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#5 is great and should be amended to include understanding what interests the representative has in taking a particular stand. Barney Frank is the same guy who
by Agustus 10y ago
#5 is great and should be amended to include understanding what interests the representative has in taking a particular stand.
Barney Frank is the same guy who was actively fighting (1) against George W. Bush's initiative to tighten up lending requirements ahead of the Great Recession; Barney Frank was against it due in part to then boyfriend, who he helped get a job, being on the executive committee (2). Getting him to change his opinion would have been night impossible.
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW5qKYfqALE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW5qKYfqALE
2. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/26/rep-frank-admits-helping-ex-lover-land-job-fannie-mae.html http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/26/rep-frank-admits-... I know it is Fox News, but only quick-link I can find to support my claims.
- ndaiger 10y agoThat's a specious argument. You linked to short, mild a speech on the House floor from 2005 encouraging primary home-ownership as a means of investing, and a Fox News report about responding positively to a question about hiring a qualified ex-lover for an entry-level job 14 years prior to that speech. Neither has anything to do with the advice or article.
- masonic 10y agoIt wasn't just his boyfriend; it was a male prostitute operating from Frank's own house per the Washington Post[0]. [0] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/frank121898.htm http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinto...