Barney Frank is Ann Lewis' brother

[sandnsea]

You might recognize her as one of Hillary's key campaign advisers. She was also the one who defended Bill against Kathleen Willey's accusations. "Kathleen Willey told me then how proud she was that she had worked for the president in 1992."

Just to keep all the players straight.

[Catherine Vincent]

1. old news nt

[Muddy Waters Guitar]

2. Full disclosure

Fair enough.

[sandnsea]

4. Exactly, I even chose a nice photo

Although I didn't see the "Saint An" in there, lol.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

3. Kathleen Wiley was a nutcase nt

nt

[sandnsea]

5. Most likely

I'm just trying to present info for people to evaluate various statements better.

[ShortnFiery]

15. That much is TRUE. But it doesn't detract from the fact that HRC's husband "has issues."

Perhaps he's CURED but if he's not it's going to be scandal-mania.

But the French President is tanking in the polls both for his recent divorce and for his hasty remarriage.

Silly French Politicians - don't they realize that divorce is to be avoided at all costs? :evilgrin:

Yes, fellow Americans, true to form the President of France makes the choice of ROMANTIC LOVE over his political ambitions. How quaint?



January 7, 2008

Nicolas Sarkozy slides in polls as he plans to marry in haste



President Sarkozy is planning to marry Carla Bruni, his singer girlfriend, in early February, just over two months after meeting her and three months since his wife divorced him, according to French and Italian reports.

A wedding is provisionally planned for February 8 or 9, according to yesterday’s Journal du Dimanche. As the Elysée Palace made no attempt to deny this, pollsters said that the President’s parading of the former Italian supermodel and his haste in replacing Cécilia, his wife, helped to explain a seven-point slump in his approval rating over the past month.

“Speedy Sarko”, 52, yesterday gave the traditionalists more reason to view his conduct as unseemly when he posed for photographers holding hands with Ms Bruni, 40, on a trip to Jordan as guests of King Abdullah II. Talk of marriage has been in the air since Mr Sarkozy took Ms Bruni on a trip to Egypt over Christmas. Marisa Tedeschi Bruni, her mother, told newspapers that the President had asked for her daughter’s hand. “I said to him, ‘Monsieur le Président, I have no reason to refuse’,” she said. “Carla is living an authentic love story. I think that they make a good couple.”

Mr Sarkozy’s display of his high-speed romance and his taste for le bling bling has turned the tradition of presidential decorum on its head and helped to sour his image as France enters a new year in a state of anxiety over the economy. His approval rating has dropped below 50 per cent for the first time since his election last May. The monthly CSA poll showed that 48 per cent expressed confidence in Mr Sarkozy compared with 55 per cent in December and 65 per cent last summer. Those with no confidence rose seven points to 45 per cent.

[davidinalameda]

6. you'd imply that Barney Frank would say stuff to help his sister

shocking!

:sarcasm:

[Cameron27]

7. I'd be shocked if he helped

his sister by making statements that he didn't believe himself.

[MADem]

8. Barney is a stand-up guy. He doesn't BS for anyone, even his sister. NT

[ShortnFiery]

16. Yes, the fact that ole' true blue Barney has stated that he is supporting HRC for the nomination ...

doesn't color his opinion at all.

Right. :eyes: Has good ole' D.C. insider Barney "I'm Objective" Frank know that he could have picked up the phone and called Obama? No? Then I will file his statements under "Shill for Hill."

[elixir]

18. Why should Frank support Obama? Is there history there?

[Cameron27]

20. You've never had one single good thing

to say about the Clintons, either of them. Is there anything, any smidgeon of anything, that you think Obama could justifiably be criticized for? Is there any person who criticizes Obama or who endorses Hillary Clinton who won't have their motives questioned or their characters smeared?

[sandnsea]

9. People have a right to know

so they can factor that in, that's all.

[MonkeyFunk]

10. and Warren Beatty is Shirley MacLaine's brother

so?

[Debs]

11. Hillary can only hope

She has his intelligence and wit

[MonkeyFunk]

12. Well

it's hard to be as witty as Barney, but Ann Lewis is pretty damned smart.

She was VP of Planned Parenthood, chief of staff to Sen. Barbara Mikulski, and a visiting professor at Brandeis University.

[MaineDem]

13. I always thought of her as Barney's sister

Two very smart people.

[flpoljunkie]

14. How many times has she repeated the phrase--"22 million new jobs?"

It always makes me think of the joke going around back then by those working hard trying to make ends meet--"Yeah, I know, I've got three of them."

[DaLittle Kitty]

17. Ann Lewis Is A Backroom , Cigar Smok'n Piece of Crap!

Old Guard Excrement... And America is going to trust this bunch? :puke:

[elixir]

19. Wow, lots of acrimony on the DU. By 2/5/08 the rhetoric will be screaming.