Posts Tagged ‘Barney Frank’
Bawney Fwank pitches a Snit
Over a senior citizens discount to Fire Island.
Rep. Barney Frank causes scene demanding discount
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank caused a scene when he demanded a $1 senior discount on his ferry fare to Fire Island’s popular gay haunt, The Pines, last Friday. Frank was turned down by ticket clerks at the dock in Sayville because he didn’t have the required Suffolk County Senior Citizens ID. A witness reports, “Frank made such a drama over the senior rate that I contemplated offering him the dollar to cool down the situation.”
All that over a dollar, I don’t think the term “drama queen” is to strong.
Tags: Barney Frank, Drama queen, idiot, leftists, liberals
Health Care: We Will Take it Over
In their own words right here.
The goal is to destroy any and all options to decide for yourself.
Tags: barack obama, Barney Frank, democrats, destroy, health care, Jan Schakowsky, socialism, socialized medicine, take over
Barney Frank Wants Pot Decriminalized
Barney Frank, democratic congressman, ranking democrat of the Financial Services Committee while the worst financial crisis since Jimmy Carter has occurred has introduced legislation to decriminalize marijuana.
Frank files bill decriminalizing marijuana
WASHINGTON — Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank has reintroduced legislation that would curtail the federal government’s authority to arrest and prosecute minor offenders, his latest attempt to roll back federal penalties for people who possess small amounts of the drug or use it to ease symptoms of chronic illnesses.
Frank, a Newton Democrat, filed the legislation late Thursday, the measure — co-sponsored by Texas Representative Ron Paul and others — would wipe out federal penalties for possession of up to 100 grams of pot, and for the not-for-profit transfer of up to one ounce. The legislation would leave it up to the states to determine punishment for those offenses.
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Does anyone else not see the hypocrisy here?
Everyone’s ready to go all libertarian over pot smoking, as in “it’s a personal choice”, the “government needs to get out of my personal business”, “it’s my body” and the big one……”it violates my freedom!!!!”.
Yet no one brings up these same concerns when it comes to taxing and regulating the bejeesus out of tobacco products.
Smoking pot gives off second hand smoke, just like cigarettes, there’s even some research that suggests pot can cause cancer. Prompting California regulators to add it to proposition 65 listing it as having cancer causing chemicals.
Personally I don’t really care if it’s illegal or not cause I don’t use it, but lets at least have some consistency in our outrage here. If the government is going after tobacco products regardless of the choice and freedom issue, shouldn’t they be consistent enough to regulate marijuana use as well?
Tags: Barney Frank, cancer, decriminalize, government, marijuana, pot, proposition 65, Ron Paul, smoking, tobacco
Watch the Weasel Squirm
Pretty interesting video of a conservative Harvard student taking on mealy mouthed Frank over his responsibility for the economic crisis.
Harvard student takes on Rep. Frank
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (myfoxboston) – It all started with a question: “How much responsibility, if any, do you have for the financial crisis?”
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass) and a conservative Harvard law student debated over how Frank should have handled his role as the House Chairman of the Financial Services Committee. Frank was at Harvard University for a speech at the Kennedy School of Government.
Frank said the student wasn’t backing up his claims, invoking some laughter from the crowd, and the student told Frank he wasn’t answering his question.
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It’s hilarious to watch the verbal gymnastics Frank resorts to in order to avoid answering the question.
Frank will never acknowledge his culpability for the financial mess we find ourselves in now….but at least someone is starting to make him uncomfortable by asking the question.
Tags: Barney Frank, conservative, responsibility, squirm, weasel
