Barney Frank’s Words Stricken from Congressional Record Over Personal Attack on Fellow Congressman
- Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:02am by
Mytheos Holt
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Congressman Barney Frank went too far today. While railing against Republicans for allegedly stealing credit for several bills from Democrats, Frank specifically singled out several Republicans for personal criticism.
“Madame Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds to say I have never seen truth stood on its head more rapidly than by my colleague from Texas. He accused us of being too concerned about credit, and said ‘I and my friends,‘ well I’m proud to say that the Republican member from Arizona, Mr. [David] Schweikert, is someone I consider a friend, and that’s one of the people from whom the credit was stolen. This notion that ‘who cares about the credit,’ if that were honestly what the Republican leadership believed, why did they take the credit from Mr. Schweikert and Mr. [Jim] Himes, and give it to Mr. [Ben] Quayle?” Frank shrieked. “It is they who engage in this credit grabbing!”
Watch the video of the outburst below:
Immediately after Frank’s remarks, Republicans called for the remarks to be “taken down,” which in the House means for them to be stricken from the record. This was agreed to.
Frank’s outburst comes in reference to an accusation by Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) that Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ) recently introduced a bill that is effectively the same as Mr. Himes’, only with Quayle’s name on it as the sponsor.
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Comments (76)
sjohn70037
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 9:15amMassachusetts, hasn’t this twink embarrassed you enough? Jeez.
Report Post »Revere2
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 10:24amStuck in Ma. ow
Report Post »The Voice of Libertarian Reason
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 10:56amHe is retiring after this term. Furthermore, YES I am embarrassed that my neighbors think this guy deserves to represent this state.
Report Post »Al J Zira
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:31pmThe man should be in jail, plain and simple. He has no right to criticize anyone about credit for any reason, or anything to do with funds. This man is the reason for the housing crisis and the economic crisis we’re in. Frank and Dodd should be in jail, nough said!
Report Post »TOMSERVO
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:08pmUh, what exactly was wrong about what he said? I’m confused why anyone would be offended.
He didn’t call anyone a slut or whore or claim that they sleep with thousands of men a year.
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:55pm@ALJ ZIRA you are correct..there crimes caused the loss of untold billions of dollars,and the financial destruction of the home building industry..never in the history of our nation,has so much damage been done to so many by so few….and no one is being punished.
Report Post »dasbunker
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 9:38pmCant we strike Barbra,,,I mean Barny???
Report Post »shadowrider
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 9:12amCan we have him “Stricken” from our Republic ?
Report Post »rodamaa
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 9:33amYea, along with Obama, Leonsky Panetta, and brother Eric Holdup
Report Post »proudinfidel54
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 10:02amI thought this clown was gone…..I guess it is sort of like feeding an old stray dog, once you do, you can never get rid of him
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 3:10pmI think we cannot let this man simply retire to enjoy his ill gotten gains…there will be no justice during the Obama administration..my hope is a return to a fair and just nation ,where men like Barney Frank can spend their golden years chained to a prison gang collecting trash on our road sides
Report Post »FuneralDirektor
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 8:44amSo, Elmer Fudd walks into a leather bear………………..
Report Post »goahead.makemyday
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 10:59amAnd gets propositioned by a man he thinks is having a stroke. Only after the next day does he realize he was being hit on.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 8:35amOh Bawney, I’m going to miss you…like a rotten tooth.
Report Post »IndyGuy
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 8:42amWhat a wonderful day…
Report Post »Scarybones
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 1:09pmYank it out and move on. He’s just being the whiny Beatch that he has always been. His demise cannot come soon enough!
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 8:27amThis is the best that our new congress can do with this idiot? Frank needs some white collar prison time.
Yankton, South Dakota. “A stand alone federal prison camp,” Ellis says. “A vanishing breed. These are camps that are not satellites to larger more secure institutions. It happens to be a converted college that went defunct. It’s in the middle of the town, not on the outskirts. There is a lot of community programming. People leave during the day and come back at night.”
Englewood, Colorado. “That’s outside of Denver,” Ellis says. “It’s a satellite camp to the federal correction institution there. I’m told by my clients that it is a pretty laid back place.”
Texarkana, Texas. “The federal prison camp there has an drug and alcohol treatment program,” he says. “It has a pond stocked with fish. And one of my clients said he liked to spend his day fishing.”
Sheridan, Oregon. A federal prison camp outside of a medium level security facility about 60 miles from Portland.
Pensacola Naval Base. “You get out during the day, you work on the Naval base, you intermingle with Navy personnel,” Ellis says. “The food is better. You are outside. I’ve had people who were taking care of the grounds at the admiral’s house. The admiral’s wife would bring out lemonade, invite the inmate in for lunch. Things of that sort.”
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 8:27am“If you are Jewish, I would say the federal prison camp at Otisville, New York, about 70 miles from New York City,” Ellis adds. “It has programs for orthodox and religious Jews. It has religious furloughs where people leave the prison for religious holidays.”
From: http://www.alanellis.com/CM/Reviews/top-five-prisons.asp
Report Post »Mango Mangone
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 8:09amAnother sign of the apocalypse: I find myself actually agreeing with Barney Frank.
This is an excellent example of how the party machine promotes and cultivates the “chosen ones” over all the others and gives us the Bushes, Doles, McCains, and Quayles. It is a witches brew of seniority, nepotism, cronyism, and a moderate dose of plain old stupidity threwn in just to throttle our enthusiasm and crush our optimism.
