Was Randi intimidated from reporting to the police?

[2rth2pwr]

From the comments-
"The whole plot sounds sinister by the moment. First, Randi is viciously attacked, then she is intimidated from reporting it to the police. When she returns from the emergency room of the hospital, she mentions it to Elliot, who reports it on his show. At his point, the real pressure mounts, and Randi is threatened (by telephone form DC, she has the caller ID) with a long long jail term unless she renounces the whole affair. Scary!"
http://www.topix.net/forum/source/newsday/TB1PSN5RG9TEVS8U3

[tritsofme]

1. You can't be serious.

nt

[2rth2pwr]

3. How about this one?

"She, in fact, fell down and injured her teeth outside of a Midtown Irish bar at around 6 o'clock Sunday evening after downing about fourteen Ketel One Bloody Marys. She was abusive to the barstaff and generally gross, crass, loud, and pretentious. I genuinely hope she has a speedy recovery. I never would've disclosed this (I believe that anyone should feel free to hang out at Irish pubs at any time and not be concerned about someone publishing their behavior) if Air America hadn't grossly interpreted a drunken indiscretion and allowed it to be morphed into some bullish rhetoric on air. Whatever journalistic integrity the station may have ever had is now completely compromised. The manipulation of the public diminishes any cause, whether just or fabricated..." from the site
http://gawker.com/news/developing/was-talk-show-host-randi-rhodes-jumped-by-14-ketel-ones-311453.php

[tridim]

6. So she took her dog to the bar? Did she buy it a beer?

We'll know what really happened on Thursday.

[peacetalksforall]

7. It is apparently your words describing behavior in a bar. You provide

a link. Somehow, I don't want to go there. Are those your own words? If not, did you mean to put quote marks around them to indicate they came from the link? Since you are providing details that are very uncomplimentary - were you there? If not, please tell us if it is contained in the link and why we should believe it?

[smalll]

8. lol - "Ketel One" - on the Island of the Rich, generic vodka is verboten.

I remember meeting one of the Manhattan economic refugees who moved up here to the Bronx in my local bar. They ordered their vodka tonic (or whatever) with "Ketel" or "Grey Goose" or whatever the hell it was. I told them, "You're not in Manhattan, you don't have to do that anymore!"

(Now am I about to get flamed by alcoholic foodies and people who blow $200-plus on three bras? We'll see. :hide:)

[Cleita]

2. There does seem to be something sinister or not quite right

behind the scenes.

[MnFats]

4. could anybody recommend a reliable news source with the facts?

this does seem ominous but not knowing the precise facts of what happens makes it worse....if we have to speculate....I hate hearing about this but...
hope she's got a few big, intimidating DUers escorting her this evening....

[Freddie Stubbs]

5. Does she seem like the type that is easily intimidated?

:shrug:

[LoZoccolo]

9. Before we answer that, let's ask "were any of us there?" n/t

[smalll]

10. Of course not. I suggest we "wait and see" - or better yet -

"I stand with Randi Rhodes!"