Charlie Rose - Barney Frank

[canisdormit]

Barney Frank = AMERICA HATER!

[redomega24]

Sufferin suckatash... Pelosi, Dodd, and this clown are the reason America will fail.

[donottake]

Fuck Frank.

[ForgetGod666]

He just explained the cause economic collapse, unless your to stupid to NOT already know this.

[bugsta77]

He conveniently forgot to mention his defending the GSEs back in 2004 when other were warning of its collapse and the CRA act of 1992. This was government intervention that lead to our demise. Its so ironic how the government created problem is being blamed on not enough government. If the government kept its corrupt nose out of things we would not have had these problems. Now they claim that government will fix the problem? I cant believe people are willing to put more trust in them.

[blackjack21towin]

When he makes sense I hope I'm not alive. Good chance he will never make sense.

[phillynotebook]

Hey Barney did you ever smuggle Canadian sausages into the USA ? Have you ever had kielbasa in the can ? Is it true the only time you are quiet is when your mouth is full ? Massachusetts what is wrong with you???

[SupraSovereign]

Barney...Ever read the book THE CREATURE FROM JEKYLL ISLAND especially the chapter entitled, THE NAME OF THE GAME IS BAILOUT

What a joke. You currency masters are exposed. The game is OVER. We know youre practicing slavery. We know you want total global domination. We know the US Constitution is a threat to your identities. We know you lie to us. We know you are working to dismantle the USA. We know you serve a foreign power.

[SupraSovereign]

Barney Frank has a lithsp because his pallet is shaped in the form of a male genetal gland

[JSAJunkie]

Get the Gag-Ball out of your mouth and purge all that semen from your brain.

YOU FUCKED UP. The American people are coming for you Barney. You own this mess.

[3e3op88]

Barney Frank, Buddy Hackett. What's the difference?

[hmmyeah]

He does make a good. Point. These stocks use to be $100's & $1,000's till the market crashed. Then they were pennies to a dollar, but I heard that people's 401ks & retirements were in a huge amount of these stocks that is why they bought Fane, Feddie, AIG, & etc. But I still don't fully understand how credit markets were tied into this. Or the Credit market became bankrupt when the stocks fell. This hurts my head.

[milkman52879]

The lie here is that the "free" market left on its own caused the financial meltdown, but there was nothing free about the market. Too many regulations of the market caused this crisis and this clown is calling for more.

LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE LIKE RON PAUL AND THE MISES INSTITUTE OF AUSTRIAN ECONOMICS ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS FOLKS!

Why listen the those got us into this mess when you could be listening to those who have predicted every major economic crisis since the early 20th century?

[AngelsFan310]

I can't believe this is a real person! He is cartoon character. HAHA

[CarpeDiem07]

can't believe this pimp represents some of our citizens. this guy belong to a nursing home not anywhere else . America. Wake up!!!!!!!!!

[8data]

you guys are haters, hes a nice guy. Republican Revolution cost us this.

[8data]

Fred Flinstone! Barney!! Barney!!

[Peterh588]

Barney Frank is very intelligent. But nobody really understands this stuff -- if somebody did we wouldn't be here in the first place. But if the public has to bear the cost it has the right to regulate.

[rexterdillo]

fear is what he is selling ...i don't buy it fuck you barney

[bigmouth1953]

And we are not in any financial crisis?? What a blooming idiot. Our problem is that we have too many people like him in congress.

[utube9000]

He blames the REPUBLICANS for lack of regulation? The Republicans TRIED to regulate Fannie and Freddie 3 times during the Bush Administration but Barney Frank and the Democrats BLOCKED them every time! What a liar! Even SNL pointed this out!

Barney Frank should be in jail.

[Jcabartlett]

what the ? Not trying to be mean, but this Frank guy has been handling money in congress?

Heaven help us!

[ecktoeman]

look up Glass-Steagall and the long Republican struggle to repeal it. Glass-Steagall prevented banks from selling stock. Phil Gramm was successful in having the act repealed, this allowed big banks to buy and sell stocks and bonds and CDO's (bundled mortgage securities). Banks made tons of money selling mortgages, this encouraged them to make more mortgages and hence reduce their lending standards. They make 100 bad loans thinking that they'll just sell them to a larger bank.

[azpark]

If you read my post clearly, you will find I am not being the least bit homophobic. I have absolutely nothing against homosexuals. I just find it staggering that a man so blatantly sleazy is empowered with such status in tyhe most important nation on Earth.

[azpark]

What a disgusting human. Revolting. His sex life is stamped all over his voice and body language and Im not being homophobic here! Moreover he is culpable for the current global economic crisis because of his arrogance in resisting proper regulation of lendings to and fro fanny and freddy.

[vonspre]

HOMOPHOBIC BASTARD

[mullaahmed]

@azpark Every woman's sex life is also stamped all over her voice and body language. Nothing new though...

[Srhandel]

I bet he gives a good gumjob....sorry I couldn't resist. Please do not vote for this man anymore people of Massachusetts....

