Hazy Answers

7 November 2009 @ 11:00 | Posted in » Politics

It came to light that Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank was at a house of a lover in Maine during 2007 when police raided the house. His lover was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Frank was listed as a witness on the original police report. He was never called to testify.

When asked about it by a Boston reporter, Frank claimed he didn’t know what pot looked like. Presumably, he is unaware of what a bong looks like too.

Yet, here is the same Barney Frank in 2001 addressing the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Surely there were some pot leaves hanging in the room.

And here is Frank speaking with CNN about a bill he sponsored that would legalize medical marijuana. The piece is spliced together with plenty of images of pot plants. Granted, that was done after the fact. But is Joe Citizen expected to believe that Congressman Frank didn’t see the piece? Are we to believe that Mr. Frank sponsored a bill to legalize something he doesn’t recognize?

Once again Joe Citizen is expected to believe the spin. Previously, another partner of Frank’s ran a brothel out of the congressman’s apartment. Frank pleaded ignorance to that crime as well, although he admitted to having hired the man for sex. Stacking coincidences and expecting passes is asking a lot from Mr. Citizen.