As a Obama supporter I condemn this man and his disgusting language. I hope we go on on the attack and bring him down. Find out everything about him, his tax records, personal history, secrets. Let's destroy him.

because no political party should be associated with this. Especially ours.

If we are supposed to be having a higher dialog here then why are things like this being posted and not challenged?

I've written AA headquarters, my local affiliate and even posted on her bb about it.

It hasn't gotten much attention on her bulletin board, but there is a thread in heard on the show called "Randi Live in SF".  If you're a member, please post your comment there as well.

Sorry Pacific John...I hate this video and I don't even want to see it in this context. And I agree..no party should be associated with it. She needs to go and all supporters of all candidates should condem it.

It hasbeen awhile sinc I listened to AA.  But when Mr Franken had his show I was always switching AA off once RR started hers.  Even if I decided I would listen in that day, I was never able to last long.

She is just another formula shock jock. No news here.

I've never liked Randi Rhodes. She has always sounded like a partisan hack even if she is a Democratic partisan hack. This is really beyond the pale.

Oh no she di'n't!  OMG

This is too ugly for words, Randi Rhodes doesn't belong on the air.

Does anybody have a list of sponsors?

Writing to sponsors is the only effective way to deal with crap like this.

I think it's pretty bad form to call anyone a whore.  What if someone went out and called Obama a bastard or an a*#hole?  Wouldn't that be considered pretty tacky?

I've called Rhodes "Lady Limbaugh" ever since she invited Nader on her program and then ambushed him back in 2004 by not letting him get in a word between her shouts (He said, " I don't need this," and hung up on her.) "Lady O'Reilly" would probably be more appropriate, but the alliteration isn't as good.

There's no doubt she's a liberal a-hole.

You know, I've never found Randi Rhodes to be particularly insightful or relevant.  She seems like a loudmouth who somehow got her own radio show, just because.

I hope that all of us, Clinton and Obama supporters alike, agree that this is unacceptable behavior, and that Randi Rhodes should be off the air.

For those of you who support Obama, remember that she used to be a big fan of the Clintons.  Things changed, obviously, and you never know when your candidate might be the recipient of her disapproval as well.

I'm lost for words.  I won't give a hoot if she gave her little rant in her kitchen.   But this language and the person who use it have no place in the media.

This is filth! Imagine that she is on Air America and that they consider their selves to be progressive. It makes me want to hurl!

I don't think that this was meant literally.  I think that we can all agree that figuratively Hillary is a f**ing whor - You know, in the metaphorical sense of the term.  

I can't watch the video at work, but the quoted excerpts certainly sound bad.

However, before today I can say that Randi Rhodes has been one of the best and most knowledgeable voices of liberalism on the radio. Yes, her tone is loud and maybe even grating for some. But she knows her stuff.

Condemn her comments if you want, but stop trashing her past record of strong Democratic advocacy. Democrats are barely a blip in the wingnut-driven world of talk radio, and it's sad to see so many people acting like it's BAD that she was an unabashed Democratic partisan. It would be nice if we had MORE "Lady Limbaughs" and "loudmouths" to galvanize our base.

The real Randi Rhodes. Tell me, is Rhodes a bad comedian or a Coulter-like political pundit?

This is exactly what i have been talking about. No one, no woman, should ever be insulted this way, ever, and if you do not understand this simple fact and try to defend this nasty woman's comment you are not a human being who respects other human beings.

This lady is just awful and i apologize to all Senator Clinton supporters. There is simple no excuses or explanations or justification for this kind of behavior. PERIOD.

And every supporter of Senator Obama should be outraged because those who call Senator Clinton a W-word today will call Senator Obama the N-word tomorrow.

If you want to start a petition to fire her from Radio America, i will gladly sign it as i signed the one against Imus.

You mean Air America finally started getting some sponsors?  I guess maybe after I stopped listening to them months ago.  

Disgusting they have become.  This is the perfect example and it's not limited to her apparent [poor]attempts at humor.  When they based their very existence to be the opposite of the Right Wing hate and distorted coverage and they turn around and do the very same thing.  Who knew when she attacked Ann Coulter and the other R W, it was because she wanted to emulate them.  I saw this coming with the changes of the new owners, the Greens.  I never expected them to abuse their listeners trust and our airwaves for their own personal (sick)agenda.

Many weeks back I turned on Randi for the heck of it, to be sickened by her false claims and attacks on Hillary.  There is no repair that can equal what has been coming out of her mouth.  I guess she had to up the anti on Keith Obamamann.  But hasn't she noticed, he's become a laughing stock, is that too what she aspires to?  Ca CHING!  She WINS!

