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Liberal radio host Randi Rhodes has apologized for the bit run on her radio show yesterday indicating that President Bush should be shot for his stance on Social Security.

April 28, 2005 -- ALL-liberal Air America and talker Randi Rhodes apologized yesterday for a "bad taste" comedy bit in which President Bush was shot.

The Secret Service said yesterday it was looking into the incident to see if it constituted a threat to the president.

Rhodes opened her Monday afternoon radio show with an announcer blasting the president for his Social Security plan:

"A spoiled child [Bush] is telling us our Social Security isn't safe anymore, so he's gonna fix it for us. Well, here's your answer, you ungrateful whelp: [sound of three shotgun blasts].

"The AAARP --� the American Association of Armed Retired People [sound of rifle being cocked]. Just try it, you little bastard."

"It was a bit. It was bad. I apologize a thousand times," Rhodes told listeners yesterday on WLIB (1190 AM), adding: "I'm not in charge of the bits."

"Our normal vetting process failed . . . and we regret it," Air America's Jon Sinton told The Post.

These apologies might be believable...except for the fact that this is not the first time Rhodes has indicated that the President should be shot while broadcasting on Air America radio. If something like this happens once you can write it off to poor judgment. If it happens more than once, that's a trend.

Rhodes, and by extension Air America, stand for little other than hatred for those who disagree with your politics.

(via Wizbang)