked us nor posed ANY threat to our National Security, legal?
When is lying about it to a Joint Session of Congress, legal?

I could go on... but it ends with the same question:
What does it mean to BE an American?

... Chris...?

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Max-1 @ 76:

UnEasyOne @ 69:

Lollimom @ 53:

UnEasyOne @ 51:

God, you sound like a complete moron. You heard her once, and you pass judgment like this? Are you insane?

I've been listening to her since her first day on AA, and to compare her with any of those hate-mongers you mentioned suggests that you must be one of them.

Thanks for illustrating my point so explicitly.

I don't need any more than that short comment to know that I am uninterested in further discourse with you.

It didn't take more than fifteen minutes to see the way she treated her callers. That isn't the first time I've been called a moron by a dittohead like yourself. I gave her an hour - that was more than enough for me.

Back in the 60s, when I was arguing for tolerance of different ideas with rednecks and Maoists, I got the same response. I wear it with pride.

So, what did she say in this speech that was sooooooo... CRAZY anyway?
Back your hate up with some facts, otherwise people WILL get the impression that you ARE one of "THEM".

Please learn to read. In my first statement (which I notice you didn't quote) I said that I was listening to the speech and had agreed with every word to that point. I later made it clear that my problem with RR was that she treated even progressives who called her show but didn't share her exact opinion, shabbily - cutting them off and talking bad about them when they could no longer respond.

I never mentioned hate at all - or dislike of anything but the unfair tactics - it reminds me too much of wingnut radio. I simply said that I wasn't gonna listen to her show anymore.

Gah! People like you are no better than those you claim to despise. You use and justify exactly the same tactics.

Here is some news for you. True progressives understand that others may not share their exact opinion - and are still progressives. The far right and the far left (Nazis and Communists) share one thing exactly. They tolerate no dissent and liberals are the first to go up against the wall for execution.

moderate indy @ 81:

I have to agree with bloc and Bonkers about Ms. Rhodes. I began listening to her early on as Air America began, and became quickly disenchanted. After the first few of months, I simply could not stomach her. She truly is the other side of the same coin as Limbaugh/Hannitty, etc. Not just in style, but in substance. She consistently took facts out of context, twisting them too fit her ideology. She plays fast and loose with the truth often presenting conjecture and opinion as fact. Just because I tend to agree with her POV doesn't mean that I will drink her Kool-Aid. She is passionate but that doesn't excuse her tactics. I don't mind someone spouting their opinion, but there are enough reasons to despise Bush and Company, I did need someone to basically make stuff up to support their position, something which Ms. Rhodes did too frequently for me.

Read comment #79 from beginning to end. Apparently that position makes you a moron, a hater, crazy and one of "THEM!"

I think you"ll get a good laugh.

1. Her "attack" is such old news.

2. Criticizing her show because it advertises Java coffee means what? Is Java coffee supporting some terrorist groups?

3. Al leaves and she gets the big contract. Al had the big contract because he had the name. Air America went bankrupt. New owner Mark Green hired radio people (Randi, Thom, and Ed) at the "market" rate. Who really knows and who cares what they make. I know I've been listening to Randi since 2000 (streaming on my dial-up modem).She was in Florida working for Clear Channel ,and I assume not making what she makes now. She has been consistent with her views and opinions.

4. She insulted Ralph Nader. Thank goodness. Like me she said she admired his positions, but questioned if he was serious about making a difference. She told him he should help the Green Party get elected from the ground up-get some in US Congress first and then into the presidency. And...

5. Where are the comments about her speech? Did anyone bother to "listen" to it? She spoke about what we liberals BELIEVE in. Someone has to because the dems in Congress aren't doing it.

6. Randi is smart and accurate with her facts. She wants you to research what she says. Compare that with Sean Hannity or most of the MSM and I'd say we are fortunate to have her. She's worth every penny she's getting.

randi is very intelligent and well informed politically. but she's rude, arrogant and self-absorbed. AND, she knows fuck all about music. she thinks she's some kind of expert and it's embarrassing. She once compared Soundgarden to Slaughter. I rest my case.

Paladin @ 36:

bloc @ 22:

rhandi rhodes does not rock. She is very similar to many conservative talk show hosts that we all hate. I remember hearing an interview she did with Nader a long time ago and it was appalling. Her goal in the interview was to talk louder than him and cut him off over and over to prevent any serious discussion. Sound familiar?

Indeed, she definitely does not "rock." I remember that "interview" (more like an ambush, actually), and I recall that, before that, she'd spent her first couple of days on Air America whining that she hadn't been promoted by the network as much as Al Franken and Janeane Garofalo.

In any case, we'll see how much Randi "rocks" when she supports the next war-mongering Democratic Party nominee for President (as she did with "reporting for duty" John Kerry in 2004), because we "can't afford" to let the Republican get elected.

yes, because we all know a warmongering Democrat is way worse than an incompetent, thrice married/divorced/cheating little hitler, a baptist minister who thinks the Earth is 6,000 yrs old and didn't know anything about the NIE, a Mormon who flipflops but looks "pretty" on tv, a grumpy 80 yr old televangelist hugger, or an actor who just sits there taking up space.

yes, waaaay worse.

Any Dem, '08!!!

Micheal@84 Yeah and you keep your pathetic case permanently rested mother fucker. Randi spoke up to this piece of shit adminstration when it was unpopular. Now everyone is coming out of the woodwork to protest - well fuck them and you! That woman has bigger balls than anyone in the MSM.

the "interview" as you call it was on her first broadcast on the first day that Air America was on the air. . She never asked Mr. Nadir a question She was very much a left version of o"reilly & limbaugh. Film footage seen later showed a very smug randi in the chair that day. i never listed to her program again. it is trash. i have seen her interview on other shows and have heard this and other speeches and have been impressed.
But her treatment of Mr. Nadir was rude, self serving, disrespectful and just wrong in all its absence of logic. (if you remember she is one of those that Blame Mr. Nadir for the loss of the election) He was never given the opportunity to speak. it was senseless and unforgiveable.

Greg @ 28:

bloc @ 22:

rhandi rhodes does not rock. She is very similar to many conservative talk show hosts that we all hate. I remember hearing an interview she did with Nader a long time ago and it was appalling. Her goal in the interview was to talk louder than him and cut him off over and over to prevent any serious discussion. Sound familiar?

I'll have to agree with you. Randi has some very good points and is a very smart woman. But she is the progressive version of Sean Hannity. Although I do have to say, I loved the one on one she did with the "Church Lady", can't remember her name.

Disagree with both of you. Randi definitely does rock. She is nothing like Vannity. She uses facts to back up her commentary and is willing to speak against the Dem leadership in Congress when they do the wrong thing. When does Hannity ever challenge repugs?

I heard the interview with Nader and I really could care less if she manhandled him or not. He's proven he was never interested in building a real third party and only shows up every four years to run for president. He deserved the treatment he got from Randi.

Randi Rhodes is much better in a public speaking forum than she is hosting radio. Her radio show is impossible to tolerate for more than 5 minutes. The speech is excellent.

thank you randi for saying that which should not even have to be said. the real question now is why harry reid or nancy pelosi have not said the same thing loudly, clearly, forcefully and repeatedly. Why haven't they. They stand off to the side cowering hoping to not upset the powers that be. Perhaps some would take issue with that and support them and their stance whatever that is. but i'm just giving a perception here of what I see and perhaps what others as well might see.

special thanks to randi. after listening to her for a few years, i believe in her sincerity and i also believe she has more huevos than most men, at least more than those in the congress.