And, by the way, does Randi understand the meaning of whore?....hmmmm.

When Tina Fey on SNL declared "b** is the new black" and "b**** get stuff done", the Hillosphere erupted in applause, because that was tied to an argument to vote for her.

Now Rhodes is using similar insults against her, and that's completely unspeakable?

Both Fey's and Rhodes' pronouncements are objectionable and degrading, but my guess would be that the people condemning the latter had not a peep to say about the former.

is the public. They applauded and laughed and cheered at someone who is being insulted in very despicable and horrible ways.

This is absolutely sick and very sad.

she must have hit her head too hard during that fake mugging she reported some time ago.

There are actually quite a few "liberal" on-air people I can't stand. They tend to be the ones who have modeled themselves on the worst examples from the conservative media circuit. Their views might be more palatable, but the style is just as bad.

help me. Where do i send it? How do you guys sign it? and so forth?

I am an Obama supporter and I am with you 100000% on this.

Thanks for the clip/link. Although I'm  disappointed in Rhodes, I want the truth. Rhodes leans more to the left than I do; regardless, I always respected her point of view....until now.

This is a comedy routine.  She's not saying that Ferraro or Clinton are actually prostitutes. She's saying that their behavior can be compared to prostitutes, and she goes into (stupid) detail on how.

It's basically the same as calling a small dog a "lap slut" or that annoying person at work an "attention whore."

You really have to lay off the outrage, it's not good for you.  The really offensive thing about this is that it's not actually funny, not that she's ripping on Ferraro or Clinton.

Comedians say all sorts of crazy stuff, that's what they're paid to do.  I don't like Rhode's show very much, and this kind of comedy doesn't do anything for me, but let's not get out of hand.  South Park had Satan in a gay relationship with Saddam Hussein.  Chris Rock uses the "N word" constantly.  Stephen Colbert disrespected George W. Bush to his face at the press banquet.  Bill Maher says even worse stuff about our elected officials every friday night on his show.  Rush Limbaugh is even more outragious, and he doesn't even bill himself as a comedian, which is pretty offensive.

Before you get all outraged at a taped comedy show (this wasn't even on the air on Air America), think about every time you've laughed at something inappropriate.  Just because she's picking on someone you respect, doesn't mean that it's any better or worse than comedians saying awful things about people you hate. If you don't like a comedy routine, walk out.  Turn it off.  Don't try to get the comedian fired from an unrelated job.  

and the email address of this despicable woman, please?

This is too much! How much more of this does it take to convince Democratics, those that support Clinton or Obama, that enough is enough! This has to stop. This is not about Obama or Clinton anymore. We Democrats are self-destructing.

I emailed both Randi and Green 960.

I am simply aghast at this tape.  If this is how Democratic women speak about each other, we've certainly not come a long way, baby!

Please spread this far and wide and call Randi to account for her despicable behavior.

ps.  My email to Randi was just bounced back.  Apparently the email they list isn't working.  

and Obama should denounce that fucking cunt Rhodes.

You should be banned for a comment like this.

The sad thing is this really isn't that much different then what you read on dkos.  I mean i have seen worse about HRC and Ferraro on dkos and some other web pages.  This type of talk is what you expect when political supporters want to win so badly that come to hate the other person.

The funny thing is i keep hearing about how HRC will do anything to win but this is what we see from BO supporters.  HRC is a racist.  HRC is a lair. HRC will do anything to win. HRC is shrill. HRC is responsible for 4000 us deaths.  HRC is responsible for NAFTA.  BONSIA BONSIA BONSIA. I can go on and on.

I understand that BO supporters have their own issues with HRC and i agree she has run a rough campaign but BO and his supporters have not only run a rough campaign but many of their attacks have been so personal.  And really this is just one example of what we read and hear everyday about HRC.

I wonder what would have happened is some made commentator make a statement about pimping ones daughter directed toward BO instead of HRC.  The noise would be unbearable but not really that much outrage when it is directed a HRC.

RR really hasn't said anything that i don't hear from BO supporters every week right before they lectures us about how if we don't vote for BO we are not real democrats.  Well I have voted democratic since 1978 and I have never seen democrats smear another democrat like I have seen BO supporters smear HRC.

david

I've never listened to Randi Rhodes.

I'm guessing I won't, in the future.  It's a shame that some want to listen to political shows at the level of Howard Stern.

