As reported here in NewsBusters yesterday, liberals immediately began blaming conservatives for the supposed mugging of Air America talk show host Randi Rhodes on a New York street. After much blame cast in the leftwing blogosphere against evil rightwing muggers as the culprits, it turned out that there was no mugging in the first place. Supposedly it was just an accident.
However, there is now some interesting speculation as to just what caused Randi's non-mugging. Here is an interesting observation made by commentator GBW over at Gawker.com in a post amusingly titled, Was Talk Show Host Randi Rhodes Jumped By 14 Ketel Ones?:
Randi Rhodes was no more assaulted by a right-wing fanatic on Monday than Dick Cheney was. She, in fact, fell down and injured her teeth outside of a Midtown Irish bar at around 6 o'clock Sunday evening after downing about fourteen Ketel One Bloody Marys. She was abusive to the barstaff and generally gross, crass, loud, and pretentious. I genuinely hope she has a speedy recovery. I never would've disclosed this (I believe that anyone should feel free to hang out at Irish pubs at any time and not be concerned about someone publishing their behavior) if Air America hadn't grossly interpreted a drunken indiscretion and allowed it to be morphed into some bullish rhetoric on air. Whatever journalistic integrity the station may have ever had is now completely compromised. The manipulation of the public diminishes any cause, whether just or fabricated.
So far the only major news outlet to mention the Bloody Mary possibility has been the New York Post in an article titled, RANDI RADIO DAZE:
The mystery was deepened by the facts that Rhodes didn't file a police complaint or call an ambulance to take her to the hospital.
The story was the buzz of the blogosphere. There were hundreds of postings on the subject.
An anonymous contributor to Gawker.com said Rhodes fell after drinking 14 Bloody Mary's at a Midtown Irish pub.
The jury is still out as to whether a bunch of Bloody Marys were the real culprits in the Randi Rhodes "mugging." However, if the "victim" had been, say, Rush Limbaugh, the MSM would already have been howling about his drunk and disorderly conduct as well as screeching about the false mugging report. Most likely Randi will be very reluctant to discuss her mugging that wasn't when she returns to the air.
Of course, the fact that there was no mugging didn't keep the usual suspects in the leftwing blogosphere from making wild accusations about evil rightwingers who wanted to shut poor Randi up. Among the most amusing of the Randi mugging conspiracy theories came courtesy of the Democratic Underground. Here are some of their more entertaining speculations on this topic:
I wouldn't be surprised at all if it was deliberate, because of her views. Last week she was going after the freepers pretty harshly.
I blame the thugs! And it isn't unreasonable, considering the political climate these last few years, that someone might be angry at Randi or any liberal talk show host!
They knocked out teeth went for her MOUTH - how much plainer can it get - someone was trying to shut her up - you know she is one of the mouthiest of "progressive" talk show hosts - and she has been on THE tv more than most - it seems pretty obvious to me - Mike Malloy and the others need to watch their backs....I put NOTHING past these people
Freepers have guts when they are five-to-one attacking an unsuspecting woman. Just like the Nazis before them.
But this does look like (to me, anyway) a pissed off, agitated wing-nut (or nuts) who did this. Knocked out some teeth? Perhaps to shut her up. Wing-nuts, if you've heard Randi talk, the girl WILL NEVER STOP TALKING. She will be going after you goose-steppers again in no time. Truth always wins out over violence.
To read even more of these leftwing bellylaugh conspiracy theories regarding the "mugging" of Randi Rhodes, check out the DUmmie FUnnies.
—P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog.
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LOL
October 17, 2007 - 10:34 ET by iveseenitallLOL! Hillarious!
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
AM I ALONE?
October 17, 2007 - 10:34 ET by danybhoyI thought about this sort of thing by the reaction of the Error Amerikkka hosts & the big leftist blogs. But I figured I would give her the benifit of the doubt. She better be on fire, actually on fire, for me to care about this moron. This is starting to smell like a lame attempt at attention whoring, to remind America that AAR is still on in a few markets.
But I'm not totally heartless, I hope the dog is OK, & maybe she had some sense knocked into her on that sidewalk. We live in hope.
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
She was abusive to the
October 17, 2007 - 11:24 ET by motherbeltShe was abusive to the barstaff and generally gross, crass, loud, and pretentious.
