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Monday, April 18, 2011

The Manchurian Queen

Rep. Frank: Administration 'wasting time' with online poker crackdown

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"What an incredible waste of resources," Frank said in an interview with The Hill regarding last Friday's crackdown, which saw the FBI and Justice Department shut down the three largest online poker sites in what appears to be the largest sting to date on illegal online gambling.

"Go after the people responsible for empty houses, not full houses," Frank added. "I'm not saying violate the law, but to give this priority in law enforcement over some other things I think is a terrible idea and I think the administration is wrong on this."

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Okay Barney, that would be you. X marks the place where I was going to plant the wonderful SNL video, that raked Bawney over the coals and pinned blame squarely on his puffy shoulders. Should've been easy, I've embedded it at least three times before, and just had to find one of them.

Did the Google site search at the top of the page. "Can't be found"
Okay, I went to (Google owned) Blogger internal search - that will find anything. Nope, items not found.
I did an open Google search; found several (Google owned) YouTube links, but none of them worked (one played, but there was no sound).
Sumbitch Google!! I'm not giving up.

Aha! Here it is - X!!! Found! One of the main people people responsible for empty houses (and wallets, and savings, and ... .)

Rodger the Real King of France 4/18/2011 05:44:00 PM 7 Comments

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Rodger the Real King of France said...: "As Financial Services chairman in the last Congress, Frank moved legislation to legalize online gambling through his committee. "

$$$; 4/18/11, 6:14 PM
Anonymous said...: You are right about Rep. Barney Frank's responsibility for the economic debacle we are in. However, on this issue he is absolutely right. The Gestapo has vastly oversteped its bounds.

There is absolutely no reason for online poker to be banned. Poker is a passtime for hundreds of thousands of Americans, and millions of people throughout the world. We play in private, in our own homes, on our own computers, with our own money, and bother absolutely no one. It is a capitalist act between consenting adults.

The Poker Player's Alliance, which tries to get poker legalized again, endorsed Harry Reid. I am a Nevadan, and that is why I am no longer a member of the PPA.

There is enough venom for both parties in this affair. Bush and his merry men allowed the anti-internet gaming bill to be tacked onto the port security bill, without debate. Then he signed it. I was living in Georgia at the time, and wrote to my conservative Democrat Representative to tell him I was opposed to his vote (and why, in detail), and wanted him to reverse himself. He had the gall to send me a form letter thanking me for supporting his vote! The PPA counts as a friend Rep. Barney Frank, When you have to stoop to Barney Frank's level, you are in serious trouble. On the plus side, they also count former Sen. Al Damato as an important ally.

I have played poker online for years. I see people from dozens of other countries there, including Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Ireland, Great Britain, Japan, China, Philippines, South Africa, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Austria, and many more. Every one of those players lives in a country which allows its citizens more liberty than our country allows us.

I am more than a little pissed off about this. What's your passtime? Golf? Lets say Congress outlawed golf tomorrow. It makes just as much sense.

There is a reasonable case to be made that the federal government cannot outlaw poker online or otherwise. Only states can, as they are the only ones which can allow (or not) brick and mortar casinos. I now live in one state which allows them, Nevada.

Skoonj; 4/18/11, 7:51 PM
rickn8or said...: Skoonj-- I agree completely, but I'll bet the Federales' main complaint about online poker is they can't figure how to tax it.

And do you think the casinos REALLY want online poker legalized??; 4/18/11, 7:57 PM
USMC2841 said...: Somebody should tell Bwarney it's "poker" not "poke him" they're cracking down on.; 4/18/11, 8:10 PM
Anonymous said...: Bwanny is right on this subject.
Do casinos want on-line gambling? Harry Reid thought so... as long as the casinos run on-line gambling.; 4/18/11, 8:31 PM
Rodger the Real King of France said...: Skoonj ... I thought of you when I posted this. In fact I damned near subtitled "Attn: Skoonj.

Yeah, of course it's nonsense. But how very strange for Mr. Frank to so strenuously object to anything a Democrat administration does. Has it ever happened before?

I'm afraid that I see Barney, desperate for campaign cash in 2010, was bought by gaming interests, and is simply repaying a debt. The only way he can repay the American people for the harm inflicted is to "erase himself." In some agonizingly slow fashion.; 4/18/11, 10:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Rodger,I can't remember anything specific of Frank or any Democrat objecting to something a Democrat administration does. Must have been back in the day of Sen. Scoop Jackson, when there was such a thing as the "non-communist left".

I think he was holding this position well prior to 2010. Hey, a stopped clock is right twice a day, so I don't ascribe negative motivation to him on this. My question is why are we not hearing a lot more from those of both parties about this. Three days after DC adopted a law allowing internet poker!

And this is just one more reason I despise GW Bush, and can't get my dander up when Obama blames stuff on him. I do too. Thing is, Obama has enough evil going for him, including this: the FBI works for Eric The Red, so I assume the Gestapo is on the same page as its masters.

Skoonj; 4/18/11, 11:34 PM

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The Manchurian Queen

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