Report Post »dnewton
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 11:08amI think you are right. The committee system, who testifies, and the vetting process stinks. Examples of people testifying who have no prejudice or have opinions that are steered into the public light go way back. This is also true in the budget discussions that are years old now. The purpose of the committee system is to get permission for starting or perpetuating bad public policy. Actors, one time victims of the one in a million goof up are paraded before the Senate and House to justify re-fixing what they already broke.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 7:44amJust reading the headlines, it made me wonder just what did Barney do? Tackle the guy and start to pull his pants down?
Report Post »Amazingoly
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 7:37amThe “Banking Queen” cannot leave Congress fast enough and wish he would leave now, not later.
Report Post »D-Fence
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 7:47amAgreed, he can’t leave son enough. Go smoke a blunt, then smoke a !%@$#^*
Report Post »TROONORTH
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 8:43am“Go smoke a blunt.. .. . . .. “? Don’t give him any ideas. He has smoked enough ‘blunts’ in his time I’m sure /;-)
Report Post »Formula382
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 7:33amAhhh, the Liberal Sodemist (with one hell of a speach impediment) is back.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 7:46amYeah, he just can’t go quietly!
Report Post »loveoursoldiers
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 7:09amSo they get paid big bucks to act like idiots.. oh wait.. they are idiots!
Report Post »This country is going down in flames and they are worried about who is getting credit for writing a bill?
Yet.he won’t take credit for the housing debacle via Fannie and Frankie that HE presided over.
little big man
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 7:29amThe fa.g frank should be stricken from life.
Report Post »grady52
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 6:46amGlad the LEECH is gone
Report Post »doomytram
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 6:19amWhat a bag of vinager Fwank is…..I Fart, Fart, Fart, I want it to be Fwank / Dodd commie CFPB ARM of the BaWaNana Wepublic.
Report Post »000degrees
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 6:57amFwank is now being courted by the WWE for a new market…..yes, the over 50 homosexual wrestlers will now have a new hero to cheer for. His skills and prowess did not go unnoticed by promoters. A new line of action figures (dolls) is soon to follow and it is anticipated that every kid this Halloween will be begging to dwess up as the “Masked Turd Burglar”………
Report Post »fande3rls
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 6:19amsome one need to strike everything barney did from congressional records , why has this person (it)not been investigated for ethics charges 12 times over .
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 6:10amConsidering the manure being passed into LAW , It seems it would be advantgegeous to have a little anonymity. While I’m at it. . .For a “do nothing congress”, they certainly seem to be passing a lot of blovience.
Report Post »BehindBlueEyes
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 5:46amNow they’re fighting over who gets credit for crap they propose in Congress. Does anyone know of anything congress has done lately that has helped the country?
Report Post »If they want to do something to help America start impeachment hearings and stop passing useless bills.
getourcountryback
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 4:24amNow now boys, settle down and play nice. Why concentrate on important business when you can spend your time and our money on a ******* match about who introduced what bill and who gets credit? Sounds like Barney was throwing a hissy fit cause a boyfriend did not get his props. Frank needs to get the heck out and quit subjecting the people to his ugly mug and disgusting lifestyle. Go away Frank and take your beans with you.
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:34amSchweikert is only a
Schweikert is only a Republican to garner votes. He’s very much the Democrat. Barney Frank speaking for him makes him even more dubious.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 1:53amYa know, when I read the printed words that I know were spoken by Old Barney, my mind can’t help but to hear the words as if he is speaking them to me.
Drives me crazy.
Anyone else have the same affliction?
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:06amThumtimth.
Report Post »spikebu
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:19amI’m still wiping the illusory spittle.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:25amEvery time I hear Barney Frank, like with Pelosi or Reid, I only keep asking one question:
“When do the nukes arrive? Can someone ‘accidently’ launch one onto the Democrats offices?”
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 3:19am@RISEANDSHINE
That has to be the best, one word reply ever.
I’m still laughing.
Report Post »fande3rls
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 6:17amRise .Lmoa
Report Post »cookcountypatriot
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 1:32amyour no frnd to anyone you souless excuse,,,your mind is so ravaged with hate you hate yourself…your not worthy of your position….you stole that ,,you stole the trust of the people …go away
Report Post »munacra
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 1:03amI‘ll bet ya he didn’t get that round mouth from eating square meals… :)
Report Post »MrMagoo
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 2:27amtube steak
Report Post »asybot12
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 3:23amthanks LOL but then I threw up
Report Post »bigdaddyt46
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 7:47amthis just in:
Report Post »fwank has a heart attack when he finds out boys 2 men is an r an b group and not a delivery service
Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:56amWonder what Juicy Butt Barney thinks of Obammie the Commie taking credit for Senator Mark Kirk,s (R-IL) sanctions imposed on Iran? I Feel sorry for whoever has to clean Barney’s chair when he retires to his Boy Farm.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:40amSo Riddle Me this:
Report Post »If a Member of the House Says something Stupid but it’s not entered into the official Record.
so:
Is What a man says always Wrong.
Ladies what do you think?
Skrewedretiree
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:24amHmm…Seems Obama snubbed a Senator and stole his accomplishments for his own credit. Seems Barney complains too much and does not do his homework at least, and snipes at best.
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:13amschool of choice’ WINNERS who have gravited here.
Report Post »KangarooJack
Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:11amTis rhetoric such as this, that I must attend to my youngest’s classroom. See, he’s been missing a Math book for over 2wks. and now all his school supplies….might have to do with the numerous ‘school of choice hoh
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