An Air America host(ess)?????? Who'da thunk it?!?!?!
/sarcasm/ Jesus, don't you
October 17, 2007 - 12:46 ET by WhoIsJohnGalt/sarcasm/
Jesus, don't you right-hand wing-nuts get it?? We on the left can engage in all the seedy or out-of-control behavior that we want because we don't render judgement on others for doing it. That makes us therefore immune to criticism for the same behavior!!!
YOU people on the right however, because you dare to try and define morality, cannot ever stray from the straight and narrow. Yeah, yeah, I've heard your arguments...you say "We accept that failing to meet the mark is human, but that doesn't make the failing acceptable". Bull***, you right wingers just think you're perfect, and it's our job on the left to bring you down to size!
/sarcasm off/
It's sad but the sarcasm
October 17, 2007 - 16:35 ET by ArchConservativeIt's sad but the sarcasm espoused is exactly what they believe. So, so, so sad.
Arch, That's hilarious
October 17, 2007 - 16:37 ET by LeonArch,
That's hilarious that you just edited your post.
I love how you actually didn't notice the sarcasm caveat the first time you responded.
Could you please re-post your serious reply to an obviously sarcastic/not serious post? Please. For humor sake! haha.
Leon the narcissistic contributer of nothing. As usual.
October 18, 2007 - 09:13 ET by Six String SpiffHave you anything to say of the shameless individual who started the rumor that Randi was 'mugged', or are you just going to ignore it and laugh a posters initial misunderstanding of another fellow Conservative? You must get your face punched in on a weekly basis if your mouth is a brave as your finger tips.
Rumors?
October 18, 2007 - 09:17 ET by Sergeant ROCKI thought he started that rumor???
I agree...
October 17, 2007 - 11:51 ET by celatorYea, I hope the dog is ok, too.
Wait a minute, if she was
October 17, 2007 - 12:20 ET by dscottWait a minute, if she was walking the dog while drunk (under the influence), isn't that animal abuse - endangering the welfare of an animal???? You mean she left the poor animal tied up outside the bar? You can't bring an animal inside a store unless it is a service dog. Maybe will we get another tearful TV episode like Ellen Degeneres crying over her pet being taken away.
Hey, PETA people, you need to picket Randi's house.
Who's the real victim here, Randi or the dog??? This just gets better by the hour. LOL
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity
I guess no one realized
October 17, 2007 - 10:36 ET by Hero SquadI guess no one realized that the cold hard sidewalk is just a tool of the vast right wing conspiracy hate machine.
And has anyoned checked to see if that dog's real name is Karl Rover?
Can't wait to see Newsbusted's take on this.
**My Daughter at the WWII Memorial
Let's Help
October 17, 2007 - 10:35 ET by JDWI will start the fund to fly her to Britain for dental repair with a $100 donation.
JDW
Sen Clinton: Founder of Media Matters
JDW -
October 17, 2007 - 10:47 ET by drillanwrOh, piss on that ...
Send her a box of Tic Tacs (choose the color/flavor) and a tube of Super Glue ...
Pretty much better results than she'd get from the Brit socialized dental system ...
Sorry
October 17, 2007 - 11:10 ET by JDWPlease my ignorance, what are Tic Tacs?
JDW
Sen Clinton: Founder of Media Matters
Why, Tic Tacs are fresh
October 17, 2007 - 11:19 ET by drillanwrWhy, Tic Tacs are fresh entertainment for your mouth, doncha know ...
http://www.tictacusa.com/
I suspect chicklets gum may
October 17, 2007 - 11:11 ET by JimboI suspect chicklets gum may work better!
Jimbo says - "There is a fine line between freedom of speech and treason
and
Leon hates fat people!!"
So, Rhodes was apparently
October 17, 2007 - 10:35 ET by MikeBSo, Rhodes was apparently in an Irish bar, and had downed 14 Bloody Marys. Was she having a late lunch interview with Ted Kennedy? If so, I'll bet she's glad she had enough presence of mind to turn down any offer from Teddy of a drive home.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
"They knocked out teeth
October 17, 2007 - 10:35 ET by bassndude"They knocked out teeth went for her MOUTH...". LOL, even the bloody marys knew what to go for. Those right wing bloody marys gang up on a lib. I guess the sidewalk was a part of the right wing that ganged up on her.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
I want an Apology
October 17, 2007 - 10:37 ET by JimboIs anyone in the Republican party or the conservative think tanks tracking down those who started the “Right Wing Mugging” stories and demanding an apology?
