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Barney Frank is back being recycled in the “news’

The Return of ‘The Banking Queen’ to the News Cycle



After almost a decade in a Missing In Action state, former Dem Rep. Barney ‘Fwank' is back in the news—but still haunted by the spirit of late radio great Rush Limbaugh with strains of the parody song’ Banking Queen’ heard whenever his unforgettable name is mentioned. “This is a parody of Rep. Barney Frank (D) and the song "Dancing Queen" by ABBA performed by Paul Shanklin with added captions. The parody of the self-described "left-handed gay Jew" has been featured on Rush Limbaugh's talk radio show. Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of Rep. Frank, but this is funny.” -Tommy Ferrell, July 29, 2009.


‘Insurrection Queen’/‘Insurrection Inquisitor’ Nancy Pelosi

Unheard from for a long time, it was what ‘Insurrection Queen’/‘Insurrection Inquisitor’ Nancy Pelosi said that brought Barney back out of the woodwork. It was Newsmax who graced Barney with a comeback interview, but the news outlet couldn’t dub him the ‘Comeback Kid’. No 81 year old can ever be a kid. Fun hearing strains of ‘Banking Queen while reading about what Barney had to say. “Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's move this week to remove two Republicans from the Jan 6 select committee, while not technically violating House rules, was a violation of "important norms," former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., tells Newsmax. “But Frank, appearing Thursday on "# & Co.," told hosts Sean # and Lyndsay Keith that GOP then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was guilty of the same offense when he refused in 2016 to consider the nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court during President Barack Obama's last year in office. (Jack Gournell, Newsmax, July 22, 2021)
“# told Frank the move by Pelosi could set a dangerous precedent in which Republicans could retaliate should they regain control of the House. Many speculate that just might happen in 2022.”

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BUT—and there’s always a Big But with Barney:
"Unfortunately, I don't worry about the precedent," Frank said, because there are examples of it being shed on both sides.(Newsmax) "We had this outrageous precedent, in my judgment, one of the worst we've seen, of Mitch McConnell, refusing to confirm a Supreme Court justice with about a year left in the [Obama] presidency.” “When # pointed out that McConnell had "played by the rules" in the Garland case, Frank agreed, but said that Pelosi did as well when she rejected Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Jim Banks, R-Ind. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Calif., had appointed them and three others to serve on the select committee. “McCarthy pulled the other three after Pelosi rejected Jordan and Banks. “Pelosi previously appointed Republican Liz Cheney of Wyoming and has said she may appoint GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois to the panel. Both voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump earlier this year, saying his actions and words led to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by his supporters.

If there’s anyone who knows about “playing by the rules”, it isn’t Barney

“Frank said that Jordan's behavior in hearings has been "disruptive" and he supports Pelosi in removing him. “Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., "was very publicly rebuking him because he just was violating the rules and talking when he shouldn't have been talking," Frank said.”
If there’s anyone who knows about “playing by the rules”, it isn’t Barney. There you have it, Barney Frank is back being recycled in the “news’—but so are the haunting words of the immortal El Rushbo’s ‘Banking Queen’. Rush Limbaugh forever!


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Judi McLeod -- Bio and Archives -- Judi McLeod, Founder, Owner and Editor of Canada Free Press, is an award-winning journalist with more than 30 years’ experience in the print and online media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared throughout the ‘Net, including on Rush Limbaugh and Fox News.

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