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scottie55

(1,400 posts) Tue Apr 19, 2016, 10:43 AM Apr 2016

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Barney Frank Explains Why It Is Ok For Our Politicians To Be Corrupt

Defending our corrupt system.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1252&pid=10335

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125210329

Remember Barney. Some of us don't "profit" by the rigged system the ways others get to.

We have to work harder and harder for less and less, because your buddies are taking all the loot and sticking it in the tax havens.

The rigged game is almost over.

Regardless who wins the Democratic Party nomination, business as usual is done.

Who's side are you going to be on?

Figured......

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Barney Frank Explains Why It Is Ok For Our Politicians To Be Corrupt (Original Post) scottie55 Apr 2016 OP

The same Barney Frank who was censured by the House for his lack of ethics? Autumn Apr 2016 #1

Ya wonder why him and Dodd bailed out... ConsiderThis_2016 Apr 2016 #2

This is how I'll always remember Barney: jonno99 Apr 2016 #3

+10 appalachiablue Apr 2016 #4

Autumn

(46,293 posts)

1. The same Barney Frank who was censured by the House for his lack of ethics?

Reply to scottie55 (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 10:54 AM

Apr 2016

http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-27/news/mn-577_1_house-ethics-committee

ConsiderThis_2016

(274 posts)

2. Ya wonder why him and Dodd bailed out...

Reply to scottie55 (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 11:32 AM

Apr 2016

They show him in the begining of this clip, where Grayson ripped Citi-Bank CEO a new one. Frank shuts off Grayson cuz he is picking on his friends...

jonno99

(2,620 posts)

3. This is how I'll always remember Barney:

Reply to scottie55 (Original post)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 12:39 PM

Apr 2016

https://archive.org/details/PulledSnlBankBailoutSkit

appalachiablue

(42,906 posts)

4. +10

Reply to jonno99 (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 19, 2016, 02:16 PM

Apr 2016

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