Anyway, I'm assuming this happened today.  I hope there's an apology tomorrow.  But even if there is, she probably needs to be suspended or punished in some way.

I stopped listening to Randi Rhodes several weeks ago when she began yelling at callers (or maybe she's always done that) but this is downright unhinged.  How is she going to argue on her radio show now that she'll vote for the Democratic nominee, if that nominee is Hillary?  I have never heard such filthy disrespect from any radio show host for fellow members of her own political party. What could possibly be the aim of this?

I'd say I was disappointed in her but that happened a long time ago with this broad..... she needs help. She is doing the Democratic party far more harm than any candidate, including Ralph Nader, is currently doing.  She's just a loser.  I think this video should be posted all over the place to show what kind of mental problems Rhodes apparently operates under.

she said it because that's how it's been going, worse and worse things are being said about a female candidate for president.  I wrote Howard Dean months ago and said, not another penny until you call out the media for hate speech, for inciting hate. It's probably too late, the haters are having too great a time. Hillary isn't intimidated but it's damn hard to be unafraid in the  midst of such tolerated hate.  It seems that female managers in male dominated industries have to listen to these hate filled jokes about Hillary and pretend to be one of the guys. They're scared, I'm scared, it's gone too far. Obama did not make her say what she said, but he's never spoken out against the hate speech that comes from his self-professed supporters.  The pundits pretend her supporters are also saying the same sorts of things, but that's not factual, it's pretend parity so they don't have to call on Obama for leadership, to rein in his own supporters or at least distance himself and ask them to not vote for him until they rejoin the human race.  Here's a challenge, Obama, say something to your crowds and not with a nod and a wink, really  mean it. You have daughters, speak up for them even if you don't care about women like me?  

ugh she's a load that should have been swallowed

That's just freaking sad. A woman comedian doing stand up and talking about another woman.

I have to listen to white comics talk shit about my people (African-Americans) all of the fucking time and it's supposed to be a joke right? Or should I go blast one when I hear one crack jokes about my people?

the left? It's ridiculous.

It's very sad and unfortunate that the left-leaning talking-heads on tv and radio make no attempt to hide their bias against Clinton and for Obama. Keith Olbermann and Randi Rhodes are a disgrace to their profession. I will watch or listen to either of them. Not now or ever.

As important as this election is, and we have to put up with these clowns.

Do you mean like Ferraro.  Did you miss KO saying "You should be ashamed of yourself HRC for what Ferraro said".  Just checking.

david

It just been "acceptable" when it was Ann Coulter and Laura Ingram she was blazing away at.

Don't blame Obama, his campaign, or any of his supporters but one for this. This is on Randi Rhodes' head alone, and she definitely deserves the boot.

Do I like this language? no

Is this so much worse than American political discourse since 1792? no, not even close

This is a stand up act and although it is certainly not to my taste, it is not straight political commentary.

If your complaint is the bad language, well, that's what exists in comedy clubs; they are not 11:30PM network comedy shows or even cable tv.  

If your complaint is the word whore, well, my teenage daughter uses this in many different ways, none of which refer to prostitution.  I don't like the word, but I don't like bitch applied to women either, yet Clinton supporters here seemed to love it when Tina Fey used it and some even talked about the tv shirts they bought that said "bitch is the new black."  

If your complaint is that Rhodes is biased, I can't get that. She doesn't portray herself as a reporter who is trying to be objective, nor more than does Pat Buchanan.

But let me be clear - I don't like this myself and it's not good for the Democratic party which will need to be united to defeat McCain.  

And of course it would be absurd to somehow blame Obama for this.

You are so over as far as I'm concerned.  I don't have the words to describe how angry I am.  I'm not a supporter of Obama's, but I would never want to hear Randi or any other talk show personality say something this vile about him.  How would Randi feel to hear similar hate words used against Senator Obama?  Disgusting.

I never knew Ms. Rhodes was so amusing or insightful. I'll have to start checking out her show, and I'll definitely catch her when she comes to my town. Thanks too for the links; I've already written to AA to let them know what a treasure they have in her.

Dunno.

I think it is offensive, but I thought Ferro's racist play so over the top offensive that I think it deserves being called called out in the most brutal manner.

Having grown up among Jersey Catholic immigrants, I know she was pulling every racist string- the darkie is taking the job your people deserver- she could think of that might affect Penn.

It is just this crap that turned me off to Hil

Oh, PLEASE start a boycott campaign!!

Please, PLEASE, PLEEEEEEEEEASE!!!!

