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shawa
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 Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:38 pm Post subject: 'I WUZ ROBBED TOO': FRANKEN |
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Al Franken is a 'victim' ???
http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/51482.htm
| Quote: | 'I WUZ ROBBED TOO': FRANKEN
By JOHN MAINELLI
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Al the "involuntary investor"
August 9, 2005 -- AL Franken says 20,000 poor kids and old people weren't the only victims of an exec who allegedly arranged a Bronx charity's mega-buck "loan" to Air America.
"About three weeks into the life of Air America, I became an involuntary investor I stopped being paid," Franken told listeners yesterday on WLIB (1190 AM).
It was the first time the all-liberal network's biggest star addressed at length a controversial $875,000 loan from the disgraced and now de-funded Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club.
Since The Post first reported the story on July 30, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced an investigation into the social services agency whose development director, Evan M. Cohen, was also Air America's founder.
"He let us believe that we had enough funding to go three years before making a profit," Franken said.
"Turned out it was three weeks."
Moments after Air America's widely publicized, early-spring launch last year, checks bounced and the fledgling lefty net was yanked off stations in Los Angeles and Chicago.
"I think [Cohen] was robbing Peter to pay Paul," Franken said, adding that the network's current owners, Piquant LLC, did some "forensic accounting" and learned about the defaulted loan.
Franken said Piquant didn't legally have to pay back the loan, "but we morally do, so they started to make arrangements to pay it back.
"I didn't know anything about this until last week," Franken claimed. "I really had nothing to do with this."
The Post has been unable to reach Cohen in either New York or his native Guam. |
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coldwarvet
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Perhaps it is time for Franken to get a real job.
 
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blue9t3
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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I dont get it, whats he whining about? He was paid for exactly what he's worth, zip-noda-zero 
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GM Strong
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Franken was robbed long ago. Robbed of his Common Sense. Goodbye Al.  
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LewWaters
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| Quote: | | Franken was robbed long ago. Robbed of his Common Sense. Goodbye Al. |
You can't be robbed of something you never had
Even on SNL, he stunk. But, he did the play the anal retentive role to perfection, almost as if it came to him naturally
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GM Strong
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| LewWaters wrote: | | Quote: | | Franken was robbed long ago. Robbed of his Common Sense. Goodbye Al. |
You can't be robbed of something you never had
Even on SNL, he stunk. But, he did the play the anal retentive role to perfection, almost as if it came to him naturally |
Oh, How so true, but I was thinking he was robbed as a child, he sure didn't reach adulthood with any if he ever learned any.  Are you saying he is an A-hole? Many would agree. One among many. Pardon me, I should be more civil. 
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blue9t3
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Moma always said " dont laugh at kids with pork-chops tied around thier neck" 
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Nutso
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Typical lefty response here ' I didn't do it, I knew nothing about it, I am a victim, don't blame me for what happened'. Its funny but if Air America had been a success old Al Frankenstein would be right in front telling us how he is the backbone of this station and with his guidance it worked.
I am from Minnesota, and he wants to run for office here. I hope he is honest about his abilities though, I was a comedian that wasn't funny, I was a political commentator who got laughed at, I was a radio host on a channel that stole from kids and still no one listened. |
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Leeman
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Well at least the MSM is starting to pick up on the story.
anybody hear any comments from Randi Rhoades?
I have not heard nuttin from Chuck E. Cheese (shumer) he always seems to be concerned about wrong doing? maybe spent too much time knocking Condi & Gonsalez?
no comments from Senator Billary ? defender of poor blacks?
and as Michelle Malkin wrote where are the rev's?
this happened under Rev Al's nose? ya think maybe he got a love offering in dere somewhere.?
no march from Jesse Jackson? yoo hooo Jesses where are you?
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lonevoice
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Franken's just a POS.
Like he'd have stayed this long w/o pay....
Suuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrre........
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