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2010-08-03 Home Front: Politix

Barney sez, "Better you than me, Maxine."

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Posted by tu3031 2010-08-03 00:35|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 than, not then

Posted by lex 2010-08-03 01:03|| 2010-08-03 01:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Good in-line (and headline) snarkery.

Too bad for Maxine, though. Oh, well, off to P'town...

I'd bet that this is about as close to a direct "quote" from his actual thoughts as you could possibly get. LMAO

Posted by ryuge 2010-08-03 19:48|| 2010-08-03 19:48|| Front Page Top

#3 not "...Fire Island? Senior Discount denied? Do you know who I am?"

Posted by Frank G 2010-08-03 20:12|| 2010-08-03 20:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Barney seems to have a thing for corrupt black female pols...

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said yesterday he has no regrets about his role in helping a troubled Boston bank qualify for a $12 million federal bailout now at the center of ethics charges against California Rep. Maxine Waters.

In fact, Frank - chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee - says he never helped OneUnited at the behest of Waters, whose husband had served on the banks board.

Instead, the Bay State congressman said he worked to promote the bailout at the request of scandal-plagued then-state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson.I was already working on behalf of OneUnited, I was called by Senator Wilkerson and others, I dont remember who. I was out in California doing a hearing and got a call from Wilkerson, he told the Herald yesterday.

At the time Frank said he acted on Wilkersons behalf, the senator was one month away from federal bribery charges to which she recently pleaded guilty. She had previously pleaded guilty to failure to pay federal income taxes and been cited for unreported campaign donations and expenditures. In 2001, she was fined as a sitting senator by the State Ethics Commission for failing to report consulting fees from OneUniteds predecessor, the Boston Bank of Commerce, for which she had lobbied.

...and the kicker.

OneUnited received $12 million from the massive federal TARP program. So far, OneUnited hasnt proven too good an investment - the bank has missed five dividend payments to the Treasury Department.

Posted by tu3031 2010-08-03 20:27|| 2010-08-03 20:27|| Front Page Top

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