Stephanie Miller: Randi Rhodes badly injured

Attorney for radio's Randi Rhodes disputes report of NYC mugging

NEW YORK - An attorney for Air America radio personality Randi Rhodes is disputing on on-air report by a colleague that the liberal talk show host was attacked on a Manhattan street.

Air America's Jon Elliott announced on his late-night show Monday that Rhodes had been assaulted Sunday while walking her dog about a block from her Park Avenue home. He also speculated that the attack was the work of "the right wing hate machine."

Elliott's account of the incident, however, was contested Tuesday by Rhodes attorney, Robert Gaulin.

Gaulin confirmed that Rhodes was injured after she was floored by someone _ or something _ as she strolled the streets of Manhattan's Murray Hill district around 8 p.m., but wasn't sure herself 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.

Air America released a statement saying that "the reports of a presumed hate crime are unfounded."

Air America's vice president of programming, David Bernstein, said Rhodes missed her shows on Monday and Tuesday, but hoped to be back soon.

"She's OK. She needs a little dental work, and that's all," he said. "I spoke with Randi. She said that it happened, it took her by surprise and it's over," he said.

A message posted on Rhodes' Web site acknowledged that she was "a bit under the weather," but didn't say why.

New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said investigators tried to contact Rhodes after learning of the incident, but were told that she did not intend to file a report.

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[getplaning]

Randi was the victim of a right wing hit. She was maliciously beaten, nothing was taken from her. Throughout history, the right has used violence to intimidate their enemies, and it is happening now in America. Last month, in Houston, KPFT Radio, a Pacifica (liberal) radio station, was sprayed with bullets from an AK-47.

[airamericaradio]

Read the story in the details of this video

[guerone]

Picking on women is the lowest thing a man can do. Next time try and mug ME you wingnut nazi f@cks! Bush claims to be spread Freedom around the world, but we dont have it here at home. Feel better Randi, and come back soon so we can stick it to these troop hating right wing nuts!

[KamikazeKoscki]

Prayers! This is out of control and what a bunch of cowards who can't handle the truth! A bunch of gestapos on the loose, these thugs need to be taught a lesson in justice! Can't wait when the get caught and go to jail for along time!

[GHOSTofWAR223]

Too bad they didn't turn that bitch into a vegetable.

[BillBaily133]

Randi Rhodes was drunk and passed out. She needs counseling.

[RonTylerDVM]

Liberals crying again, LOL.

[ZSALEM1967]

Skanky Rhodes fell down drunk outside a bar. Called up her boss Mark Green lied to him & told him she was beaten up & mugged. Google-Randi Rhodes Drunk also google-"Rhodes rage retains fury on national stage" She was so drunk out of her mind she actually peed on a Xmas tree.

[ColeLite]

The best assumption we can make is that she was mugged by an Hispanic or a Negro!

[torgman]

StoogeWatcher: do you have proof this was mugging was faked?

[torgman]

At least she wasn't doctor shopping for oxycodone. :D

[torgman]

Uh...didn't the Nazis actually LOVE their troops? :D

[rpyrlik]

Randi is a drunk.

[StoogeWatcher]

How's that 11% approval rating going, librat?