Barney Frank to retire after this term

[brandon]

links (https://www.google.com/search?q=barney+frank+to+retire&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=v1O&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=nws&source=hp&q=barney+frank+retire&pbx=1&oq=barney+frank+retire&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=3456l4481l2l4881l7l4l0l0l0l0l168l486l1.3l4l 0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=cc38dd5dfa83c8f0&biw=1370&bih=656)

I know many here despise him for Frank-Dodd among other things, but I'm a bit disappointed we are losing one of the few anti-war, anti drug-war, pro civil liberties congressmen.

[kylejack]

He's also very critical of the Fed. This is a loss.

We lost Feingold, and now we're losing Paul and Frank. Not good.

[dillo]

good riddance

[matt0611]

This is a gain, being from Massachusetts, Barney Frank sucks.

Good effing riddance.

We're losing one of our rep seats here in MA so I guess he will be the one to go. Sounds good to me.

[kylejack]

Frank's not going to be replaced with a liberty candidate, he's almost certainly going to be replaced by an Obamabot. Frank had his issues, but he was an ally with Ron on many things.

[AuH20]

Frank is one of the biggest scumbags to ever grace the capitol. He gave his gay lovers jobs at FM/FM.

[AuH20]

He's also very critical of the Fed. This is a loss.

We lost Feingold, and now we're losing Paul and Frank. Not good.

Feingold was fine. Barney Frank is abysmal.

[FrankRep]

Good. Bye bye.

[Schiff_FTW]

Good. He is one of the most corrupt people in Congress (and that's saying something).

[kylejack]

Frank is one of the biggest scumbags to ever grace the capitol. He gave his gay lovers jobs at FM/FM.
You talking about Gobie? Frank supported Gobie with his own money. There's nothing wrong with being a homosexual, and there's nothing wrong with hiring someone for a job with your own money. The only misconduct was fixing some parking tickets, which is probably a common practice in Washington.

[amy31416]

Despite the few things I agreed with him on--overall, he's a corrupt POS. Unfortunately he'll probably be replaced with another corrupt POS.

[FrankRep]

Despite the few things I agreed with him on--overall, he's a corrupt POS. Unfortunately he'll probably be replaced with another corrupt POS.
That is also why term limits are silly. The people will replace the corrupt POS with another corrupt POS.

[Echoes]

links (https://www.google.com/search?q=barney+frank+to+retire&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=v1O&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=nws&source=hp&q=barney+frank+retire&pbx=1&oq=barney+frank+retire&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=3456l4481l2l4881l7l4l0l0l0l0l168l486l1.3l4l 0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=cc38dd5dfa83c8f0&biw=1370&bih=656)

I know many here despise him for Frank-Dodd among other things, but I'm a bit dissapointed we are losing one of the few anti-war, anti drug-war, pro civil liberties congressmen.

Are you foreal ?

The shmuck who was at the forefront of fannie mae and the housing crisis. You know how many lives he destroyed ? :confused:

[cindy25]

his replacement will probably be worse

[AuH20]

Are you foreal ?

The shmuck who was at the forefront of fannie mae and the housing crisis. You know how many lives he destroyed ? :confused:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW5qKYfqALE&feature=player_embedded

[AuH20]

You talking about Gobie? Frank supported Gobie with his own money. There's nothing wrong with being a homosexual, and there's nothing wrong with hiring someone for a job with your own money. The only misconduct was fixing some parking tickets, which is probably a common practice in Washington.

I don't know what his name is (Herb Moses I think) but Frank used his influence on the congressional financial committee to land this guy an exclusive position with the mortgage GSE.

[FrankRep]

I know many here despise him for Frank-Dodd among other things, but I'm a bit dissapointed we are losing one of the few anti-war, anti drug-war, pro civil liberties congressmen.

Translation: Barney Frank is a Big Government Socialist, but he's anti-war so he's cool.

[SilentBull]

Good. I'm sure another moron will step up though.

[brandon]

Translation: Barney Frank is a Big Government Socialist, but he's anti-war so he's cool. I don't know why you would need to translate my short one sentence comment in which "dissapointed" was the biggest word (yea I know I misspelled it). Anyway, anti-war was one of the 3 things I listed. Are you insinuating I only care about one of them and listed the other two for some other reason?

No one is more big government than the war mongers who want to criminalize possessing objects and playing card games. And Frank has repeatedly joined forces with Paul to fight against these thugs.

