Mike Barrett wants back in the MA General Court. He intends to get there taking over what was Sen. Susan Fargo's seat and Carol Amick's before that. Nearly two decades ago, he was first in the House and then in the Senate when he lived in … [Read more...]
Barney Frank and The Huntington’s vibrant “Ruined”
In short, the play is heavy - no melodrama here. It focuses on rape, genital mutilation, and how war breeds horrific violence against girls and women. "Savvy business woman Mama Nadi knows how to survive in the midst of the Congo … [Read more...]
Barney Frank debates “dining room table”
I ran across this article today. Apparently the LaRouchie who prompted comments from the Congressman last summer such as "On what planet do you spend most of your time?" Is challenging him in the primary. … [Read more...]
On Taming The Financial Beast, Or, Sausage Gets Made, You Get To Watch
Two cows are standing in a field. One says to the other, "What do you think about this mad cow disease?" "What do I care?" says the other, "I'm a helicopter." --From "Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar", Thomas Cathcart and Daniel … [Read more...]
Video Roundup of Speeches at YDM’s Convention Kickoff Party
Lt. Gov. Tim Murray Congressman Jim McGovern Congressman Barney Frank … [Read more...]
Tea Party Activists call Congressmen “F*gg*t” and “N*gg*r”
"Oh, but the Tea Party isn't predicated on racism and bigotry!" TPM: Just after [Rep. Barney] Frank rounded a corner to leave the building, an older protestor yelled "Barney, you faggot." The surrounding crowd of protestors then erupted in … [Read more...]
Truthout Slams Barney Frank
The story seems a bit overwrought, but I would like to hear the Congressman respond to it. More than 50% of his campaign funds, according to the article, come from the finance, insurance, and real estate industries, which someone has … [Read more...]
Bashful Barney
How is it that the brilliant, wisecracking, reporter-bullying Barney Frank has become such a toothless tiger on financial reform? Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Legislation by Representative Barney Frank to tighten derivatives regulation contains an … [Read more...]
No Barney at DC March?
Speaking of Barney (re Wall Street reform elsewhere on BMG), after criticizing the strategy of the huge Oct. 11 National Equality March in DC, I notice his name does not appear in the write-up by Don Gorton of Join the Impact MA. Anyone … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Day
We've done Massachusetts Days in the past, and we revived the tradition this year, planning on many more to come. The event featured discussions with some of the most recognizable names in politics including Senator Kerry, Speaker of the … [Read more...]