Our sympathy to Randi Rhodes. May she get well soon.
Our deep felt animus the Bitsblog’s Jerk of the Day, Err America’s Jon Elliot, who manged to enage his gator sized mouth before activating his brain. Barooosk, Talking Radio [1]:
Elliott was extremely agitated when he reported on the incident. He opened his show by saying “it is with sadness that tonight I inform you that my Air America colleague Randi Rhodes was assaulted last night while walking her dog near her New York City home.”
Pointing out that 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.”
“Is this an attempt by the right wing hate machine to silence one of our own,” he asked. “Are we threatening them. Are they afraid that we’re winning. Are they trying to silence intimidate us.”
I wonder if the one conservative in Manhattan, has a case for slander? Mr. Elliiot, an apology is in order.
You don’t need a thug to silence Err America [2]. The marketplace already has.
Hat tip: Memorandum. [3]
Addendum:
I note that Mr. Elliot has apologized.