It's a conversation, Barney, not a soliloquy . . .
Discussing the regulation of executive pay with CNBC's Mark Haines today, the testy liberal Dem from Massachusetts was affronted when Haines tried to get in a word edgewise.
Before long, Barney announced that the interview was over, and ripped off his earpiece. Unruffled, Haines got off a good last line: "Fine, goodbye sir. We'll manage without you." [Hat tip reader Chuck S.]
View video at right.
MARK HAINES: Mr. Chairman, though, I hate to burn down the house here but it seems to me that you're dealing with a model that no longer exists. Because shareholders, we don't have mom and pop sitting at home holding these shares. These shares are primarily in mutual funds and the ownership is a derivate instrument, and I just don't see how you get the --
BARNEY FRANK: Well I don't understand how you think that burns down the house and why you think doing nothing is --
HAINES: Well, you talk about shareholder participation --
FRANK May I respond, sir?
HAINES: You're talking about shareholder participation.
FRANK: May I respond?
HAINES: My point is the shareholder is at arms length to begin with.
FRANK: No, I disagree with that. I think that in the first place, solutions don't have to be perfect to be better than the status quo. What you have collectively suggested: let's do nothing at all. Let's acknowledge that there is --
HAINES: No, I have not suggested that.
FRANK: Please stop interrupting me. Alright, excuse me. Do you want to lose me? Do you want to lose? Excuse me --
HAINES: I am not going to let you misrepresent what I said.
FRANK: I'm trying to respond to your misrepresentation.
HAINES: Well I am not misrepresenting.
FRANK: I apologize but this interview is over. I get three different questions, different angles, I try to respond. You want to interrupt because you don't like what I'm saying. Then you can find someone else to interview.
HAINES: Fine, goodbye sir. We'll manage without you.
Note how things started to go downhill after Frank essentially posed questions to Haines: "I don't understand how you think that burns down the house and why you think" etc. For some reason, Frank was offended that Haines tried to explain his position.
Guess when you're the lordly Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, the media minions should know their place and just let the great man speak.
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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Classy as ever
June 11, 2009 - 12:35 ET by BKeyserBF: Screw you guys I'm goin' home...
3-2-1...
June 11, 2009 - 14:05 ET by Wildcatter1980Haynes is a racist, sexist, homophobe, hate-filled neocon, right wing loon, corporate lackey... (from mediamatters.org, daily kos, think progress, democrat underground, others, some of the above, or all of the above)
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We already have term limits. They are called elections. We can & should vote out those who do not represent & serve us! - Me
Do you want to lose me? Do you want to lose?
June 11, 2009 - 12:37 ET by Paul AtreidesAnd, that's not the first time Barney has said that to a man.
I wish I knew how to quit
June 11, 2009 - 12:39 ET by SRPwrdI wish I knew how to quit you!!
"I believe in American Exceptionalism, just like Brits believe in British Exceptionalism and Greeks believe in Greek Exceptionalism." - PreBO, 4/4/09
One minute Barney was there
June 11, 2009 - 12:47 ET by Paul Atreidesthe next minute...
POOF!
he was gone, just like a fairy.
Paul.. on Barney.. just like he was on the housing bubble!
June 11, 2009 - 14:04 ET by Gary Hallon Barney Frank.. These two video clips provide quite a bit of insight:
Enough said? (;~> gary
→ Barney drops Haines?
June 11, 2009 - 12:39 ET by Cool ArrowSomehow I figured him a Fruit Of The Loom guy.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Hysterical. Haines should have put on Barney's YouTube Hit
June 11, 2009 - 12:40 ET by krendlerwhere he and Maxine Waters (along with pretty much the entire Black Congressional Caucus) attacked whistle blowing regulators and Republicans while adamantly denying that there were any problems whatsoever at Fannie and Freddie back in 05.
LOL
June 11, 2009 - 12:41 ET by 10ksnookerBF thought the NBC crew was 100% on board, and found out otherwise.
for some reason
June 11, 2009 - 12:44 ET by guefyFor some reason CNBC does not tow the NBC line.
http://teleprompteri...
Just to be clear, BF stands for...
June 11, 2009 - 12:47 ET by krendlerBarney Frank.
If you say so....
June 11, 2009 - 12:49 ET by Paul Atreidesif you say so.
Big Faggot?
June 11, 2009 - 13:48 ET by Lord ErondI mean, he doesn't look like a bundle of sticks....
"Let him who would move the world, first move himself." -Socrates
"We sit together, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains." -Li Po
MiG-15s
June 11, 2009 - 17:09 ET by UnsaneHe doesn't look much like a MiG-15 either, truth be told.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
As Apollo Creed...
