But they will all get off with nothing more then a slap on the wrist...if that. Fuck 300 million in 7 years and the company went under. I need that job. Then maybe I can aquire a meager 200 million to start my life over.
Strange no one has said much about Frank's relationship with one of the executives at Fannie Mae. Can we all sing 'conflict of interest'? We need an ethics probe on him fast.
Strange no one has said much about Frank's relationship with one of the executives at Fannie Mae. Can we all sing 'conflict of interest'? We need an ethics probe on him fast.
I was wondering when someone would bring this up.....
I'm all for capitalism but abuse is abuse. Top salaries are outta control and not just with bigshot companies like Lehman. Athletes pulling 20 million a year, actors pulling 20 million for 3 months work. Fuck them all.
That's why fags have no business in any mortgage company. They can be so "creative", which is why we are here in this mess now
Wonder why Barney hasn't been pummeled in the media for the obvious conflict of interests? It's been brought up, but seems to be shuffled aside. It should be the main story all the fucking time.
Don't forget the charges of running a prostitution ring in Washington from his house.
Reprimand
In 1990, the House voted to reprimand Frank when it was revealed that Steve Gobie, a male escort whom Frank had befriended after hiring him through a personal advertisement, claimed to have conducted an escort service from Frank's apartment when he was not at home. Frank had dismissed Gobie earlier that year and reported the incident to the House Ethics Committee after learning of Gobie's activities. After an investigation, the House Ethics Committee found no evidence that Frank had known of or been involved in the alleged illegal activity.[2] Regarding Gobie's more scandalous claims the report by the Ethics Committee concluded, "In numerous instances where an assertion made by Mr. Gobie (either publicly or during his Committee deposition) was investigated for accuracy, the assertion was contradicted by third-party sworn testimony or other evidence of Mr. Gobie himself."[3]
The New York Times reported on July 20, 1990 that the House Ethics Committee recommended "that Representative Barney Frank receive a formal reprimand from the House for his relationship with a male prostitute."[4] Attempts to expel or censure Frank were led by Republican member Larry Craig (who himself was later embroiled in his own homosexual scandal) failed.[5][6] Rather, the House voted 408-18 to reprimand him.[7] This condemnation was not reflected in Frank's district, where he won re-election in 1990 with 66 percent of the vote, and has won by larger margins ever since.
In 1995, then-Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey referred to Frank as "Barney Fag" in a press interview. Armey apologized and said it was "a slip of the tongue". Frank did not accept Armey's explanation, and responded, "I turned to my own expert, my mother, who reports that in 59 years of marriage, no one ever introduced her as Elsie Fag."[8]
In 1998, he founded the National Stonewall Democrats, the national gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Democratic organization. In 2004 and again in 2006, a survey of Capitol Hill staffers published in Washingtonian gave Frank the title of the "brainiest", "funniest", and "most eloquent" member of the House.[9] As of May 2007, Frank is one of two openly gay members of Congress, the other being Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin.
Frank is known for his witty, self-deprecating sense of humor. He once famously quipped that he was unable to complete his review of the Starr Report detailing President Bill Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky, complaining that it was "too much reading about heterosexual sex".[10]
Frank is also noted for his occasionally caustic remarks about Republicans. In a June 2007 New England Cable News interview, Frank said of Mitt Romney: "The real Romney is clearly an extraordinarily ambitious man with no perceivable political principle whatsoever. He is the most intellectually dishonest human being in the history of politics."[11]
In June 2008, Frank pushed a bill through the House Natural Resources Committee that would designate an industrialized section of Massachusetts' Taunton River as a "wild and scenic river". The 1968 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was intended to protect "outstandingly remarkable" ecosystems. Critics argued that Frank was abusing the act, pointing out that the section of the river in Fall River was congested with fuel storage tanks, container docks, warehouses, and industrial piers. They argued that Frank's real motivation was his opposition to a proposed natural gas terminal.[12]
If anyone is interested in the senate and house votes back in 2000 on HR 4577 look at this site GovTrack: Bill Search.
This is the bill that the experts keep saying has led to a lot of this mess of deregulation and signed into law by Clinton.
In summary: Introduced by a republican, vast majority of republicans voted for it and democrats against. Mccain voted for it.
If anyone is interested in the senate and house votes back in 2000 on HR 4577 look at this site GovTrack: Bill Search.
This is the bill that the experts keep saying has led to a lot of this mess of deregulation and signed into law by Clinton.
In summary: Introduced by a republican, vast majority of republicans voted for it and democrats against. Mccain voted for it.
It's 490 pages long and encompases a hundred different issues- do you know what page the relevant information is on? And if so which party introduced that section to this humongous bill?
After some research it looks like Thomas Ewing- a Republican did the deed with HR5660. Douchebag. I hate all politicians(but Democrats the most)
Last edited by Lawrenzo : October 7th, 2008 at 08:06 PM.
Yes, it was HR5660 that was put into the larger bill and has had a bad effect.
This is part of government that needs to be changed among others. No politician wants to take responsibility since they always have an excuse for voting a certain way.
Human nature will usually take over and both sides will do the selfish thing even if it screws us. I hope the ability to see these bills in detail and the results of the votes will help keep the politicians from the dark side, which most seem to lean towards.
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