Barney Frank Growls Back at Health Care Town Hall

Barney has his nerve!
He insulted all of the people at that town hall meeting, especially that one woman. Given his history, Barney must be from another planet himself!
He’s the same guy who was the head of the Banking and Housing Laws Committee.
Who do you think help bring down this country with all of those bad laws? Barney was companion with one of the top execs at either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. (I can’t remember exactly.) Talk about malfeasance of duty!
The next time there is a town hall meeting and Barney is the speaker, I hope somebody in the audience calls him on what he did to this country, and blast him with his intentional neglect of what he was suppose to do while Chairperson of the Banking and Housing Committee.
Of course, this is only my opinion.
Judge for yourself.

My purpose was not to defend that one particular woman. I suppose she is entitled to her opinion. Goodness knows everybody has one. Don’t you?
Now to get on to Barney Frank.
Barney Frank had a big part in this fiasco. Don’t try to downplay his part.
The REST of the country, the President included, had to go along with what Mr. Frank endorsed at that time. There was no getting around it.
Do not give Mr. Frank license to rake this country over once again. He was indeed THE person who gave unqualified people the ability to buy a home.
Unfornately, these same people were not able to really afford the home even when times were at its BEST. So who did he hurt? Mostly poor people. What do democrats think about this?
Barney Frank fits in well with the democrats. Maybe he can be head of the committe of jurisdiction regarding the health care bill.

What would Barney say to the people who lost their homes because they did not really qualify to buy their house?
“Oops, sorry.”?? How could Barney explain his ‘mistakes’ when he was chairperson for the Banking and Housing Committee?
I do not think Barney was an idiot.
I would call him a representative who was not looking out for others, and who was engaged in activity that was not in the best interest of the majority.
The proof is in the pudding. People who definitely were not qulified were able to ‘buy a house’, but they just couldn’t ‘keep the house’. This happened
even when times were ‘good’.
Mr. Frank is responsible for those bad laws.
I wouldn’t call the public idiots either. Maybe gullible, yes.
I hope that the next audience calls down Mr. Frank and ask him about his malfeasance of duty.

It is amazing how many people form opinions based on lies and spin.
Go Barney!

And just for clarification:
I’m not totally against having some form of health care reform.
It is needed. I understand that.
However, the bill should be presented in a precise line by line manner to Congress and to the people. This takes time to do this. Don’t ram it down people’s throats and don’t insult each other either (other than Barney Frank he’s fair game).
Also, the bill should be presented to Congress in a normal way, not by committee of jurisdiction.

Barney Frank should not have played into the hands of the protesters, by shouting them back afterall he is an official who works for the people. barney Frank should have presented copies or summaries of the current bill floating around and discuss the most important point which is how are we going to pay for this plan, the CBO is contradicting the White House numbers and it should have detailed information with facts and numbers to calm people down.

There are many people in power that can be accused of re-writing history. We just had a case not long ago when an operative for government intelligence was illegally outed and NO ONE was prosecuted for what was absolutely an unlawful act. Yes, Barney Frank made some mistakes with FM & FM, but believe me, he was not the prime mover in degulating the greedy bankers so much that they would drag our entire economy down. Phil Gramms from Texas rewrote the entire set of laws established by FDR and a Democratic Congress after the same kind of wild, insatiable speculation with ordinary people’s money had plunged us into the Great Depression. It has been Republicans screaming that business can be trusted to police itself: history clearly shows that is NOT the case over and over again.

Thank you Barney Frank for finally standing up to these idiots. Everyone has the right to their own opinion but when you diliberatly disrupt town hall meetings so we can hear what the speaker has to say, your rights end there. What happen to old fashioned manners? I agree with Igor. Most Americans are too lazy to read the facts.

Anyone who is so ignorant as to compare Obama and health plan to Nazism deserves whatever ridicule and scorn comes with it. Good for Barney Frank for stating what many of whose would like to say to these people…People who are so flippant with these characterizations should experience true fascism and Nazism so they could tell the difference from democracy..

go barney! that was probably the funniest thing that i have seen on the news in a while. that woman was ridiculous and deserved what she got.