[AuH20]

Interesting that Ron is in this clip:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UZ9l_AxKjA&feature=related

[heavenlyboy34]

links (https://www.google.com/search?q=barney+frank+to+retire&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=v1O&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&tbm=nws&source=hp&q=barney+frank+retire&pbx=1&oq=barney+frank+retire&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=3456l4481l2l4881l7l4l0l0l0l0l168l486l1.3l4l 0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&fp=cc38dd5dfa83c8f0&biw=1370&bih=656)

I know many here despise him for Frank-Dodd among other things, but I'm a bit dissapointed we are losing one of the few anti-war, anti drug-war, pro civil liberties congressmen.Nah. When RP retires, the Capitol building can be turned into something more useful...like a brothel. ;)

[kylejack]

Translation: Barney Frank is a Big Government Socialist, but he's anti-war so he's cool.
This is unironically true. A partial ally is better than what he'll be replaced by, just wait and see. Frank was instrumental in helping to get the partial audit of the Fed that Ron is now citing as proof of his claims about the Fed.

[Philhelm]

This thread is as ***** (archaic meaning) as the blazes. I don't doubt that he'll be replaced with somebody worse, but I'm a bit surprised to see that some consider him somewhat of an ally.

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Barney Frank is a Big Government Socialist, but he's anti-war so he's cool.

Replace 'Barney Frank' with 'Dennis Kucinich', and that exact statement sounds like it could be said by about 50% of the posters here.

[FrankRep]

Frank was instrumental in helping to get the partial audit of the Fed that Ron is now citing as proof of his claims about the Fed.

Thanks Barney.

Subcommittee Guts Ron Paul's Bill to Audit the Fed (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/2216-subcommittee-guts-ron-pauls-bill-to-audit-the-fed)



One of the bill’s most powerful sponsors, Congressman Barney Frank (chair of the House Financial Services Committee), intends that the bill in its final form require a lapse of time between Fed actions and their disclosure to auditors and Congressional overseers. Frank believes that a delay would “lessen market impact” while ensuring Fed accountability in the longer run. Congressman Paul, however, is opposed to any such dilution of the bill’s language, believing that any mandated delays in holding the Fed accountable would allow the central bank too much room to evade responsibility.

[kylejack]

Thanks Barney.

Subcommittee Guts Ron Paul's Bill to Audit the Fed (http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/congress/2216-subcommittee-guts-ron-pauls-bill-to-audit-the-fed)



One of the bill’s most powerful sponsors, Congressman Barney Frank (chair of the House Financial Services Committee), intends that the bill in its final form require a lapse of time between Fed actions and their disclosure to auditors and Congressional overseers. Frank believes that a delay would “lessen market impact” while ensuring Fed accountability in the longer run. Congressman Paul, however, is opposed to any such dilution of the bill’s language, believing that any mandated delays in holding the Fed accountable would allow the central bank too much room to evade responsibility.
Because it couldn't be passed as it was, and a partial audit is better than the bill never getting out of committee, which is what happened every previous year when Paul proposed it.

[mczerone]

This thread is as ***** (archaic meaning) as the blazes. I don't doubt that he'll be replaced with somebody worse, but I'm a bit surprised to see that some consider him somewhat of an ally.

Like Ron Paul, who considers him an ally in his coalitions against the Federal reserve and the military industrial complex?

For all of you saying "good riddance" - I hope that you're going to have boots on the ground in Mass. getting another congressman elected who is right on at least 30% of the important issues. In all likelihood, the people in MA will elect some special interest patsy who subscribes 100% to Paul Krugman's bubble mentality, calling for more wars, more bailouts, more harmful regulations, more monetary tomfoolery, and more social control.

Yeah, Barney Frank is not perfect - but his loss is a marginal loss for those of us who care to have voices that speak liberty (at least sometimes). Maybe he knows something, and is preparing to be a cabinet member in a peace-Presidency...

[Liberty_Mike]

When I first heard this news this morning I wanted to cheer because I was only thinking of his economic policies in the beginning. Then I took a breath and thought about the fact Frank is one of the last true anti-war representatives we have in Congress, and he has also worked side by side with Ron Paul on issues such as ending the prohibition on marijuana and hemp. Although Frank was not a liberty minded individual, his stance on issues such as war and drug prohibition made him better than the large majority of the buffoons in Congress. He will now be replaced by an Obama-bot as somone here previously mentioned, so that is one more anti-war voice we lose in Congress.

