A remarkable thing happened. CNBC actually ran a story criticizing Barney Frank! I am not going to get all giddy that they finally got it, but Frank is just so brash in his claims that even the left media has to point it out. Pay particular attention to the conversation between the anchors at the end of the clip as they explain why they did not point out Frank’s lies to his face.
Barney Frank (D-MA) may be the quintessential corrupt (allegedly) politician on Earth. That’s saying something these day with the likes of Rangell, Waters, and Jefferson evading taxes, helping friends and hiding cash in the freezer. Countless journalists have investigated and provided a significant amount of proof of Frank’s fingerprints all over the implosion of the housing market resulting in a global economic meltdown. In his chutzpah he and equally sleazy Chris Dodd (D-CT) had the unmitigated gall to write financial regulations. Even sicker was watching this bill pass and get signed into law.
In this series I choose a current news article and you decide via a multiple choice format which terms were used and whether others would have been more accurate…….
WASHINGTON — In the end, it’s only a beginning.
The __________ (comprehensive, far-reaching, power grabbing, socialist) new banking and consumer protection bill awaiting President Barack Obama’s signature now shifts from the politicians to the technocrats.
The legislation gives regulators __________( latitude, unlimited power, control, plenty of campaign contributions) and time to come up with new rules, requires scores of studies and, in some instances, depends on international __________ (approval, loans, agreements, scorn) falling into place.
Famously known as the demon barber of Fleet Street, Sweeney Todd slit the throats of unsuspecting customers before dumping them through a trap door into his basement. His partner in crime used the meat to make pies to sell at a sidewalk shop. Though these were fictional characters we may have a more destructive duo around today.
Some two years after the lover of Massachusetts Representative and Chairman of the powerful Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, was arrested for growing pot in his yard, it has come to light that Rep. Frank (D-MA) was actually present during the drug bust. Great job main stream media for finally letting people know that Frank was present during his lover’s DRUG BUST over two years ago. I guess that this is not the same as a Representative sending suggestive texts to a page (who turned out NOT to be underage) that stayed on the front pages for weeks, but he was a Republican after all.
the condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind.Synonyms: dementia, lunacy, madness, craziness, mania, aberration
What does Einstein think:
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result.”
Can you use it in a sentence?
One needs to look no further than Washington D. C. for plenty of examples of insanity.
Barney Rubble: Barney was the loveable sidekick and neighbor to Fred Flintstone. Barney, though somewhat dim-witted, always supported Fred’s schemes. Barney’s interests are described to include bowling, playing pool, poker, tinkering around in Fred’s garage and playing golf. He was also a member of the Loyal Order of Water Buffalos lodge and the Loyal Order of Dinosaurs. He is also a talented pianist and drummer.
Barney married the super hot Betty and they later adopted Bamm-Bamm. Barney has an obvious fondness for food. It was never quite clear what Barney’s occupation is or what, if any skills he possesses.
Pittsburgh Penguins fans have been treated to a local series about the team’s players where they are interviewed and it is called “In Their Own Words.” Hockey is my favorite spectator sport because of the speed and action in the games. The greatest about hockey, however, is the players. I cannot speak for other teams, but hockey players are the nicest guys. You can learn a great deal about a person by what they say in unscripted moments (i.e. without a teleprompter).
How many times have you heard this comment in the last six months?
“Worst economy since the Great Depression”
I think that the latest congressional plan for paying off the massive deficit will be to collect a nickel for every time that phrase is mentioned. If they had a nickel for each time that was mentioned, our deficit would be halved by the end of the year. That would probably work, except for the ”had.” I suspect we would be “had.”
This is the first in the new series – Framing the Dictionary.
Hubris is defined in Answers.com as:
“Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance”
As you scroll further on the web page they offer this second definition:
Hubris [hew - bris] or hybris, the Greek word for ‘insolence’ or ‘affront’, applied to the arrogance or pride of the protagonist in a tragedy in which he or she defies moral laws or the prohibitions of the gods. The protagonist’s transgression leads eventually to his or her downfall, which may be understood as divine retribution or nemesis. Hubris is commonly translated as ‘overweening (i.e. excessively presumptuous) pride’. In proverbial terms, hubris is thus the pride that comes before a fall.
