Right-wing blogs distort Frank's comments to suggest he "admitted" Dems seek to "increase" government control "on every front"
October 28, 2009 12:26 pm ET
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SUMMARY: Numerous right-wing websites, including the Fox Nation and the Drudge Report, have parroted a misleading headline posted on October 26 by Real Clear Politics and NewsBusters asserting that Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) stated, "We are trying on every front to increase the role of government." In fact, while specifically discussing financial regulation, Frank actually said, "[W]e are trying on every front to increase the role of government in the regulatory area" [emphasis added].
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