Barney Frank present at boyfriend's pot arrest

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Jay Leno made sure he noted Carrie Prejean's mistakes on TV this past week. But he never noted this little tidbit about Barney Frank, whom he had on remote-TV link as a guest several weeks ago. One article is from this week and then there will be another article added.

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...-arrested-pot/

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Re: Barney Frank present at boyfriend's pot arrest

Who is Barney Frank?

http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/...ney_frank.html

Barnett "Barney" Frank was first elected to Congress in 1981 at the age of forty-one from Massachusetts' 4th district. Six years later he made national news when he publicly declared his homosexuality. By that admission he became the first openly gay member of the House of Representatives.

In 1991, Barney Frank received an official reprimand for reflecting "discredit upon the House." The reprimand came as a result of his relationship with a man named Steve Gobi, a male prostitute whom Frank initially paid $80 for sex. Frank later took Gobi to live with him in his home, making him a personal aide. He paid him $20,000 in compensation (unreported to the IRS) and let him use his car. Subsequent investigation revealed that in the course of their relationship, Frank used his congressional office and stationary to fix Gobi's 33 parking fines. Frank also used his congressional letterhead to write a reference letter to Gobi's probation officer -- Gobi was under court supervision as a convicted felon with a prison record -- in which he gave false information. Most damningly, the investigation found that Gobi ran a prostitution ring from Frank's home. In his defense, Frank asserted he knew nothing of Gobi's illicit enterprise.

The Democrat -controlled House voted 408-18 to reprimand Frank after a heated debate during which some Republicans demanded expulsion. They pointed out that the claim that Frank did not know of Gobi's criminal activities was incredible to say the least.

Jeff Jacoby of The Boston Globe summed up their sentiments when he wrote: "Most pathetic of all was Frank's claim that he'd been 'victimized' -- that he was a just a 'good liberal' who was 'trying to help' Gobie, but got 'suckered.'"

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Re: Barney Frank present at boyfriend's pot arrest

THis took place in 2007. Sure took their time to get the news out.

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Re: Barney Frank present at boyfriend's pot arrest

Unreal that's all that I can say!!!!!!!!!