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Mandy



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:43 pm    Post subject: Hate crimes against liberals ? Reply with quote

http://talkingradio.blogspot.com/2007/10/randi-rhodes-is-victim-of-violent.html

Recall how the student was tasered for asking Kerry awkward questions, and how anti-bush demonstrators are herded into cages, or even in London a few years back when everyone around oxford street (including tourists with children) was herded into an enclosure (effectively arrested) with no food or drinks for hours.

This is all background demonisation of the anti-right wing majority.
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nekokate



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm very shocked about this - I listen to her radio show a lot!! Get well soon, Randi.

I doubt it was a hate-crime though, I mean - she's walking her dog in New York City at night. Muggings there are rife!! It's really jumping the gun to assume it must have been an irked Republican.
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Mandy



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hope it wasn't a hate-crime, but as the article mentions
"Rhodes was wearing a jogging suit and displayed no purse or jewelry, Elliott speculated that "this does not appear to me to be a standard grab the money and run mugging."

She was also walking her dog who is bound to bark if their owner is attacked.

The level of injury and apparent lack of motive does indicated a punishment beating ...
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Mandy



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

UPDATE : It could have been just an accident :
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nekokate



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

She's back on the air right now. I'm listening but so far she's not mentioned the incident - seems like business as usual and her voice is crystal clear so probably no missing teeth either.

I'll update if she discusses the incident on today's show.
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Mandy



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks.
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nekokate



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK, apparently she's not back. It's a repeat of a previous show they've put on. D'oh.
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Mandy



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The silence on the incident is worrying ...
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nekokate wrote:
she's walking her dog in New York City at night. Muggings there are rife!!


Are they rife any more? I thought good old giuliani and his zero tolerance policy made New York safer than most cities. As far as I know they have a lower mugging rate than Baghdad now.
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nekokate



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Randi is finally back for real - this is her explaining the situation in her own words.

(7 mins 38 secs - 2.66MB)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/6h47oc
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Mandy



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks. I got the download after a few retries after error "free service is at full capacity".

Horrible story .. glad she is back.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks for that Kate - it sounds like she was blindsided by someone with a right-hook.
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Mandy



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

faceless wrote:
thanks for that Kate - it sounds like she was blindsided by someone with a right-hook.


That would definitely explain the injury to the eye and the teeth knocked out. You don't get this type of injury from a simple fall or black-out.
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