Bush Interrupts Barney Frank Phone Call with Boyfriend

On his way into the House chamber for the State of the Union, Bush reportedly bumped into Barney Frank who was on the phone with his boyfriend. Bush didn't know who it was, but told Frank to tell them 'hello'.

After the speech, the Boston Globe reports, Frank sought out the President and told him, "Mr. President, by the way, the person I was talking to when you said to say hello was my boyfriend."

Bush's reply?

"Well. I hope you said how open-minded I am."

Said Frank: "I considered telling [the president] I wouldn't marry him, but then I thought, 'Nah.'"

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This robo-call, Ambinder notes, raises "the specter of scary homosexuals and their 'special rights.'"

The call: "Mitt Romney thinks he can fool us. He supported abortion on demand, even allowed a law mandating taxpayer-funding for abortion. He says he changed his mind, but he still hasn’t changed the law. He told gay organizers in Massachusetts he would be a stronger advocate for special rights than even Ted Kennedy. Now, it’s something different."

Ambinder notes that it's not clear whether McCain (pictured above with Florida governor Charlie Crist) personally approved the call.

(via americablog)

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