Barney Frank is the man

to Charley’s slightly earlier post?

Finally an elected official who is not afraid to confront the bizarre whacko’s of this universe.

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p>Keep up the good work Congressman!!!!!!

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p>As Usual just my Opinion  

He has set an example for responding to the radical right that other members of Congress should adopt.

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p>We are fortunate in Massachusetts to have a Congressional Delegation that is so strong on this issue. And the list on ActBlue of Congressmen who support the public option is a valuable resource.  But,everyone on Blue Mass Group should use the fine talking points that have been published on these pages to contact friends and family in other states where support for the public option may not be so strong.

I don’t think that woman was a teabagger. I’m guessing that she’s a Lyndon Larouche supporter. I’ve seen them at other events pushing the Obama=Hitler materials. I’ve also seen the same glassy-eyed stare that makes me wonder what sort of chemicals they’re on.  

 also on youtube and cited by Charley, was more complete and worth watching. Barney Frank is impressive.  

A recent statement:

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I would like to clarify what I am doing regarding meetings with constituents this summer.  I have not traditionally organized town hall meetings myself, but I thought it better to respond to invitations from citizens who were organizing such events.  Because of the unusual nature of the healthcare debate, I decided last week to hold such a forum later this summer before the House votes on the issue.

Prior to my making that decision and fixing a date and place for such a meeting, I accepted an invitation from the Democratic Town Committee of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to address one of their monthly meetings.  When word that I would be appearing at this meeting was released by the town committee, a number of people in the area expressed interest in attending to discuss healthcare.

The Democratic Town Committee, which is sponsoring the meeting and is in charge of the arrangements, then informed me that they were moving the meeting to a larger facility to accommodate that interest.

I look forward to attending this meeting held by the town committee to discuss the full range of issues before Congress, including healthcare, and the major effort to curb abuses in the financial industry that led to our current economic problems.  As chairman of the Financial Services Committee in the House, this latter issue has been the one on which I have focused the most this year.

In addition, I will be sponsoring a Congressional town hall meeting primarily on healthcare in a few weeks.  Time and place will be announced.

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p>When that time and place are set, I think his saner constituents need to come in great numbers.

… comment:

Voters don’t have a great deal of knowledge about the issues, or a great deal of interest in acquiring knowledge about the issues. But they are human beings, equipped with our species’ excellent ability to read the emotional states of other human beings. If they see a politician acting defensive about his “side” in an argument, they conclude that this critics are probably on to something. If they see a politicians acting outraged and hitting back fearlessly, they’re likely to conclude that he has nothing to apologize for.

.. is that they lie like a rug.

Salon also has its own post and the consensus of the comments is – finally!

If anyone is still reading this thread, check out Stephen Colbert doing what Barney Frank refused to do: Debate the dining room table.