NewsBusters reports that Air America is blaming the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy for a mugging in safe, gun-free, New York. (emphasis in original)

Pointing out that Rhodes was wearing a jogging suit and displayed no purse or jewelry, [Air America Radio host] Elliott speculated that "this does not appear to me to be a standard grab the money and run mugging."

"Is this an attempt by the right wing hate machine to silence one of our own," he asked. "Are we threatening them. Are they afraid that we're winning. Are they trying to silence intimidate us."

Some of blog posters also expressed concerns that the attack on Rhodes was hate crime.

New York Daily News refutes the mugging claim and says that Rhodes simply violated the law of gravity. Personally, I blame Global Warming.