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Rep. Barney Frank plans
to marry longtime partner
before retiring from office
The Hill ^
| April 16, 2012
| Alicia M. Cohn
Posted on 04/16/2012 9:51:24 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) plans to marry his longtime partner in July, which will make him the first member of Congress in a same-sex marriage.
I think its important that my colleagues interact with a married gay man, Frank said in an interview with New York magazine published online Sunday.
Frank, who plans to retire from Congress this year after 16 terms, became the first openly gay member of Congress in 1987. Frank announced in January his plan to marry longtime partner Jim Ready. The marriage will take place in Massachusetts, one of the six states that have legalized gay marriage.
I do think, to be honest, if I was running for reelection, I might have tried to put the marriage off until after the election, because it just becomes a complication, Frank said in the interview. But I did want to get married while I was still in office. He called the ability to do so before he retires an unintended benefit.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bawneyfwank; bwide; expelfrank; gwoom; mawwiage; twuewomance
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To: Charles Henrickson
I can’t wait to see the guest list...
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:15:23 AM PDT
by
ken5050
(The ONLY reason to support Mitt: The Mormon Tabernacle Choir will appear at the WH each Christmas)
To: Gay State Conservative
I think you have the right idea. There is obviously some benefit to be gained by getting married while in office. It has something to do with pensions and other benefits. I wonder if there has been some other legislation that has weakened DOMA in that regard.
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:15:54 AM PDT
by
kabar
To: ken5050
Or their gift registry at Bed, Bath & Beyond.
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:21:50 AM PDT
by
rightwingintelligentsia
(Be careful of believing something just because you want it to be true.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:32:01 AM PDT
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
To: ken5050
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ktolkktCjo/TyHTJdvcMlI/AAAAAAAAvXg/XTjWl9LH51g/s400/Jim%2BReady%252C%2BBarack%2BObama%252C%2BBarney%2BFrank.jpg)
The blushing bride (or groom, take your pick),
the Spanker of the House, and their special friend
To: Uncle Slayton
Barney Frank is a member of the House of Representatives. . . . Barney Frank is a member of the House of Reprehensibles.
To: Free ThinkerNY
I think its important that my colleagues interact with a married gay man, Frank saidNot for love. Not for a life long commitment. Not to raise children in a healthy loving environment. No. To shove it in the faces of the country's elected representatives, and thereby in all our faces.
I am sure the mental image of Frank and his "partner" buggering each others hairy asses in a "marriage" will seem important to his colleagues ...
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:39:48 AM PDT
by
spodefly
(This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
May they get divorced within 5 years.
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:41:20 AM PDT
by
NathanR
To: Free ThinkerNY
Who’s going to give away the “bride”? Maybe President Hussein could do the honors.
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:41:27 AM PDT
by
Argus
To: Free ThinkerNY
so any congressman republican that attends is exposed as a rino.
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:41:56 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: Free ThinkerNY
so any congressman republican that attends is exposed as a rino.
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:43:37 AM PDT
by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: Dr. Thorne
After what Frank did to Fannie and the banking industry many are now also alone, old and on the streets.
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:44:52 AM PDT
by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: dainbramaged
He just didnt want to leave his friends behind.Aren't you missing an apostrophe in that sentence.
He just didnt want to leave his friend's behind.
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:45:13 AM PDT
by
MIchaelTArchangel
(Romney ruined Massachusetts. Now he wants to ruin the nation.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Well, who’s the pitcher and who’s the catcher here?
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:49:04 AM PDT
by
Marathoner
(2 goals this year: (1) S##tcan Obamacare; (2) S##tcan Obama)
To: spodefly
I am sure the mental image of Frank and his "partner" buggering each others hairy asses in a "marriage" will seem important to his colleagues ... Well, at least something will be important to them. The public welfare clearly is not.
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:50:08 AM PDT
by
madprof98
("moritur et ridet" - salvianus)
To: madprof98
Fudge Buddys for life.....so touching.
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:52:57 AM PDT
by
Fred911
(YOU GET WHAT YOU ACCEPT)
To: Free ThinkerNY
I wonder if they will hang the bedsheets off the balcony the next morning?
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:53:57 AM PDT
by
Cyman
To: Dr. Thorne
He needs to thank “conservative” Mitt Romney for making his “marriage” in Massachusetts possible.
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posted on
04/16/2012 10:55:53 AM PDT
by
A. Patriot
(Have we lost our Republic? Do the majority of Americans care?)
To: Free ThinkerNY
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/chode6/chode2.gif)
he just wants the insurance benefits...
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posted on
04/16/2012 11:02:55 AM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: A. Patriot
Maybe Mitt can be the Maid of Honor®.
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posted on
04/16/2012 11:02:55 AM PDT
by
liberalh8ter
(If Barack has a memory like a steel trap, why can't he remember what the Constitution says?)
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