Congressman Barney Frank will visit UC Berkeley Feb. 23 to speak on the relationship between the United States and Israel.
The prominent Massachusetts Democrat has a long history of supporting civil rights causes and came out as openly gay in 1987. He is the former chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, and announced in November that he will retire from Congress at the conclusion of his term in 2013.
The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. in 155 Dwinelle and will be sponsored by the ASUC, Jewish Student Union and the Tikvah campus student group.
“Because he is a prominent progressive, Congressman Frank’s insight on the importance of the US-Israel relationship is especially relevant,” said Arielle Gabai, president of the Jewish Student Union, in an email. “We look forward to the opportunity to engage with a Congressman who shares our commitment to liberal values and Israel.”
Correction(s):
A previous version of this post stated that Barney Frank was the first openly gay member of Congress. In fact, Gerry Studds was the first openly gay member of Congress.
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Twelve million Americans facing
foreclosure want to know when Barney Frank and Dodd are going to be convicted.
The economic result of Dodd-Frank is an
obstructed economy where small amounts of capital cannot be obtained from
venture capitalists for small start-ups, which means no new jobs in the private
sector.
Frank planned this strategy. The
Gay/Marxist agenda Barney Frank represents IS cultural warfare and supports
socialist state capitalism.
Frank’s only regret is that he didn’t rip off enough from middle-class taxpayers to
completely cripple the American economy.
Frank is a chiseling, Marxist
crook from Jersey City who learned his dirty politics from Frank Hague’s
people, one of the most corrupt machines in American political history.
Now Frank wants to redefine
marriage so his “spouse” Ready would be protected from testifying against him.
Anything put forward by Barney
Frank will only lead our country further down the path of ruin.
The only thing that Frank
understands about capital formation is how he wants it to further his
influence.
State capitalism stinks
almost as much as Frank.
Stop giving Frank a platform
for his arrogance and corruption!
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This is cool
You just wish you were blown hard.
Frankie is nothing more than a blowhard FAIL.
Perfect fit for the Lib Cal Kiddies.