Barney Frank says GOP housing attacks racially motivated

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[Chet 99]

BOSTON (AP) - Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that Republican criticism of Democrats over the nation's housing crisis is a veiled attack on the poor that's racially motivated.

The Massachusetts Democrat, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said the GOP is appealing to its base by blaming the country's mortgage foreclosure problem on efforts to expand affordable housing through the Community Reinvestment Act.

[Titus-Maximus]

Racism - the last refuge of a scoundrel.

[Nick Thimmesch]

Dittos Brother Chet: Kovar should make Barney unavailable.

[1035rep]

And he can capitalize on bitterness among blue collar and poor whites who never got jack shit from the Feds, but now are getting the shaft.

That would leave a mark.

[1035rep]

“congressional black caucus”

Could you imagine a “congressional white caucus”

I’m still waiting for the “white officer of the year” award.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Racially motivated??? Hey Mr. Franfurter!...Not using common business sense got us into this mess! To tag it as racially motivated by handing loans to people who had no hope in hell of ever repaying them is pure democratic party BULL S%$#!

[Anti-Bubba182]

He is safe in his seat.....errr.....Congressional Seat that is.

[IGOTMINE]

Good old Barney.

Bastard.