[pmango1000]

Barney Frank is part of the reason why we are having problems. The Republicans asked for regulation of Freddie and Fannie and Barney refused. Conservatives wanting any regulations is not true. Conservatives want SMART regulations, not regulations that hinder growth. Its the Democrats who thought it was a good idea to require that 50% of Freddie and Fannie's mortgage be subprime. Checkout what Barney said in this video at 4.53. Frank completely defends Freddie and Fannie from regulation

[Einstiensblackid]

I keep forgetting how much you republicans pushed for more regulations and a bigger government for the last 30 years.

But don't worry, I didn't forget how the democrats curled up into a cute little ball and voted exactly the same as the republicans. And I never will after they gave your boy George (ya' know the president every republican would have taken a bullet for until this year) the right to invade whoever he wanted.

[FreeUlyssesDOTcom]

Frank was the leader of the Fiancial Services oversite committee. He should be removed as chairman of that committee immediately. Anyone else would have been fired long ago.

[camman2u]

Jesus H Christ who votes for this PIG?

I can hope people will see just how bad our representives are and vote them out of office---they are killing US S L O W L Y.......please think before you vote.

Obama equals Hitler===A FACT!!

[Einstiensblackid]

Hitler burned books, Palin want's books banned. A fact!!

[wildbrush81]

I checked Wikpedia and it says Frank was reprimanded by Congress for hiring a Male Prositute to live with him, who later ran a Male Escort Service from Frank's own house... while He's serving in Congress!!

And this is the kind of "leader" the Democrats produce to handle this crisis?!

Frank was called "The Patron Saint of Fannie Mae", by constantly pressuring Banks to make the high-risk, no credit loans that caused this disaster!

No wonder he wants Taxpayers to Bailout HIS F--KING MESS!

[Einstiensblackid]

How is this just him? Didn't Bush or Clinton or Bush or Regan or Carter or Ford or Nixon have any influence on the economy? How about Greenspan's lack of foresight?

Or maybe it was Roosevelt's fault since he used $4.8 billion of taxpayer money to restart the banks under the Emergency Banking act of 1933.

Or was is Joe Biden and John McCain, who in 1999 BOTH voted to repeal regulations from the great depression that allowed mortgage backed securities to be born?

Or was that not on wikipedia?

[coleyman1]

Your point is well taken and is correct. This didn't happen with one party or one person! This mess is a direct result of pressure put on lending institutions by politicians,minority groups,minority group leaders and people of influence to loan people money for houses that they did not qualify for and could not repay. It is really the fault of those stupid bastards that borrowed the money KNOWING they COULDN"T afford to pay it back! We must get out of this "give me something for nothing" mode!

[Einstiensblackid]

At least those days are over. But I don't blame the people who bought too much house, I blame the radio programs, tv commercials, and the real estate agents who did all but promise a 20% return on someone else's money.

The dems wanted Ehehe-veryone to have a house, the republicans wanted zero regulation in their "free" market. The voters couldn't care less about the economy, so both sides got their wish.

[caliche007]

Somebody please hit him in the back!!! I think he is choking

[bennyh12345]

This is the same Barney Frank who had a boyfriend run a gay prostitution ring from his campaign office.

[bennyh12345]

Frank should be in jail. I'b bet he'd love it.

[tommck01]

What has this country come to! Why is this idiot in charge of such an important committee? Please somebody move this accident of nature out of the Senate.

[monkeychunck]

I would not leave young boys around this guy.

[ErnestMeor]

They better help US citizens in need.

The Government should make a petition asking US taxpayers if they want to go on paying for an apartheid country.

[32doors]

Barney Frank is repulsive -- the man and his ideas.

[djjmelfi]

Here's the Guy with Dodd who dual handedly cost the USA citizen a trillion dollars becase they refused Republican reform of Fannie/Freedie broght up by Senator Dole and McCain at least 4 times since 2003 and voted down by 100% of democrats. Barney has unique distinction of holding the piss away tax payers money on failed socialistic projects trophy.

[ccfinfo]

Barnie Frank is a pecker puffer

[ErnestMeor]

Ask US government why they pay billions and billions of aid to Israel.

[ccfinfo]

Duh, because they are trying to help Israel.

[ErnestMeor]

There are other countries needing more help than Israel. Look Palestina for example.

And there are lots of US citizens needing much more help than most Israli citizens.

[ErnestMeor]

US government is driving their country to ruin.errors. US taxpayers will again have to pay for leader's errors.

[Chandlerbin2006]

The Federal Reserve System isn't anything close to a free market. Look into the Austrian Theory of the business cycle.

[MrSmartmoney]

I agree, however I do not believe that the financial markets can sustain this unrest & financial instability. I dont want to pony up $700B~ There has got to be another solution

[hanscarter]

I still don't understand the logic of deregulating an industry that deals with that much money. I'm not a democrat, nor am I a fan of the party, but I agree with them on this issue. Why should the U.S. taxpayers pony-up $700 BILLION for a half-assed, three page "plan" that requires no oversight of the people implementing it? Does the Bush administration truly believe we're all idiots? If this isn't a bad idea (at best) or a con, I don't know what is. I say take your time on this plan.