In an extraordinary breach of congressional decorum, Rep. Barney Frank, D-MA shouted "I Love You" at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress Wednesday.
"This evening I let my emotions get the best of me," Frank said in a statement. "But he is so gorgeous. And when I saw him standing up there, the glow of the teleprompter twinkling in those big brown eyes, I went weak in the knees and couldn’t contain myself!”
Frank’s outburst came after Obama said that extending health care to all Americans who seek it would not mean insuring illegal immigrants.
"I Love You!" Frank shouted from his seat on the Democrat side of the chamber.
Republicans froze, with several looking in Frank’s direction.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi directed a large smile at him; first lady Michelle Obama smiled and nodded. Vice President Joe Biden beamed from ear to ear.
Obama, meanwhile, looked toward the outburst and replied, "I know," and went on with his speech.
Obama's Republican rival from last year's presidential race for the White House chided Congressman Frank.
Frank’s behavior was "totally disrespectful," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said on CNN. "There is no place for it in that setting, or any other. Not that I have anything against gays. I love gays. I’m bipartisan.”
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said "I have never in my 29 years heard an outburst of that nature with reference to a president of the United States speaking as a guest of the House and Senate. But it is understandable. Have you seen him (Obama) with his shirt off?”
Hoyer said GOP lawmakers want to punish Frank for the outburst. “They want to censure Barney but I think he would rather be spanked.”
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