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Barney Frank’s Crony Boyfriend Placement Help Lead to Financial Meltdown

“Frank admits” in relaying a story that the most senior openly gay member of Congress “used his influence” as a member of a House finance committee to “land a job at Fannie Mae” in 1991 for his then-lover Herb Moses.

Fannie Mae did hire Moses, who was just out of business school at Dartmouth. The company gave him an entry level position as assistant director for product initiatives. Two of Moses’ initiatives, said the book, “involved relaxing Fannie Mae’s restrictions on home improvement loans and small farm mortgages.” Moses left the company seven years later, at about the same time he and Frank broke up.

via Book alleges Frank pressed Fannie Mae to hire companion | Keen News Service.

Are Time and Mark Halperin Racist? Herman Cain Omitted Twice in GOP Oddsmaking | NewsBusters.org

Twice in the last two weeks has Time magazine devoted a page to Mark Halperin’s oddsmaking on who will be the Republican nominee — the May 23 issue (page 35) and the June 6 issue (page 16). Twice, there’s been no mention of Herman Cain. The GOP cast of contenders is lily-white. This seems odd, since Cain participated in the first presidential debate on May 5 to high praise and formally announced on May 21. Are Time and Halperin racists? They can’t say they’re unaware that Cain is running.

Are Time and Mark Halperin Racist? Herman Cain Omitted Twice in GOP Oddsmaking | NewsBusters.org.