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Barney Begs to Be Senator Frank
Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper
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Posted By:pineledger, 1/4/2013 9:31:26 AM
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| Barney Frank admitted this morning on MSNBC that he has asked Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick to pick him to replace John Kerry in the Senate. Frank suggested he wants the seat so that he can fight for an increased debt ceiling in the Senate. He had previously said he had no interest in filling the position, but said the next few months will be "important." The appointment would only be temporary. And he´d step down after a special election to replace Kerry, who has been nominated to be the next secretary of state.
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Comments:
I thought the nightmare was over.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
mitzi, 1/4/2013 9:44:37 AM (No. 9098105)
Presumably, Barney gets a government pension.
Would his appointment to the senate be considered "double dipping"?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
sg, 1/4/2013 9:45:21 AM (No. 9098109)
don´t these people every go away?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
veritas, 1/4/2013 9:52:10 AM (No. 9098119)
In a just world, he´d be spending every waking second working with defense lawyers over the criminality of Dodd-Frank.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
earlybird, 1/4/2013 10:00:41 AM (No. 9098137)
Bawney "begged"?
I don´t want to even think about that image.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Rumblehog, 1/4/2013 10:01:48 AM (No. 9098141)
Disgusting immoral pig.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Udanja99, 1/4/2013 10:04:11 AM (No. 9098148)
Perhaps Bawney´s marriage isn´t going so well and he wants to get out of the house. Perhaps Bawney has a new "friend" in DC.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Topic Thunder, 1/4/2013 10:06:40 AM (No. 9098160)
Usually when Barney begs, he´s on all fours with his keester high in the air.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
coldoc, 1/4/2013 10:10:01 AM (No. 9098165)
Thanks, #7! I could have gone all day........
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Bobn.t, 1/4/2013 10:12:29 AM (No. 9098168)
When Bwaney talks, he sounds like he´s got a mouth full of something.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Hardright, 1/4/2013 10:12:53 AM (No. 9098170)
The crazy lefties never go away. To quote Henri the cat, they taunt me mercilessly. Watch this and see what I mean. I love Henri. I understand him completely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q34z5dCmC4M
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
grampagasman, 1/4/2013 10:14:18 AM (No. 9098174)
Barney always lusted for Kerry´s seat.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Kansas Conservative, 1/4/2013 10:17:56 AM (No. 9098177)
What? Are there no prostitution rings in Boston for Barney to focus his attention on?
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
SourKraut, 1/4/2013 10:22:29 AM (No. 9098189)
" he´d step down "
yeah, right
sure
you betcha
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
mickturn, 1/4/2013 10:27:53 AM (No. 9098202)
Only if he officially changes his name to the "Barney Meyer Weiner".
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
KingBubo, 1/4/2013 10:32:05 AM (No. 9098215)
1, I think double dipping refers to those getting 2 checks for current jobs (govt). I don´t think this qualifies, but it would add a few sheckles to his already handsome pension.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Jethro bo, 1/4/2013 10:32:22 AM (No. 9098216)
Franken is a disaster as a Senator but at least he was elected. Fwank would bring the worse of all worlds to a Chamber that already is so dysfunctional it can´t even pass a budget. Fwank´s acid tongue and confrontational personal isn’t what works in the Senate and would only serve to polarize things more. And Fwank is a bully and would make Reid look downright genteel. Then again, if Fwank was appointed and then did his usual hate filled stuff, it could implode the Senate and that would be a good thing.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
grommit, 1/4/2013 10:32:37 AM (No. 9098218)
1. What does the Senate have to do with the debt ceiling? I thought that these matters originated in the House.
2. Why are they so sure that Kerry´s nomination will be confirmed?
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
JHHolliday, 1/4/2013 10:33:54 AM (No. 9098225)
The old queen has done enough damage to our country. I am sick and tired of career politicians like Frank hanging around forever for the perks and power. They never ever go away.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
snapper451, 1/4/2013 10:46:31 AM (No. 9098256)
Barney - instead spend some time with your welder husband. Just go away!
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Alibi Inn, 1/4/2013 10:47:30 AM (No. 9098261)
Would he settle for being Queen For A Day?
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
billp, 1/4/2013 11:00:47 AM (No. 9098301)
#16, Franken was not elected, they just counted the votes over and over til they had enough votes to call it good.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
bighambone, 1/4/2013 11:09:45 AM (No. 9098325)
Whoever Deval Patrick picks will be just a seat warmer to tide over until the special election, who knows, then Patrick may well run for the senate seat himself, if Obama does not find some other federal job in Washington for him to hold down, until maybe he nominates Patrick for a Supreme Court seat.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
JonR, 1/4/2013 11:20:38 AM (No. 9098353)
This horrible little man is almost solely responsible for the housing crash that has devastated the economy in this country! Now let´s make him a senator! We have met the enemy and it is us!
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
lanczos, 1/4/2013 11:22:54 AM (No. 9098356)
#11 - Post Of The Day.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Muguy, 1/4/2013 11:23:02 AM (No. 9098357)
Surely, the citizens of the Commonwealth deserve better than this snively shill.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
FunnyGirl, 1/4/2013 11:33:13 AM (No. 9098378)
Still think Scott Brown was an insufferable RINO?
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
valinva, 1/4/2013 11:58:43 AM (No. 9098424)
Fwankly, I´m not surprised.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
fayebeck, 1/4/2013 12:19:20 PM (No. 9098449)
Barney must be a bored "housewife".
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
jalo1951, 1/4/2013 12:56:37 PM (No. 9098511)
Barney begging a favor from a man. Leaves a nasty impression on one´s mind now, doesn´t it?
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Scribelus, 1/4/2013 1:19:47 PM (No. 9098539)
He´ll likely be appointed through the perverted process of Massachusetts incest.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
KanCreeper, 1/4/2013 1:32:36 PM (No. 9098552)
It begs the question..." If John Boehner told Bwany Fwank to go F**k Himself...Would he?
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
Rafter, 1/4/2013 1:49:59 PM (No. 9098584)
When Wep. Bonnie Fwank "begs" for it...
he must be wearing his souvenir pwesidential kneepads...
pwovided to him for Oral Orifice visits by BillyBoob Klintoon himself.
Bonnie´s letting the smaller cranium do the cogitating for the larger cranium...
"so to speak"...
Just think...
Fwank... and Fwanken...
together again... for the vewy wurst time.
Nothing could be Fwanker.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
harper, 1/4/2013 1:54:16 PM (No. 9098596)
Human progress:
Romans see a horse appointed to the senate
Americans see a horse´s ass appointed to senate.
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