Barney Franks Saves the DAY!!!
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Being Canadian, I'ld never heard of him, until this.
I kind of like him. In fact, I kind of like him alot. And not in reference to you Iron, but unlike some, I can see without ideology.
"You are comparing apples with oranges, YJ. Daschle was from North Dakota (or was it the South?), a highly conservative place. So it was easy for Republicans to unseat him."
Tom Dashle was replaced by John Thule once he proved to South Dakotans that he was totally worthless of their trust. The other Senator From South Dakota is Tim Johnson, a Democrat.
North Dakota has two Democratic Senarors: Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan.
Strange how two "highly conservative places" elect Democrats.
Also, don't forget that highly liberal states elect Republican Governors, Senators and Congressmen. I am not going to bother to cite you countless examples. If you do due diligence - the kind you should have done prior to your irresponsible comment, above - you will see that in politics NOTHING is safe and nothing is forever.
Barney Frank will learn his lesson soon enough - or sadly, perhaps not soon enough - that it is not wise to compare his constituents to dining room tables.
Tom Dashle was replaced by John Thule once he proved to South Dakotans that he was totally worthless of their trust. The other Senator From South Dakota is Tim Johnson, a Democrat.
North Dakota has two Democratic Senarors: Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan.
Strange how two "highly conservative places" elect Democrats.
Also, don't forget that highly liberal states elect Republican Governors, Senators and Congressmen. I am not going to bother to cite you countless examples. If you do due diligence - the kind you should have done prior to your irresponsible comment, above - you will see that in politics NOTHING is safe and nothing is forever.
Barney Frank will learn his lesson soon enough - or sadly, perhaps not soon enough - that it is not wise to compare his constituents to dining room tables.
Although I love you feeding one off to joey, calling a spade a spade, is simple artistic. He was most certainly within his rights to describe that asshat as a dinning room table.
As certain as it's acceptable to apply the label Nazi supporter, to anyone that lends aid and comfort to any agency or group, that operates under or by any tenets of Nazism.
"He was most certainly within his rights to describe that asshat as a dinning room table."
Anyone that calls one of those who put him office a "dining room table" maybe within his rights, but it is certainly not doing a wise thing to do. That particular lady (asshat in your estimation) will never vote Democrat again. And perhaps thousands of others who take umbrage to the insolance of a political (and actual) pimp.
Something tells me that if the Congressman had been a Republican and the protester carried a picture of Bush with a Hitler moustache (as it happened countless times) or referred to some Bush policy as "Na7i" (as it happened countless times) you would be quite comfortable with that.
I know SirJosephPorter would be.
Anyone that calls one of those who put him office a "dining room table" maybe within his rights, but it is certainly not doing a wise thing to do. That particular lady (asshat in your estimation) will never vote Democrat again. And perhaps thousands of others who take umbrage to the insolance of a political (and actual) pimp.
Something tells me that if the Congressman had been a Republican and the protester carried a picture of Bush with a Hitler moustache (as it happened countless times) or referred to some Bush policy as "Na7i" (as it happened countless times) you would be quite comfortable with that.
I know SirJosephPorter would be.
I highly doubt she put him in office.
:lol:, try using reason, lest you be described as a dinning room table.
Not at all. I think that kind of protestation, to be immature and childish. Much like our own joey's style of hiding from and attacking those that feed it to him.
I believe this to be fact.
CDNBear, in response to your post #46:
I have no way of knowing (and neither have you) whether the protester that Barney Frank so flippantly referred to as a dining room table helped to put Barney Franks in office or not. I only attempted to use her as a generic voter. There may have been hundreds or thousands who felt the same way as she did, and believe it or not, voters have long memory.
But that is just my opinion, and you think I deserve to be compared to a dining room table for that, then so be it. You got me!!
As far as the protests go, Hillary Clinton once said that protest is the American Way. (Or something to that effect). Does only Left-wing protest rate as legitimate in your book? Are Left-wing protests not "immature and childish"?
I have no way of knowing (and neither have you) whether the protester that Barney Frank so flippantly referred to as a dining room table helped to put Barney Franks in office or not. I only attempted to use her as a generic voter. There may have been hundreds or thousands who felt the same way as she did, and believe it or not, voters have long memory.
