• RadioInk, Friday, April 11, 2008 12:15 PM

Randi Rhodes is out of a job at Air America after the progressive talk radio personality called Sen. Hillary Clinton a "fucking whore" -- the same epithet she also applied to onetime vice president candidate Geraldine Ferraro. While the comments were not made on air, they were spoken at an Air America sponsored event in San Francisco.

According to AAR Chairman Charlie Kireker and President Mark Green, "last week Air America suspended Randi Rhodes for abusive, obscene language at a recent public appearance in San Francisco which was sponsored by an Air America affiliate station. Air America Media was informed last night by Rhodes that she has chosen to terminate her employment with the company."

But Rhodes - who made her name in South Florida -- is unlikely to be off the air for long: On the Web site of KKGN, program director John Scott says: "We are bringing her back." He adds that on Monday.

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