[LawnWake]

I will miss his cartoony voice.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Roll that video footage when Bwaney Frank headed the Financial Service Committee and guest was Ben Bernanke. Bwaney Frank's (Chairman's Opening Statement) was a direct shot at Ron Paul. "This is our Financial System, This is our monetary system, some here want to change that, that's not going to happen, live with it."

I not sure, but I think it was also the infamous CNBC pump monkey comments from Mark Haines and Erin Burnette, when Ron Paul starting speaking first, ahead of Bachcus, in the opening statements. Mark Haines, "This isn't going as planned..." cut to commercial

I wonder where Braney Frank shows up next? Goldman Sachs, Lobbying Firm inside the DC beltway(most likely), JPM. MS, WFC, or AdultFriendFinder?

[kylejack]

There's no question that Frank made mistakes in financial regulations. In his defense, his mistakes were ideological mistakes in his attempt to get more people in to home ownership. That was wrong, but it's still worlds better than the openly corrupt Congress persons who are just shoveling money into the banks' gaping maws.

And besides all that, he was an ally on the Drug War, real wars, and accountability of the Fed.

[Bern]

He's also very critical of the Fed. This is a loss.
...

Uh no. He was the Fed's pawn. All bluster in public while doing everything he could behind the scenes to protect and enable.

[kylejack]

Uh no. He was the Fed's pawn. All bluster in public while doing everything he could behind the scenes to protect and enable.
Co-sponsor of the audit bill is probably the only reason we were able to get a partial audit. Ron Paul has tried every session to get an audit.

[Bern]

Barney Frank was one of the very last people to co-sponsor it (if he ever did) and only after over half the house was on board and the grassroots was pressuring Congress for the audit. He held it up as long as he could and when he couldn't hold it up any longer, he gutted it.

[HOLLYWOOD]

Barney Frank was one of the very last people to co-sponsor it (if he ever did) and only after over half the house was on board and the grassroots was pressuring Congress for the audit. He held it up as long as he could and when he couldn't hold it up any longer, he gutted it.Isn't it amazing that all these Democrats on the FSC voted against an AUDIT of the FED...

Remember Mel Watt's amendment to kill Ron's Bill, Big Spending Racist Maxine Waters voting against an audit of the Fed?

After all the evidence, the FED BAILOUTS, Alan Grayson's interogation and exploitation of the FED, the FEDIG etc... and these democrats tried to kill it, but it passed... then came the 75 senior citizen aristocrats in the Senate and how after 11 months Bernie Sanders changed his version of the FED Audit to a one time deal with limited areas in the 11th hour.

The FED hiring lobbyists and how they bought these politicians... I wonder what they got? We know for sure, Senator Judd Gregg got his sweet deal @ Goldman Sachs, it goes on and on. Whether they sellout in office for advancement or sellout for a huge advancement in the so-called corporatist-fascist private sector.

It's to blame the people for being too ignorant, too lazy, to dependent on crumbs... The Department of Propaganda (Fasco-Corporate Main Stream Media) doesn't help matters.

The Investment bankers get to these political prostitutes everytime.

[llepard]

I wonder where Braney Frank shows up next? Goldman Sachs, Lobbying Firm inside the DC beltway(most likely), JPM. MS, WFC, or AdultFriendFinder?

Ding, ding , ding we have a WINNER! Although his government pension and healthcare are not all bad either. Plus Franklin Raines will probably be sending him cases of wine for Hannukah each year for the rest of his life.

Judd Gregg. Don't get me started. Benedict Arnold looks patriotic by comparison. He is a bank whore.

[ZanZibar]

Nah. When RP retires, the Capitol building can be turned into something more useful...like a brothel. ;)http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/political-pictures-the-best-little-whore-house-in-the-world.jpg

[Rael]

He's leaving because he heard there is an assistant coach position open at Penn State, he's taking the job for the fringe benefits.

[Cowlesy]

The consummate career politician/parasite feeding on public largesse and fear.

Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya, Barney.

[amy31416]

The consummate career politician/parasite feeding on public largesse and fear.

Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya, Barney.

No more discussion of his butt or I'm going to have to get another mod to ban you or something drastic like that.

