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Barney Frank: “I took specific offense to the deliberately bigoted and belittling form of words that he chose to use.”

On the recordMay 11, 1995
I took specific offense to the deliberately bigoted and belittling form of words that he chose to use.
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Barney Frank
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Addressing language used in a discussion about homosexuals in the military.

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