No, but they certainly got the call after the go ahead to let them know they get no-bid billion dollar contracts with little to no oversight in the cleanup though.

That would be true if I had said what you say I said, only I didn’t say that.

I said that no one knows what happened.
And I stand by that.

If I used skewed examples from the Right, it was only because they predominate the comments on this particualr post.
A hisorical examination of speculation since the dawn of blogs is way beyond my area of interest.

The sad fact is that partisans on both sides will give credence to the speculation that suits their partisan viewpoint.

For me, at this point, I could care less. She’s ok, it’s over and this non-story will be forgotten within days.

To now say, oh the right is marketing unproven theories about a public figure on the left, is highly suggestive you have indeed lost your perspective as to what really is a middle position.

But in an unexpected fall, it’s hard to override the instinct to ‘break the fall’ with one’s hands and arms.

A prevalence of injuries from sudden face-forward falls… can most often be to the palms, hands, wrists, arm bones, rotator cuffs… as well as, depending on the angle of the fall, often severe injury to the head and face, and sometimes to the ankles, feet, and legs also… again depending on whichever awful dance we were trying to do to keep from falling…

Sometimes the trying to not fall down can cause as much injury as hitting the pavement. That ‘trying not to fall’ dance can cause injury to tendons, muscles and small bones in feet and ankles, and larger aspects in legs, hips and spine.

Closed or open head injuries. There’s a saying amongst bikers that we can die on our bikes in our own driveways without even turning on the engines… simply by a sudden chinook and losing balance on that 600-plus pound bike, and falling over… because head injuries can be so severe to fatal, simply by falling from a height of 5 to 6 feet with velocity.

Falling from a standing position, even without a huge hulk of metal taking you down under its own fall-weight, is the same… a person’s head is literally being dropped from 5 or 6 feet height … fast.

With care, I think and hope Miss Rhodes, like others who have taken such spills, will recover soon.
dr.e

Mick Stockinger doesn’t have a clue about how people fall down from passing out when they haven’t been pushed or struck. But never mind, he’s done an exhaustive survey of left-leaning blogs and has rendered a judgment about what they all said — as opposed to all the heartwarming, kindly sentiments expressed on right-wing blogs.

No difficulty telling where he’s coming from. Perfect example of ideology/political bias trumping truth.

The next entry will read:
Those on the Left should stop causing tsunamis.

The woman doesn’t know what happened.
No one knows for sure why anyone said or did anything.

Condemn those who speculate while indulding in speculation of the most blatant kind.

I repeat: no one knows what happened

Consider Entropy’s comment above: “If she was intentionally pushed (something we’ll never know)…”

Those on the Left in the blogosphere will be muttering darkly about this event for years to come. It will assume “second gunman on grassy knoll” proportions … as may be gathered from their HYSTERICAL (yes, CAPS are warranted) comments at the time on Left blogs about Nazi takeovers and civil war and bodies in the streets.

Apply Occam’s Razor: It is most likely – given the setting and circumstance – that she passed out from alcohol consumption and hit the sidewalk. Maybe she had a seizure like Justice Roberts, but given the setting etc. the alcohol explanation is the more likely.

The Left Gospel: Either (1) Malkin or Coulter were waiting in the shadows; or (2) Cheney had a hand in it (the VP having replaced Rove as the Left’s Evil Genius de jour).

As Dr. E prophesized, this ridiculous story will recur like CyberHerpes for years to come.

That aside, I think the best thing in the post is that Joe says you can accuse the other side of whatever you want…….and it will be swept under the rug……if only you apologize. Therefore, all you lefties are loonie-tunes! Although, I do apologize for saying so.

I don’t think anyone can blame the media here, unless its the left-wing talk radio and blogosphere for paranoia and mob incitement. We all found out about it after one of Rhode’s colleagues affirmatively stated that she was mugged by Dick Cheney’s goons. That story was perpetuated uncritcally by the sinstrosphere with accompanying spittle-laced vitriol against some imaginary vast right-wing conspiracy.

The MSM was the one to get out the correct story that she tripped and fell down. If you want to believe she was in fact mugged, then you thankfully have no experience with mugging. The fact that her teeth were broken speaks volumes–even if you are pushed from behind without warning, your natural instinct will be to protect your face with your hands. She should have had no worse than abrasions on her hands and arms.

How do you break your teeth in a fall? Going unconscious while you are standing up will do that. I’ll leave you to muse over what might have caused said unconsciousness.

I blogged the incident as did many others, and as is usually my habit, sought for other posts that I could link to. What I found among conservative blogs was completely rational incredulity at the horseshit the left was engaged in. Most went out of their way to wish Rhodes a speedy recovery and heart-felt sympathy.

It wasn’t a good day for the left, and objectively they collectively did not come across as people to drink beer with or partner with on a game show.

It’s given color by the fact thata) Rhodes says she was drinking at an Irish bar, b) on an empty stomach, c) went out for a smoke, d) doesn’t recall what happened. I mean, someone who does recall what happened says she drank too much and fell on her face. Could happen to anyone who drinks too much on an empty stomach, without a coultergeist bumping her.

I might mention that in muggings, usually the purpose is to forcibly take something – money, purse or whatever. If she was intentionally pushed (something we’ll never know), that would be more akin to assault I think.