June 11, 2009 - 15:00 ET by AgentAmericanAs Apollo Creed said in Rocky III:
"I can't wait to watch this bum fall..."
I thought BF stood for...uh...well...rhymes with "Rut Stuck" (waves)
2010: A GOP Hill
Barnnie 'Please stop interrupting me' Fwank
June 11, 2009 - 12:44 ET by CTBarnnies running scared, he's affraid someone will actually understand something (anything) he says.
Thank you Newsbusters
June 11, 2009 - 12:44 ET by guefyThanks for not saying Frank walked off. DrudgeReport is saying he walked off. He might have been rude, but he in no way walked off.
http://teleprompteri...
Especially,
June 11, 2009 - 12:51 ET by Paul Atreideswhen everyone knows that Barney sashays.
Oh, and I love the "better than doing nothing at all" logic
June 11, 2009 - 12:46 ET by krendlerYeah, we have a proposal that makes absolutely zero sense, but, hey, it's better than doing nothing. Great reasoning there, Barney. We da' goverment. We have to do something, whether it makes any sense or not.
The war on capitalism by Obama and the completely irrational Democrats continues...
Yes
June 11, 2009 - 12:54 ET by cvgbuckeyeI understand that there was a rather awkward moment at the Washington Nationals Vs. Cincinnati Reds game last night.
It seems that they had a rain delay during which Barney Frank knocked up a popcorn vendor named Perez Hilton who he mistook as a slutty below the bleachers usher. The last we heard, Perez was screaming that "Them Jews" were coming. Oh well, I heard that it all came out in the behind,,,,,,,, I mean the end.
Signed David Letterman and his stalker.
No one was there to see it though,
June 11, 2009 - 20:25 ET by SRPwrdSince it was at a Nationals game...
"I believe in American Exceptionalism, just like Brits believe in British Exceptionalism and Greeks believe in Greek Exceptionalism." - PreBO, 4/4/09
Flusterama
June 11, 2009 - 12:50 ET by SeftonI get three different questions, different angles, I try to respond.
You want to interrupt because you don't like what I'm saying. Then you
can find someone else to interview.
Translated: You're not allowing me to get my lies lined up right.
Excellent
June 11, 2009 - 12:59 ET by Scuba DudeExcellent translation.
Barney Frank talks fast and in circles so he can never be pinned down, and then acts all indignant when someone calls him out on it.
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
That is, when you can understand what he's saying
June 11, 2009 - 13:06 ET by Paul Atreideshe's always in the middle of a hissy fit and seems to be spraying it rather than saying it.
Mark Haines
June 11, 2009 - 13:21 ET by UnsaneApparently poor Frankie didn't know who he was messing with. Mark Haines doesn't put up with BS and that makes him an outstanding business journalist. Whenever he interviews anyone - politicians, business types, whatever - he doesn't suffer fools very well. Which makes for great viewing. (I regret missing this segment).
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Clueless GOP
June 11, 2009 - 13:01 ET by TexndocBarney Frank has supplied enough material for the GOP mid-term elections that they would sweep if they used this ass as the liberal poster-boy. But they won't. Afraid. John McCain would think it "being mean".
"Fine, goodbye sir. We'll
June 11, 2009 - 13:09 ET by jdhawk"Fine, goodbye sir. We'll manage without you." Were it possible for the good citizens of Masstaxes to see their way clear to vote this turd out of office, the above quote would surely be sweet, indeed!
I know, wishful thinking . . .
The Big Question
June 12, 2009 - 14:25 ET by UtherpendHow does he continue to get elected?
"For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security."
good ol' Barney.
June 11, 2009 - 13:10 ET by mizflame98He's such a Drama Queen!
“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds”
Samuel Adams
There goes the next Speaker
June 11, 2009 - 13:22 ET by mattmThere goes the next Speaker of the House (the bathhouse, that is)...
Thpeaker of the Houth? Thatz
June 11, 2009 - 13:27 ET by BKeyserThpeaker of the Houth? Thatz cwazy tawk!
Thwathz fwunny!
June 11, 2009 - 13:48 ET by BlondeI hope he fails, too.
bawny
June 11, 2009 - 13:22 ET by tomolson3He cut it short cause he heard Ned Beatty from deliverence wanted to see him
That disingenuous SOB gets
June 11, 2009 - 13:42 ET by PewahThat disingenuous SOB gets out of more tight interviews by feigning offense than any politician I have ever seen. As one of the king liberals, he is totally taken aback anytime his half-truths or outright lies is challenged by somebody in the media knowledgeable of the true facts.
