As far as the MSM is concerned, there ARE NO liberals. There are only "reasonable people".
-Dan
Posted on 08/03/2005 7:03:38 PM PDT by Fido969
Big Fat Yawn
Media: Rush Limbaugh's prescription drug troubles were splashed all over the media. Yet a financial scandal rocking a leftist radio network rates no coverage.
The mainstream media, fixated on bringing down Karl Rove, have so far deemed apparent funding irregularities at Air America unworthy of note. But that doesn't make them any less of story.
Here's the gist, according to The New York Sun -- which is giving the scandal the coverage it deserves -- and a few others, mostly bloggers and columnists, who are providing a public service:
New York City's Department of Investigation is looking into charges that $875,000 from a Bronx nonprofit group and an affiliate whose budgets are generously stuffed with local, state and federal grants was inappropriately used to fund Air America, the left's counterattack on the colossal success of conservative talk radio.
The two groups -- the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club and Pathways for Youth -- said they thought they were making a loan to the network. But when Evan Montvel Cohen was working as both chairman of Air America and director of development for Gloria Wise, some red flags should have been raised.
Jeannette Graves, president of Gloria Wise's executive committee, has said that without her authorization or knowledge, Cohen siphoned $613,000 from the organization to himself and Air America. Cohen also allegedly used money from the groups for personal medical care.
While this mess is being sorted out, the city has suspended its ties with Gloria Wise and Pathways. That means money intended for poor minority children and Alzheimer's victims was instead used to make sure the financially tanking and ratings-troubled Air America could keep blathering.
Public funds used to prop up a business! Just the kind of scandal that left-leaning media would die for. Yet for some reason they're giving this one a pass.
Is it because there are no mean ol' conservatives to blame?
When Limbaugh's problems with painkillers came to light, the mainstream media could hardly contain themselves. They called him a "pill popper" and hypocrite and cheered for release of his medical records. And when he returned to the air, they couldn't talk enough about his stay in rehab.
Al Franken, Air America's featured host, seized the moment and labeled Limbaugh a "drug addict" -- after calling him a "Big Fat Idiot" in the title of his book years before.
Nothing wrong, mind you, with reporting on Limbaugh's woes. Nothing, that is, as long as the media cover flaws of those on the left with equal enthusiasm.
Thank you, MSM, for your biased reporting. Everything's sunshine and roses amongst the liberals, eh?
-Dan
The name of the paper is "Investor's Business Daily". I ought to know having worked for the owner (Wm O'Neil" for 9 years ... at his brokerage firm.
Air America media coverage bump
As much as the MSM yawns, the public is most assuredly yawning at the MSM.
yup , not only should Morgenthau and Spitzer be on this , but the FEC also
still......PAGING ELIOT SPITZER!!
This will be released by the news media on Friday at 4:30 pm
I'll bet that this is NOT the first time that this NON-PROFIT Boys and Girls Club have done shady dealings. They STILL have Air America CAMP!! They actually do....what will the children learn? How to be a good Socialist, Atheist Bush Hater? Wow...sounds like fun.
"Al Franken, Air America's featured host, seized the moment and labeled Limbaugh a "drug addict"
Coming from an admitted coke head and LSD user, the smell of hypocrisy from Franken's criticism of Limbaugh's "addiction" is exceeded only by the smell of decay from the long dead carcass of Err America. Franken took drugs to make him funny (which probably proves that he is telling the truth that he doesn't use it anymore!), while Rush was a victim of a painkiller addiction as the result of several medical conditions. Huge difference.
The $875K stolen from the poor kids and Alzheimer victims was simply pissed away trying to prop up the dead network and Franken's moribund career.
I wonder if listening to Err America qualifies a form of necrophilia?
placemark
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