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Air America supported with "dirty" money?

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MarkLaRoi

"Air America is being investigated in New York for diverting federal/local funds--possibly "hundreds of thousands of dollars"--meant for inner-city kids and senior into the station's coffers."

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> "Air America is being investigated in New York for diverting
> federal/local funds--possibly "hundreds of thousands of
> dollars"--meant for inner-city kids and senior into the
> station's coffers."
>
> Info here
>

I smell some right wing BS here.

-A<P ID="signature">______________

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I'm listening carefully but haven't yet heard any calls from
the left for a Special Prosecutor! Have I missed something?
 
> > "Air America is being investigated in New York for
> diverting
> > federal/local funds--possibly "hundreds of thousands of
> > dollars"--meant for inner-city kids and senior into the
> > station's coffers."
> >
> > Info here
> >
>
> I smell some right wing BS here.
>
> -A
>

Here's some links, taken from Michelle Malkin's column:
<a target="_blank" href=http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/story/331339p-283184c.html>NY Daily News</a>
<a target="_blank" href=http://www.gothamgazette.com/community/12/news/1733>The Bronx News</a>

Supposedly, this was a loan to AAR, to be paid back with interest. Whether that was illegal, or just "questionable," I have no idea. I don't know what NYC or NY state law says about such things.
 
Did anybody else actually read these articles?

Apparently, the guy who ran Air America Radio in the early days and left when checks started bouncing allegedly took money from this non-profit group he is involved with to pay bills over at AAR. I saw no charges made in these articles against anybody now involved with Air America Radio.

Some people grasp at straws in their desire to see progressive talk fail. And yes, anyone who actually skimmed money should be prosecuted. Once investigators go through the books, if it turns out Air America still owes this group money they should pay it back with interest.


> > > "Air America is being investigated in New York for
> > diverting
> > > federal/local funds--possibly "hundreds of thousands of
> > > dollars"--meant for inner-city kids and senior into the
> > > station's coffers."
> > >
> > > Info here
> > >
> >
> > I smell some right wing BS here.
> >
> > -A
> >
>
> Here's some links, taken from Michelle Malkin's column:
> NY Daily News
> The Bronx News
>
> Supposedly, this was a loan to AAR, to be paid back with
> interest. Whether that was illegal, or just "questionable,"
> I have no idea. I don't know what NYC or NY state law says
> about such things.
>
 
> I'm listening carefully but haven't yet heard any calls from
>
> the left for a Special Prosecutor! Have I missed something?
>

The Main Stream Media has given almost no coverage to this story. Remember how much coverage they gave to Rush taking his own money out of the bank? I wonder if any of the money made its way to Al Franken, Randi Rhodes et al (without their knowledge) and whether they will give it back if AAR can't. I think it would be the right thing to do.
 
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and, as usual- IT STINKS!

>
> I smell some right wing BS here.
>
> -A
>
 
> "Air America is being investigated in New York for diverting
> federal/local funds--possibly "hundreds of thousands of
> dollars"--meant for inner-city kids and senior into the
> station's coffers."

Imagine my surprise to discover the taffy twisting of the facts done on this story by none other than a right wing blog!

Regardless of what happened here, Evan Cohen resigned from Air America in the first month of its operation. What some third party did in investing funds (if any) in Air America has nothing to do with Air America.

This is like saying a private investment by someone who earned some money from Enron means Air America and Enron are connected in a major funding scandal! Only in the world of Newsmax and friends does this fly.
 
> I'm listening carefully but haven't yet heard any calls from
> the left for a Special Prosecutor! Have I missed something?

Yeah, the boat, the train, the building, the city, the planet, and the facts.
 
> The Main Stream Media has given almost no coverage to this
> story. Remember how much coverage they gave to Rush taking
> his own money out of the bank?

No. The only Rush story I've seen given play is his drug problem and the ACLU stepping in to defend him.

> I wonder if any of the money
> made its way to Al Franken, Randi Rhodes et al (without
> their knowledge) and whether they will give it back if AAR
> can't. I think it would be the right thing to do.

The right thing to do is to stop reading right wing blogs. This story originated back in early July. The only legs it has come from less than a dozen right wing blogs and "news" services. There is no investigation against Air America. Call the public information office at the DOI and ask. There is an investigation about possibly inappropriate handling of public funds by a public official and an individual who hasn't been involved in Air America for more than a year. Any monies to be gotten back will come from the individuals actually involved, should a trial judge rule accordingly.

Move along, nothing to see here.
 
> > "Air America is being investigated in New York for
> diverting
> > federal/local funds--possibly "hundreds of thousands of
> > dollars"--meant for inner-city kids and senior into the
> > station's coffers."
>
> Imagine my surprise to discover the taffy twisting of the
> facts done on this story by none other than a right wing
> blog!
>
> Regardless of what happened here, Evan Cohen resigned from
> Air America in the first month of its operation. What some
> third party did in investing funds (if any) in Air America
> has nothing to do with Air America.
>
> This is like saying a private investment by someone who
> earned some money from Enron means Air America and Enron are
> connected in a major funding scandal! Only in the world of
> Newsmax and friends does this fly.
>

The funds involved apparently included federal funds - taxpayer money. The feds have been known to be quite forceful in their efforts to reclaim assets. The stories I read state that the money was a loan, not an investment. It has to be paid back and I doubt that AAR has a half million dollars lying around. There may be other others currently involved with AAR that are culpable, the company itself could be criminally or civily prosecuted and there are always the conspiricy and mail fraud/security fraud statutes. Then there is the theory that the coverup is always worse than the crime.

No one is calling for Al Franken and Randi Rhodes to be frog marched out of the studios, but the investigation seems to be continuing. Maybe Al Franken will be invited on to the Today Show to discuss it. Who was it that said "follow the money."
 
