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Buddy Cianci on D&C: Curt Schilling situation ‘a comedy of errors’ 05.25.12 at 4:06 pm ET
By Jashvina Shah

Buddy Cianci

Appearing on Dennis & Callahan on Friday morning, former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci called the mess surrounding 38 Studios a “comedy of errors” while placing blame on Rhode Island’s Economic Development Commission (EDC) as well as Curt Schilling. To hear the interview, visit the Dennis & Callahan audio page.

“It’s going to go deeper. There’s a lot of accusations with insider deals now, with people involved in government who wanted this thing to happen,” Cianci said. “Just yesterday all the employees were laid off. Curt Schilling, according to the governor, has not been forthcoming with financial information and it’s just been a comedy of errors and it’s just an awful thing for the state of Rhode Island.”

Cianci, who served four years in federal prison for racketeering and now hosts a radio show in Providence, said there was not enough vetting and research done on Schilling’s company, and the judgment to give 38 Studios the loan happened too quickly.

“Even today we don’t have the information that is necessary to make determinations as to what course of action should be taken,” Cianci said. “The [Rhode Island] governor was on my radio show the other day and he said that Schilling was stonewalling the whole process, number one.”

Cianci added he believes part of the problem came from a fascination that surrounded Schilling.

“There’s people that were enamored with him, with the industry, with the opportunity for a quick fix, and create an industry that frankly they thought could boost the financial prowess of Rhode Island,” Cianci said. “And they were all wrong.”

The former Providence mayor said the EDC originally approached the legislature with an idea for a $50 million loan, available to any business, to help create jobs. But the EDC had $75 million added to the loan for Shilling, without notifying the legislature, Cianci said.

“That was a gathering of fools in that legislature,” Cianci said. “They were voting for something that they thought was for all businesses, but it really was just for Schilling. That’s what people are mad at.”

Cianci said he understands there are many questions surrounding the entire process, such as connections between the various people involved with Schilling’s company and how everyone went about their business.

“But whether there’s any criminality to it, I don’t know, it’s just stupidity and it certainly is the lack of diligence and it certainly was a bad, bad, bad process that was used and implemented by our own Economic Development Corporation,” Cianci said.

Cianci also credited Massachusetts for refusing Schilling the loan.

“I don’t know how the state is going to get out of this, but to the credit of the people of Massachusetts, they refused Schilling’s loan. They wouldn’t give him a loan, and that’s why he came here.”

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  • Dabayer

    Callahan didn’t nail Buddy on handing out pensions with 6% COLAs?  Buddy would be the kind of guy D&C would eat for breakfast!
     

  • http://www.facebook.com/kurtking22 Kurt King

    cianci would know about corruption and dirty deals

  • Coolmt02

    ONE ring ….

  • Coolmt02

    ONE hit wonders …

  • Anonymous

    Shut up loser.  I love KG.  I appreciate every minute he wears the Green.

  • Coolmt02isgay

    coolmt02 get a life man.  Go get butt hurt by your boyfriend.

  • Coolmt02

    What if I am “gay” / homosexual?! 

    What does a strangers sexual orientation matter to you?

  • Jjm1488

    It doesn’t matter… you just suck

  • Coolmt02

    It clearly matters to “coolmt02isgay” since HE brought it up.

  • Bruinman86

     So either you are aiming for “Troll of the Week” honors, or you seriously dislike the Celtics.  Which is it?

  • Jonsuch85

    Gay straight it doesn’t matter either way your an idiot. Every year kg and Paul suit up together we’re a contender . He may only have one ring but that’s one more than most. Every year you think there done and they prove you wrong by exceeding the odds. Why? Because they have more heart and pride than most and respect what it means to our on a Celtic Jersey.

  • Jmanning31171

    He’s 1 if the greatest 2 evere play !!!

  • San Diego Dreamer

    Getting back to Doc……He was right they were soft. Got KG’s attention.

  • Coolmt02

    I LOVE the Celtics .. However, it was “coolmt02isgay” who brought up the comments that were rude and obnoxious.

  • Coolmt02

    The Celtics are Soft .. Doc Rivers was 100% correct. They’re slow, old and playing with no energy.

  • Fab4ever

    Maybe he meant “happy” …you’re “happy”….however, you open yourself up for ridicule when you trash the Green…it’s OK to win ONE championship…for guys like you, it’s all or nothing? Just sayin…

  • Anonymous

    In the 6 years KG and Paul have been together there have been 5 different champions, Lakers, Heat, Spurs, Mavs and our BELOVED BOSTON CELTICS!!  So if the Celtics suck, what about the other 25 teams???

  • quit complaning

    thats one more ring than you have

  • Tkillay

    When you take 80% jump shots and everyone stands around the perimeter, no offensive rebounds, low # of foul shots and of you remember how many offensive rebounds Miami got last sunday you have to chalk it up to something. Either style of play, lack of effort or inferior talent. Sorry Kev. The Celtics are an average team that can only getter better with tenacity and smarter play.

  • markfromlynn

    I find it humorous that some “fans” can criticize the Celtics for “only” winning one NBA title since 2008. They’ve also been to the NBA finals ( 2010) and Conference finals 3 times since then. Try asking fans of the Nets,Cavs,Raptors or even the Knicks if they’d be happy with that and you’d get a resounding HELL YEAH!

  • Bruinman86

    You posted the first 2 comments “One Ring…..” and “One Hit Wonders….” thus the question.

  • Coolmt02

    I agree other fans would be happy with one title .. However, these are the Boston Celtics we’re talking about .. we have higher expectations than all other franchises except for the Lakers.

  • i still belive

    I love how guys like you bash on a player only having one ring. thats one more than we’ll ever have. 

  • Coolmt02

    And one more ring than you have and one more ring than all those who never played in the NBA …

  • Coolmt02

    I am not trashing the color green. I like the color green; I like many colors.

  • markfromlynn

    Trust me…no one was more pissed they lost Game 7 with 6 mins. left in 2010. But I’d much rather live in a place like Boston where competing for a title is expected and the teams usually are in the mix than to live say in a place where simply making the playoffs is a huge accomplishment.

  • BleedGreen

    Yeah and 2 minutes from a second, a KG injury from another Finals appearance, and a game 7, the-refs-hand-everything-to-LBJ loss last year.

  • Coolmt02

    The bottom line is all that matters. And don’t make excuses like the LeBron thing. Celtics fans don’t make excuses.

  • Enough Said

    He’s going to be in the Hall of Fame, you complete and utter moron.

  • Joe33

    I am just wondering where Bruinman’s mother’s basement is. We need to find this guy and put an end to his nonsense…..

  • 364NKL

    If the shoe fits.

  • 364NKL

    Pink must be your favorite.

  • Anonymous

    hey, you make tens of millions and you want to keep on getting payed–right
    to tell you the truth, I’m tired of seeing the same faces, when the younger players have the same talent. today players play for their own self image- stats etc.. team work I don’t see it, it’s turned into a show instead of a game.  watch college ball and you will see a game of high energy.
    celts can’t let go of the old guys, why?????

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