Video: Barney Frank, keepin’ it classy
posted at 8:20 pm on September 22, 2009 by Allahpundit
A rare case of a talk-show guest having obviously written his own material, for the simple reason that Leno’s just not this nasty. You’ll know it when you hear it.
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What’s really cool is you can call Frank a queer old man and you’ve got both the pre-1960s AND post 1960s definitions of “queer” covered!
radjah shelduck on September 22, 2009 at 9:09 PM
So now we know: you’re a “bottom.”
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 9:11 PM
I’m soory, who is Wush Wimbaugh?
Ronnie on September 22, 2009 at 9:12 PM
I’m soory, who is Wush Wimbaugh?
Ronnie on September 22, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Priceless!!! ROTFLMFAO!!!
milwife88 on September 22, 2009 at 9:13 PM
Hey, last time i checked you’re allowed to make jokes at the expense of a hypocrite.
ernesto on September 22, 2009 at 9:14 PM
I’m sorry for correcting your mistake.
crr6 on September 22, 2009 at 9:14 PM
You might want to fill in Obama while you’re at it. And also, explain to him the difference.
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 9:14 PM
LOL!
elduende on September 22, 2009 at 9:14 PM
Glad to hear you approve of the mockery of Barney Frank.
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Pwicewess!!! WOTFWMFAO!!!!
Chickyraptor on September 22, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Where in this thread did I insult your intelligence? Relax. I’m here to help.
crr6 on September 22, 2009 at 9:02 PM
crr6: Really,well,this needs theme music,for your here to
help,
Relax,Frankie goes to HollyWood!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WZ33w3B8Hw&feature=related
canopfor on September 22, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Hint: The Jay Leno Show is the one where they don’t applaud you as much.
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Your unnecessary correction isn’t the issue. It’s the hypocritical condescension that comes along with it.
amerpundit on September 22, 2009 at 9:16 PM
The point is that a Congressperson is supposed to have class. Seriously are you this thick or did I misunderstand ? If so mea culpa.
CWforFreedom on September 22, 2009 at 9:16 PM
I’ll have more hope for this country when that S.O.B. is in prison. Of course, he’d be easy to recognize, being the fat guy dropping his soap every ten seconds.
Star20 on September 22, 2009 at 9:17 PM
One day I hope the masses will recognize that this attitude is pervasive among the liberals.
CWforFreedom on September 22, 2009 at 9:18 PM
In Barney Frank’s defense, i dont think he’s ever tried coming off as classy in his entire career. Sure, you can bring it up now, but don’t act shocked.
ernesto on September 22, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Rick Dees called. He wants his line back.
Chuck Schick on September 22, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Sure I do! Doesn’t take away from the fact that Rush has these jokes coming, regardless of who tells them.
ernesto on September 22, 2009 at 9:22 PM
“He’s always been a piece of garbage!” A stirring defense to be sure.
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 9:23 PM
Heh.
amerpundit on September 22, 2009 at 9:24 PM
From an elected official.
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 9:24 PM
hulu.com is great, I’m just getting through every episode of Dilbert for free.
Sharke on September 22, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Didn’t y’all just spend a week trying to convince everyone that its ok for a congressman to be rude and impolite?
ernesto on September 22, 2009 at 9:25 PM
that may be true
but you mean to tell me that you believe it is good that congressmen act in such ways?
They have an entirely different position than an entertainer. The jabs he takes came with the job when he took it. BTW Rush actually relishes the attack . Probably made him another million while just exposing more of Barney’s pettiness.
CWforFreedom on September 22, 2009 at 9:26 PM
To a president. Who’s lying. In front of a joint session of Congress.
But please continue.
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Apples and Oranges there . Or was Rush elected to some office?
Wow I must catch up on my reading.
CWforFreedom on September 22, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Ok while I understand Barney Frank wasn’t exactly classy here, but the guy ran a prostitution ring from his house.
