barney frank: ShortFormBlog

21:56 • 4 months ago

More on Barney Frank’s Senate push: Frank toyed with the idea the other day on television, but it looks like he’s putting in all of his chips. We can’t say we’re terribly surprised to see Barney Frank trying to jump back into politics so soon. Considering his three-decade run in the House, we’d be willing to bet more than a few Massachusetts residents would love to see Gov. Patrick select the former U.S. Representative as Sen. John Kerry’s replacement. That is, of course, assuming President Obama’s current nominee for Secretary of State is ever confirmed by Congress. source

15:14 • 4 months ago

First reactions to President Obama’s nomination of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense…

Tags: Politics President Obama Chuck Hagel Secretary of Defense John McCain Eric Cantor Barney Frank grabbags sc 48 • Permalink

Sen. Inhofe (R-OK): “In the months and years ahead, the Defense Department will be confronted with significant challenges from budget issues to Afghanistan policy. … I am aware of the serious concerns about some of [Hagel’s] policy positions, his record, and some of his comments that have been publicly reported. I will be seeking clarification from him about these concerns as his nomination proceeds.” source
Sen. McCain (R-AZ): ”I have serious concerns about positions Senator Hagel has taken on a range of critical national security issues in recent years, which we will fully consider in the course of his confirmation process before the Senate Armed Services Committee.” source
Rep. Cantor (R-VA): “Recent reporting has made clear that Senator Hagel’s views and inflammatory statements about Israel are well outside the mainstream and raise well-founded doubts that he can be trusted to manage the special relationship the United States shares with our greatest Middle East all.” source
Barney Frank: “With the attack coming out of the right, I hope he gets confirmed.” source

08:48 • 4 months ago

Tags: barney frank massachusetts senate es barney frank senate 53 • Permalink

I’m not going to be coy. It’s not something I’ve ever been good at. I’ve told the governor that I would now like frankly to do that because I would like to be a part of that. It’s only a three-month period; I wouldn’t want to do anything more. I don’t want to run again…Coach, put me in!

Barney Frank isn’t opposed to becoming Massachusetts’ temporary senator after John Kerry leaves his post, while they start looking for the next guy. Please, let this happen!

14:42 • 6 months ago

Tags: Politics Barney Frank Ron Paul President Obama War on Drugs Marijuana Cannabis Legalization Initiative 502 Amendment 64 sc 46 • Permalink

Respect for the principles of democracy; respect for the states to make decisions on matters that primarily affect the residents of those states; the chance to conserve scarce federal financial resources — these we believe are many strong reasons for you to defer to the state decisions.

Rep. Barney Frank and Rep. Ron Paul • In an open letter to President Obama, asking that his administration not interfere with recently passed ballot measures that legalized the recreational usage of marijuana in Washington and Colorado. The retiring House members have both long been advocates of reforming existing drug laws, and have repeatedly introduced federal decriminalization legislation in the past. The Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Agency have remained relatively mum on the new laws, outside of signaling disapproval, though many expect to hear some word on the federal government’s stance in the days and weeks ahead. source

10:44 • 9 months ago

Tags: 2012 elections barney frank democratic national committee democrats dnc equal rights equality family gay marriage gay rights LGBT rights marriage marriage equality obama reelection same-sex marriage traditional marriage 125 • Permalink

There was a unanimous decision in the drafting committee to include it in the platform…everybody was for it.

Retiring Rep. Barney Frank • On the inclusion of gay marriage as part of the official Democratic Party platform. The 15-member Democratic Party platform draft committee unanimously approved language supporting marriage equality, and according to Frank, a member of the committee, the vote wasn’t even close. The draft still has to be approved by the full platform committee, which meets in two weeks; then, delegates at the Democratic National Convention will have to vote in favor of it it. Huffington Post, which talked to two sources on the matter, claims that “the deal is more or less final.” Reacting to the news, the president of the National Organization for Marriage said that Democrats “can kiss the presidential election, the House and now the Senate goodbye.” What do you think—will this help or hurt Democrats in November? source (via • follow)

15:26 • 10 months ago

Tags: barney frank crime democrats health legal medical marijuana News Politics republicans ron paul war on drugs 97 • Permalink

