"You’ve developed a reputation as being tough with journalists and even made some cry. Do you relish the sparring? "
"No. And in my defense, who knew that these tough crusading reporters were so tender and sensitive? Does the First Amendment say something about how you can never say anything nasty to a reporter? Growing up, I remember seeing “The Front Page.†Do you think Hildy Johnson ever cried?"
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/magazine/the-not-so-retiring-barney-frank.html?_r=2&ref=magazine

