Miller repeats discredited claim that a "prostitution ring" was being run out of Rep. Frank's apartment
August 19, 2009 10:01 pm ET
From the August 19 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:
Miller also says that "the people have got to stop showing up on both sides of these" town halls "with Hitler signs."
Previously:
Palin's book and Obama's bow: a media week to forget
Media Matters: The Palin chronicles
The Friday Rush: A series of conflicts
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And typical. Someone makes a disparaging comment about someone who makes his living in front of the camera and you bring up someone who makes hi living behind the camera.
But please keep us informed about how many people show up at your performance at the livestock show in Prairie, Texas, on August 22. Nothing like playing the big room...
BTW, people carrying their Bible get in half-price. And don't forget the bake sale. ;>)
His 'boy-toy' wasn't running a gay prostitution ring out of BF's basement, and getting parking tickets fixed for his 'Johns.' (Or would you call those 'Janes?') It wasn't a "ring," it was a brothel.
Years ago, when Bush started warning about the runaway Fannie & Freddie
fiasco, Barney denied it and called them "fundamentally sound." He is dumber than a box of rocks.
This Administration will constantly strive to promote an ownership society in America. We want more people owning their own home. It is in our national interest that more people own their own home. After all, if you own your own home, you have a vital stake in the future of our country.”
- President George W. Bush, December 16, 2003
“The Accomplishments
Increasing Homeownership
* The US homeownership rate reached a record 69.2 percent in the second quarter of 2004. The number of homeowners in the United States reached 73.4 million, the most ever. And for the first time, the majority of minority Americans own their own homes.
* The President set a goal to increase the number of minority homeowners by 5.5 million families by the end of the decade. Through his homeownership challenge, the President called on the private sector to help in this effort. More than two dozen companies and organizations have made commitments to increase minority homeownership - including pledges to provide more than $1.1 trillion in mortgage purchases for minority homebuyers this decade.
* President Bush signed the $200 million-per-year American Dream Downpayment Act which will help approximately 40,000 families each year with their downpayment and closing costs.
* The Administration proposed the Zero-Downpayment Initiative to allow the Federal Housing Administration to insure mortgages for first-time homebuyers without a downpayment. Projections indicate this could generate over 150,000 new homeowners in the first year alone.
* President Bush proposed a new Single Family Affordable Housing Tax Credit to increase the supply of affordable homes.
* The President has proposed to more than double funding for the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP), where government and non-profit organizations work closely together to increase homeownership opportunities.
* The President proposed $2.7 billion in USDA home loan guarantees to support rural homeownership and $1.1 billion in direct loans for low-income borrowers unable to secure a mortgage through a conventional lender. These loans are expected to provide 42,800 homeownership opportunities to rural families across America.”
Source(s):
“President George W. Bush - Record of Achievement - Chapter 7 - Expanding Home Ownership”
A 1990 investigation by the House Ethics Committee was prompted by Steve Gobie, a male hustler Frank befriended and housed, who attempted to profit on his allegations that Frank knew he was using the home to see clients. Frank confirmed that he had once paid Gobie for sex, hired him with personal funds as an aide and wrote letters on congressional stationery on his behalf to Virginia probation officials, but Frank said he fired Gobie when he learned that prostitution clients were visiting his apartment.[17] "Two years [after Frank fired Gobie], Gobie tried unsuccessfully to sell his story to the Washington Post. He then gave the story to the Washington Times for nothing, in hopes of getting a book contract for the male version of Mayflower Madam."[18] After the investigation, the Committee found no evidence that Frank had known of or been involved in the alleged illegal activity and dismissed all of Gobie's more scandalous claims; they recommended a reprimand for Frank using his congressional office to fix 33 of Gobie's parking tickets.[19]
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Even that paragraph is a long, tenuous stretch in the direction of "running a prostitution ring" in his apartment.
But of course he is a lib, so he gets a pass.
No one was disputing the parking tickets. And there is absolutely no evidence, especially in what you just posted (from which I just copied and pasted) that Barney Frank was involved in the prostitution ring.
So as I said, he is an admitted criminal. I never claimed he was part of the prostitution ring, but who knows.
BTW, what I recall reading at the time was that it was ultimately determined that Gobie was living in Frank's basement and using the telephone there to set up liasons at other locations. Not very complimentary of Frank's judgment but hardly the more salacious story Gobie was trying to sell.
I want to know who Gannon/Guckert was visiting in the White House!!!!! You do remember that he was allowed into the press room WITHOUT normal credentials/background check. Who allowed THAT to happen.
My first guess is he was visiting Mehlman. Then maybe Rove or Gillespie.
I'd applaud if only he had the courage to mention that Fox favorite Glenn Beck is ground zero for that particular meme.
Miller accusing anybody, as he accuses Frank, of "needing to feel intellectually superior" is a prime example of the pot calling the kettle black.
If you lose the O'Reilly gig you're done baby..:)
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As for Obama's joke about the special olympics, it was a bad joke but he immediately apologized for it (not using one of those "if I offended anyone" types), nor do I see any evidence that he has prejudice for handicapped people. I do not believe Obama was trying to make fun of anyone with that joke either.
as for obama's joke about the special olympics, not only did he apologize for it way before anybody even realized he said it, but his intention was never to actually offend handicap people. if anything, he was making fun of himself because he bowls so badly. and again, that was something that he apologized for almost immediately.
by the way, speaking of disrespectful jokes by miller... would you prefer this one? how about this? and this one? obviously, he has an obsession with cheap shotting the speaker of the house.
furthermore, the difference between obama's joke and miller's joke is that obama was targeting a general group, whereas miller chooses to attack specific people, namely liberals. why doesnt he go after conservatives, too? maybe because he is on oreilly's show, and he would throw a fit if he committed such a sin. can you imagine if miller made similar jokes as he does with pelosi, but targeting sarah palin? oreilly would go crazy (as he has before about jokes towards palin) because she is a woman and shouldnt be attacked, right? oh, but pelosi being a woman is fair territory? hypocrisy much?