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I THINK ALSO THERE IS THE PERCEPTION, AND I THINK IT IS TRUE, THAT IN THE EXTERIOR, ON THE OUTSIDE,... |
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I HAD INTERVIEWED SEVERAL FORMER STAFFERS WHO SUGGESTED THAT "GET TO THE POINT" WOULD HAVE BEENUa... |
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YOU SAID HE WAS GOING FOR IT -- THROUGH MIDLIFE CRISIS. TO ONE MORE TERM IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.... |
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WHAT HAS BEEN OPENLY GAY DONE FOR HIS POLITICAL CAREER? |
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INITIALLY, THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT IT WOULD HURT HIM SIGNIFICANTLY. WHEN HE CAME OUT IN 1987, IT DID... |
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OUR GUEST IS THE AUTHOR OF A BIOGRAPHY ON BARNEY FRANK. YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT REPRESENTATIVE... |
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YES, I THINK HE HAS. LAST JUNE, I HAD AGREED WITH THE PUBLISHER OF THE BOOK, THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS... |
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HERE IS REPRESENTATIVE FRANK. THE CALLER PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT UP THIS TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND GETTING... |
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ON WHAT PLANET HE SPENT MOST OF YOUR TIME? [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION?... |
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WHAT WOULD YOU ADD TO THAT AS FAR AS THE INTERCHANGE? |
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I THINK THAT IS TYPICAL OF BARNEY'S CAREER. THE ABILITY TO COME UP WITH A REJOINDER. WHEN HE WAS... |
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LOUISIANA, ON OUR INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: I AM HAPPY THAT YOU MENTIONED BARNEY FRANK'S COMMITMENT... |
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WE WILL LEAVE IT THERE. |
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ON THE LAST POINT, BARNEY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH STATE LEGISLATURE. WHEN HE FIRST RAN FOR CONGRESS... |
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HE HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH STEVE GOBEY, INITIALLY -- |
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HE HAD PAID FOR HIS SERVICES INITIALLY AND IT BECAME A FRIENDSHIP. BARNEY TRIED TO STEER HIM ON THE... |
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YOU ALSO WROTE ABOUT THE MATTER OF PARKING TICKETS WITH STEVE GOBEY. |
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IN SOME CASES THERE WAS A AMPLE PARKING TICKETS. IF YOU GET A PARKING TICKET AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS... |
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THEY WERE FIRST DE GOBEY? |
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SOME OF THEM FOR -- OR FOR HIM. -- SOME OF THEM WORK FOR HIM. BARNEY FRANK SAID LATER THAT THE PROBLEM... |
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WHAT ABOUT THE PRESS CONFERENCE HE HELD? COULD YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE OF WHAT HAPPENS? |
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WHEN THE SCANDAL BROKE IN THE"WASHINGTON TIMES," HE CALLED THE NEWSPAPER AND ENTERED ALL THE QUESTIONS.... |
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PENNSYLVANIA, NANCY ON OUR REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: 94 TAKING MY CALL. -- THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL.... |
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THAT IS A FAIR QUESTION. FIRST OF ALL, LET ME EXPLAIN THAT I HAD FINISHED BY BOOK IN THE FALL OF 2008.... |
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OUR INDEPENDENT LINE -- CALLER: IN YOUR BOOK, IN REFERENCE TO THE RENT- CONTROLLED, HE HAS FOUR APARTMENTS... |
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THE FIRST FOUR OR FIVE THINGS, THERE IS NO BASIS FOR, THERE IS NO FACTUAL SUPPORT FOR. THOSE ARE SPURIOUS... |
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DOES HE HAVE AN ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OR FINANCIAL-SERVICES BACKGROUND? NO GUEST:, HE DOESN'T. WHEN... |
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ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, GO AHEAD CALLER: CALLER: THIS BOOK IS NOT A PIECE... |
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BARNEY USUALLY GETS A VERY POSITIVE OR VERY NEGATIVE REACTION FROM PEOPLE. WHEN YOU MENTION HIS NAME,... |
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DID YOU TALK WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE HIMSELF? |
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I DID 30 HOURS OF INTERVIEWS WITH BARNEY FRANK OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD FOR THE BOOK. |
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HOW MANY OTHERS DID YOU TALK TO? |
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I INTERVIEWED OVER 150 OTHER PEOPLE. I TRACKED DOWN, ONE OF MY FAVORITE ONES WAS BARNEY'S 12TH GRADE... |
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TOMORROW FROM 9:00 THROUGH 10:00, WE HAVE THE AUTHOR OF A BOOK ABOUT SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL. YOU... |
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THE CHARGES TOTALLY INACCURATE. AS I DISCUSSED IN THE BOOK, WHEN BARNEY WAS ELECTED TO CONGRESS, ... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE OF THE BOOK BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS PRESS... |
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WHAT WAS THE REACTION FROM HIS FAMILY? |
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IT WAS TOTAL SURPRISE. NONE OF THEM SAW IT COMING. A PARTICULARLY BARNEY'S MOTHER. BARNEYeMc, AS MANY... |
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MIAMI, FLA., ON OUR REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER: THIS GERMAN SAID THAT IN 2007, BARNEY FRANK TRIED TO PASS... |
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ON THE POINT THAT BARNEY STONE WALL IN 2005. BARNEY AND MIKE OXLEY HAD LEGISLATION IN 2005 THAT ARE... |
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FLA., ON OUR INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: TAKE YOUR OWN SUPPLIES AND START LOOKING THINGS UP. YOU TOLD... |
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HE HAS NEVER BEEN ON ANYONE'S SHORT LIST FOR CHIEF OF PROTOCOL THE EARLIER CALLER WENT THROUGH FIVE... |
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CONGRESSMAN FRANK IS A REPRESENTATIVE NOT A SENATOR. CALLER: I WANTED TO SAY THAT I WATCH C-SPAN A... |
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IN A FEW MINUTES, WE WILL COVER SENATOR KENNEDY'S FUNERAL MASS. SENATOR KENNEDY COMES UP IN HIS BOOK.... |
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IT WAS A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP AND HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN INDEBTED TO SENATOR KENNEDY. IN HIS FIRST ELECTION... |
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WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE CALL CALLER:. BARNEY FRANK IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF HARVARD HUBRIS, FAST-... |
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FINAL THOUGHTS? |
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BARNEY IS THE COMBINATIONS THE CLASH BETWEEN HARVARD AND GROWING UP IN BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY. IT IS... |
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STUART WEISBERG IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BIOGRAPHY OF BARNEY FRANK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. AT... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