[heavenlyboy34]

http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/political-pictures-the-best-little-whore-house-in-the-world.jpg
lolz!! I'm putting that in the picture thread. :D

[PreDeadMan]

well this is vewy vewy sad news

[PreDeadMan]

hm... i guess this is good and bad

[Schiff_FTW]

hm... i guess this is good and bad

The guy, aside from maybe Chris Dodd, most responsible for the collapse of the global financial system, is leaving congress. He should be heading to prison but I'll take it.

[WarNoMore]

He's leaving because he heard there is an assistant coach position open at Penn State, he's taking the job for the fringe benefits.

Lawrence E. King is looking for a job there too, I hear.

[libertybrewcity]

I'd rather have this:
http://images.wikia.com/villains/images/2/2c/Barney.jpg

than this:

http://cbsboston.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/barney-frank.jpg?w=420&h=316&crop=1

[ZanZibar]

There are a ton of jokes to be had here heh

[PreDeadMan]

yeah but he's against the war on drugs, for auditing the fed, and... against the wars? i mean at least it's something... who will replace barney frank a person who is pro war on drugs anti auditing the fed and pro war?

[matt0611]

yeah but he's against the war on drugs, for auditing the fed, and... against the wars? i mean at least it's something... who will replace barney frank a person who is pro war on drugs anti auditing the fed and pro war?


Guys, here in Massachusetts we are losing a representative seat, so NO ONE is gonna replace him :)

[GeorgiaAvenger]

Good riddance

Affordable Housing Frank

[MaxPower]

Think of it this way: the things he's against us on, virtually everyone else in Congress is also against us on; the things he's with us on, he's one of the very few with us on. In context, I think this may be a net loss for our cause.

[Pericles]

Guys, here in Massachusetts we are losing a representative seat, so NO ONE is gonna replace him :)

Probably a situation where no representation is better than bad representation.

[dillo]

Like Ron Paul, who considers him an ally in his coalitions against the Federal reserve and the military industrial complex?

For all of you saying "good riddance" - I hope that you're going to have boots on the ground in Mass. getting another congressman elected who is right on at least 30% of the important issues. In all likelihood, the people in MA will elect some special interest patsy who subscribes 100% to Paul Krugman's bubble mentality, calling for more wars, more bailouts, more harmful regulations, more monetary tomfoolery, and more social control.

Yeah, Barney Frank is not perfect - but his loss is a marginal loss for those of us who care to have voices that speak liberty (at least sometimes). Maybe he knows something, and is preparing to be a cabinet member in a peace-Presidency...

Its people like him that made the recent economic collapse possible

[brandon]

I got my 2nd ever neg rep from this thread. I knew it was coming. At least I probably deserved this one. ಠ_ಠ :D

[amy31416]

I got my 2nd ever neg rep from this thread. I knew it was coming. At least I probably deserved this one. ಠ_ಠ :D

The guilt, acchh the guilt.

[low preference guy]

I got my 2nd ever neg rep from this thread. I knew it was coming. At least I probably deserved this one. ಠ_ಠ :D

I wish you quoted the post that got neg repped.

-rep

[oyarde]

Good news & bad . Glad to be rid of Frank , but it puts thief and marxist Maxine Waters at the helm.

[Bern]

^^ look at it this way - one down, more to come...

[mczerone]

I got my 2nd ever neg rep from this thread. I knew it was coming. At least I probably deserved this one. ಠ_ಠ :D

I got my 2nd neg rep, too. And all I did was point out that Ron Paul considers Barney Frank an ally in the "coalitions" that he's always talking about.

[Revolution9]

The **** pedo rings are being taken out. Obama's body man, this clown, the sports team connections, Herman Cain. Inside word is the various sports team investigations have been four years in the making.

Rev9

[Athan]

Good riddance.

[specsaregood]

No one is more big government than the war mongers who want to criminalize possessing objects and playing card games. And Frank has repeatedly joined forces with Paul to fight against these thugs.

In this respect, you are correct. If one was to rate him on a scale of evil he would not rank up there with the most evil members of the house or senate. I'd firmly put people that support killing innocent children overseas, breaking up families, supporting the racist drug war and propping up gambling towns as higher on my list of evils. Hell, in comparison to somebody like McCain or Liebermann he looks almost "good". almost.... That said, he isn't on my "good" list.

[RonPaulFanInGA]

http://i40.tinypic.com/13z8j1j.jpg

[AngryCanadian]

When Will the war mongers retire?