A a Dartmouth, MA town hall, Barney Frank delivered a crushing, youtube worthy verbal smackdown of a typical fox-news mouth breather.
If you haven't seen it yet, please watch. If you have seen it, it will probably still make you laugh and its Wednesday, so you might as well treat yourself to another view for making it this far through the week.
OH SNAP
Barney Frank has inspired me. He is the first elected official I've seen who has rendered a screamer screamless by pointing out the absurdity of the "Obama is hiter OMGZ!!" talking point. He even gets bonus points for laying down a smackdown so epic that the screamer knew she was going to be a youtube sensation before the townhall was even over.
For having the balls to put someone in their place, Barney Frank wins my inaugural "Democratic Testicular Fortitude Award"
I am sick of spineless Democrats who shrivel at the first sign of conflict and are unwilling to properly put nutcases in their place. If we want a sustainable majority, we need leaders who are willing to stand up to screamers and talking point repeaters.
For this reason I'm pledging that each time an elected Democratic Official does their duty and stands up for their policies and beliefs in a way that renders someone speechless, I will donate $20 to their reelection fund.
Waxman makes the nightly news by making Joe Barton cry - $20
Pelosi throws Eric Cantor into a stuttering rage on Meet the Press - $20
Durbin calls out turkey neck McConnell on his insurance lobby contributions and expressly uses the words "turkey neck" when describing McConnell - $20
I would even give Roland Burris money if he stepped up grew a pair.
I was cool with the Democrats being the nice guys in office when it seemed like you could be nice and get things done. But you can't be nice and get things done. Not when you've got a bunch of nuts whose entire existence and future is based around scaring people and obstructing progress. You've got to have the balls to do what needs to get done. That includes having the balls to lay down the law once in a while to a party that is accustomed to being the bully on the playground.
Democrats - Put the bully in his place and get $20 from me (and anyone else who is willing to chip in and support Democrats with testicular fortitude)