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mmonk

(52,589 posts)
11. Having a hack for billionaire bankers call us racists is not the way
Tue May 31, 2016, 04:08 PM
May 2016

to keep people in the Democratic Party.

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Barney Frank on MSNBC Just Now: [View all] CrowCityDem May 2016 OP
Glad he said it!!! bravenak May 2016 #1
Fuck bankster Barney....... Segami May 2016 #2
lol. n/t. okieinpain May 2016 #3
No, thanks PJMcK May 2016 #6
Barney's all in for the Hills and he likes his corrupt money too much to let anything change. haikugal May 2016 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author TonyPDX May 2016 #33
.that^ 840high May 2016 #36
Word up. frylock May 2016 #58
Feel the Barn!! nt anotherproletariat May 2016 #4
Love it! Justice May 2016 #27
Why would I ever want to listen to a word that insufferable buffoon says? bjo59 May 2016 #5
Barney is a bore and a sellout. avaistheone1 Jun 2016 #102
'aggressively fight back against the notion that he could be impartial,' elleng May 2016 #7
Yup, that sounds like a truthy slip there! n/t ebayfool May 2016 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author geek tragedy May 2016 #19
Seriously, You don't have much of a memory do you ? ciaobaby May 2016 #8
LOTS of faulty memories around. elleng May 2016 #18
Well it took me just a moment and then I realized what you were referring to.... ciaobaby May 2016 #23
I was referring to 'Bernie knew Black Lives Mattered back when Hillary was a Gold Water Girl.' elleng May 2016 #25
Well ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #76
and that is utter and complete bull shit. ciaobaby May 2016 #77
You think so? Okay. The vast majority of Black voters, disagree with you. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #78
There are many reasons for that, but not one is that Bernie doesn't care about the black vote. ciaobaby May 2016 #83
No one (Black) would accept your pity and ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #85
offered no pity - I apologize if you think I was condescending - not my intent. ciaobaby May 2016 #90
looking back - I guess I should have stopped after my first response to you. ciaobaby May 2016 #91
Yes. You should have ... sometimes, we get caught up ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #93
Now I remember why I stopped giving a fuck. Number23 May 2016 #94
He/she did revisit her/his post and backed off ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #96
Looks around to see any lies. No lies found. Frank is right!!! UMTerp01 May 2016 #9
Notice how the Bernie people never replied directly to that last line? tonyt53 May 2016 #10
That false trope was trotted out months ago and is still false. Fail. haikugal May 2016 #15
Okay catnhatnh May 2016 #17
Since your brought it up, yes a gay man does have some comparable experience. tonyt53 May 2016 #29
Agreed bravenak May 2016 #51
I agree, too ... And clearly does the majority of Black voters. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #81
This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #72
No one said anything about having an ... " 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #82
Having a hack for billionaire bankers call us racists is not the way mmonk May 2016 #11
Not campaign as if Black votes matter is not calling ANYONE a racist. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #84
You would think that the people STILL screaming "stop calling me a racist!!111" would have long ago Number23 May 2016 #92
+1 ... For the seemingly, millionth time. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #95
Barney Frank would be on my short list for Vice President. oasis May 2016 #14
+1000 bravenak May 2016 #16
If you're serious, then I'm happy that I'll be gone. Fawke Em May 2016 #80
Mine too...Vice President of Bosnia Armstead May 2016 #45
Remember the advice of Vito Corleone "Keep your friends close oasis May 2016 #59
Frank's fingerprints are all over the financial fiasco. CentralMass May 2016 #64
Barney Frank has been a hero PJMcK May 2016 #20
Good for a few million. mmonk May 2016 #22
I hope so PJMcK May 2016 #26
