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I guess they feel the same way about all the ppl that vote for Scott Walkers, Paul Ryans, Newt Gingrichs, and the other polotical clowns taking down the country for personal wealth and power....why should they not be able to pi** everybody else off too?
Yeah, but newt and Ryan have never been convicted of a crime let alone felonies...just saying....it's okay though, if it is really your best foot forward, good luck.
See what? He is a 70 something years old and he acts as though he's 17 and Ward 8 is the butt cheeks of DC and has been for decades. Is it no wonder that Ward 8 pushed him out. *see what i did there?
Yeah, but newt and Ryan have never been convicted of a crime let alone felonies...just saying....it's okay though, if it is really your best foot forward, good luck.
Newt was thrown out of congress...amazing how ppl rewrite history
Newt was thrown out of congress...amazing how ppl rewrite history
I said, he was never convicted of a crime....funny how ppl ignore facts or as I like to say, don't let the facts get in the way....remember, it's not what you know, it's what you THINK you know that counts.....
Although I hate what Barry has become, he represents a lot of people who are down trodden and have no where else to turn. Back in his heyday, he hooked up a lot of people and did not even look out for himself. Today is lives in a meager apartment and only has his council pay as a means of survival. He was always the one trying to help a friend out whether it was legally or unethically.
People make more excuses for Marion Barry than any other politician. I'm not sure how he does it, but it is his single most impressive accomplishment.
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Although I hate what Barry has become, he represents a lot of people who are down trodden and have no where else to turn. Back in his heyday, he hooked up a lot of people and did not even look out for himself. Today is lives in a meager apartment and only has his council pay as a means of survival. He was always the one trying to help a friend out whether it was legally or unethically.
Yes, back in his heyday he cut DC jobs, leading to a spike in unemployment and crime, then he turned around and 'hooked up a lot of people' and racked up nine-digit annual budget deficits and created a crippling legacy of pension liabilities for decades.
You have got to be kidding yourself that he wasn't 'wasn't looking out for himself'. Giving thousands of jobs to constituents to stay in power and illegally directing contracts to friends and influential people in the city is looking out for himself. A public official is responsible for protecting the public trust. Even a predominance of good deeds among his personal, ethical and public failings is a betrayal of that trust.
I have a complete failure of pity for his 'meager' living situation. $130,000 goes plenty far. That's just his public income. Any financial problems he has stems from paying back the IRS and DC for years of unpaid taxes from when he was also making a 6-figure public salary.
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People make more excuses for Marion Barry than any other politician. I'm not sure how he does it, but it is his single most impressive accomplishment.
Yes, back in his heyday he cut DC jobs, leading to a spike in unemployment and crime, then he turned around and 'hooked up a lot of people' and racked up nine-digit annual budget deficits and created a crippling legacy of pension liabilities for decades.
You have got to be kidding yourself that he wasn't 'wasn't looking out for himself'. Giving thousands of jobs to constituents to stay in power and illegally directing contracts to friends and influential people in the city is looking out for himself. A public official is responsible for protecting the public trust. Even a predominance of good deeds among his personal, ethical and public failings is a betrayal of that trust.
I have a complete failure of pity for his 'meager' living situation. $130,000 goes plenty far. That's just his public income. Any financial problems he has stems from paying back the IRS and DC for years of unpaid taxes from when he was also making a 6-figure public salary.
By no means do I agree with his style of politics. I do agree that he turned DC into a sesspool but he also was viewed as one of the people. That's why it's hard for so many people to understand why he is still in power today. Barry is anti establishment. He has a great knack to pander to many of his constituents who feel the same way.
Although I hate what Barry has become, he represents a lot of people who are down trodden and have no where else to turn. Back in his heyday, he hooked up a lot of people and did not even look out for himself. Today is lives in a meager apartment and only has his council pay as a means of survival. He was always the one trying to help a friend out whether it was legally or unethically.
I can't speak for Mr. Barry's living conditions but financially he's doing just fine. So I wouldn't go calling him or any DC councilmembers self sacrificing saints when they're pulling in six figures.
People make more excuses for Marion Barry than any other politician. I'm not sure how he does it, but it is his single most impressive accomplishment.
Yes, back in his heyday he cut DC jobs, leading to a spike in unemployment and crime, then he turned around and 'hooked up a lot of people' and racked up nine-digit annual budget deficits and created a crippling legacy of pension liabilities for decades.
You have got to be kidding yourself that he wasn't 'wasn't looking out for himself'. Giving thousands of jobs to constituents to stay in power and illegally directing contracts to friends and influential people in the city is looking out for himself. A public official is responsible for protecting the public trust. Even a predominance of good deeds among his personal, ethical and public failings is a betrayal of that trust.
I have a complete failure of pity for his 'meager' living situation. $130,000 goes plenty far. That's just his public income. Any financial problems he has stems from paying back the IRS and DC for years of unpaid taxes from when he was also making a 6-figure public salary.
I missed this. You beat me to it. Yeah I just can't roll with all the praise about his meager living conditions either.
By no means do I agree with his style of politics. I do agree that he turned DC into a sesspool but he also was viewed as one of the people. That's why it's hard for so many people to understand why he is still in power today. Barry is anti establishment. He has a great knack to pander to many of his constituents who feel the same way.
I agree with that assessment. Ultimately, I think he is a reflection of his constituency.
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