Vast Right-Wing Hate Machine?

I think the "vast right wing hate machine" (whatever that is), which was initially blamed for the "attack" on Randi Rhodes (whoever she is) by Air America's Jon Elliot (never heard of him), would probably pick more prominent targets.

By "prominent" I mean personalities on radio stations that people ACTUALLY listen to.

Attorney For Air America Host Disputes NYC Mugging (link)

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."