Posted on 11/03/2010 11:37:48 AM PDT by IbJensen
NEWTON — A cranky U.S. Rep. Barney Frank blasted the Herald last night as “irrelevant,” even as surging Republicans grabbed control of the U.S. House and swept him from his lofty perch as chairman of the powerful financial services committee.
“With the re-election of the Massachusetts delegation and Gov. Deval Patrick, we can acknowledge tonight that Massachusetts has reaffirmed the complete political irrelevance of the Boston Herald," Frank told more than 100 supporters at the Crowne Plaza in Newton. “There is no limit to the bias and vitriol they unleashed.”
Frank won the hardest fight of his political career, fending off a fierce challenge from newcomer Sean Bielat. “This was a very important victory to win,” Frank said. “I’m very pleased to go back.”
Frank, 70, spoke at length of the strain of the “vitriolic” campaign on him and his partner, James Ready, and complained the “campaigns of most Republicans are beneath the dignity of democracy.”
Gracious in defeat, Bielat tried to comfort his crestfallen supporters, some who shed tears as word spread through the Newton Marriott ballroom he would lose his bid to unseat the liberal Democratic power broker.
“We did something that was next to impossible,” Bielat told his supporters. “We took on a 30-year incumbent in one of the most gerrymandered districts in the country, someone who outspent us by a million dollars, and we came close.”
“I see this as a success,” Bielat said. “For the first time in 30 years, people went to the polls tonight and they made a choice.”
Afterward, Bielat said he didn’t know whether he would run again and he’d have to talk it over with his wife. “It’s a sacrifice and we have to figure that out,” the 35-year-old Marine said.
Bielat supporter Bill Heck, 62, of Newton, said Frank’s “sell-by” date has expired. “I wish Barney Frank was a retired person effective January,” Heck said. “My wish did not come true.”
Wellesley grandmother Zeynep Mesta got emotional and said she hoped Bielat will run again. “I’ll work even harder next time,” Mesta said.
The state of Mass. should be tossed out of USA. I suggest they form a confederacy with Kenya, Pakistan or some other corrupt society.
The voters or the voting mechanism are completely insane and are no longer able to make rational choices. Actually, they had Ted, so it has been obvious for a time.
Seriously |8^{
disgusting I didn’t know his gay lover was none other than Lance Bass that gay figure skater or whatever.
disgusting I didn’t know his gay lover was none other than Lance Bass that gay figure skater or whatever.
It must be gnawing at Bwaney that he’s getting demoted fwom Banking Queen to Banking Pwincess.
Bawney had another hissy fit, did he?
Bawney feeling a little teste, heh?
"To educate a man in mind only, and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.".. Theodore Roosevelt
A Barney Frank thread? I thought I smelled ass.
This is just the first wave. Defeating Obama from re-election as a mission just started today. Now people know these enemies of freedom are out there. We must defeat the..
Boston Herald is irrelevant to... women who look like men, holier-than-thou types, Barney Frank types, people with trust funds, bow-tie bum kissers, emasculated males, snobs, idiots, maniacal Massholes and a few other dolts.
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