This is from Boston Herald.Com. Seems the guy who was instrumental in the crash of the housing market, which almost precipitated the crash of our economy, and just recently joined with the other major contributor to that debacle in passing legislation that will do nothing to improve the situation (though it will create tons of new federal jobs) was trying to get away for a little R & R with his boyfriend on a place called Fire Island, when the ferry attendant refused to grant Barney the senior discount of one dollar causing Frank, according to reports, to throw a fit. Funny how those guys who don't blink an eye when spending other people's money (e.g. our taxes) go ballistic when they have to put their hands in their own pockets.
The New York Post describes Fire Island as a “popular gay haunt,” but the Boston Herald, in the below article, gives us the description of Fire Island from the resort's own website:
“There’s no place on earth like Fire Island Pines. It’s a legendary gay playground set on an idyllic island and one of the world’s most beautiful beaches,” it says. “It’s the kind of place gay people dream about, an island where everything is beautiful and possibilities are endless. It’s summer perfected.”
If Sodom and Gomorrah suddenly came to mind, you're not alone.
Senior moment for Barney Frank