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Agreed. Last night, O'Reilley was on Fox saying AA was a complete failure, blah blah blah- the usual extremeist blather.

Truth is, they actually have decent listening in a number of markets. The "Rush crowd" likes to say they're a failure at this point, yet Limbaugh & his ilk all took quite a while to catch on after they debuted.

Just more extreme spin!

>
> The right thing to do is to stop reading right wing blogs.
> This story originated back in early July. The only legs it
> has come from less than a dozen right wing blogs and "news"
> services. There is no investigation against Air America.
> Call the public information office at the DOI and ask.
> There is an investigation about possibly inappropriate
> handling of public funds by a public official and an
> individual who hasn't been involved in Air America for more
> than a year. Any monies to be gotten back will come from
> the individuals actually involved, should a trial judge rule
> accordingly.
>
> Move along, nothing to see here.
>
 
> Move along, nothing to see here.


Like Air America itself. Lots of punch lines; little substance.
 
> Like Air America itself. Lots of punch lines; little
> substance.

Yeah, like Drudge claiming Randi Rhodes was being investigated by the Secret Service. Right wing blogs went crazy reporting this, only it wasn't true. One phone call to the public information officer in the NY office promptly solved that when they denied Rhodes was under any investigation.

Now we have another story that claims Air America is under investigation by the DOI. One phone call to the public information office of the DOI promptly solves this when they deny Air America is under any investigation. The last story on this in any credible paper was several weeks ago. BTW, Cohen is -not- Air America.

It's what sets journalists apart from hacks. Newsmax can't be bothered, though.
 
I am not surprised. Liberals look out for Liberals first. Everything else takes a back seat.

This has been going on for sixty years. I shake my head ruefully at these PHONY LIBERALS.

> "Air America is being investigated in New York for diverting
> federal/local funds--possibly "hundreds of thousands of
> dollars"--meant for inner-city kids and senior into the
> station's coffers."
>
> Info here
>
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http://www.radioandrecords.com/Newsroom/2005_07_27/formerair.asp

Radio and records reports it as Dampier described...its all a bunch of right wing clap trap....




> > "Air America is being investigated in New York for
> diverting
> > federal/local funds--possibly "hundreds of thousands of
> > dollars"--meant for inner-city kids and senior into the
> > station's coffers."
>
> Imagine my surprise to discover the taffy twisting of the
> facts done on this story by none other than a right wing
> blog!
>
> Regardless of what happened here, Evan Cohen resigned from
> Air America in the first month of its operation. What some
> third party did in investing funds (if any) in Air America
> has nothing to do with Air America.
>
> This is like saying a private investment by someone who
> earned some money from Enron means Air America and Enron are
> connected in a major funding scandal! Only in the world of
> Newsmax and friends does this fly.
>
 
http> ://www.radioandrecords.com/Newsroom/2005_07_27/formerair.asp
>
>
> Radio and records reports it as Dampier described...its all
> a bunch of right wing clap trap....
>
>

They transfer the "principal assets" to a new paper corporation late at night in the lobby of an office building. Did any of those assets come from the $500,000 swiped from the boys and girls club? I don't know if the new corporation is under investigation, but I know it should be. If you (and others) thought this was all proper and above board, you would welcome an investigation.
 
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And doesn't it feel like NewsMax, Drudge, etc., just throw stuff out to see what will stick? To hell with any TRUTH- it'll get all the lemmings revved up, so why not? Then, in the next breath, the evil "media" gets slammed for being biased.

In fact, check out today's DrudgeReport- there's a story headlined on the main page "Rage At Media- Gov't Official Kills Self at Miami Herald". But when you click in to read the story, it has nothing to do with this guy's rage at the media. Typical, usual and sad manipulation once again.

The real tragedy is just how many people actually bite on every word of it.

Ugh.

> It's what sets journalists apart from hacks. Newsmax can't be bothered, though.
>
 
Re: Air America

> Agreed. Last night, O'Reilley was on Fox saying AA was a
> complete failure, blah blah blah- the usual extremeist
> blather.
>
> Truth is, they actually have decent listening in a number of
> markets. The "Rush crowd" likes to say they're a failure at
> this point, yet Limbaugh & his ilk all took quite a while to
> catch on after they debuted.
>
> Just more extreme spin!
>
O'Reilly also alledgedly said something to the effect a few weeks back that the hosts at Air America ought to be arrested and charged with treason for undermining the war effort in Iraq. I'd probably feel the same way if Al Franken (whom I still find a bore to listen to) was beating me in New York.<P ID="signature">______________
"...and the countdown continues until the neanderthals that govern college football do something about their pathetic postseason."--Tim Brando, Sporting News Radio</P>
 
extremist mis-truths

How DO these minnions accept their B.S. as truth? The worst is "if you're against the war in Iraq that means you want our soldiers to die over there".
I've never heard any AMERICAN (right or left) who says that, yet Rush/Hannity/
O'Reilly/Fox News spit it out repeatedly and the extreme right takes it- hook, line and sinker.

WOW! McCarthy-ism all over again.

> >
> O'Reilly also alledgedly said something to the effect a few
> weeks back that the hosts at Air America ought to be
> arrested and charged with treason for undermining the war
> effort in Iraq. I'd probably feel the same way if Al Franken
> (whom I still find a bore to listen to) was beating me in
> New York.
>
> > Agreed. Last night, O'Reilley was on Fox saying AA was a
> > complete failure, blah blah blah- the usual extremeist
> > blather.
> >
> > Truth is, they actually have decent listening in a number
> of markets. The "Rush crowd" likes to say they're a failure
> at this point, yet Limbaugh & his ilk all took quite a while
> to catch on after they debuted.
> >
> > Just more extreme spin!
 
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