Barney Frank, Ron Paul among co-sponsors of new medical marijuana bill

House Resolution 6134, also known as theThe Truth in Trials Act, was introduced Tuesday by Representative Sam Farr on behalf of himself and 18 other congressmen. The bill aims to overturn existing federal regulations which prevent medical marijuana patients from discussing state law, and their compliance with it, during federal prosecution of marijuana-related offenses. It also aims to crack down on federal raids of dispensaries and caregivers by declaring that “No plant may be seized under any federal law otherwise permitting such seizure if the plant is being grown or stored pursuant to a recommendation by a physician or an order of a state or municipal agency in accordance with state law.” (Photo via Dank Depot) source

Follow ShortFormBlog: Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook

Follow us on Facebook:

10:43 • 10 months ago

Tags: news politics lgbtq gay marriage same-sex marriage barney frank massachusetts jim ready from tpmmedia 300 • Permalink

tpmmedia:

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) married his longtime partner Jim Ready in a small Saturday ceremony in Newton, Mass. on the banks of the Charles River.

Back in 1987, Frank was the first member of Congress to reveal himself as openly gay. Now he’s the first member of Congress to wed a same sex partner. He has served in the House since 1981 retiring at the end of his term.

Frank, 72, and Ready, 42, met at a 2005 fundraiser.

Read more…

Barney Frank wedding photos, everyone. :)

22:29 • 10 months ago

Tags: barney frank weddings James Ready barney frank wedding deval patrick massachusetts same sex marriage awesome gay rights 164 • Permalink

It was no different than any other wedding I’ve attended when you have two people who are in love with each other.

Texas Rep. Al Green • On going to the wedding of Rep. Barney Frank and his longtime partner, James Ready, on Saturday. Current Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick officiated the ceremony, noting (jokingly) that the couple vowed to love one another through Republican and Democratic administrations alike. Though Frank is usually very media-friendly, the soon-to-retire congressman kept his wedding private. “We’re not doing any media today,” he told Reuters. Good for them!

11:52 • 11 months ago

Tags: barney frank hubie jones university of massachusetts dartmouth bad ideas trayvon martin awkward 21 • Permalink

Barney Frank’s failed Trayvon Martin “hoodie” joke: When making a commencement speech at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Sunday, he made a botched joke directed towards civil rights leader Hubie Jones, who earned an honorary degree: “You now have a hoodie you can wear and no one will shoot at you.” Frank later clarified his statements to the Associated Press, which noted Frank has made the joke at other graduation ceremonies (directed at himself), and that it was intended to ”ridicule the notion that a hooded sweatshirt is somehow sinister.” Jones wasn’t offended, for what it’s worth.

12:23 • 1 year ago

Tags: jpmorgan chase financial losses investing banking controversial jpmorgan chase banking controversy barney frank dodd-frank 82 • Permalink

The argument that financial institutions do not need the new rules to help them avoid the irresponsible actions that led to the crisis of 2008 is at least $2 billion harder to make today.

Rep. Barney Frank • Discussing a $2 billion trading loss that JPMorgan Chase had suffered recently as the result of a misguided hedge fund strategy. Frank, whose Dodd-Frank financial reform law has come under scrutiny by the banking industry for being too restrictive, is using this as an opportunity to argue against loosening the standards — pointing out that the company argued it was going to lose $400 to $600 million from the regulations. ”In other words, JPMorgan Chase, entirely without any help from the government has lost, in this one set of transactions, five times the amount they claim financial regulation is costing them,” Frank said.

Third-generation Kennedy scoring huge donations in House race

Tags: barney frank democrat fundraising joseph p. kennedy III kennedy Massachusetts Politics sean bielat us house 16 • Permalink

$1.3million raised by a Kennedy to replace Barney Frank source

» Joseph P. Kennedy III , the Massachusetts Democrats’ challenger to take over Barney Frank’s soon-to-be-empty seat in the House, raised this impressive amount as a first-time contender within the first three months of the year. His GOP challenger, Sean Bielat, raised just over a tenth of that in the same period. Bielat gave Frank a tough challenge in the 2010 race.

ShortFormBlog

Read a little. Learn a lot. • Ask Us Stuff! • FAQ • Archive • Timeline

Tagged: barney frank

Our best freaking stuff right now:

First reactions to President Obama’s nomination of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense…

Barney Frank, Ron Paul among co-sponsors of new medical marijuana bill

Follow us on Facebook:

Recent posts and stuff we dig:

Third-generation Kennedy scoring huge donations in House race

Donald Trump political commentary of the day

More posts: