****UPDATE BELOW ******Told you so!

If you can believe the story.

“Randi Rhodes was mugged on Sunday night on 39th Street and Park Ave, nearby her Manhattan apartment, while she was walking her dog Simon.

According to Air America Radio late night host Jon Elliott, Rhodes was beaten up pretty badly, losing several teeth and will probably be off the air for at least the rest of the week. At of late Monday night we have not able to locate any press accounts of the attack and nothing has been posted on the AAR website.

Several liberal blogs, including the Randi Rhodes Message Board and Democratic Underground have logged numerous posts on the Rhodes mugging with most of the posters expressing concern about the condition of the popular lib talker.

Morning talk host, Lionel filled in for Rhodes on Monday, but did not say anything about why she wasn’t on hand to do her show. The Randi Rhodes board reports that Sam Seder, who does a Sunday afternoon show for AAR, will be filling on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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.”

Her host is blaming “right wing fanatics”. Right, in Democrat infested New York City. Dude, back away from the glue.

First, I don’t want to see anyone mugged, even if it’s a worthless sack of DNA like Rhodes who twice mock assasinated President Bush while on the air, and oh by the way, I can account for my whereabouts. However, since she had called Harry Reid a “fake democrat” perhaps he put the hit out?

Yet it’s interesting that there isn’t any other news coverage of this other than Air America.

None, NADA. Wouldn’t this be all over the airwaves? Anywhere? The NY Daily News? Where is the police report?

Dare we say, is this just a publicity stunt for crappy ratings? Wouldn’t put it past her for a second.

Stay tuned!

UPDATE: Others, Wizbang. Michelle Malkin.

UPDATE II: Via the New York Daily News NO attack occurred.

“A police source said Rhodes never filed a report and never claimed to be the victim of a mugging. Cops from Manhattan’s 17th Precinct called her attorney, who told them Rhodes was not a victim of a crime, the source said.

Rhodes’ lawyer told the Daily News she was injured in a fall while walking her dog. He said she’s not sure what happened, and only knows that she fell down and is in a lot of pain. The lawyer said Rhodes expects to be back on the air Thursday. He stressed there is no indication she was targeted or that she was the victim of a “hate crime.”

So maybe Rehab is next? Who knows, but it seems to be just another lame publicity stunt.