Barney Frank vs Chris Wallace - transcript, video (media matters

[The Count]

http://mediamatters.org/items/200611270005?src=other
Some of the questions that provoked the rebuttal:

* "Well, gentlemen, we hear a lot of talk from the left wing of your party that after 12 years out of power, they want to see House Democrats push a strong liberal agenda for the next two years. Congressman Frank, do you view that as part of your job, to resist that pressure and to govern from the center?"

* "Congressman Dingell, how do you respond, though, to liberals who say, 'Look, we stayed with the party when a lot of other people left. Now when it comes to raising taxes on the wealthy or abortion and gay rights, it's our time'?"

* "Congressman Frank, you said recently that you would like to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military. Isn't that exactly the kind of inflammatory fight the Democrats want to avoid at this point?"

* "Congressman Rangel, the Congressional Black Caucus says it's 100 percent behind Alcee Hastings . Are you behind Alcee Hastings to be chairman of the House intel committee?"

* "Congressman Frank, you were quite honest. You said that Pelosi's effort to put Murtha in as her No. 2, John Murtha, over Steny Hoyer , was, as you put it, an error in judgment. Would it be an error in judgment to name Alcee Hastings to the House intel committee?"