The NY Times prints a correction to its "Air America" story:
An article yesterday about state and city investigations of a loan made by a Bronx social service agency to the liberal radio network Air America quoted incorrectly from comments made on the air by Al Franken, the host of an Air America program. Referring to Evan M. Cohen, a former official of the network whom Mr. Franken accused of having engineered the loan, from the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Club, Mr. Franken said: "I don't know why they did it, and I don't know where the money went. I don't know if it was used for operations, which I imagine it was. I think he was robbing Peter to pay Paul." (He did not say: "I don't know why he did it. I don't know where the money went. I don't know if it was used for operations. I think he was borrowing from Peter to pay Paul.")
Now to tip off Brian Maloney and Ann Althouse. Brian has links to other interested parties - it does appear that Michelle Malkin gets results (and she knows it!)
NOTE: That link is to the current day's correction, so it is a one-day wonder. We live in hope...
UPDATE: Air America picked up by AP.
Do they even know they're doing it ??? Sometimes it seems pathological.
Posted by: boris | August 13, 2005 at 08:38 AM
To paraphrase Lee Hamilton:
If the NYTimes learned that Al Franken admitted that Air America was robbing Peter to pay Paul, "it would've been a major focus of our investigation."
Oh, he did? Well, nothing of historical signifigance to see here.
Posted by: capitano | August 13, 2005 at 10:13 AM
Move on. Nothing to see hear. Clear the air, America. Nothing to smell here.
It does appear that the mass of maggots has picked the carcass pretty clean. No more love in that pile of bones; begone alta kaka and mongo kaka.
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Posted by: kim | August 13, 2005 at 11:54 AM
A wise and glorious maneuver.
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Posted by: kim | August 13, 2005 at 11:55 AM