This nation is at a crossroads. The House is out of control and Henry Waxman and Barney Frank are prime examples of why we need to reel this congress in for replacement in 2010 if the nation lasts that long.
The Senate is just as bad, obviously viewing itself as the ruling class that will get its way. Consider this statement by Manley; “However,” he cautioned, “patience is not unlimited and we are determined to get something done this year by any legislative means necessary.”
Democracy has failed when the populace is considered a threat to the lawmakers’ agenda. It has failed when an arrogant congress and a glib speaking president unite against the will of the people with an attempted move into socialism.
They collectively pretend we are making false claims (Obama even says “bearing false witness” what a comment from a man committed to promulgating abortion!) yet they make no apologies for how the bill is written, if it really meant something else why did they choose writers who cannot express what they mean?
It’s a fight, and the question is will democracy win or will the administration and this out of control congress win?

I am not a newcomer to the health care debate. In 1967, I penned a letter to the editor re; my assertion that the US was not a free country due to having not clue about health care and medicine. It is the same today. I have waited a long time for the day when Health care is not a commodity but is part of a civilized nation on an egalitairian basis. why should the administration not have the same health care that I have to pay for. why can I not have the program. I live hear and I have been here since 1963 Why should anyone have to live in a place without an health care system. Can anyone anwswer that.???

The reaction of Mr. Barney Frank was absolutely awful for a House representative. Instead of insulting her back he should have debated her point intelligently not demeaning.

It was indeed Barney who came off like a ‘loony’. A lot of people like to be selective and rewrite history.
It happens in all walks of life.
I know what I know, however. Barney Frank had a boyfriend at Fannie Mae (I believe it was Fannie), and he ignored his job by making it easier for his friend. That’s malfeasance of duty, plain and simple. If you try to say otherwise, then what would YOU call it?
Do you really think Barney is a ‘swell’ guy? Ask all of the poor people who lost their house (down payments/whatever they put in their house). Is Barney REALLY a swell guy?
He made it easier (by writing banking and housing laws) for people to buy a home, who were not actually set up to sustain the note. (This happened before the bust. WHAT DO YOU THINK STARTED THE BUST?)
Is he the ONLY one? NO. There were people like President Obama who was the #2 senator who took contributions from lending institutions. There were plenty others. Obama wasn’t the only one.
WHAT DO YOU ALL HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT?
That’s right, keep putting down the woman in the above meeting. That way you won’t have to answer the charges about Barney Frank.
Hey, I actually believe we need changes in our health care.
We can start with Tort Reform. Silly lawsuits can be halted. Lawyers can stop making commercials about every new medicine that comes along. How about that?
We can follow up with passing a law that makes it illegal for companies to drop you; also, they must take everybody who applies even with pre-existing conditions. We can start with that. What do you say?
Lets focus on things that we agree on.
Also, the committee of jurisdiction?
Not a good idea! Do it the right way.
What if the shoe was on the other foot and a Republican was President at this time? Would you still think comm. of jurisdiction was a ‘swell’ idea?
Barney needs to retire and get out of the kitchen if he can’t take the heat.
He was a disgrace under fire.
That shows his true character.

Thank you Barney Frank! Now we know how to handle someone like that woman in these meetings. We do need reform. There is no question. I just hope all the fear mongering and fairy tales don’t prevent those who really need some help in the health care field from getting it.

“I know what I know, however. Barney Frank had a boyfriend at Fannie Mae (I believe it was Fannie)” – ddg
L M A O
Thanks for the belly laugh ddg, it’s nice to start a day with a smile.
“Barnyard is a typical elite that looks down on the rest of us” – savo
Correction; Barney Boy isn’t typical, he’s special.
See previous quoted comment.

I applaud Barney Frank. The type of behavior that has been displayed at these Town Hall Meetings has been very well orchestrated by special interest opponents to Health Care Reform. How can anyone take a question seriously when it involves portraying our President as Hitler? If you have REAL concerns about health care reform, take a moment to get the FACTS about your concerns instead of listening to the outrageous ramblings of opponents.
Debbie, Florida

First off- lets get the record straight- It was George Bush (& his mastermind Chaney) that caused our recession) 2 wars and tax breaks to the wealthy.
As for Barney Frank- good for him. Comparing our President with Hitler is a very ignorant thing to do. The Democrats need to get this health care plan passed with or without the Republicans. Do you think that if the Republicans were in charge they would care if the Democrats liked a bill before pushing it through? Wake up people- we are #38 in the world in health care for our people. I say go for a single payer system and let the chips fall where they may.

