9 August 2005 @ 11:23AM >> Weeks after the financial scam came to light where Air America ended up with nearly $1 million from a primarily government-funded charity for underprivileged kids, the left-wing radio network’s signature host Al Franken finally addressed the issue on his radio show:

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 [...]

Screw the kids, Al’s not getting paid!

Thank you, Al, for reminding us who the real victims are here.

Meanwhile, Captain’s Quarters has assembled a convenient scoreboard comparing coverage over the last month of Martha Stewart’s legal-financial woes and those of Air America:

Media Outlet	Air America	Martha Stewart
New York Times	0	16
Washington Post	0	10
Los Angeles Times	0	3
CBS News	0	1
ABC News	0	4
Total:	0	34

Although these numbers were compiled on Sunday, to my knowledge, none of these outlets have covered the case in the last two days.

9 August 2005 @ 10:05AM >> Two female U.S. Army captains recently won their respective state beauty pageants.

One of the benefits of having female officers is knowing how much more offensive it is to the enemy. And the fact that some of them are this attractive might entice the Jihadists to visit their 72 virgins a little sooner...