Perhaps we can get Al Sharpton to demand an apology like he did with Imus.
Jimbo says - "There is a fine line between freedom of speech and treason"
Jimbo, it was begun by another Air Amerika host named Elliott
October 17, 2007 - 10:54 ET by RJHe went into a long paranoid rant about it, and the raving nuts at Kos, DU, etc, immediately picked it up and enhanced it.
Apology Please
October 17, 2007 - 10:59 ET by JimboThen I think everyone who perpetuated the story owes an apology. If the show as on the other foot, there would be rallies taking place by now. I’m sure the conservatives will sit by and allow them to blow it over.
Aggravating at best.
Jimbo says - "There is a fine line between freedom of speech and treason
and
Leon hates fat people!!"
Being the heartless conservative I am, P.J.
October 17, 2007 - 10:38 ET by RJI LOVE the touched-up photo of "Brandy" Rhodes. :^)
Rowdy Rhodes?
October 17, 2007 - 10:38 ET by TaserCatRandi... "gross, crass, loud, and pretentious?"
I find that hard to believe! She's got such a sweet personality on the air.. Yeah, that's the ticket. Such a positive influence.. nice lady. (add heavy sarcasm)
What's the frequency,
October 17, 2007 - 10:40 ET by PeskyDaneWhat's the frequency, Kenneth?
14
October 17, 2007 - 10:49 ET by drillanwr14 ?!?!?!?
14 ?!?!?!?
14 ?!?!?!?
Holy cripes! Who the heck can stomach that much tomato juice??!!??
Randi, babe, seek a solid cure for your BDS, and the tomato juice addiction will take care of itself ...
Geez!
14 ?!?!?
Can you O.D. on lycopene ?
they made her loud, crass,
October 17, 2007 - 10:58 ET by TruthMongerthey made her loud, crass, abusive - maybe she has 14 before she goes on the air
A service of the new NB respect police
That was my thinking,
October 17, 2007 - 13:51 ET by scamoramaThat was my thinking, too.
I've only listened to her a few times, but she's always sounded like my ex....under the influence of something.
Who wants to silence who?
October 17, 2007 - 10:46 ET by Blogger Guy00001So they think that the right wants to silence her! This is probably because they are really thinking that THEY want to silence the RIGHT!
It was a misogynistic,
October 17, 2007 - 10:56 ET by riff_raffIt was a misogynistic, bigotted, xenophobic, global-warming-denying, homophobic, islamophobic, greedy, war mongering, right wing sidewalk that did it!
Or maybe the bouncer at that Irish bar just threw her out head first.
Besides being pinheads, liberals just can't hold their liquor.
So, are you saying Teddy
October 17, 2007 - 10:58 ET by drillanwrSo, are you saying Teddy Kennedy can't swim when drunk? :^ P
Teddy
October 17, 2007 - 11:04 ET by JimboActually, I think he has proven that he can swim very well while drunk. What he also proved is that he is a coward while drunk.
Jimbo says - "There is a fine line between freedom of speech and treason
and
Leon hates fat people!!"
bigtimer and I nailed this
October 17, 2007 - 10:59 ET by Sick-n-Tiredbigtimer and I nailed this one yesterday!
You know, nobody likes a bad drunk; a bad liberal drunk---WORSE!
Oh yeh? Well who do you
October 17, 2007 - 11:21 ET by Gat New YorkOh yeh? Well who do you think was feeding her those drinks? Do think it was the regular bartender or was it a "plant?" Maybe someone from Cheney's staff? If these BDS kidz can fabricate 9/11 conspiracies then this should be a chip shot.
I have three guesses;
October 17, 2007 - 11:30 ET by Sick-n-TiredI have three guesses; Rumsfeld, Cheney or Rove. Who do you think makes the best bloody's? My bet is on Rumsfeld!
I making note of your comment---my guess it is only a matter of time before your hypothesis is suspected by the left.
Cheers! (pun intended)
my geuss on Cheney is he
October 17, 2007 - 11:35 ET by TruthMongermy geuss on Cheney is he would just shoot her in the face, he's a beer drinker - and he's gay scum too - touched my shoe in an airport restroom once hint hint - it's a signal you know - for them "funny guys"
A service of the new NB respect police
Rhodes
October 17, 2007 - 11:03 ET by Felicity RandWhat an unhealthy bunch.
Was she lying through her teeth about the whole incident? I guess she has to drink because of her vile hate-filled personality. Sorry--I have no sympathy.
Hey, look on the bright
October 17, 2007 - 11:17 ET by MikeBHey, look on the bright side. Now, when she does her show, she'll only be lying through her tooth.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Now thats funney......
October 17, 2007 - 12:19 ET by doug1950Now that's funny, I don't care who you are.
BDS is a mental disorder
October 17, 2007 - 11:18 ET by Chicagoray40The conspiracy remark right off the bat from the host indicated BDS is indeed a mental disorder falling under the broader disease classification of liberalism as Savage wrote.
Likewise, the following pathetic DU remarks and other similar charges atrributing this woman falling down under whatever the circumstances to anything but the obvious can again only be explained as their ongoing yet ignored mental condition that requires some physician and psychiatric attention.
BDS is no longer in
October 17, 2007 - 11:25 ET by LeonBDS is no longer in effect. Maybe in 2004, but with Bush's diminished stature and lame duck status, nobody really cares about him anymore.
The new hotness in derangement syndromes is GDS. Gore Derangement Syndrome. You people spend an exhorbitant amount of time whining, complaining, and ruminating about Gore. Same thing people did with Bush.
So if BDS people are suffering from a mental disorder, what does that say about the Newsbusters and their unhealthy obsession with Al Gore?
Leonitsky....Gore is being shoved at us by the MSM
October 17, 2007 - 11:36 ET by JayTeeAl G was dying a quiet natural death on the airways, until the MSM resurrected him via the Nobel Peace Prize.
Obsession is on the MSM side, NB just reacts to the proliferation of Gory news.
You've heard of a "Bridge too far", well it was an "Award too many" that breathed life into Gore's Planetary Manager Role and his never ending "exhorbitant amount of time" on the MSM airways.
We saw, we whined.........out of sight out of mind.
What good is a Free Press, if it is a False Press ? David Foote GoE
P.J. You are aware that
October 17, 2007 - 11:19 ET by LeonP.J.
You are aware that Gawker is prone to hyperbole correct?
They specialize in sarcasm and gossip (*which has been addressd in this site concerning a post about Jews).
I love how Newsbusters will hate a site like Gawker, until it has some dirt on someone they dislike, then they love the site.
14 bloody mary's? Somehow I doubt it.
The reason people aren't howling about this like they would if it was Limbaugh is because nobody has any clue who Randi Rhodes is anyways.
Gawker.Com
October 17, 2007 - 11:28 ET by P.J. GladnickThe Gawker.com comment has been quoted on quite a few sites plus the NY Post. I'll put it like this, being familiar with Randi's liquid habits, this scenario is a lot more realistic than any other that I've seen.
yes, we like conservatives
October 17, 2007 - 11:36 ET by TruthMongeryes, we like conservatives - it's our big secret...
A service of the new NB respect police
Leon - I would actually
October 17, 2007 - 11:29 ET by Gat New YorkLeon - I would actually agree that this was somewhat sensationalized.
1. 14 Bloody Marys will kill you - it was probably only 7.
2. After 3 drinks it doesn't matter what brand you started with, the bartender is going to pour fusel oil after that. So I doubt that a responsible bar operator will waste money pouring Ketel One after 3 drinks.
Randi Rhodekill grew up in my old neighborhood and that is not her original name. Not terribly bright and somehow got into this radio gig - mostly because she had a big mouth. Of course now that mouth has less teeth.
Leon brings up a good point
October 17, 2007 - 11:44 ET by TruthMongerLeon brings up a good point - now if Rush had claimed some liberal tried to mug him, but later it was discovered that he actually fell down drunk and smashed his own teeth - then how do you suppose the MSM might handle this relatively minor and insignificant incident?