Randi Rhodes can use all the press she can get!  A good, organized "Hate On Randi Rhodes" campaign is just what she needs to get her name out there to Mr. and Mrs. Middle America.  

Who knows, she might end up as big as Howard Stern!

And anything that distracts Hillary's devotees from their campaign of racist attacks on Barack Obama will be good for the Democratic party in November.

Thanks.

I stopped listening to her as much even before the primaries. I probably cut my RR listening time by 60%, now it is probably down by 98%.

I am so sick of her and other like her blaming Hillary, Bill and her supporters for "destroying" the Democratic party! This is BULLSHIT!

The people who are doing harm to the party are people like HER who BASH AND BASH fellow Democrats!

I have already written to AAR to protest this behavior.  I have asked to be taken off their contact list because we will not be listening to their network at all.  It is a shame.  We listened for several years.  First on Sirius then later on XM and suggested the Al Franken program to dozens of our friends.  At that time, we also particularly enjoyed Ring of Fire on the weekends and Sam Seder.  The video is disgusting.  I am also writing Willie Nelson who, according to Randi, is one of her closest friends to let him know what a disappointment Randi is.

Thank you again for the diary.

Her comments would also be considered indecent by the FCC, especially since they were said during the daytime, when children could be listening.  

I've posted here and there on MyDD lately, almost always snarking away at something that I considered inane or hypocritical said by Hillary supporters.

Now I have to join Pacific John in calling out Randi Rhodes on this one.

I haven't been able to listen to Air America for quite a while now (local station bought out by Christian Radio), but I knew she was a loose cannon about two years ago.

She was refreshing to listen to when there was no other way to hear a progressive take on the news, but sometimes she's... unhelpful (to say the least).

Randi Rhodes is a disgrace. She's been lying about Hillary for a while:

http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/3/12/2394 5/2680

This incident did remind me of Blazing Saddles though.

"The Sheriff is a N~[Bell rings]~RRR!"

What did he say?

I think he said the Sheriff is "near."

But that's not diary worthy. This is obviously a bad attempt at stand-up. I've seen plenty of bad comics in my life. I'm sure others have, too. You can criticize her talent, but anything else is just wanting of censorship.

she better shut up, and run from radio biz, because she is a disaster on a radio an nobody listening her

She's hilarious!  Obnoxious, but hilarious.  Is she like this on her radio show?!

Those of you who defend her did you approve of Ann Coulter referring to John Edwards as a faggot. I sure didn't. We on the left neither need or want our own Ann Coulter. We are better than that. If you can't see that then I suggest you are more than likely a Republican troll just here to cause trouble like some we know of who want an armed invasion of a church. I'm not calling any names but his initials are rejectandenounce

Just like all the radio hacks on either side of the political divide.

Add Taylor Marsh to that list, too... If she ever gets a legitimate radio gig.

She obviously needs to exercise something more than her mouth. What a tub of lard and the long jacket doesn't hide it.

just curious about the setting where this was recorded.  

[not surprised that Randi said that.  in general i love her show and think she's very funny but am finding the show pretty much unlistenable lately due to the bias and uncritical echoing of whatever the latest anti-HRC party line is.]

..I'm not sure what she took but this is not a comic routine..sorry..rather pathetic..

fanfare on her show in the past.  Jesus H Christ.

When did the LEFT morph into Rush Limbaugh hate speech? Are we self destructing?

Wow, that's pretty unbelievable.  In fact, the things happening in this primary are pretty unbelievable.

I'm not a regular listener of Randi because I don't get Air America.  But you can be sure I'll never listen to her now.

This is so over the line.  I can't even believe the vicious attacks on Hillary and the double standards that we witness everyday online, in the media, etc.    This type of treatment would never be allowed toward other candidates.  It's just unbelievable.  You know, I've never even thought of calling Obama or any of our candidates vile names like that.  Several years ago, I didn't even want Hillary to run, partly because the attacks on her in the 90s were so upsetting.  But now that she is running, for whatever reason, I have felt the need to defend her even when she wasn't my first choice in candidates.  The worse these attacks get, the more personal I've been taking it.  I'm not sure why.

If somebody attacked Obama like that, I'd defend him.  Why aren't the leaders in the left blogosphere standing up against this stuff?  I'd never stand for anybody talking like that about any of our own.

Why is it that this is tolerated against Hillary?  I really don't understand it and I'm having a really hard time with it.  I'm worried.  I'm more than worried.  What has happened to this party?  What happened to the netroots, the place that gave me such a sense of relief, empowerment and hope these last few years?

