It was announced on Air America Radio, Jon Elliot's show tonight, that Randi Rhodes was attacked in a park in NYC walking her dog.
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Reports are there has been NO attack.
UPDATE: Air America's Website is reporting the following:
October 16-NEW YORK-On Sunday evening, October 14, Air America host Randi Rhodes experienced an unfortunate incident hindering her from hosting her show. The reports of a presumed hate crime are unfounded. Ms. Rhodes looks forward to being back on the air on Thursday.
Air America Radio
The New York Daily News is reporting:
Air America host Randi Rhodes wasn't mugged
From what he said, she's in the hospital.
She was not on the air today, and they had the Lionel Show on instead.
This is why she was not on the air.
Pardon this short diary, but it's late at night and I wanted to get this out.
I wish I had more to offer on it as far as information.
You would think it would be in the News.
Much love to Randi, and I hope she's ok.
We do know ... she's tough.
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A fellow blogger's account from the UK:
Sideshow - Uk
Get well soon, Randi Rhodes. I don't usually have time to listen to her show but I tend to leave AAR on when I'm in front of my computer - but when I heard Lionel sitting in for her, I just turned it off. Sorry, I just can't listen to him. But right now I'm listening to John Elliot and he says Randi was attacked last night while she was walking her dog. She wasn't carrying a bag and was just in sweats, and she was beaten up pretty badly and had some teeth knocked out. Elliot is saying it sounds like it was neither a sexual assault nor a robbery and he suspects it was political. The way things are going, he could be right.
Randi's Website:
The Randi Rhodes Show
Randi Rhodes forum from her webpage:
The Randi Rhodes Show Forum
An Address for cards from boofdah:
I found this address to send cards or flowers to Randi...I found it on the democratic underground...
Ms. Randi Rhodes
C/O Air America Radio
641 6th Avenue
New York, New York 10011
From:boofdah
This sounds like a good idea from LNK too:
She set this up after Katrina....Told us to collect our spare change and send it to Habitat for Humanity.
Let's give her a boost.
Habitat for humanity
From: LNK