Franken Unaware Of Ex-Colleague's Alleged Loans (Err America $$$ Scandal)

New York Sun ^ | August 2, 2005 | DAVID LOMBINO

[PJ-Comix]

The comedian Al Franken, Air America Radio's most prominent host, said yesterday that he did not know whether the hundreds of thousands of dollars apparently lent to the radio network by a Bronx social-service organization had indeed been relayed to Air America by Evan Montvel Cohen. Mr. Cohen simultaneously served as director of the liberal network and development director of the nonprofit Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club.

[PJ-Comix]

A spokesman for the Department of Investigation, Keith Schwam, said that if Air America discovered the transfers before the city probe began, "They neglected to tell anyone at DOI or in the city about it."

I think it's called COVERUP. And speaking of COVERUP, when is the NY Times going to COVER the Err America scandal?

[JRios1968]

I think it's called COVERUP. And speaking of COVERUP, when is the NY Times going to COVER the Err America scandal?

They are already doing so...

[EQAndyBuzz]

You have a better chance of seeing Kerry sign his 180.

[HighWheeler]

Gee, 'rats go to corruption like a duck to water.

[PJ-Comix]

They are already doing so...

Link?

[mainepatsfan]

Imaging if ANY conservative radio show had done something anything close to this. The NY Times would be hammering away day after day.

[AlexW]

"They are already doing so..."

yea? Where? page768?

[stockpirate]

Page 768, no.

What they did was print it backwards in the crossword puzzle, so it requires that the reader hold the paper up to a mirror, upside down while eating an Oreo cookie and using your X-Men decoder ring.

[WillMalven]

Looks like PJ doesn't want to tell us. Can you say TROLL?

[Half Vast Conspiracy]

They are already doing so..

Your search - "Air America" source:new_york_times - did not match any documents.

[kevkrom]

The comedian Al Franken

Don't they have fact-checkers anymore? I refuse to read an article that gets basic facts wrong off the top -- and calling Franken a "comedian" is just flat-out wrong. Even ignoring the fact that the guy is altogther unfunny and derivative, he should be characterized as a satirist, not a comedian.

[JRios1968]

I should have said they're already COVERing-up, shouldn't I? :-)

[kevkrom]

Looks like PJ doesn't want to tell us. Can you say TROLL?

Um... newbie... PJ was the one asking for a link. And he's certainly no troll (except maybe a LOUSY FREEPER TROLL at DU).

[stocksthatgoup]

The New York Times and the MSM will talk about this on Friday afternoon. Then they will claim the have responsibly covered it. Move On nothing to see here.

[AppyPappy]

Reading is good.

[MarkL]

Imaging if ANY conservative radio show had done something anything close to this. The NY Times would be hammering away day after day.

No kidding! Remember the Armstrong Williams "scandal?" Where the government gave AW some money? There was another host too. You'd have thought that the end of the "free press" had arrived, from the alarm the NYT was making.

Mark

[WorkingClassFilth]

PJ didn't say anything about the NYT covering this. Can you say 'moron'?

[MarkL]

Looks like PJ doesn't want to tell us. Can you say TROLL?

Hey Newbie, try not to hurt yourself calling long-time, established freepers "trolls!"

PJ-Comix a troll? That's rich! LOL

Mark

[AlexW]

"Looks like PJ doesn't want to tell us. Can you say TROLL?"

Yea, PJ is a troll for sure, hahahahahaha

[JRios1968]

I'm the guilty party here! And c'mon, it was a typo! Sorry about getting you in this mess, PJ.