He is one of them that we will have on trial for treason if the liberals are successful in destroying the economy and creating havoc in our society.
Barney, if we want to run a male prostitution ring...
June 11, 2009 - 13:46 ET by Lord ErondWe'll ask for your help. Otherwise why don't you shut your stupid ignorant, lying mouth.
"Let him who would move the world, first move himself." -Socrates
"We sit together, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains." -Li Po
LOL! Barney couldn't
June 11, 2009 - 13:56 ET by Paul Atreideseven run a brothel correctly and he want to handle financial matters for an entire nation.
Slobering Bawney is about useless
June 11, 2009 - 13:59 ET by R D Helm-Dave
Obama's health care "reform" plan is to blow up the building in order to fix a leak in the roof-Herman Cain
Gee Barney
June 11, 2009 - 14:02 ET by well99Maybe you should see this Burning Down The House. http://www.youtube.c...
Had not seen that one before............
June 12, 2009 - 04:09 ET by old croNot that it made a difference, you know. It sums up the financial meltdown pretty good though, touches on a lot of the main points, and I thank you for posting it.
who interupt who
June 11, 2009 - 14:24 ET by dmambroseAt first I thought Haines was being rude but after listening again it seemed the first person to interupt was Franks. Haines seemed like he was asking a question and Franks interupted him first. Franks should of apologize for not allowing Haines ask his question.
Tweety
June 11, 2009 - 14:33 ET by jdlybrand"I tawt I taw a putty tat".
larry summers,barney frank,chris dodd, frank raines-
June 11, 2009 - 14:40 ET by JIMMY1660are all responsible for the sub prime collapse-fannie and freddie, which barney blames GWB was failure, are their babies. all four made deals and made large sums of cash. Barney hates being corrected or called to task.
how much money did they make is the 1st question these guys need to be asked.there is room at GITMO for these fine folks, to, be water boarded, and we find the truth.
how about the attorney general looking into these slugs actions.
BHO- THE PROGRESSIVE PIRATE
What did Spitzer & Blagojevich teach us?
June 11, 2009 - 14:47 ET by CrashThe best way to handle a buffoon is to let him gas. The twit, Barney, incriminates himself every time he opens his yap.
Frank
June 11, 2009 - 14:54 ET by jessieHjessieH I want a full investigation of Frank, Dodd, Pelosi, & reid. I know it will never happen, but I will keep trying. You DO know the fed has been extorting the banks, right? How come no one says anything about it? Corruption is rampant in washington.
HMMM
June 11, 2009 - 15:33 ET by rick007I lived in Venezuela for 3 years in the 90's and their Govt.corruption has nothing on our Govt officals. Ours could teach them some tricks.
HMMMMMM
June 11, 2009 - 14:57 ET by rick007I saw B Frank in the bank the other day bent over looking for a bar of soap.
Hope...
June 11, 2009 - 15:03 ET by AgentAmericanHere's hope...a sign of things to come at Leavenworth.
2010: A GOP Hill
Frank is a sick,
June 11, 2009 - 15:24 ET by Delsatwisted, power drunk, she queer!
He is a frustrated old woman who can't get rid of his crotch itch!
Am I being too blunt?
GOOD!
Praying for Mark Haines
June 11, 2009 - 16:46 ET by woburn828Here's hoping Mark Haynes survives the wrath of the leaders of GE. Jeff Immelt will probably give him the lecture about playing nice.
Mark Haines may be taking a long summer vacation.
THANK YOU Mark
June 11, 2009 - 16:58 ET by bigtimerTHANK YOU Mark Haines!!
Too bad there weren't more like you....Fwank uses these same tactics in all his interviews.
Barney, the Banking Queen, is culpable for a major part of what is wrong with this country and what is happening now and we all know it...and yet he still holds the gavel instead of run out of office, let alone stripped of his chairmanship, and in my opinion should be under investigation and be behind bars.
Do not back down ...none of you that are in fear of this administration in the msm, you'd be surprised how your ratings will flourish, let alone respect and admiration from us out here in the real world.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Don't let the door hit you, Barney...
June 11, 2009 - 17:21 ET by Tailgunner...where your boyfriend split you.
NOLO PUGNARE ME OCCIDERE
What Obama giveth with one hand he taketh away with both hands.
No, He's the Banking Queen!
June 11, 2009 - 17:58 ET by Ryan Mc.No, He's the Banking Queen!
