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The way he came out was legendary simply telling a reporter, yeah, so what. Barney franks story is a snapshot of the thirtyyear period that began with his election and that of ronald reagan in 1980. The following is from a transcript of the award hearing for paul bonacci, a young man who was used as a prostitute by a larry king, who was owner of a savings and loan in, i believe omaha, neb. House of representatives from massachusetts from 1981 to 20. When financial analyst maria bartiromo asked congressman frank who. A member of the democratic party, he is the former chairman of the house financial services committee 20072011 and is considered the most prominent gay politician in the united states. The crossgenerational politics of barney frank the atlantic. The washington times broke the news after the escort in question shared his story with the paper. At the age of 14, barney frank experienced a pair of epiphanies. When financial analyst maria bartiromo asked congressman frank who was responsible for the financial crisis, he. If i had come out publicly in the late 1970s, i would not have been in congress.
I believe that we, as the federal government, have probably done too little rather than too much to push them to meet the. Barney frank was born on march 31, 1940 in bayonne, new jersey, usa. Barney frank has 14 books on goodreads with 2170 ratings. Barney frank is one of the first congressmen to come out as gay, having come out in 1987, after already having served congress for seven years and having been reelected.
The crossgenerational politics of barney frank the congressmans memoir tackles two of the biggest political shifts of his lifetime. Combating racial prejudice and its lasting effects was my fervent response to his second. My work for lgbt equality represented my answer to his first question. Barney frank was a massachusetts state representative 19721980. Barney frank quotes in the debate between those who believe in essentially unregulated markets and others who hold that reasonable regulation diminishes market excesses without inhibiting their basic function, the subprime situation unfortunately provides ammunition for the latter view. Barney frank makes vito corleone sound like henry higgins.
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Barney frank has a lengthy history of hating on bernie sanders the retired massachusetts lawmaker has been criticizing sanders for a quartercentury. Sam frank died at the age of fiftythree, while barney was an undergraduate at harvard, and barney took a year off to help resolve the familys tangled financial affairs. A life in politics from the great society to same sex marriage by barney frank. Above all, this book shows frank to be a superb legislatora pragmatic politician who has dedicated his career to pursuing an unabashedly liberal agenda and. A life in politics from the great society to samesex marriage. In 2012, frank married jim ready, becoming the first member of. Sexuality according to stuart weisbergs 2009 biography barney frank.
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Former congressman barney frank, who stepped down in 20 after more than two decades in the us house, will campaign with tingle, the cambridge comic said, after encouraging me for months to. Barney franks retirement two years ago, congress lost not just a 16term member of the house but also one of the most idiosyncratic, influential and. Barney franks career in congress spanned enough time and elevated him to enough prominence that most of the significant american political. Young state house news service, august 15, 2019, 10. Defending affirmative action gave me the chance to reaffirm my deep commitment to the second of the three questions famously articulated by rabbi hillel.