Posted on 03/19/2014 9:25:35 PM PDT by Second Amendment First
Embattled Washington Mayor Vincent Gray called in a notorious predecessor, Marion Barry, to prop up his reelection campaign Wednesday afternoon. Gray got exactly what he deserved.
“Vince Gray,” Barry told a modest crowd in a church basement in Southeast Washington, “is a leader with a solid crack record.”
The self-proclaimed mayor for life caught this Freudian slip. “Track record,” he corrected.
Barry, now a 78-year-old City Council member in failing health, is, famously, the one with the crack record. Gray’s problems are of the campaign-finance variety. His lawyer has said he expects the mayor to be indicted in a federal inquiry involving Gray’s 2010 run.
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Jonesing for power?
This goes in the “stuff you can’t make up” file. How desparate does a politician have to be to take an endorsement from Marion Barry?
Brothers and Sisters, Vincent Grey is a man with a solid CRACK RECORD. What? Ahem,,,Ahhh,,,,,TRACK Record, a solid TRACK record, like I was sayin!
Crack is whack, and so is Vincent Gray.
It’s like Jim Jones criticizing Justin Bieber for using drugs.
Lol! Make that “It’s like Jim MORRISON criticizing Justin Bieber for using drugs”.
I was always amazed at the huge billboard at RFK with Marion Barry's signature emblazoned across it in 15’ high letters.
A friend of mine actually is responsible for the “Mayor for Life” moniker. Amazing that Marion thought it was true.
I was always amazed at the huge billboard at RFK with Marion Barry's signature emblazoned across it in 15’ high letters.
A friend of mine actually is responsible for the “Mayor for Life” moniker. Amazing that Marion thought it was true.
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