I posted this same comment on the other diary regarding Ms. Rhodes.

I have listened to Rhandi for years, and I was impressed with how she helped Cindy Shehan with her protests in Crawford, Texas.  Rhandi helped make this protest national news on her AAR program, and Cindy has always been thankful to Rhandi for it.  I will always be grateful to her for that era also.

However, I am just like the rest of you regarding her recent turn for the worse on the radio.  I cannot listen to her radio show any longer without subjecting myself to a stroke or worse! Although I had listened to her enough to know that she supported Obama, she tried to be fair it seemed until March 5th when Hillary won Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island.  I listened to her the next day, and she went bonkers for Obama.  That primary was the camel that broke her back IMO.  She has no reasoning with anyone who calls her show anymore.

The thing that makes this ordeal so sad is that Rhandi absolutely seemed to love President Bill Clinton and always said great things about him over the years.  She even met him in NYC at a party earlier this year and had her photo taken with him; bragging about it on her show.  He must be so dissapointed like the rest of us on how bad she has turned on the Clintons.

Rhandi, shame on you!  How could you do this to your former fans and supporters.  You always have stated that you are a Democrat to the heart.  How could you turn so badly on any one in your party so quickly and ruthlessly!

Randi's off her meds again! Of course, they were never particularly effective, anyway. Someone needs to forcibly sedate her.

By the way, is it just me, or does anyone else think it's offensive when people (like Randi) refer to something they dislike as "gay"? Why is that sort of bigotry allowed? We should be on her ass for that, as well.

Her voting record of most "corporate issues" is pretty awesomely progressive. You should take a look at the assessment over at www.progressivepunch.org They assemble a huge database of votes on dozens of issues. Then they focus on issues where the split is party line. Then they take the six most progressive members of the senate and compare the Democrat's votes to that group so that you can see how often each votes in alliance with the most progressive senators.

I'm not saying you need to switch allegiance, but if you have concerns, you'll likely feel a lot better. I haven't had a single person I've sent to that site not tell me that her voting record  was helluva lot different than they thought it was.

I noticed that Randi memorizes all her jokes in her radio show. Have you ever felt the impression that her wisecracks were rehearsed the day before and written down on pieces of paper?

Oh, and did I mention she has no class?

I'm not surprised. Randi Rhodes has been a hack for years. I used to sometimes listen to her on Air America 3 or 4 years ago and didn't much care for her then even when I agreed with her basic positions.

Not much has changed, really. I'm an Obama supporter. Evidently she is too. Evidently she is still a hack. I am so tired of this ugly infighting. This isn't the first time that Rhodes has been an embarrassment to the side she supports. I'll be glad when this primary is over.

I agree. The reason you just gave is one of the reasons why I switched from John Edwards to Hillary Clinton after he dropped out. I live in North Carolina and was registered as an independent. I could not vote in the Democratic primary as an indy so I switched to Democrat so I could vote for Clinton.

Hillary will make a great president.

check this interview with Cramer....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/ 23925313#23925313

it is worth a watch and shows that she is really got her thumb on the mechanics and inner workings of this economy. I really think that Hillary is not a liberal but a nationalist, and that is exactly what we need now for our economy, our future as a nation, and most of all our posterity.

I'm not going to object to Randi using that term the same way I wouldn't object to African-American comedians using the n word. When it comes to women I avoid using the b word, the w word (two syllable pronounciation BTW) or the big motherfucker, the c word. Women can use it all they want though. I do love motherfucker though. That is my favorite and I'm not giving up that motherfucker for any motherfucking b w c.  

I'm a fan of political punditry and a fan of comedy. When I listen to Randi fill air time there is a stand up element to what she does. Thanks for the clip. If she ever comes to Los Angeles I'll wait in line for tickets. I think it is kind of funny when the free speech standards of comedy overlap with the tight ass world of political punditry. Probably one of the reasons I can listen to Rev. Wright and not have to utter the obligatory "I found what he said outrageous". I read what he wrote about Italians killing Jesus and found it hysterical and I'm half Italian. It also gave me a bond with my Jewish brothers.

Lighten up motherfuckers. Being that Randi is a Goddess she has feminist cred from on high.

"How gay is that?"

That was enough for me, I didn't need to listen any further.

She's a despicable person.  All Obama supporters are being tarred with this woman's vile self.  I suggest an immediate distancing is in order.

She is giving the left a bad name.

I used to love Randi Rhodes. But, I've given up on Air America, altogether, and never listen anymore, just like I don't watch KOlbermann or Tweety anymore, just like I don't visit Daily Kos anymore, or TPM. None of them are offering political analysis, or political news, or reasoned, smart commentary.

