Posted on 08/09/2005 8:11:21 AM PDT by Carl/NewsMax
Liberal yakker Al Franken blasted the man who founded his Air America radio network as "a crook" on Monday - even as he laughed off the financial scandal that continues to dog his broadcast.
After weeks of on-air silence about an $875,000 loan that Air America finagled from a Bronx community group that serves poor kids and Alzheimers patients, Franken was finally forced to discuss the scandal when a caller asked him to explain.
"Here's the deal," the Air America host said. "The first guy who was chairman of the board of Air America - Evan Cohen - was a crook, it turns out. I mean, I guess that's the only way to put it."
Explaining Cohen's role in ripping off the kids' club, Franken suddenly turned giddy.
"He borrowed $875,000," he said, erupting in laughter. "I don't know why they did it and I don't know where the money went."
Franken said he "imagines" that the funds earmarked for childrens' programs were instead "used for operations" at Air America, which was strapped for cash at the time.
"[Cohen] was robbing Peter to pay Paul," he explained.
Yeah Yeah.. hes also ugly and stupid too..
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
When robbing Peter to pay Paul, you can alwys count on the support of Paul!............
The DUmmies are sure keeping quiet over this.
Well it's time for Paul to pay Peter back!
So is Drudge. ????
So, Freaken, you have no problem working for a crook as long as your paycheck clears?
So is Drudge. ????
It is absolutely a disgrace that the media is in collusion with the liberal left and purposely burying this story. This is a BIG and important story and will help the country see just how "caring" these people are. Stealing charitable money to fund the hate-filled radio program?? This should be headlline material.
And Drudge has turned into nothing but a fluff website. The fact that he is also burying this story should make him ashamed.
The liberals will always have their old standby, if things with AA don't quite pan out.
Isn't that cute! He. He. He. Feelin' a little discomfort there, Al?
LOL! Bump.
What a total no-class act. Franken acts as though he's blindsided by a caller instead of getting ahead of the story and making a case for the network. He's a coward and a loser.
"Really? I posted too quickly.
It should be interesting then, to see if and how, like you said, he tries to squirm out of any association with the founder."
You are spot on! He just revealed he knew of the financial difficulties that he denied before and there is a good chance Franken knew of the " loan " problem when the company reorganized.......basically this proves that the staff knew that something was not right when they quickly oblsolved the old company...and if Franken has not been paid ( as he suggests) who else has taken consessions?
Left mantra: "It's not my fault."
:)
I discovered one of the funniest satirical takes on NPR I've ever seen in a Barnes & Noble restroom in mid-town.
It was a sticker that had a black & white picture of the archetypal NPR news anchor, sitting behind a desk, stretching out his arms, and exhaling in the most exaggerated yawn.
I forget the precise caption, but it was something along the lines of, "a surefire cure for insomnia."
I'm probably not doing justice to it, but it was one of the more amusing-not to mention, accurate-descriptions of National Public Radio that I've come across.
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