Bayonne Barney Frank
June 11, 2009 - 18:26 ET by Redrowan2000This low life arrogant pedantic conman, Yeah right up there with the conmann from NASDAQ will be brought up on charges before the end of his term.
His arrogance and ethics will do him in. And I'm not talking about the whorehouse he ran out of his apartment in Washington.
I mean his financial ethical dealings with Fannie and Freddie and the Totalitarian bent that he has on every issue.
Honest to God if you put him in a brown shirt with a bent cross on his arm he is a prototype of them back in the late 30's. I know he's a left wing liberal who is openly gay but he really acts like a Brown Shirt National Socialist out of the 1930's . If you don't agree with me I will demean you , I will yell over your points, I will fillibuster and I will walk out.
"Don't let the bastards grind you down."
Red
There is fundamentally no
June 12, 2009 - 00:34 ET by marvlThere is fundamentally no difference between a modern liberal and a 1930s national socialist. They dress a little differently, but both speak the same crazy nonsense.
I don't see a time on the
June 11, 2009 - 19:10 ET by GregEI don't see a time on the video, but around 1:30 pm EDT today I saw Frank in another interview on CNBC. The guy asked him something, and as Barney was answering, the guy said almost nothing, and of course Frank blurted out, as if offended, something regarding "OK you ask me three questions and don't let me respond!!" That boy's got some issues. He gets quickly offended when challenged on anything financial, especially if questioned about the economic crisis. He takes just about anything as a slam against him. What's he feel so guilty of?
It's a shame someone hasn't
June 12, 2009 - 00:31 ET by marvlIt's a shame someone hasn't surgically closed Barney Frank's lispy little mouth. That would keep a lot of crap from coming out of his mouth. It would also keep a lot of organs from going into his mouth. A win-win for everyone.
Good segment on Squawk Box
June 12, 2009 - 05:30 ET by UnsaneSurprise, surprise...I start reading this, and then I hear in the background - as I flipped my TV to CNBC - Joe "the Kahuna" Kernen taking shots at Mr. Frank, and even throwing in an impersonation for good measure!
Sometimes it pays to wake up early!
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Poster Boy..
June 12, 2009 - 07:16 ET by adamsmithBawney Fwank is the ultimate poster boy for term limits. Thomas Jefferson said this country should have a revolution every ten years. We're more than 200 years overdue. Maybe Bawney will have the same fate as Robespierre during the French Revolution...
AMEN
June 12, 2009 - 14:52 ET by CWellsReplace him wif Elmer Fudd, who speaks more cwearwy and from my childhood memowies has a bigger bwain!!!!
CJW
I'm not for term limits. BUT...
June 12, 2009 - 20:37 ET by UnsaneAs much as I am opposed to term limits...I CANNOT blame people for thinking they are a great idea as long as idiots like Frank are around and their constituents are content to send them back again and again and again...
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Related but Late......
June 12, 2009 - 14:48 ET by CWellsAs is my habit I strolled over to Media Morons Who think They Matter to get some laughs, and the funniest thing EVER;
Video of this mownings 'Mowning Joe' show, and MMWtTM feature a bwip fwum the show of MSNBC 'cowwespondent' John Harwood defwending Bawney Fwank that he was pwovoked!!!! Harwood's been Obomafied since day one but now he seems Bawneyfied as well.
At least neither Joe or Mika was swayed by this supposed defense.
CJW
Pond Scum
June 12, 2009 - 19:30 ET by ScottyDogEvery time I see Bawney Fwank on the tube, I want to puke. This guy is nothing but a fast talking criminal that should have been prosecuted along time ago. It is an embarrassment that this homosexual freak gets reelected to sit in congress every two years. The fact that he has molested white house pages and ran a whorehouse out of his Washington DC home with under age males is just outrageous.
He orchestrated the financial crisis that we are currently in and has been responsible for the millions of jobs Americans have lost for helping welfare mothers buy homes they could not afford.
I just hope he does a 9mm gargle sooner rather than later.
Scotty Dog...
June 12, 2009 - 19:42 ET by bigtimerNothing happens to these on the left who should have been run out of office let alone as head of committees sitting in thrones with gavels looking down on people, Rangel the same way....both these men should be behind bars....Dodd is another example.
If the repubs are going to keep remaining bascially silent as a whole about all of the different criminals on the dem side for years and years...what the heck can we do about it...I'm more than frustrated and have been forever..but what the heck, if the repubs don't grow a spine...what can I do?
By the way....have you seen this?
Where is the outrage about this?
Reminds me of the Black Panthers getting a pass from the O-Team/Holder and not much noise about this either.
I just shake my head.
Good to see you here...as always, miss your in-put.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart