Posted on 07/26/2005 9:51:36 PM PDT by FreedomCalls
Air America is being investigated in New York for diverting federal funds--possibly "hundreds of thousands of dollars"--meant for inner-city kids and senior into the station's coffers.
Um, why isn't the New York Times, which has spilled tons of adulatory ink on the liberal radio network, covering this scandal on its front page?
Radio blogger Brian Maloney has the lowdown. Read the whole thing. He sniffed out the story when he spotted this tidbit buried in the NY Daily News about Air America being targeted in a NYC Department of Investigation probe of kids' and seniors' programs being ripped off in the Bronx:
A Bronx congressman yesterday praised the smooth takeover of dozens of programs serving thousands of youngsters and seniors across the borough after the city yanked funding from two sponsoring agencies that have come under a cloud.The nonprofit Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club and its affiliate Pathways for Youth found their city contracts, running into the millions of dollars, abruptly ended last month by the city Department of Investigation...
In its initial announcement, the DOI said it was probing allegations that program officials "approved significant inappropriate transactions and falsified documents that were submitted to various city agencies."
According to published reports, the allegations involve Charles Rosen, the founder of Gloria Wise who has stepped down as executive director, investing city contract funds in Air America Radio, the liberal talk radio network.
Evan Cohen, Air America's former chairman, had served as Gloria Wise's director of development.
A local community paper, The Bronx News, covers the Air America troubles ignored by the national press:
The Bronx News has learned, through informed sources, that the diversion of hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club in Co-op City to the liberal Air America Radio is at the center of the city’s probe of corruption at the local club.The money, which was reportedly paid to Air America as a loan, was supposed to be paid back with interest, two unidentified informed sources told the News. One source added that Air America officials, led by an official of the Gloria Wise Club, agreed to help the local club by publicizing its activities.
To date, no indictments have been handed down in the New York City Department of Investigation’s ongoing probe of the Gloria Wise Club’s reported transfer of funds to Air America...
Will Air America's self-proclaimed champions of the poor and downtrodden--Franken? Garafolo? Springer?--touch this story with a ten-foot pole? Will Randi Rhodes trot out her gunshot sound effects to blame the messenger? Or will the gabbers continue maintaining their radio silence?
Like they say: Stay tuned...
I think I disagree here. If there's going to be a liberal talk radio network I'm glad to see that it's populated with the extremeist, far nutburger lefies like Air America. All it does is preach to the kook fringe and scare moderates over to the right. Granted, it's not even doing that very much because no one is listening, but you get my point.
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Yeah, Franken is a real bonus brother : )
" The problem is the invertebrate Republican politicians who would never pursue this in a million years. "
Exactly. The Eunich Party. Maybe Freepers could take em down, cause the GOP Groveling Old Pu ies will never respond.
rmlew, nice catch, thanks for the ping!
FReepmail me if you want on or off my New York ping list. Please excuse redundant pings. Searching the NY Times for this story using air america or al franken yields nothing. Considering that the NY Daily News had a story on it, see comment# 13, I would have thought the Times would bury it somewhere, at least.
A little off the subject, but I can remember when Co-Op City was considered "Middle Class" instead of "low income" as (correctly) described in this article, and I'm only 29.
"You are projecting your own political castration upon the pubs"
Sorry. I am a conservative activist in my community, and work with Rep. Elton Gallegly on several projects.(check his record). I am a CONSERVATIVE first, and a party man second. Free Republic is for conservative discussion.
ROTFLMAO !!
Al Franken is not funny BUMP.
But he loves scaring the bajeebles out of any company that might just want to possibly move to NYS.....
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