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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
22. +1000. Wonderful Barney Frank doesn't support Sanders
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:11 AM
Apr 2016

so, instead of just accepting his right to choose and ignoring him, he should be attacked and lies spread about him at every opportunity?

"We're not perfect, but they're crazy." Barney meant the Republicans, but he could just as easily been talking about the Far Left's Fatal Attraction syndrome.

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Not me! dchill Apr 2016 #1
I don't. n/t TDale313 Apr 2016 #2
Barney sat in a corner while Bernie was defending gay rights in the Senate. True story. nt thereismore Apr 2016 #3
True story. Openly gay men used to face arrest and jail and could never have been elected pnwmom Apr 2016 #11
+1000. Wonderful Barney Frank doesn't support Sanders Hortensis Apr 2016 #22
Far left kaleckim Apr 2016 #32
It's not POSITION. I share many positions with Hortensis Apr 2016 #47
I'm sorry kaleckim Apr 2016 #49
No, we are not. Hortensis Apr 2016 #58
Sanders didn't support Federal marriage equality till 2009; Hillary, in 2013, pnwmom Apr 2016 #48
Not true, and being for LGBT rights kaleckim Apr 2016 #50
He wasn't publicly for Federal same sex marriage till 2009. He used to believe it was a states right pnwmom Apr 2016 #54
He's popular with Straight people and very conservative older LGBT, but most of the LGBT community Bluenorthwest Apr 2016 #24
wow eShirl Apr 2016 #39
+ 2000. In their rush to hurl Barnie Frank under the bus for having the temerity to oppose Sanders, BlueCaliDem Apr 2016 #27
Oh come on shenmue Apr 2016 #35
Outrageous comment. Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #52
Post removed Post removed Apr 2016 #4
Well that is a pretty obnoxious post Egnever Apr 2016 #6
Not the first time Capt. Obvious Apr 2016 #45
Nope. He has the facts. Nt pkdu Apr 2016 #5
There were no facts. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2016 #10
Lawrence! Lawrence! Don't I own this filibuster? dogman Apr 2016 #7
Yeah. I used to like him. nt SusanCalvin Apr 2016 #8
What happened? pacalo Apr 2016 #9
Clearly he must have offended one of the camps. Egnever Apr 2016 #13
Barney short circuited on live television. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2016 #14
Nina is on the right side of history. pacalo Apr 2016 #20
I love Nina! nt Raine Apr 2016 #21
she didnt and the rules were set long ago ...similar complaint from the drumpf supporters Demonaut Apr 2016 #33
He sputtered and whined his time away. grasswire Apr 2016 #17
Thanks, grasswire. pacalo Apr 2016 #19
I don't feel bad for him. grasswire Apr 2016 #12
His sister Ann Lewis has worked for Hillary since the East Wing days. He has no choice. Zen Democrat Apr 2016 #15
Nope... malokvale77 Apr 2016 #16
.+1 840high Apr 2016 #18
Have to say it was hard to watch n/t malaise Apr 2016 #23
I cannot stomach this pile of filth Barney Frank FlatBaroque Apr 2016 #25
You stay classy now sharp_stick Apr 2016 #31
cute but a direct insult to the poster...that's also very classy. Demonaut Apr 2016 #34
Calling a Democrat "filth" deserves an insult. Loki Apr 2016 #44
you don't know what I think as you implied I endorsed the word "whore"..get a clue Demonaut Apr 2016 #46
El oh el FlatBaroque Apr 2016 #36
Classic post! Jurors voted 1-6 to leave it. madinmaryland Apr 2016 #56
A 1 to 6, that's pretty good sharp_stick Apr 2016 #59
Nina Turner is a force to reckon with! Skwmom Apr 2016 #26
seems legit ! stonecutter357 Apr 2016 #28
You're going to need bigger tires sharp_stick Apr 2016 #29
It calls into question the trust we had in Mr Frank in regulating the banks when he LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #30
Barney Frank destroyed Nina Turner last night Gothmog Apr 2016 #37
The only job she could get is with Bernie! Walk away Apr 2016 #41
She ran weak campaign against Husted who is a really bad vote suppressor Gothmog Apr 2016 #42
Maybe she can parlay her 15 minutes of fame into a career as an... Walk away Apr 2016 #43
I used to pretend sympathy and pity when someone supported a different candidate as well. LanternWaste Apr 2016 #38
Actually, what I saw was anger associated with grief wisteria Apr 2016 #40
How? Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #51
He had the nerve not to just let Nina Turner interrupt him Beaverhausen Apr 2016 #57
Barney Frank under the bus, must not support Sanders n/t doc03 Apr 2016 #53
He used to fight the good fight. Now, he's bankster blowhard. merrily Apr 2016 #55
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