(hat tip The Right Scoop)

Meet Democrat Rep. Bob Etheridge of North Carolina. This is how he treats his constituents who dare ask a question of him.

A woman accused of biting off two-thirds of her ex-boyfriend’s lower lip as they were kissing in bed was charged Wednesday with second-degree domestic-violence assault.Laura Roberta Cutler, 44, was ordered held on $75,000 bail.

Deputies were called to a house in White Center, an unincorporated suburb south of the city, about 11:30 p.m. Monday and found Thomas J. Brummel, 49, on the front porch, much of his lower lip missing and his face and neck covered in blood, King County sheriff’s Detective Scott Tompkins wrote in a probable cause affidavit.

Brummel said he and Cutler kissed several times when, without provocation, she bit off his lip and spat it out, deputies said. Doctors at Highline Hospital were unable to reattach the lip and said the man will likely be permanently disfigured.

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

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.

Of course the liberal blogs are going crazy speculating that the attack on Rhodes was yet another example of the “Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.”

Elliot told listeners that she was wearing a jogging suit and was not displaying a purse, which is highly suspicious.

“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.”

I’m sure Conservative radio is just looking for a way to shut down Air America. With an audience of probably less than 10 people, the idea that Conservatives would plot to assault Randi Rhodes to keep her off the air is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.

UPDATE: The NY Daily News is reporting that Rhodes never filed a report and never claimed to be the victim of a mugging.

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.”

Another brilliant example of the ridiculous paranoia and blatant dishonesty served up all day long on the far-left.

UPDATE #2: Newsday is now reporting that Air America has issued a statement to correct the record, and radio host Jon Elliot retracted his statement blaming the so called the “right wing hate machine.”

Air America released a statement saying that “the reports of a presumed hate crime are unfounded.” Elliott followed that up with a retraction.

“I shouldn’t have speculated based on hearsay that Randi Rhodes had been mugged and that it may have been an attack from a right wing hate machine. I apologize for jumping to conclusions based on an emotional reaction,” he said in a written statement.

Attempts by The Hot Joints to contact the “Right Wing Hate Machine” for comment were unsuccessful.

-Chris Jones