What do expect Barney to do? It’s like getting mad at a dog for not being able to read.
jhffmn on September 22, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Frank has no self-respect; he only has a hungry ego.
toliver on September 22, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Didn’t the major players of the demorat party recently lament the lack of civility in political discourse?
Bishop on September 22, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Evidence of why Congress’ approval ratings are a an all-time low and the job of Congressman is at the bottom of the list of respected professions. Bawney Fwank is the poster boy.
Mallard T. Drake on September 22, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Barney Frank? I will skip this I think.
Terrye on September 22, 2009 at 9:30 PM
So Rush Limbaugh deserves more respect on the Jay Leno show then the president does at a joint session of Congress? Interesting.
crr6 on September 22, 2009 at 9:32 PM
Catcher???
BigWyo on September 22, 2009 at 9:33 PM
Now that is funny.
Terrye on September 22, 2009 at 9:33 PM
That’s not a speach impediment, it’s an old fellatio injury.
Alden Pyle on September 22, 2009 at 9:33 PM
To be fair, Bawney didn’t wun a boy-bwothel, it was his $80 per sex act wive-in mawe pwostitute. Bawney just wivved with him.
Chickyraptor on September 22, 2009 at 9:34 PM
So where’s the line? Public citizens can talk whatever sh*t they want to other public citizens, but when a private citizen who happens to make public citizens his mealticket becomes the but of a public citizen’s joke that’s too much?
ernesto on September 22, 2009 at 9:34 PM
crr6:
Oh I don’t know, I never noticed Democrats showing any respect for any one who was not a member of their party.Crybabies.
Terrye on September 22, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Yes, in that order.
Chickyraptor on September 22, 2009 at 9:35 PM
I hear Barney is still trying to close that wealth gap by making sure that more unqualified people can borrow money they won’t pay back. Apparently he heard the economy was not quite dead yet and he is trying to finish the job he started by killing it off, once and for all.
The old fraud.
Terrye on September 22, 2009 at 9:36 PM
So your fey, passive-aggressive non sequiturs deserve more respect than a Pomeranian pooping on the carpet? Not even remotely interesting.
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Oh My!!
*snicker*
BigWyo on September 22, 2009 at 9:37 PM
I am sure it would just break Limbaugh’s heart to think he was not one of Barney’s favorite people.
Terrye on September 22, 2009 at 9:37 PM
I’d be happy to answer this question if you’d take the time to rephrase it in English.
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 9:38 PM
gay.
moonbatkiller on September 22, 2009 at 9:38 PM
I would have guessed he’d pick Coulter because there’d be more food left for him, but maybe he’s a chubby chaser.
Chickyraptor on September 22, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Jim:
No kidding, I thought it was just me.
Terrye on September 22, 2009 at 9:40 PM
It actually is more about respecting the office
Get it ERNIE
CWforFreedom on September 22, 2009 at 9:41 PM
It’s just Ernie.
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 9:42 PM
ERNIE what he says on national TV disrespects his own position. You are really quite silly. I know you are kind of defending one of your own. We know if it was another Congressperson especially at straight religious gop type you would be mum.
CWforFreedom on September 22, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Joe Wilson did it to the presidents face.I doubt Barney fwank would have the ‘nads to say it to Rush’s face.And davey letterman Definitely would fold like a cheap tent if he ever comes face to face with Sarah Palin.
theTarCzar on September 22, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Davey felt the power of the Palin
CWforFreedom on September 22, 2009 at 9:52 PM
How’d Barney avoid AIDS?
Is Congress sitting on a secret vaccine?
Or is Barney sittin on a lot of Trojans?
David2.0 on September 22, 2009 at 9:54 PM
If I offended the Meghan McCain wing of the Republican Party, I truly apologize……to both of you.
David2.0 on September 22, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Boy, did he. Since making fun of Mrs. Trailer Park his ratings have skyrocketed, and he has beat Conan consistently since. Last night his ratings with President Obama were 195% higher than Conan’s. Looks like America loves people who hate Palin. I sincerely hope he keeps it up. Considering the source material, he’ll have plenty to mock for years.
dcwvu on September 22, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Hydrochloric acid.
