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The blogosphere was abuzz Tuesday with reports that the host of a liberal talk-radio show was the victim of an apparent street crime Sunday night, leading another of the network’s hosts to speculate that she was targeted by “the right wing” for her political viewsRandi Rhodes, whose program airs on Air America weekdays from 3-6 p.m. ET, claims she was walking down the street near her Manhattan home around 8 p.m. when she was struck and found herself face down on the pavement, her lawyer, Robert Gaulin, told FOXNews.com.
“We don’t know whether there was a deliberate intention aimed at her or whether it was an accident… she was pretty much, she was hurt badly when she fell and her face hit the ground,” Gaulin said, adding that people on the street came to her aid.
Talking Radio, a blog that follows Air America’s programming, reported that another host at the liberal network, Jon Elliott, told listeners of his show Monday night that Rhodes had been attacked near Park Avenue and 39th Street.
According to the blog, Elliott then said, “This does not appear to me to be a standard grab-the- money-and-run mugging,” and, “Is this an attempt by the right wing hate machine to silence one of our own?” Elliot also suggested that the act might have been meant to intimidate left-wing radio, the blog reported.
There even was a report that Rhodes had lost several teeth in the alleged attack.
Source: FOX
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