Again, a dem missed the point!
So what that he’s gay? I don’t care.
X-Repub, that sounded like a back-handed compliment for Barney.
Barney is a bum because he represents himself as ‘for the people’. Why don’t you address his actions as Chairperson of the Banking and Housing Laws?
He is two-faced; that’s what he is.
Barney didn’t care about ‘the people’; he only cared about himself and his top exec Fannie Mae friend. It was malfeasance of duty, and now he’s ‘holier than thou’. I just love it.
You know what I love the most? People ignoring the obvious to suit their needs.
You proudly call yourself a democrat?
Well, you’re no better than your arch-enemy Bush. At least Bush was who he was and didn’t pretend to be anything else.

Not a one person at the townhall is completely innocent, but looking at the facts, democrats are using the same policy that Hitler used. We say it is bad, and has been removed from current history books.

Really? Health Care needs overhaul? Yep. Should we throw everything away and start with some crazy new single payer system? Nope. But wait! It does not say that in the Bill! Well, it does kind of… Mr Obama and his gaggle of fools, are on tape saying this is how it all starts, you can’t create a single payer over night, you ease the people into it.
Lastly, this gal is a DEMOCRAT, and that part I love. When everyone was screaming GWB is Hitler, the media was silent on it, frank/pelosi and the other idiots sat quietly when this happened. Now? Oh no, that is racism.
Give me a break. Thankfully most people are catching on, even Gov Paterson is now blaming his failures on racism. Want to know why aliens from other planets don’t come to visit? We are so stupid putting these idiots in office, obviously we are not worth anyone’s time! I am joking obviously (have to point this out for Dems and freeloaders since they are so stupid).

I wish this contry would wake up and see what the hell is going on. We are repeating others mistakes thinking it would lead to better results then they have. WHY SOULD IT BE ANY DIFFRENT FOR US? I fully believe that Obama is turning the Demicratic Republic into a Socalist society. I just hope that when it is my turn. I can stand up and my vote actualy count. YOU PEOPLE THINK TEENS DON’T CARE!!! THINK AGAIN!

So Typical,
Liberals #1 enemy is reality
The moment they have to deal with the truth or a hard question–HERE COME THE PERSONAL ATTACKS
They NEVER can stand on any issue with without making it personal.

All of the blind Barney Frank loving poor souls. Barney Frank does not care about you much more than he cares for his own mother. You guys are so blind for a solution and you think this clown and this administration is going to solve it for you. My neighbor is originally from Ireland. Ireland has the same health care plan that these clowns are trying to shove down our throats. My neighbors brother was on a waiting list for 18 months and almost died twice while waiting because his condition was not priority. This is the health care that these clowns are trying to force in America. If you would just look past the noise. If this is not the plan they propose why does this administration get so defensive when asked a question. Why can’t they answer it with a straight answer. When asked a question if you don’t know the answer tell them you will get back to them. If you are doing the right things for people you will not get offended when asked a tough question. Ask them this “Will they put their families on the health care plan, that they so desperately want to put the rest of America on?” I guess if that question was asked they would beat around it also and say we must be as dumb as a door knob. Wake up people. Do your own homework. Do you really want a government telling you when and where you can get medical help. The reason health care costs are high is the we the people let it get high. It’s called a free market. If you don’t like the price you pay for something you get it else where.

After it is all said and done. This group of our so called leaders of our country, republican and democrat are setting back sucking down cold ones and not even thinking twice about what that lady said or what is best for us. They get together like the old time wrestlers used to do. They talk trash to each other when the camera is on, talk trash to the crowd when they get them fired up. And after the show, lights and camera are off, they are scheming the next trick/show that they can swindle out of the public. They blame each other and the public and they forget that they work for us the people. So we need to get rid of all these three ring circus acts and get politicians that are not out for their own agenda. Read your constitution. Read the Declaration of Independence each day. I do. It will make you see that our government was not designed to operate like this.

What part of his response can accurately be characterized as “growling”? Stupid headline.

It should be noted this woman is one of Lyndon LaRouche’s crazy followers. They are the ones with the Hitler signs at healthcare rallies. No one but a few college drop outs take LaRouche seriously and they are all completely nuts.