Barney Frank joins CNBC as contributor, hilarity guaranteed to ensue

Nope. No joke. This is real life, America!

Everyone’s favorite loud-mouthed, fashion-forward ex-congressman will now be an official CNBC contributor:

CNBC is happy to announce that former Congressman Barney Frank has joined @CNBC as our latest contributor

— Ryan Ruggiero (@RyanRuggiero) December 20, 2013

Must-see TV!

https://twitter.com/peteschroeder/status/414056074661359616

Barney Frank as @CNBC contributor? Is the network *trying* to tank ratings?

— TraderRLH (@TraderRLH) December 20, 2013

Pffft. If anything, this’ll just give CNBC more entertainment value.

Barney Frank on CNBC is gonna be sooooo fun

— Matt Berman (@Mr_Berman) December 20, 2013

https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/414055035266273280

https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/414055215923335168

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