Indybay newswire (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Friday, July 18, 2008 : Chairing a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday, Representative Barney Frank (Democrat of Massachusetts) let slip one of the most revealing remarks made in response to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernankes testimony on Americas deepening economic crisis.
The Right Coast (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
But I guess it is useful to know how some people think. Oh boy! Capitalism is failing! I knew it would! Holding up Barney Frank as some sort of latter day economic prophet is just too absurd. I suppose Congressmen...
Random Thoughts from Reno (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Rep. Barney Frank doesn't think economic inequality is such a bad thing .
Caption This! (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
chunkstyle 1. Gary Coleman in the AfterSchool Classic: The Boy Who Had Man-Boobs . 2. Barney Frank's Google search for 'wet children' once again hits pay dirt. 3. "Now that's a San Francisco quality fart." 4. Baptism in the Church of the Obamassiah involves lots of malt liquor and arugula. 5. A young Barack Obama was always smug when he threw other children's toys under the bus.
Top Stories (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
“... I’m very optimistic,” says Barney Frank, after talks with Henry Paulson. See also: Fannie, Freddie host party
CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
A few days ago I posted a recipe for seed bombs. These little bomblets allowed the naturally inclined to pitch a bunch of seeds into vacant lots and generally cause wildflower mayhem. One of our readers, Barney Frank, just piped up with this little comment: Can’t wait till all you flower children die off and take [...]
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Mark Thoma submits: I've had some differences with Barney Frank in the past over Fed policy, but here he makes an interesting point. Why do European central banks respond more aggressively to inflation than the US central bank? Could it be the difference in social safety nets': Complete Story »
Political Punch (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
House Financial Services Committee chairman, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., made a interesting point today during a committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Frank said "if the numbers of unemployment in the second half are no better than those...
A Newt One (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
I just heard a recording of Barney Frank (is there anyone’s voice in Washington DC more annoying? His voice makes me want to drill Olbermann in the face again) saying that one of the reasons that the economy is faltering is that wages are not rising at the rate prices are. So then, according to Mrs. Frank, I suppose the government should proclaim that wages will rise in line with prices. The problem...
Real Time Economics (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
There are many reasons why the Federal Reserve is boxed in on monetary policy, but Rep. Barney Frank Wednesday found a new dimension to the central bank’s dilemma. Frank It’s a widely held view that Chairman Ben Bernanke and his fellow policy makers are facing a worrisome mix of tepid growth, troubled financial conditions and rising price [...]
Economist's View (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
I've had some differences with Barney Frank in the past over Fed policy, but here he makes an interesting point. Why do European central banks respond more aggressively to inflation than the US central bank? Could it be the difference...
Media Matters (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
On the July 15 edition of The 700 Club , co-host Pat Robertson falsely claimed that Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) "was caught running a group of male prostitutes out of his D.C. residence." Robertson said to his guest, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC): "I remember, Barney Frank, who's now the head of an important committee in the United States House of Representatives, was caught running a group of male prostitutes...
FRC Blog (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee has been reaping the rewards of his support for gambling online by a large increase of political donations from those who would profit from his efforts to de-legalize online gambling. In addition the gambling "industry" (which is estimated to be a $5.9 billion industry - despite being illegal in the U.S.) is...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pegasystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), today announced that Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA), Chairman
BrothersJudd Blog (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Alleged Al-Qaeda Driver Testifies on Interrogation Tactics (Jerry Markon, 7/15/08, Washington Post) Salim Ahmed Hamdan, the alleged al-Qaeda driver who faces an historic military trial next week, testified Tuesday that a female interrogator elicited information from him using sexually suggestive behavior that was offensive to him. Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden, told a military court...
