Rep. Barney Frank Town Hall --LIVE--

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream2&iref=lb100

[GOPinCa]

Barney Frank is having a townhall meeting. Live video from CNN.

[pitinkie]

Already trying to wrap it up..people saying they pay his salary...

[Nervous Tick]

>> Deepak Chopra is trying to speak English on CNN.

Bawney AND Deepak, eh? What a treat. Boy, the ol’ teevee is just a regular garden full of delight tonight!

Think I’ll stay here in front of the ‘puter instead.

[Uncle Miltie]

“Let the private citizens do this, this is not a Federal Government issue!” Applause!!!

[TSgt]

[Michael Barnes]

That was nice huh?

No Bawny goes Marxist.."I am fighting the CEO's of these big company's".

[Uncle Miltie]

“I don’t understand those of you with fear...” - BF

[TomGuy]

Audience speakers get applause and some ‘organized groups’ in the background boo the speakers.

[Nervous Tick]

>> people saying they pay his salary...

Whatever problems we have with our politicians here in Texas, I *never* have to go to bed with the knowledge that I pay Bawney’s salary. There’s always something to be thankful for, eh?

[Uncle Miltie]

“We will be curtailing top executive pay.”

[pitinkie]

def!

[Political Junkie Too]

Claire McCaskill: "I don't understand this rudeness."

-PJ

[Uncle Miltie]

“You said we would be allowed a public option as well as a private option. How can private compete with the unlimited resources of public money?” - Questioner

“You won’t have the profit making.” - BF

“There will be no ongoing public subsidy of the public option.” - What about it’s tax exempt status? Isn’t that a subsidy?

[Domandred]

“there will be no ongoing subsidy of the public option”

BULLSHIT. There isn’t now but you can damn well bet there will be.

[Uncle Miltie]

“We’re going to pay for it by raising taxes on wealthy people” - BF

BOOOOOOO!!!!

[pitinkie]

“...raise taxes...”

[TomGuy]

Frank says the ‘public option’ will get ‘administrative’ funding at the start.

Thereafter, it will be ‘break even’ and will get no additional funding.

[Who are you going to believe? Barney and Congress or your lying ears?]

[Uncle Miltie]

It’s 14% of our payroll. How do you expect us to compete with our competitors when there is an 8% option?

Why are companies overseas? Because they’re being taxed to death here.

This Administration has done nothing for small business.

When are you going to help us out instead of taxing us into oblivion?

[truthkeeper]

I loved that movie. That was a man!

[jwalsh07]

Fair enough, as far as that goes. -IF- given that government is not trustworthy (and IMO, that is the most charitable take), what should the occupants of the country do with/about their government? Give it MORE power and control? Give it respect?

Do unto others as others do unto you.

Are government representatives empowering citizens or themselves? Are our representatives treating their constituents with respect or condescension and disdain?

As to what we do, we should change the constitution to limit the aristocracy to a reasonable amount of time in DC.

[Uncle Miltie]

“He got an $80B concession from the pharmaceutical companies.”

IN THE POCKET OF BIG PHARMA!