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Frankly Rude: Barney Cuts Haines Interview Short
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 06/11/2009 10:33:14 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

It's a conversation, Barney, not a soliloquy . . .

Discussing the regulation of executive pay with CNBC's Mark Haines today, the testy liberal Dem from Massachusetts was affronted when Haines tried to get in a word edgewise.

Before long, Barney announced that the interview was over, and ripped off his earpiece. Unruffled, Haines got off a good last line: "Fine, goodbye sir. We'll manage without you."

View video here.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barneyfrank; cnbc; executivepay; markhaines
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

From what I heard, Frank got confronted with the truth, and the interviewer wouldn’t let him lie his way out of it.


21 posted on 06/11/2009 10:53:49 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Mark Haines should be ashamed!

Blowing away your opponent in an intellectual duel is one thing when it is a fair fight.

But conducting an intellectual duel with an unarmed opponent?


22 posted on 06/11/2009 10:58:24 AM PDT by LoneStarC
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Here's the interview.
23 posted on 06/11/2009 10:59:59 AM PDT by NoPrisoners ("When in the course of human events...")
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To: BenLurkin
Haines is confrontational with everyone he interviews.

Anybody going on the show should know that by now.

By which you mean he asks questions. Which is in turn to say, he is a journalist. His approach does seem unorthodox, if you compare it to watching the talking hairstyles in the evening.

Even when addressing a Republican, the usual reporter or reporterette asks one "gotcha" question to get a "reaction." Or, if it's a Democrat being interviewed, one open-ended softball, such as, "How does it feel to be the savior of the banking industry, Congressman Frank?" There's no follow up, and no approaching from a different angle.

Haines is actually interested in his subject, and the questions he asks are designed to have the interviewee make a picture of how things (such as economies) work, with all their moving parts. People who won't come across with a clear explanation—which includes people who can't switch gears easily because they're lying—get hammered into the ground.

He's a lot of fun to watch. So is Santelli.

24 posted on 06/11/2009 11:02:23 AM PDT by SamuraiScot
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To: monocle

“Barney Frank is the premier example of constipation of the brain and diarrhea of the mouth.”

Aligator mouth and Jaybird Ass?


25 posted on 06/11/2009 11:08:15 AM PDT by jessduntno (July 4th, 2009. Washington DC. Gadsden Flags. Be There.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Frankly Rude: Barney Cuts Haines Interview Short

If Barney Frank doesn't learn to control his temper, he's gonna risk losing his Congressional ATM privileges...

26 posted on 06/11/2009 11:11:10 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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To: snarks_when_bored

He is elected by Masshole’s.
I had the sound turned off during this interview and could still tell Barney just didn’t want to answer questions..but throw out accusations.
He couldn’t win a nation wide election,but the Masshole’s will continue to elect him.


27 posted on 06/11/2009 11:17:17 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

awww...bawney doesn’t wike being chawenged.


28 posted on 06/11/2009 11:29:23 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I'm SO glad I no longer belong to the party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Bahhhney always speaks a million miles an hour and confuses most interviewers with his technical jargon so they just nod and decree him the smartest man alive. The problem on CNBC is that people such as Mark Haines and Michelle Caruso Cabrera know exactly what hes talking about and point out the absurdity of everything he says.


29 posted on 06/11/2009 11:56:50 AM PDT by MiltonFriedmanFan
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

how do fools like this stay in office....what does it say about the people that elect Bawrney Frank and Al Franken....are they fools or are the elections corrupt...


30 posted on 06/11/2009 12:43:29 PM PDT by The Wizard (DemonRATS: enemies of America)
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To: SamuraiScot
...if you compare it to watching the talking hairstyles in the evening.

Talking hairstyles... LOL!

Love it. :-)

31 posted on 06/11/2009 12:46:45 PM PDT by TChris (There is no freedom without the possiblity of failure.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I saw this - Barney was acting like an out of control petty dictator who was having a hissy fit about one of the "little people" asking him a follow up question. Barney seems under the impression that he speaks for the American people and in our name he'll put business in their place.

It was heavy handed - but Barney's power is starting to go to his head. He's a dictator wannabee...

Haines was his usual good natured self - but you could see he knew he was being bullied - and he - with grace and class - stood up to Barney. There was a flash of "I can feel the totalitarian boot on my neck" moment - but it passed. I hope Haines can keep his job - we all know the dem bullies will do what they can to get him fired.

32 posted on 06/11/2009 12:57:17 PM PDT by GOPJ ("Any 'jokes' about raping my 14-year-old are despicable." - Todd Palin)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Barney is a retarded Elmer Fudd.

/not claiming credit for coming up with that one.


33 posted on 06/11/2009 1:05:33 PM PDT by Madistan ((This space for rent))
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