Barney Frank throws a hissy fit over $1 senior discount on ferry fare to fairy fair

[randallscott35]

How can anyone be surprised by this? Frank is a joke.

[brianwspencer]

What a bunch of assholes.

Plural, meaning Frank for throwing a fit over a dollar, and AeWingnut, once again displaying that rock-solid conservative class that we've all come to know and love by calling it a "fairy fair."

Well played -- didn't think that anyone posting this could give Frank a run for his money, but you managed to!

And the fun sponge rests, your honor.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

And the fun sponge rests, your honor.

Why yes, I can see it now, if we were talking about a cheap African-American and used the phrase "niggardly ______," and people complained, I'm sure that all of DT would be coming to my defense for creating a fun little play on words and accusing those who thought it was tasteless and offensive of being "fun sponges."

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

Why yes, I can see it now, if we were talking about a cheap African-American and used the phrase "niggardly ______," and people complained, I'm sure that all of DT would be coming to my defense for creating a fun little play on words and accusing those who thought it was tasteless and offensive of being "fun sponges."

I just think you're blowing a joke out of proportion and you're desperate to be part of an oppressed group.

And really it's hilarious how you're comparing your plight to African-Americans.

Give me a f.ucking break.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

I just think you're blowing a joke out of proportion and you're desperate to be part of an oppressed group.

And really it's hilarious how you're comparing your plight to African-Americans.

Give me a f.ucking break.

I'm not desperate to be a part of anything except maybe a group that doesn't get called names as a punch line. Hopefully someday, asking for that basic minimum decency won't be seen as being hysterical and blowing things out of proportion.

And I said nothing at all about plight -- you're reading into that to try to make it sound like I'm being hysterical. John's an a$shole for posting what he posted, but I hardly compared my "plight" to African-Americans, I pointed out that a cute play on words doesn't absolve you of being an a$shole for making fun of a marginalized group.

Nobody said anything about "plight," until you tried to make it sound like I was overreacting, but then again, I'm a hysterical, humorless, victim for hoping that other people can have a modicum of decency, so I guess you're right.

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

I'm not desperate to be a part of anything except maybe a group that doesn't get called names as a punch line. Hopefully someday, asking for that basic minimum decency won't be seen as being hysterical and blowing things out of proportion.

And I said nothing at all about plight -- you're reading into that to try to make it sound like I'm being hysterical. John's an a$shole for posting what he posted, but I hardly compared my "plight" to African-Americans, I pointed out that a cute play on words doesn't absolve you of being an a$shole for making fun of a marginalized group.

Nobody said anything about "plight," until you tried to make it sound like I was overreacting, but then again, I'm a hysterical, humorless, victim for hoping that other people can have a modicum of decency, so I guess you're right.

Oh poor you.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

What a bunch of assholes.

Plural, meaning Frank for throwing a fit over a dollar, and AeWingnut, once again displaying that rock-solid conservative class that we've all come to know and love by calling it a "fairy fair."

Well played -- didn't think that anyone posting this could give Frank a run for his money, but you managed to!

AeWingnut is a known homophobe. He always has a homophobic comment to make. Most conservatives arent like him (though a lot of the elected ones seem to be)