They are just no different anymore than wingnut radio, FOX News, or Free Republic. There is simply no different; just the shallow, vacuous, caricature of the other side.

So, bounce your boobies, Randi, because, without a brain apparently, it's all you got, babe.

I've seen more women tearing down women in this campaign.  Dowd, the NARAL lady, the women Senators slapping the face of one of their colleagues, and now this second rate talk show host?

As a man, I don't understand it entirely.   This is a historic opportunity.  It's an opportunity to demonstrate to a generation of women that anything is possible.  Leave the fact that she is more qualified than Obama by a sigificant margin.   Obama is a good man, and a good candidate.  Could be a great candidate in 8 years.  

What is it with women who resent the success and power of other women, who fall for the charms and shallow appeals of untested men?   I just don't get it.

Is the Green family, who are propping up Air America - are they actually down with this? I think that could get Randi ditched ala Imus, seriously. But oh, whoops, my bad, it's now politically correct & fashionable to crush people with actual accomplishments & history under their belt in favor of hope & change.

The sourcewatch wiki is fascinating- about the advertising boycotts. Things that make you go hmmmm.

Here's the regular wiki.  

Hey, wouldn't it be sooooooooooooooo funny if we took the only successful Dem. presidency in living memory & made it a mockery then ran it into the ground? hahahhaaaaa And then, if the left became the right- oh man, that would be too funny.  You know, Geraldine Ferraro = David Dukes- that kind of thing. The NCLB voters will never know the difference!

I just have a giant permanent shiver running down my back where my spine used to be, don't mind me. And Huffpo, I've always had my doubts about that.

Hey- the X-Files tried to tell us: FIGHT THE FUTURE

It's not - to me, merely the anti- or pro-Clintonism, it's so far beyond horserace-- it's the nature of grinding actual pioneers & progressives under one's heel with such gusto- bizzaro world continues, the left switches places with the right.

Sad. Weird. Uncomfortable. Worrisome.  

I'm not writing this to excuse Randi, just to explain her a little. I've listened to her for years, interspersed with dozens of "that's it, she's jumped the couch, I won't tune in again" moments. I've had very ambivalent feelings about her.

1) She's a hell of a researcher, and a great journalist, apart from the rants and bouts of rudeness to callers. I get information from Randi I don't get anywhere else. She also has amazing interviews with prosecutors, Senators, etc.

2) When she gets on a rant, she can go WAY over the top. As I said, I can't count the number of times I've been horrified and written her off, only to go back for the journalism, having to say "That's just Randi."

"Whore" is common Randi parlance when Randi's speaking of someone she believes has "sold out" or gotten into bed with evil (like Rupert Murdoch, Monsanto, Scaife, etc), she uses it pretty often to refer to men too.

3) Randi stuck up for Hillary for the LONGEST time under torrents of abuse from the right. She feels betrayed by what she perceives as Hillary's ethical compromises. Randi's anger at Hillary is the powerful kind of "jilted" rage that someone feels when they believe in someone who then they feel profoundly let-down by. She reacted the same way after having defended Bill in the face of his "trouser lie." She really loses it when she feels lied to.

4) Randi is very principled, in her harsh, gauche, foul-mouthed way. In this way she is nothing like Coulter. She is a passionate lover of truth and justice and just flips out when she feels like people are being dishonest or machiavellian. (I'm not arguing anything about Hillary, I'm just saying these are Randi's perceptions, which she is reacting to.)

5) Listeners' rage at Randi's language choices I think is well-grounded.. I understand the argument that people--especially women, should not call other women names that have sexually degrading connotations. It feeds into a greater cultural dysfunction, to say the least.

of the Huffington Post!

Nice going, Randi.  You are now busted but good!  And thanks to Pacific John for spreading the word.

I don't get AA, & I've never hear Rhodes' show; but I can't imagine a context in which that would be acceptable language on a news-oriented broadcast.  Doesn't sound good to me.

Of course, if the redacted word were "media", there might be a case; but assuming it was mere profanity, I have to object.

Now, Kathy Griffin could pull that off & make it funny; but a news commentator?  No; not even as opinion.

Disgusting quote (and I support Obama)

Wow.  That is so far beyond unacceptable I don't even know where to start.  I just read on HuffPo that she's been suspended, and I couldn't agree more with Air America's decision.  Every woman in the universe should be offended by her comments.

For the record, I'm an Obama supporter.