A. they would ignore it - probably just some "hyperbole" anyway - doubt it actually happened...
OR
B. (mushroom cloud) HEADLINES AD NAUSEUM FOR WEEKS ON END:
DRUNK ABUSIVE ATYPICAL REPUBLICAN RUSH HUDSON LIMBAUGH III TRASHES BAR IN BLIND FOUL-MOUHTED RAGE, IS RIGHTFULLY TOSSED OUT, TEETH ARE SMASHED DUE TO HARD OBESITY-INDUCED LANDING ON UGLY FACE, AND THEN ASTONISHINGLY AND CRUELLY ATTEMPTS TO ACTUALLY BLAME IT ON LIBERAL MUGGERS - ALSO DOES NOT WANT TO INSURE KID'S HEALTH, AND EVEN TOUCHED MY SHOE ONCE IN AN AIRPORT RESTROOM, SENATE CONDEMNS RUSH, DEMANDS DEATH PENALTY, AND IRAQ IS STILL AN AWFUL QUAGMIRE - VOTE DEM IN 08 - UNLESS YOU HATE BLACKS AND KIDS, THAT IS...WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU CONSERVATIVES ANYWAY?
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You forgot the dog - Animal
October 17, 2007 - 11:46 ET by Gat New YorkYou forgot the dog - Animal rights abuser.
thanks
October 17, 2007 - 12:58 ET by TruthMongerAND THE DOG
Brilliant deduction!
October 17, 2007 - 11:31 ET by Sergeant ROCKThe reason people aren't howling about this like they would if it was Limbaugh is because nobody has any clue who Randi Rhodes is anyways.
Which is why you people want to shut down Rush Limbaugh - because you are losing in the arena of ideas! You can't compete.. ha.. ha.. ha..!
I don't want to shut down
October 17, 2007 - 11:50 ET by balboaI don't want to shut down Rush. I love the nachos they serve in that "arena of ideas."
well, she can't do that anymore..
October 17, 2007 - 11:25 ET by wizardjr"...lying through her teeth about the whole incident..."
well now she can't do that any more - until she goes to Britain and gets them replaced... Oh wait! and wait, and wait...
RR in NY
October 17, 2007 - 11:27 ET by GoodieWill they nominate her for a Nobel Peace Prize?
and a
October 17, 2007 - 11:48 ET by TruthMongerand a grammy
http://newsbusters.org/forums/topic-discussion/petition-al-gore-grammy-nomination-16418
A service of the new NB respect police
and a grammy
October 17, 2007 - 13:08 ET by AndanteNah, I heard she's being awarded a Gummy
So ... She had 14
October 17, 2007 - 11:29 ET by drillanwrSo ... She had 14 (14!!??!!) Bloody Marys ...
What hasn't been answered yet is what the hell was the dog drinking?
Dog? What dog? You mean the
October 17, 2007 - 11:35 ET by Gat New YorkDog? What dog? You mean the one that took the place of Harvey the White Rabbit after 14 drinks.
"What the hell was the dog
October 17, 2007 - 11:37 ET by MikeB"What the hell was the dog drinking?" Red Dog beer, of course. You shouldn't have even needed to ask.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
honey, I'm taking the dog
October 17, 2007 - 13:00 ET by TruthMongerhoney, I'm taking the dog for a walk down to the bar - sounds good i think
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Liberal 'Projection'
October 17, 2007 - 11:37 ET by Sergeant ROCKThe allegation is another example of projection by liberals. In light of the fact that we have many examples of where anti-war liberals have assaulted returning troops, they are attempting here to say, 'See, conservatives do it too!' So, one alleged example cancels out the many confirmed examples. Having done that, it's a non-issue because 'everybody' does it.
pwned The Rocky Mountain
October 17, 2007 - 11:40 ET by wiwfpwned
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
Oh
October 17, 2007 - 11:52 ET by rbchaffeThis makes my day. I'm going to be laughing too much to get any work done all day.
Instant Karma
October 17, 2007 - 11:59 ET by NoMoreClintonsIs gonna get you (liberal loonies)!
This is too good to be true.
Read your dummies blog on
October 17, 2007 - 12:53 ET by MightyMouthRead your dummies blog on this one PJ. This line about caused me to split my side:
[Randi Rhodes was sexually assaulted with a ten foot pole.]
