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Frank tells of his despair during sex scandal (Hot Bottom Barney Tells All)
Boston Globe ^ | August 14, 2004 | Frank Phillips

Posted on 08/14/2004 7:52:32 AM PDT by Lance Romance

Frank tells of his despair during ’89 sex scandal

Says he sought psychiatrist's help

By Frank Phillips, Globe Staff  |  August 14, 2004

US Representative Barney Frank acknowledged yesterday that for a brief time in 1989 he saw a psychiatrist and took antidepressant medication as he battled allegations from a gay prostitute and companion who had operated a sex-for-hire ring in the congressman's home.

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: barneyfrank; gobie; stephengobie
Frank's depression came as the furor raged over Stephen Gobie's allegations that Frank was aware that he ran a gay prostitution ring out of the congressman's Washington, D.C., apartment. Frank had met Gobie in 1985, and later hired him as a personal assistant and driver. He fired him in 1987.

And yet, the people of Massachusetts return him and Killer Ted back to Congress election after election.

This moral failing is one of the main reasons I packed my bags for Georgia.

Eventually, in July 1990, the House Ethics Committee, in a 57-report, rejected as untrue Gobie's charges that Frank knew about the prostitution ring or that Frank had committed sexual acts with Gobie in front of President Bush's locker in the House gymnasium.

But the panel did conclude that the congressman wrote a misleading memo that went to a Virginia prosecutor and was aimed at ending Gobie's probation on felony charges. It also found that 33 parking tickets issued to Frank's car, many when Gobie was driving, were improperly waived through the congressman's House privileges.

On its recommendation, the House issued a public reprimand to Frank. But he was easily reelected that year and has faced no serious opposition since.

1 posted on 08/14/2004 7:52:32 AM PDT by Lance Romance
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To: Lance Romance
US Representative Barney Frank


2 posted on 08/14/2004 8:04:33 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
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To: Lance Romance

They weren't allegations, they were factual disclosures.


3 posted on 08/14/2004 8:05:39 AM PDT by OldFriend (WAR IS THE REMEDY OUR ENEMIES HAVE CHOSEN)
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To: Lance Romance
Did Frank make Gobble available to all the Democrats
so that he would .... get off?
4 posted on 08/14/2004 8:08:13 AM PDT by Diogenesis (Re: Protection from up on high, Keyser Sose has nothing on Sandy Berger, the DNC Burglar)
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To: Lance Romance
''I was pretty dysfunctional for five or six weeks," Frank said in a brief interview

Yeah, now he functions normally!!!

5 posted on 08/14/2004 8:11:22 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Cry......and let slip the dogs of whine.)
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To: Lance Romance

Frank probably was unhappy about the loss of his boy toys.


6 posted on 08/14/2004 8:14:00 AM PDT by tkathy (The choice is clear. Big tent or no tent.)
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To: Lance Romance
The 64-year-old congressman said he was still able to ''show up and vote" in the House during the period.
7 posted on 08/14/2004 8:15:34 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
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To: Lance Romance

At one time Barney headed the House Judiciary Subcommittee, and rejected the nomination of the late John Tower because he was a drinker and a womanizer. Apparently Rep. Frank doesn't see anything wrong with a Congressman being a "man-izer"...


8 posted on 08/14/2004 8:22:39 AM PDT by Exeter
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To: Lance Romance

There is nothing that Fwank says or does that isn't self-serving! These dem fairies do seen to love to put their current deviant on the government payroll.


9 posted on 08/14/2004 8:24:12 AM PDT by Tacis
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To: Lance Romance
Frank had met Gobie in 1985, and later hired him as a personal assistant and driver. He fired him in 1987.

Barney paid Gobie "off the books", i.e. no income tax, no FICA tax, no HI tax. And he got away with it.

10 posted on 08/14/2004 8:31:02 AM PDT by jackbill
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Getting the mea culpa out of the way for the Senate run, are we?


11 posted on 08/14/2004 8:53:14 AM PDT by nathanbedford
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To: OldFriend

Are you as tired as me of reading this psychobabble from these people?

It's like a nightmare -- one long national group therapy session.


12 posted on 08/14/2004 8:55:31 AM PDT by Howlin (Kerry being called a war hero is "a colloquialism.")
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

13 posted on 08/14/2004 8:58:25 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (Must get moose and squirrel ... B. Badanov)
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To: Howlin
Even our esteemed former Governor, Christie Whitless stated that she thought McGreevy was so courageous............before she said he should resign now.

AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH

14 posted on 08/14/2004 9:03:24 AM PDT by OldFriend (WAR IS THE REMEDY OUR ENEMIES HAVE CHOSEN)
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To: BunnySlippers

There are no amount of depravity these people won't sink to.
Well what do you expect when you you have made a choice to become a Democrat?..... "anything goes".


15 posted on 08/14/2004 9:59:03 AM PDT by Chantal
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To: Lance Romance

16 posted on 08/14/2004 10:05:07 AM PDT by Dallas59
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To: Lance Romance

This whole thing sucks; it's a pain in the butt.


17 posted on 08/14/2004 10:16:01 AM PDT by pankot
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To: Diogenesis

Is it the "down low" that glues the Dems together?


18 posted on 08/14/2004 10:20:04 AM PDT by bvw
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To: pankot
Have you heard of the new Fenway hot dog, the Barney Frank?

If you don;t like it you can shove it up your ass.

19 posted on 08/14/2004 10:24:42 AM PDT by Lance Romance
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To: Lance Romance

I would just about pay money to hear Barney Franks say:

"I have a vewy gweat fwiend in Wome called 'Biggus..."


20 posted on 08/14/2004 10:49:18 AM PDT by Living Stone (The following statement is true: The preceeding statement is false.)
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