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Barrett Throws Challenges for 3rd Middlesex Senate

April 18, 2012 By massmarrier Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 3rd-middlesex, barney-frank, carol-amick, economy, health-care, left-ahead, ma-sen, mara-dolan, mike-barrett, susan-fargo, technology

Barney Frank and The Huntington’s vibrant “Ruined”

January 16, 2011 By tblade Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: arts, barney-frank, theater, theatre

Barney Frank debates “dining room table”

September 10, 2010 By Christopher 2 Comments

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...]

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On Taming The Financial Beast, Or, Sausage Gets Made, You Get To Watch

June 22, 2010 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barney-frank, congress, economics, financial-regulation, house, legislation, massachusetts, sausage-making, senate

Video Roundup of Speeches at YDM’s Convention Kickoff Party

June 8, 2010 By kgilnack Leave a Comment

Lt. Gov. Tim Murray Congressman Jim McGovern Congressman Barney Frank … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barney-frank, congress, deval-patrick, elections, jim-mcgovern, massachusetts, politics, tim-murray, video, ydm, young-democrats-of-massachusetts

Tea Party Activists call Congressmen “F*gg*t” and “N*gg*r”

March 21, 2010 By tblade 8 Comments

"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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barney-frank, gop, hcr, health-care, health-care-reform, homophobia, john-lewis, michele-bachmann, n-word, racism, racists, republicans, tea-baggers, tea-party, teabaggers

Truthout Slams Barney Frank

December 22, 2009 By JimC 45 Comments

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...]

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Bashful Barney

October 17, 2009 By hubspoke 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bailout, barney-frank, sec

No Barney at DC March?

October 12, 2009 By hubspoke 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barney-frank, equal-marriage

Massachusetts Day

June 25, 2009 By brian-young 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barney-frank, ed-markey, george-stephanopolous, john-kerry, massachusetts, massachusetts-day, nancy-pelosi, niki-tsongas

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Look, people confused Charlie Baker "not being Donald Trump" with "trustworthy verging on infallible."

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β€œUtter breakdown ... *it’s just not okay*” [emphasis original]

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Earlier, I spoke at the #MACOVIDOversight hearing and voiced my concerns & the concerns of my colleagues and constituents. I then asked @MassGovernor what I believe was a straightforward question...and received a not-so-straightforward response.

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In 2014, I was a clerk for the ME legislature's enviro committee and I'm flabbergasted by the arguments by progressive Reps (many of whom I respect) against making committee votes and testimony public. /1 #mapoli @act_on_mass @byChrisVan @statehousenews
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