Barney Frank Sounding More Gaseous Than Usual on Maddow Show
Ever-garrulous curmudgeon Barney Frank was memorably expressive during an appearance on MSNBC last night.
The high-ranking House Democrat was talking with Rachel Maddow about Standard & Poor's downgrade of US credit, with Frank criticizing rating agencies for claiming mortgage-backed securities were "wonderful stuff" prior to the financial collapse in 2008 when the investments were "crap." (video clip after page break)
Then Frank really cut loose --
But with regard to the US budget, they have no special expertise, everybody knows everything. So I am disappointed but not surprised, but the key, Rachel, I think is we have to figure out, all right, what do we do from here and you're right, we got to get some jobs (reverberating sound heard as Frank shifts in seat) and we have to deal with the debt and there's one way to do it ...
In fairness to Frank, it may have been his chair that made the sound in question. One would think, however, that a person of such stellar intelligence would have grasped the potential for trouble before he went on the air -- for example, when he first sat down on the flatulence-mimicking furniture -- and kept his movements to a minimum.
Then again, Frank shifting just as the suspicious rumble wafted over the airwaves could have been his attempt to keep from damaging that expensive suit. Lean forward, indeed.
(h/t, former NewsBuster Jeff Poor at The Daily Caller)
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lean left and
Submitted by Rackie on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 4:08pm.
let it rip!
LOL, Jack
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 4:10pm.
Now you've done it...
FART JOKES!
Only in Bawney Fwank world.
OMO!
(P.S. Need a beverage alert and a time cue there, fella!).
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"...and kept his movements to a minimum."
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 4:12pm.
Okay, I ain't goin' there.
-Dave
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Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 4:18pm.
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I'm thinking JMarilyn
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 4:29pm.
....has a bit of a familiar buzz.
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Damaging that expensive suit?
Submitted by jpwcpa on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 6:12pm.
Jack, you're assuming that Bawney is wearing pants.
Ewwwwww!
Submitted by CommanderTaya on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 8:02pm.
Mind Scrub. Bwahahah..............media bias, hmmmmmmm, would Maddow have let this just "pass" if it were a Republican?
First of several comments here ...
Submitted by Jack Coleman on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 8:44pm.
... that had me laughing out loud
Chair-Made vs. Man-Made
Submitted by Chris Norman on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 8:12pm.
George Carlin used to have a very funny routine that once that particular sound vinyl furniture makes when you shift in it, it is impossible to recreate it just to prove that it wasn't the more odorous occurrence. As for me, I like to think that in Frank's case, it was man-made, not chair-made.
I noted this earlier in the OT
Submitted by bkeyser on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 8:25pm.
after seeing it on HotAir- what a classic thread THAT was! Some of the best comments:
I'm reminded of this guy.
bk---
Submitted by matthewdean on Tue, 08/09/2011 - 8:29pm.
LMAO, er, I mean laughed out loud at those.
MD
That last one made me LOL!!!
Submitted by marpel on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 2:56pm.
That last one made me LOL!!!
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The face of the democrat
Submitted by gr29az on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 9:25am.
The face of the democrat party. A class act to be sure
And the coverage by left wing talk show hosts?
Submitted by frank14 on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 9:38am.
Thankyou
Submitted by Redrowan2000 on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 10:10am.
At last something to laugh at . Got to quit watching the markets. After announcement on interest rates for next 2 years dow is now down 317 points.
This farter was and is one of the primary architects of the collapse of the economy of this country, hey but everything is ok, the economist on CNN said this is a great scenario, he's excited about this kind of market movement and its the time to buy. While typing this Dow is now down 373.
"Don't let the bastards grind you down."
A Real Frankfarter
Submitted by peteydee on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 11:28am.
It turns out he is a Frank"farter".
Finally the gas that belches from his facial orifice can no longer keep up with the build up and now is exploding from the back end of this braying jack-ass in a public forum.
This "beast" along with Chris Dodd were the main factors in the "dismantling" of the housing/banking industry.
Shame on the people of Mass.for unleashing this "gastric elimination " upon us.
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Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 1:20pm.
Do you think he would have shat himself if he were being grilled by O'Reilley?
No way.
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