No Hawaii Surfing for Barney Frank

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Outgoing Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank, D, told the Huffington Post that he isn’t going to go surfing while he’s in Hawaii, and that he’ll opt to “just watch” instead. 

Frank is in the Islands to help Rep. Mazie Hirono fundraise for her U.S. Senate race. HuffPo reached the congressman for comment on remarks that Florida Republican Rep. Allen West reportedly made.

West on Wednesday called members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus communists. Frank and Hirono are both members of that caucus. 

In response to the Huffington Post, Frank fired back by comparing West to notorious Republican former Sen. Joe McCarthy. 

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