TinMan13 on September 22, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Yeah, cuz that’s got nuthin’ to do with the fact that Conan sux…
TinMan13 on September 22, 2009 at 10:03 PM
dcwvu:
Mrs. Trailer Park? When will your ilk give up all pretense of caring about the working poor? You never miss an opportunity to make fun of poor or the working poor. You are snobs.
Terrye on September 22, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Ugh! I wish DCWVU would stop disgracing my alma mater!
BillyGoatGruff on September 22, 2009 at 10:03 PM
BTW, Letterman is a has been. Sucking up to Obama won’t change that. And Obama is a failure, sucking up to Letterman won’t change that either.
Terrye on September 22, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Liberals have always thought suffering is funny, if the people suffering are conservatives (or supported by conservatives).
It’s why they were so happy each time Americans died in Iraq during the last presidency.
malclave on September 22, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Jay missed question #11: “How can you tell if a boarder at your house is using your residence is a gay male prostitute?”
Nethicus on September 22, 2009 at 10:09 PM
By the way, I missed Obama on Letterman.
Now, when he was on Leno (who is dyslexic, I believe), he told a “retard” joke. Since Letterman thinks statutory rape is funny, did Obama perform as expected and make a pedophilia joke?
malclave on September 22, 2009 at 10:10 PM
Trailer Park? Very classy, Troll.
So much for cleaning house.
Esthier on September 22, 2009 at 10:12 PM
What did you like about it, teabaggee? Give us a good quote.
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 10:17 PM
The Palin jokes seem to have dropped from Dave’s repertoire. QED. And it still doesn’t get rid of “death panels”. She who laughs last…
Who cares? Limbaugh can’t raise anybody’s taxes or get kids killed in a war zone or screw up the health care system.
ddrintn on September 22, 2009 at 10:24 PM
I take great offense to that term. Not due to the sexual connotation but that it links me with the racist rednecks who are scared of Muslims. I would need to take a few years to grow a mullet and/or beer belly to be formally invited to march with them.
dcwvu on September 22, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Really smart idiot there playing such childish games. You hypocritical fukk.
CWforFreedom on September 22, 2009 at 10:28 PM
The Leno show is the one where the M.C. knows what the hell he’s doing and saying. Otherwise, not much difference.
ddrintn on September 22, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Ha. Clearly you don’t watch. There’s one almost every night…sometimes two when
her ghostwriterSarah updates her Twitter/Facebook.dcwvu on September 22, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Glad to hear it, teabaggee. So what did you like about your messiah’s pilgrimage to the gap-toothed one?
Jim Treacher on September 22, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Are you more the Barney Frank type?
ddrintn on September 22, 2009 at 10:30 PM
So, does Dave laugh at the ghostwriter or at Sarah? I’m confused here…
ddrintn on September 22, 2009 at 10:31 PM
That he so joyfully ragged on the red-faced screaming white people at the
KKKtownhall meetings. Good times.dcwvu on September 22, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Please everyone, dcwvu’s comment above is not to be criticized… See Rule #27 – Liberals/progressives can make sweeping generalizatons and blanket condemnations of broad swaths of the country and it’s to be referred to as witty commentary.
SeattleJohn on September 22, 2009 at 10:32 PM
dcwvu,If you are so down on red necks, why did you go to school smack dab in the heart of red neck country?
BillyGoatGruff on September 22, 2009 at 10:33 PM
And no, I haven’t watched Letterman since about 1989. But his Palin jokes must be fairly lame not to be repeated as often as the one about the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl. That one was a knee-slapper, wasn’t it?
ddrintn on September 22, 2009 at 10:33 PM
I kind of like the ‘judgement’ handed down by the panel.
the Committee found no evidence that Frank had known of or been involved in the alleged illegal activity and dismissed all of Gobie’s more scandalous claims; they recommended a reprimand for Frank using his congressional office to fix 33 of Gobie’s parking tickets The House voted 408-18 to reprimand Frank.
