01/29/2008
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.'"
An Unexpected Caller [political intelligence]
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I'm sure Barney's bf already knows EXACTLY how open-minded the president is.
Posted by: tjc | Jan 29, 2008 6:24:39 PM
My first thought: How tacky of Rep. Frank was it to be on the phone at that point?
Posted by: Scott | Jan 29, 2008 6:46:42 PM
I tuned in to the last 3 minutes of his speech (don't ask me why) using the live feed on CNN dot com. Their camera followed him all the way out of the house - very much raw, non-commentary footage - and showed the boy kiss moments up close and Frank saying something to Bush about his boyfriend. It was all very, very odd.
Posted by: Scott B. | Jan 29, 2008 8:11:01 PM
While I fully-support that it's a personal choice, why hasn't Sen. Frank married his boyfriend? ...It's legal in Massechusetts.
Even Uncle Sully was made an "honest man" last year....
Posted by: Ted B. (Charging Rhino) | Jan 29, 2008 8:33:10 PM
Oops, my bad.....Congressman Frank.
Posted by: Ted B. (Charging Rhino) | Jan 29, 2008 8:37:32 PM
Not quite controversial enough to rate, unfortunately. But as always, it gives us all the opportunity to pile on...Bush is a moron.
Posted by: So Left I'm Right | Jan 29, 2008 9:05:42 PM
George Bush, the "open-minded" president whose administration filed a Supreme Court brief in favor of the continuation of Texas' sodomy laws.
George Bush, the "open-minded" president who vetoed funding for implementing DC's domestic partnership law.
George Bush, the "open-minded" president who threatened to veto ENDA and the Matthew Shepard Act.
George Bush, the "open-minded" president who supports DADT and the FMA.
George Bush, the "open-minded" president who answered a question about homosexuality with "I believe we're all sinners." Such grace and acceptance there.
To even make such a self-congratulatory Christy statement after all the misdeeds shows just how much of a megalomaniac he is.
Posted by: John | Jan 29, 2008 9:19:13 PM
THANK GOODNESS that was his last SOTU address. What a clown ... and how high schoolish of a mess he has made of our government and country not to mention our democracy.
buck fush!
Posted by: FunMe | Jan 29, 2008 10:36:17 PM
George Dubya is open-minded like Mel Gibson loves Fisting!
Posted by: Wirrrn | Jan 29, 2008 11:53:46 PM
Wirren
Acording to South Park, mel loves fisting and all manner of masochistic torture.
:-)
Posted by: Jimmyboyo | Jan 30, 2008 12:11:53 AM
Eew. Just...eew.
I HATE GEORGE BUSH.
Posted by: JOE 2 | Jan 30, 2008 1:30:33 AM
YOU SICK FUCKING FREAKS!!!!
Posted by: Aldo Nova | Aug 29, 2009 1:53:29 PM