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
LOL MM!!! It would have to
October 17, 2007 - 12:59 ET by bassndudeLOL MM!!! It would have to be a ten foot pole. But I would have used a 12 footer, myself. That woman is nasty.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
This woman and Air amerika
October 17, 2007 - 13:23 ET by Dan The Man 2This woman and Air amerika reminds me of a movie A Face in the Crowd with Any Griffith in it, his name was Lonsome Rhodes. He turned out to be like a snake in the grass and is a great indictment of teh MSM.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Randi Rhodes is very scary
October 17, 2007 - 14:09 ET by Carl KolchakRandi Rhodes is very scary looking and would be great at scaring away wolves from my sheep.
Sincerely
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
"Well I got nothing against the press, they wouldn't print it if it wasn't true" 'Sunday Papers'
Environmentaly
October 17, 2007 - 15:37 ET by 10thAmendmentEnvironmentaly speaking:
Who cleaned up after the dog?
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
I was so hoping it was a
October 17, 2007 - 20:27 ET by Jack BauerI was so hoping it was a mugging, if only to test that well versed theory... a conservative is a liberal who has been mugged.
Mind you, when it come to mugging... hasn't Air America been mugging rich dopey investors since the get go?
jack... ...and they keep
October 17, 2007 - 20:37 ET by bigtimerjack...
...and they keep on giving to Airdead America too ....lol!
The fool me once thing doesn't work with them...oooops...forgot, they are liberals.
That's when a mugging turns
October 17, 2007 - 20:42 ET by Jack BauerThat's when a mugging turns into Stockholm Syndrome, and the victim starts to empathize with the crimimal.
Thanks, BT & Jack
October 17, 2007 - 20:53 ET by BlondeI was so far behind today...but this is the silliest thing I think I've ever seen!
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
I have 2 questions:
October 18, 2007 - 08:53 ET by sarcasmo1. What does a premium-vodka bloody mary cost at that place? (I've visited NYC, and my drinking-habit -- while not radio talk show host prodigious -- was not cheap in that place -- plus I tend to tip decently because I've lived that life, unlike most talkers of the left & right. My guess is at least $9/drink!)
2. (This one requires real journalism, so it probably won't happen...) What kind of a tip does this woman leave? I mean, as waitstaff, you come to EXPECT abusive, generally gross, crass, loud, and pretentious customers; but at the end you are willing to forgive a LOT if they're willing to leave 20% on the table.
My prediction on this one is that she's one of the REALLY abusive people who leaves a less than optimal tip as a part of the wait-staff abuse, but someone would need to go do the actual-journalism to be sure...
JMR
PS MUST we discuss bloody marys on mornings when I can't mix one for myself???
Rally online with fans of Dr. Ron Paul.
I'll add a question
October 18, 2007 - 09:54 ET by FastEd3. Who is paying the medical bills? Corporate, contributing, private health insurance? Or, trying to get in the social programs? but with her age, doesn't quilify - maybe the govenment should construct a program to cover over drinkers?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
If the bloody mary story is correct
October 18, 2007 - 09:49 ET by FastEdthen we have to conclude that rocky rhodes is sexist too! Could she not have a harvey wallbanger? prove her liberalism with a black russian?? At least show her NY pride with a long island iced tea!
But the big question, considering the latest news and Ellen - what happened to the her dog??
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Now that Rove, Rush and Bush have been cleared of any wrongdoing
October 18, 2007 - 14:12 ET by mzelenzThere is another story like Randi's going on in NYC. An African American professor who just wrote a book on racism was shocked to find a noose hanging from her office door (much like the Jena 6 hate crime) and reported the crime to the media. Following public outrage, the police went to review the camera footage that captured the person placing the noose and for some reason the school is refusing to allow the police access to the video.. Now why would Columbia do that. Also a mystery how quickly this story has died now that the video is known to exist. Mmmm. Funny how those damn facts get in the way of a lot of propaganda lately.
There was a video?
October 18, 2007 - 14:23 ET by Free StinkerThere was a video?
The University officials should be jailed for obstruction!
Adding to the coverup theory
October 18, 2007 - 14:28 ET by RJIf I remember correctly, early investigations focused on a rival professor...
And this professor's color
October 18, 2007 - 14:34 ET by dscottAnd this professor's color was???? Given the liberal penchant for Projection, I would suspect the same as her's, kinda of like they use the N word on each other.
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity
Exactly. I don't remember a color being given, but
October 18, 2007 - 14:39 ET by RJconsidering the sudden silence, my suspicions follow yours.