Air America Talker Randi Rhodes Suspended After Calling Hillary Clinton “a Big Fu<k!ng Whore”

Air America has just announced the suspension of talk host Randi Rhodes, who last week launched a series of personal attacks on Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro, whom Rhodes called “whores.”

Rhodes also called Hillary Clinton a “bitch” and elaborated on the “whore” comment by specifying that she believes Clinton is “a big, fucking whore.”

The obscenity-laced comedy routine (video) occurred at a private event sponsored by Green 960AM, the local San Francisco Air America affiliate. The audience, which had paid to attend the event at the Broadway Studios, reacted mostly with cheers and laughter, though some objected loudly. (Rhodes’ listeners are currently weighing in on the incident and the suspension at her web site’s discussion board.)

Questions have been rasied as to why Rhodes would be suspended over a week after making the comments at a private event. Based on her past behavior, it may be that Air America suspended her for a pattern of behavior and not for this single incident.

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