Barney Frank Speaks to CNN, Following Entry Into Hospice Care Announcement
Former Rep. Barney Frank said progressives are moving too fast on cultural issues as he promoted a new book and spoke from hospice care.
- Longtime Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank spoke to CNN Sunday from his home in Maine, where the 86-year-old recently entered hospice care, discussing his new book The Hard Path with Jake Tapper.
- Frank, a leading voice in the fight for gay rights who spent more than three decades in Congress, expressed concern that the Left sometimes moves too fast on social and cultural changes.
- Frank said Progressives are making a 'crucial mistake' on culturally sensitive issues like transgender people in sports by turning them into litmus tests, suggesting a 'more granular way' forward.
- Comparing Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner to President Donald Trump, Frank suggested Platner effectively exploits voter anger but may struggle to translate that discontent into enough actual votes.
- His book offers a platform for reform, arguing the Left must balance inequality concerns with public readiness, as Tapper concluded by praising Frank's 'passion and your brain' after decades of coverage.
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As we [progressives] succeeded in bringing the mainstream of the left into a concern with inequality, we also enabled people who wanted to use that as a platform for a wide range of social and cultural changes, some of which the public isn’t ready for. … I think [some progressives today] make a mistake by taking the most controversial parts of the agenda and turning them into litmus tests.Obviously, I’ve been working for gay rights. Started in 1…
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Visibly infirm Barney Frank calls out trans advocates for making sports a “litmus test”
Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) appeared on CNN on Sunday to discuss the future of the Democratic Party, criticizing pro-trans rights advocates for turning sports participation into a “litmus test” for Democrats. But perhaps just as remarkable in the interview was his health. Frank entered hospice care last week and, during the interview, struggled to open his eyes. Related Trans people sue Idaho over draconian bathroom bill: “I knew this woul…
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