TheVer on September 22, 2009 at 10:33 PM
KKK meetings organized and led by our elected representatives from congress??? Really?
SeattleJohn on September 22, 2009 at 10:35 PM
I prefer the original cast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDStBblPdQU
Chris_Balsz on September 22, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Not so good for your side. You’re losing.
ddrintn on September 22, 2009 at 10:36 PM
SeattleJohn: The only KNOWN KKK member of congress comes from the state where dcwvu went to school. Unfortunately “sheets” Byrd spent much of the summer in the hospital and couldn’t organize any klaven klatches for health care.
BillyGoatGruff on September 22, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Heh. Well, you’d certainly know all about that. November 4, 2008.
dcwvu on September 22, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Actually the libs would scream that “He lied!” but THEY wouldn’t get censored…
SouperConservative on September 22, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Yeah, and I remember November, 1994 as well.
ddrintn on September 22, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Well, that’s probably the first thing your sorry, dim, dumb a$$ has every spewed forth that made any sense.
For Years…Regan…Bush…
years…years that you and your ilk get to sit at the kids table where you belong…
suck on it dork boy…
BigWyo on September 22, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Citing something from 15 years ago is a sure sign of success!
dcwvu on September 22, 2009 at 10:46 PM
No more idiotic than citing the success of Teh One from last year, when he can’t get huge chunks of his agenda through due to public opposition.
It’s a cycle, dude. People forget what ignorant, incompetent assholes are on your side, vote for them, then throw them the hell out.
ddrintn on September 22, 2009 at 10:49 PM
dcwvu those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. Remember Hillary Care?
BillyGoatGruff on September 22, 2009 at 10:51 PM
More meaningful than clinging to the fading glory of Teh One. He’s becoming a joke. Admit it.
ddrintn on September 22, 2009 at 10:51 PM
LOL, exactly. Deja vu. But then Kos Kiddies like dcwvu don’t have memories longer than the last brilliant canned telepromptered speech by their messiah.
ddrintn on September 22, 2009 at 10:53 PM
About as much sense as something from a year ago Dork Boy.
On the other hand, you are probably beaming…Ogabe is going to do what the Democrat Party did in half the time..
BONUS!!
BigWyo on September 22, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Screw Congress; those also-lying sacks of crap (all 535 of them) had it coming. It’s the President lying through his teeth to the voters on live TV – and insulting our intelligence by not thinking we’d know he was lying through is teeth (Add more to the dole, cut costs, and no drop in service? Pull the other one, Barry!). That’s what burns me.
Blacksmith on September 22, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Didn’t ya’ll just use the official power of Congress to tell us it isn’t?
You probably shouldn’t use words you don’t know the meaning of.
xblade on September 22, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Byrd had a Town Hall meeting?
xblade on September 22, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Yer post got me to thinking. Probably already been done..but….
Let’s say AxelBlob and Rahmie figured ‘Hey, yer gonna be speaking in front of Congress..Nationally televised. Now is the time to lay it on thick…no one’s gonna call you on it…average Joe six pack will eat it up, etc. etc.’
Joe Wilson..’You Lie!!’
God bless him…
BigWyo on September 22, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Where has it gotten you. Obama is an embarrassment . But hey you won. Hahahahaha
KKK meetings? really …. you see it is talk like that that reveals you are an ignoramus and a lying one at that. To think you would stoop to that level says a lot about you. You are evil and sick.
CWforFreedom on September 22, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Civility seems likely to prove impossible without federalism.
Kralizec on September 22, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Frank is just writing his own Republican ads for 2010. Between him and Biden we’re gonna have to hire the ad team from Mad Men to create such a huge campaign.
Rbastid on September 22, 2009 at 11:26 PM
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