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Air America Stiffs Franken
Radar Online ^ | 9-13-06 | Staff

Posted on 09/13/2006 3:21:18 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182

Is Air America Radio filing for bankruptcy on Friday? That's what Think Progress, citing three sources, reported today. Calls to Air America executives weren't returned, but star talk-show host Al Franken confirms that, once again, the troubled network is facing a serious cash crunch.

"I don't know if that's true or not," Franken tells Radar when asked about the bankruptcy report. "We do know that there have been cash-flow problems. I haven't been paid in a while. Like, there's no cash flowing to me."....."

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


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airamerica; erramerica; frankin; soroshelp
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Whoo Hoo!
1 posted on 09/13/2006 3:21:19 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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"We do know that there have been cash-flow problems. I haven't been paid in a while. Like, there's no cash flowing to me."...

LOL!

2 posted on 09/13/2006 3:22:18 PM PDT by Echo Talon
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Like, there's no cash flowing to me."....."

You mean they stiffed him?? LOL

3 posted on 09/13/2006 3:22:29 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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"I don't know if that's true or not," Franken tells Radar

There's a true moment of candor.

4 posted on 09/13/2006 3:22:54 PM PDT by My2Cents (A pirate's life for me.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

There must be a center for missing and exploited children somewhere that's willing to give them a no interest loan...


5 posted on 09/13/2006 3:23:02 PM PDT by highimpact
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To: Anti-Bubba182

Bea Arthur's Fault


6 posted on 09/13/2006 3:23:54 PM PDT by cmsgop ( President Mahmud Ahmadinejad Must Purify Himself in The Waters of Lake Minnetonka)
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"They only come to us [investors] when they're looking for more money."

Sounds like liberals to me!

7 posted on 09/13/2006 3:24:50 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party will not exist in a few years....we are watching history unfold before us.)
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8 posted on 09/13/2006 3:24:57 PM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
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*Chortle*


9 posted on 09/13/2006 3:25:16 PM PDT by vrwcagent0498 (Mark Levin and Ann Coulter are my patron saints.)
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To: Dog Gone
If they did, which I doubt they did completely ( he still got his millions, just probably not as many as they promised ) then things are worse at AAR than I thought.
10 posted on 09/13/2006 3:25:34 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182
From ThinkProgress:

EXCLUSIVE: Air America To Declare Bankruptcy: Right Wing Takeover.....??

11 posted on 09/13/2006 3:25:36 PM PDT by BlessedBeGod
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"I don't know if that's true or not," Franken tells Radar...

Like that's ever stopped him from offering his opinion in the past.

12 posted on 09/13/2006 3:26:28 PM PDT by Reaganesque
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13 posted on 09/13/2006 3:26:32 PM PDT by Jackknife ( "It's not a real party 'til somebody breaks something.")
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Next thing you know, they'll be DEMANDING taxpayer money so talk radio will be FAAAIIIRRRRR!


14 posted on 09/13/2006 3:26:45 PM PDT by vrwcagent0498 (Mark Levin and Ann Coulter are my patron saints.)
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I wonder if they are going to stiff the boy's and girl's clubs this time???


15 posted on 09/13/2006 3:27:39 PM PDT by mware (Americans in armchairs doing the job of the media.)
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Re: an Air America spokeswoman said "no decision has been taken to make any filing of any kind."

It's never the debtors devision, is it?

16 posted on 09/13/2006 3:27:48 PM PDT by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
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Not to worry. Al just does it for the love.


17 posted on 09/13/2006 3:28:41 PM PDT by badgerlandjim (Hillary Clinton is to politics as Helen Thomas is to beauty)
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SCHADENFREUDE!
18 posted on 09/13/2006 3:29:39 PM PDT by bigbob (2)
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Not good enough, not smart enough, and dog gone it, people dont like me.


19 posted on 09/13/2006 3:33:54 PM PDT by Names Ash Housewares
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Rush should offer Franken some money to tide him over until he finds a paying job.
20 posted on 09/13/2006 3:33:59 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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