Air America Complaint Department [Air America founder blasts Dem "elites" and Hollywood "phonies"]

Liberal site | Aug 25, 2006 | Sheldon Drobny

[summer]

In much of the above rant, this guy sounds like he should be posting on FR!

[summer]

FYI.

[darkangel82]

hm...he says nothing about the $ they stole from that kids' charity, does he?

[summer]

FYI.

[summer]

Maybe that is a big part of his new book. Maybe not.

[darkangel82]

He can write it from his cell in Club Fed.

[Jet Jaguar]

"which could have helped publicize the network for the greater good. I did not write the book to make money and in fact I have spent close to $100,000 to get the AAR story publicized for the sake of some balance."

What a dumb ass.

[freedumb2003]

Economics is a zero sum game.

No it isn't. Anyone who would say anything so ignorant isn't worth listening to about what time it is, much less read a book.

That is a fact and whatever share of the economic pot the wealthy elites have comes right out of your pocket.

Only an unemployed person would think this.

[summer]

Whenever a real Dem insider writes about the Dem Party, it's always the same story -- how they don't listen, they don't care, etc. It's really not very inspiring to a voter sitting on the fence. At least the GOP reaches out as much as possible. The Dem leaders don't do that, unless it's ten minutes before the polls open.

[Liz]

Nice find---bump.

[okie01]

This was a very illuminating post.

Sheldon Drobny thinks he was screwed by the Democrat leadership. So, who hasn't been?

Sheldon Drobny thinks Err America can be a commercial success. Delusions of grandeur?

He sounds like a sane person. But he has some insane beliefs.

[hinckley buzzard]

You will all be shocked at the cronyism and incompetence in that world

Sounds like Juan Williams, who has discovered to his shock and dismay that liberals actually launch nasty personal attacks against those who challenge the received marching orders.

Makes one wonder where each of these yahoo's has been the last forty years.

[NonValueAdded]

You will all be shocked at the cronyism and incompetence in that world.

We're not shocked.

[summer]

Here's his bio:

Sheldon Drobny was the co-founder of Air America Radio. He is also the Chairman and Managing Director of Paradigm Group II, a venture capital firm specializing in socially responsible businesses. He has been the major force in developing Paradigm to the status it has achieved today. Mr. Drobny, a Certified Public Accountant and winner of the Elijah Watts Sells award for outstanding performance on the Uniform CPA Exam has practiced public accounting for over 30 years. Prior to entering public accounting, he had a number of years of taxation experience with the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Drobny specializes in business and tax matters and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court as a non-attorney. Less than 200 non-attorneys have been admitted to practice before the U.S. Tax Court since its inception in 1942. Mr. Drobny received a Bachelor of Science Degree in accounting from Roosevelt University in Chicago and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, an honorary fraternity recognizing acadamic achievement in colleges of business administration.

[summer]

LOL...true -- we're not shocked -- but many rank and file Dem voters will be shocked!

[dirtboy]

He sounds like a sane person. But he has some insane beliefs.

He's a typical liberal in wanting to think the market is anything other than what people are willing to pay for or listen to or watch.

[modhom]

Economics is a zero sum game.
This is exactly wrong. The first lesson in Economics is that it isn't a zero sum game. Just because someone wins that doesn't mean there is necessarily a loser. Everyone can win at the same time.

[HawaiianGecko]

The lack of financial support was a major disappointment for me and another example of the fact that “there is no good deed that goes unpunished.”

There is also no bad business decision that goes unpunished. Starting a liberal radio talk show was simply a foolish idea. It doesn't matter one scintilla how good a business manager one is, if the product doesn't sell, you will fail.  If liberal elites invest money in your venture, you will fail later. Don't blame these guys for making a sound decision by not backing you.
 

[telebob]

"I also had introductions to public and union pension funds with promises made to me that never came to pass."

Come again? The liberal elites promised him public funding or pension money from the working families of America? Am I reading that right?