You could say the same for anyone taking part in the revolving door JonLeibowitz May 2016 #30
Is Barney calling Bernie a racist? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2016 #21
But Sanders parachuted hundreds of white hipsters annavictorious May 2016 #54
Are the people in these photos 'white hipsters'? Eric J in MN May 2016 #60
Bernie did a lot of stuff in the 1960s ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #88
No. De-railing, avoided. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #87
All the Barney Frank attackers are attacking reality and usually with nothing but BootinUp May 2016 #24
Reality -- Bernie is not a racist and neither are 97 percent of his supporters Armstead May 2016 #47
You erected a strawman and beat it down. BootinUp May 2016 #49
The Op contained the strawman... Armstead May 2016 #52
Sounds like Frank proved he cannot be impartial. AtomicKitten May 2016 #28
Bernie's campaign picked the wrong guy to mess with Cali_Democrat May 2016 #31
If you can't find a single Democrat you agree with... yallerdawg May 2016 #32
There is a duopoly operative, for practical purposes we have two options of party TheKentuckian May 2016 #43
I understand how this all functions. yallerdawg May 2016 #53
I thought maybe I responded to the wrong person but it was you who said TheKentuckian May 2016 #65
Where is the Democrat you do like? yallerdawg May 2016 #67
Well, we have circled back to the original response then. TheKentuckian Jun 2016 #97
Barney Frank: Trans lives don't matter. chascarrillo May 2016 #34
.+1 840high May 2016 #37
..... treestar May 2016 #38
Practical considerations don't matter to the "all or nothing" crew Dem2 May 2016 #44
Bankster Barney B Calm May 2016 #35
That's seriously funny shit from Barney Frank! Tortmaster May 2016 #39
Love reading post like this TimPlo May 2016 #69
You need to write better. Tortmaster May 2016 #70
Wouldn't that had been his job to correct them and then give his answer? Just because all american girl Jun 2016 #98
So you are picking apart Sanders interview skills TimPlo Jun 2016 #100
Well, I just think that if you are giving an interview and the reporter all american girl Jun 2016 #103
Because lying, swift boating banker lovers are so neutral? TheKentuckian May 2016 #40
Nobody believes anything he says any more. grasswire May 2016 #41
The first of those statements is not just objectively false but very obviously objectively false. NT Donald Ian Rankin May 2016 #68
I could never understand a damn word he says. nc4bo May 2016 #42
Isn't making fun of a person's speaking manner kind of small? Dem2 May 2016 #46
Repeat.....I have an EXTREMELY difficult time understanding anything he says. nc4bo May 2016 #50
I'm not big on a number of things Frank has done over the years. NCTraveler May 2016 #48
Frank IMO is a short fused vindictive "stretcher of the truth" CentralMass May 2016 #55
Maybe Governor Jerry Brown can move over a little so Barney can fit comfortably under the bus. zappaman May 2016 #56
Yes if everyone only knew that taking bank money made Barney a better regulator. CentralMass May 2016 #63
Bernie Sanders did more town halls Eric J in MN May 2016 #57
He was considered one of the most corrupt members of the house. bobbobbins01 May 2016 #61
Who interviewed Barney Frank? NT Eric J in MN May 2016 #62
Barney Frank proves that he is buased with "Senator Sanders didn't realize black votes matter." aikoaiko May 2016 #66
DU rec...nt SidDithers May 2016 #71
What a stupid, stupid man. GeorgeGist May 2016 #73
He's one of my favorite Democrats ever Dem2 May 2016 #74
That was very kind . TheFarS1de May 2016 #75
Banker Barney. Fawke Em May 2016 #79
Question-is being on a bank board bad, or is it that anyone who works at a bank bad? all american girl Jun 2016 #99
The second Sanders decided to go after him for the irredeemable "crime" of not supporting him Number23 May 2016 #86
Here is the video. One thing I didn't know is that not only did the Sanders camp want Frank/Malloy Number23 May 2016 #89
Bernie is making me very tired. all american girl Jun 2016 #101
You know, if you're trashing Barbara Boxer, Jerry Brown, and Barney Frank in the same week auntpurl Jun 2016 #104
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