No matter how well conservatives do this coming election, they are still going to have their share of disappointments, maybe a good many more than they think they will. I would almost be willing to lay odds on what some of them might be, and one of the first races I would be willing to bet good money is going to bring a great deal of disappointment to conservatives is the race for Massachusetts 4th district House seat, where Congressman Barney Frank is in the middle of the toughest race of his political career.
But, Frank will no doubt win his race, and by the time the last votes are counted, he will have probably won it quite handily, probably with a margin of at least just south of ten percent.
That's a shame, because if anyone deserves to lose, its Barney Frank, but the Republicans, who recently released an add depicting a disco dancing Barney Frank, themselves ironically keep dancing around the issues where Frank is the weakest-his personal life.
This is no doubt because the Republicans, and by extension Frank's opponent in the race, Sean Bielat, are afraid of coming across as homophobic. That is unfathomable to me. Were Frank to be a heterosexual noted to have a string of younger girlfriends, all of whom benefited from his stature and power as one of the most influential Congressmen in Washington, could there be any doubt they would jump all over it? After all, the pertinent point isn't the Congressman's sexual preference, it is his corruption, his abuse of power, and his apparent blindness in some cases to situations that are rampant with conflict of interest. Its a good thing for Barney Frank that he is gay, as if he was straight, he probably would have been long gone by now.
But, since he's gay, everybody gives him a wide berth when it comes to these matters. As a result, Barney Frank continues on his path of vice and corruption, like some ancient Roman Emperor, so secure in his status and his standing with the masses, he no longer feels he has to worry about propriety, or appearances, or accountability.
And that my friends is where we now stand, and where we shall now proceed. What exactly would be a better electoral campaign to run against this corrupt, despicable toad than to show him for what he really is? With this in mind, I now present to you my own proposal for an ad against Barney Frank. I call it-
THE EMPEROR KNOWS NO BOUNDS
Setting-A modern day version of an ancient Roman banquet. A look-alike Barney Frank is surrounded by a bevy of men, mostly younger, all strong and well-built. “Barney” reclines in the center of the room, as all the young men view him attentively, apparently hanging expectantly on his every word. He gazes longing at a young boyish man playing a lyre. In the middle of the room is a table filled with the most exquisite foods and wines. Barney and his friends eat and drink heartily, Barney partaking lasciviously of a kebab one of his young suitors has just proffered to him, while not too far off, other young male couples dance with hedonistic delight.
(V/O-Ever since he arrived in Washington, Barney Frank has been the epitome of corruption and debauchery. He fixed parking tickets and influenced the probation officer of his live-in boyfriend, who ran a gay brothel out of Frank's own Washington home. Yet, despite his much heralded intelligence, Congressman Frank denied any knowledge of this activity, on-going under his nose. Much like his denial of knowledge that his current boyfriend was recently arrested for possession of marijuana-despite the fact that Frank was present at the time of the bust.)
At this point the camera pans around the room. One of the young gay men takes a hit off what appears to be a joint of marijuana which he then passes to another young man sitting beside him, as Barney looks on approvingly. At this point, an apparently devoted man begins massaging Frank's thighs with heated oil, while another feeds him graps and as some of the men continue to pass around the joint, others begin to dance, swaying to the sounds of raucous music suddenly playing, as the young lyre player takes a seat by Barney, and another man begins what appears to be the beginning stages of a strip-dance.
(V/O-Barney Frank even abused his position as Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, where he fought to protect the interests of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, helping them to benefit from government regulations while simultaneously hiding their many financial irregularities. And what is more telling-for some time leading up to this, he had engaged in a romantic relationship with a high-powered executive of Fannie Mae.)
Here, Barney Frank presents the young lyre player with a magnificently garish diamond necklace.
“Thank you Mr. Frank” the boy gushes appreciatively.
“Oh, don't thank me, sweetheart”, Frank replies. “Thank the American taxpayer”.
At this, the entire room erupts, joining Frank in uncontrolled laughter.
(V/O)-On November 2nd, tell Barney Frank that Washington is not the place for debauchery and corruption. Send him packing. Send Sean Bielat to Washington. Because the 4th district deserves better than Barney Frank.)
The piece could be augmented by flashes of newspaper copy with headlines to supplement the voice-over, but on the other hand-what's the point? Sean Bielat would never run an ad like this, and if he did, it would probably be strongly denounced by his own party. But, it would get the point across, despite the almost certain howls and accusations of homophobia sure to be trumpeted by the left, and for that matter most Democrats, and not a few Republicans.
But if it made the point to enough people who got the message-its about corruption, not Frank's gay lifestyle-wouldn't it be worth the criticism? What counts is the final tally of votes, and if this wouldn't do the trick, then nothing else would anyway.
And at the very least, it would show the country that the National Republican Party does have-well, balls.
