Posted on 03/05/2009 3:16:24 AM PST by Scanian
"As Congress grapples with solutions for a faltering economy, Barney Frank sits at the center of power."
Thus wrote John Gallagher in The Advocate as our government officials desperately struggled to limit the fallout from the unfolding financial crisis.
Gallagher is right. As Chairman of the Financial Service Committee in the US House of Representatives, Barney Frank plays a crucial role in determining in what ways much of the bailout and stimulus money is spent. This is because the committee over which he presides oversees the housing and banking sectors, two industries that are at the center of the current economic crisis. But Frank's power and influence extend beyond his chairmanship of the important Financial Services Committee. Outspoken, smart and forceful, Frank has emerged as one of the heavyweights in the Democrat-led House and as such instrumental in shaping its course and agenda. There are some who think that his behind-the-scenes influence exceeds even that of Nancy Pelosi. Whether or not this is so, there can be no doubt that Barney Frank is currently one of the most powerful politicians in the country.
Given his present position of influence, taxpayers may want to learn more about the background of the man who directs how hundreds of billions of dollars of their money is spent.
Barnett "Barney" Frank was first elected to Congress in 1981 at the age of forty-one from Massachusetts' 4th district. Six years later he made national news when he publicly declared his homosexuality. By that admission he became the first openly gay member of the House of Representatives.
In 1991, Barney Frank received an official reprimand for reflecting "discredit upon the House."
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He’s an evil man. Like just about everybody surrounding the evil man who is President...
Aside from that, however, he’s not very bright, although again, like everybody else around Barry, he’s an ideologue and ruthless in getting what he wants.
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In 1991, Barney Frank received an official reprimand for reflecting "discredit upon the House." The reprimand came as a result of his relationship with a man named Steve Gobi, a male prostitute whom Frank initially paid $80 for sex. Frank later took Gobi to live with him in his home, making him a personal aide. He paid him $20,000 in compensation (unreported to the IRS) and let him use his car. Subsequent investigation revealed that in the course of their relationship, Frank used his congressional office and stationary to fix Gobi's 33 parking fines. Frank also used his congressional letterhead to write a reference letter to Gobi's probation officer -- Gobi was under court supervision as a convicted felon with a prison record -- in which he gave false information. Most damningly, the investigation found that Gobi ran a prostitution ring from Frank's home. In his defense, Frank asserted he knew nothing of Gobi's illicit enterprise.
Jeff Jacoby of The Boston Globe summed up their sentiments when he wrote: "Most pathetic of all was Frank's claim that he'd been 'victimized' -- that he was a just a 'good liberal' who was 'trying to help' Gobie, but got 'suckered.'"
Barney didn't start out as gay - he just got sucked into the lifestyle!
I cannot see his face or hear his voice without feeling stress of a very negative kind.
This is lunacy. Absolute lunacy. I cannot believe we, as a country, are doing this. The two people (Dodd and Frank) who played some of the largest roles getting our country into this horrible mess are, instead of being jailed in disgrace, sitting in positions of power to spend vast sums of money in foolhardy plans to not get us out of the mess, but to entrench socialist and liberal programs.
And we are allowing this. It fills me with despair, anger and rage.
1. A low life slime ball.
2. The main reason the mortgage mess.
3. A poor excuse for a human being.
4. Not a friend to Captilist.
I need coffe and the scum is not worth the energy needed to type. . .
I share your sentiments exactly but...
The people of his district keep electing him and no Republican seems willing to call a spade a spade. What to do?
he just got sucked into the lifestyle!
Hey, where the heck is the “no pun intended”?
It should be "Bwaney Frwank"
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Dick was right. (Armey that is . . . . )
I have said unkind things in the past such as, arrogant pompous, homosexual blowhard, (no pun intended).
Barney Frank and Christopher Dodd are criminals engaged in white collar crime, and apparently a great deal of their cohorts in the House and Senate are just like them, since they seem to enjoy an immunity from the legal ramifications of their criminal activity.
In addition, they both seem to have an aversion to their oath of office, and in my mind that is treason. Remaining comments self censored.
Barney Frank is a fag.
Once his lover was running a male call boy ring out of his home.
But Hey, he’s a Democrat and they are hailed for crap like that.
Were any Republican caught doing that or hell, even killing an intern they’d be thrown out of the congress or senate. But as a Dem? Nah, they love ya baby.
No arguments from me, here.
Barney Frank is the kid who got beat up on the playground, stood on the sidelines wishing he could play. Now, like a good portion of the current administration, they are going to get even...
The only way to put pressure on a scum like Frank is through the media. His perversity and fiscal cronyism gets a pass from the darling lib media. Look at how media are trying to villify Rush. If I were a millionaire I would start buying commercials on Frank to expose him to the people for his role in the housing debacle and his gay lifestyle. Also put media pressure on his district - imply his constituents are either on his dole or perverse themselves.
Lol! And that lifestyle really does suck!
He is a queer.
Maybe he got Pennecoli’s gerbil in mind
He’s just a homosexual..The Bible forbids it. That means the homosexual Fwank is toast at tea time unless he asks for forgiveness.
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