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Inside Air America: The loan scandal deepens by Brian Maloney and Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin.com ^ | September 15th, 2005 | Michelle Malkin and Brian Maloney

Posted on 09/15/2005 12:17:55 PM PDT by chuckpez

If you believe Air America, Al Franken, and their clueless defenders, the liberal radio network's now-notorious financial problems with the Bronx-based Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club were solely the fault and purview of its previous ownership--and in particular, former AAR chairman Evan Cohen (the man Franken singled out as a "crook" on his radio show).

In one of its first statements on the matter in late July, Air America attempted to distance itself from "the allegations of mismanagement and corruption at Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club" and spoke of the charity's dealings with Cohen as if they were past incidents divorced completely from the current management.

On Fox News Channel's "Your World with Neil Cavuto," liberal radio host Bill Press (who is incidentally starting up his own left-wing radio network with dubious cash) stated repeatedly that Air America's current management bore no responsibility for the shady loan and mimicked Franken's blame game:

"The point I'm making is, this [loan] has nothing to do with the people who are now on the air on Air America, or that are now running Air America."

(Excerpt) Read more at michellemalkin.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: airamerica; airamericascandal; alfranken; boysandgirlsclub; brianmaloney; corruption; doi; frankenfraud; gloriawise; hippies; janeanegarofalo; liberaltalkradio; michellemalkin; ny; nyc; randirhodes; sinoheterrero; taxpayerfunds

1 posted on 09/15/2005 12:18:07 PM PDT by chuckpez
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To: chuckpez

So......during the period of the loan, who paid Al Franken ? and with what ?


2 posted on 09/15/2005 12:21:14 PM PDT by stylin19a (In golf, some are long, I'm "Lama Long")
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3 posted on 09/15/2005 12:28:38 PM PDT by rcocean (Copyright is theft and loved by Hollywood socialists)
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4 posted on 09/15/2005 12:30:10 PM PDT by manwiththehands ("Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else" -Will Rogers)
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To: chuckpez

I know why they don't make any money: Besides the fact Democrats don't know how to run a businees, liberals don't need to listen to Air America. They have CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NYTIMES, LATIMES, NBC, The Weekly Reader....


5 posted on 09/15/2005 12:31:32 PM PDT by rightinthemiddle (Free Speech is a Right. Being Wrong is Just...Wrong.)
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To: chuckpez
What a tangled web we weave, Mr. Staurt Smalley!
6 posted on 09/15/2005 12:32:50 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: chuckpez
What a tangled web we weave, Mr. Staurt Smalley!
7 posted on 09/15/2005 12:33:45 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: TexasCajun

Next week they will find a
'memo" that ties bush to the loan.


8 posted on 09/15/2005 12:39:23 PM PDT by stickandpucknut
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To: chuckpez

"Inside" AirRant America

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sounds like a job for a HazMat Team ;)


9 posted on 09/15/2005 12:51:28 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... "To remain silent when they should protest makes cowards of men." -- THOMAS JEFFERSON)
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To: chuckpez

funny loans, funny voting patterns, corrupt local NJ and LA politicians and a former President that plead guilty to a felony, was disbarred for 5 years and lied about OBL - what party is this??? all this makes you want to SCREEEAAM. someone call howard dean and ask him for some advice./ poor attempt at sarcasm off.


10 posted on 09/15/2005 1:06:47 PM PDT by q_an_a
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To: rightinthemiddle

Ahhh you left out Fox News Or Faux News. Have you seen wher ethe lib speaks then the conserv, than the lib closes.


11 posted on 09/15/2005 1:47:15 PM PDT by stockpirate (If you are a John Kerry fan check out my about me page, you'll toss your lunch.)
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12 posted on 09/15/2005 4:45:49 PM PDT by Prime Choice (E=mc^3. Don't drink and derive.)
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To: rightinthemiddle

"Besides the fact Democrats don't know how to run a businees, liberals don't need to listen to Air America."

I wish I could agree but....
Eric Schmidt - Google
Bill Gates - Microsoft
Ted Turner - CNN
Soros - Soros Fund
Spielberg, Katzenberg, Geffen - Dreamworks

These are your significant exceptions.
I'm sure others can pull lots more names...


14 posted on 09/15/2005 8:20:28 PM PDT by Prost1 (New AG, Berger is still free, copped a plea! I still get my news from FR!)
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To: chuckpez

It's good to see Brian Maloney back. He was the only decent talk show host at KIRO radio when they fired him.


15 posted on 09/15/2005 8:21:36 PM PDT by Junior_G
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To: Prost1

Yes, but they still could have done better! All those guys are capitalists. Jim Cramer on CNBC is another capitalist Dem.

I work with the CEOs a variety of companies...you can tell who thinks right or left. "Liberals" running a business would probably been more appropriate.

I know a lot people have a "guilt transformation" after they become wealthy, and move more to the left. They can afford to...


16 posted on 09/16/2005 10:07:16 AM PDT by rightinthemiddle (Free Speech is a Right. Being Wrong is Just...Wrong.)
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