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Here’s a clip from the Barney Frank Show, soon to be a reality series on MSNBC.  Sean Hannity and Michele Bachman were all over this last night, full of faux dismay and tut tutting about how Frank treated his constituents, but oddly enough, they didn’t play this particular clip featuring the woman proudly waving the Obama = Hitler sign.  Strange, isn’t it?

Anyway, it’s here mainly for entertainment value.  Not everyone can afford to do this, and not everyone has Barney’s, um, way with words either.  Still, it shows a refreshing willingness to call a loon a loon instead of just fretting defensively about decorum and manners, and it’s also fun to watch.  Fun is good!  And while some people will be offended by it, I’ll bet the majority reaction outside the right wing would eventually become supportive if more Dems did this.  People would start laughing at the loons instead of pretending their black helicopter nonsense represents some kind of genuine upwelling of “heartland” grievance.  Give ’em hell, Barney.

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