WWW- Air America Radio suspended afternoon host Randi Rhodes for making obscenity remarks made during a March 22 radio show in San Francisco about Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro.
Rhodes commented on how Ferraro recently said that Barack Obama was resonating with Americans because he’s black. “Geraldine Ferraro turned out to be the David Duke in drag. Who knew?” Rhodes said on the air. “What a whore Geraldine Ferraro is, she’s such a f*****g whore.”
Rhodes then appeared to be making a stand-up routine and said, “Hillary is a big f*****g whore too.” She then suggested Clinton was trying to force her way into the Democratic nomination by manipulating pledged delegates. “Oh, f*** you, okay, f*** you,” she said.
Air America Chairman Charlie Kireker released a brief statement and said the spoken language has no decent place in the political dialogue. “Air America encourages strong opinions about public affairs but does not condone such abusive, ad hominem language by our hosts,” Kireker said.
Randi Rhodes also went on to call Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Dick Cheney an “anti-Semite racist.” She also poked fun at recently scandalized New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.
“Air America has suspended on-air host Randi Rhodes for making inappropriate statements about prominent figures, including Senator Hillary Clinton, at a recent public appearance on behalf of Air America in San Francisco which was sponsored by an Air America affiliate station,” Air America Chairman Charlie Kireker said.