But that is just my opinion, and you think I deserve to be compared to a dining room table for that, then so be it. You got me!!
As far as the protests go, Hillary Clinton once said that protest is the American Way. (Or something to that effect). Does only Left-wing protest rate as legitimate in your book? Are Left-wing protests not "immature and childish"?
No they don't. I think you give voters, American or otherwise, far to much credit.
I'll sight the LPoC as proof of that.
No, I think you tread close to that label, by using words like pimp to describe someone whom with you ideologically disagree.
Nope.
Depends on the reason, the actions and the way it is done.
No ideology, just an opinion based upon his conduct.
"Time and time again, Frank insisted that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were in good shape. Five years ago, for example, when the Bush administration proposed much tighter regulation of the two companies, Frank was adamant that "these two entities, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are not facing any kind of financial crisis." When the White House warned of "systemic risk for our financial system" unless the mortgage giants were curbed, Frank complained that the administration was more concerned about financial safety than about housing."
Not to mention running a prostitution ring from his home. Barney Frank is one of those responsible for the collapse of the economy. (Chris Dodd and Pelosi also helped destroy the economy by not letting Republicans regulate sub primes.)
Democrats Fighting Regulation of Freddie & Fannie
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Barney Frank's next order of business after destroying the American economy :: Political News and commentaries :: Hyscience
"No, I think you tread close to that label, by using words like pimp to describe someone whom with you ideologically disagree."
I referred to him as PIMP, because his actions condemn him to be just that.
Look it up! One can find some wonderful stuff on the internet. Some can be inconvenient to support one's positions. When one finds that, one usually resorts to name-calling or gutless insinuations.
I referred to him as PIMP, because his actions condemn him to be just that.
Look it up! One can find some wonderful stuff on the internet. Some can be inconvenient to support one's positions. When one finds that, one usually resorts to name-calling or gutless insinuations.
Thanx for informing me Iron, I stand corrected.
I still think his assertion was spot on mind you. But as you have proven, he is a scumbag, lol, go figure, a politician, a scumbag? Who know? lol.
Thanx Iron.
Hey YJ, you were right, I stand corrected, carry on, I concede.
I think you're applying the wrong set of criteria to this situation. Even though the man is a finance pimp and a scumbag, he was spot on in his assessment of this particular protester.
It's all good YJ.
You and I bump heads, but I get where you're coming from. Unlike joey...err...Link Hogthrob, you have a little more humility to you and are certainly not anywhere near as pompass.
I like your passion. Don't ever change.
That's "Mexican standoff" YJ...:lol:
Everybody ignores info that doesn't suit them. You do it to.
I can understand that, ironsides. He is a Democrat, a problem with you. He is also gay, perhaps another problem with you. To you, he may be doubly damned.
Also, don't forget that highly liberal states elect Republican Governors, Senators and Congressmen. I am not going to bother to cite you countless examples.
Sure they do, YJ, but hey elect moderate Republicans (Pataki, Snow, Collins etc.), not the extreme right wing nutjobs that characterize the Republican Party base. And the Republican Party base hate Franks even worse than they hate Obama (if such a thing is possible). If they could have unseated him, they would have done it a long time ago. The same way they tried to unseat John Murtha in the last election. I remember Town Hall was filled with dire predictions as to how Murtha is as good as lost. In the event, he won by double digits.
I understand Franks is highly popular in his constituency. It wouldn’t surprise me if many times he runs unopposed (or with only a token opposition).
Sure they do, YJ, but hey elect moderate Republicans (Pataki, Snow, Collins etc.), not the extreme right wing nutjobs that characterize the Republican Party base. And the Republican Party base hate Franks even worse than they hate Obama (if such a thing is possible). If they could have unseated him, they would have done it a long time ago. The same way they tried to unseat John Murtha in the last election. I remember Town Hall was filled with dire predictions as to how Murtha is as good as lost. In the event, he won by double digits.
I understand Franks is highly popular in his constituency. It wouldn’t surprise me if many times he runs unopposed (or with only a token opposition).