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Statue of 'Mayor for Life' Marion Barry Unveiled Outside Wilson Building
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Posted on 03/03/2018 2:23:22 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Put a hot dog stand labeled “Crack Dog Stand” right by it.
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posted on
03/03/2018 2:44:09 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: nickcarraway
I thought we weren’t having statues of controversial people any more? This guy was an out and out thief - how did that improve DC at all? Praised by liberals, while Rev. Graham is maligned.
(from a link embedded in the article):
“At one point your Notebook bluntly asked Barry about the endless series of controversies over his awarding hefty city contracts to friends and, yes, cronies.
Why did he award such contracts but then not make the contractors do the jobs? “They get all the money, the citizens don’t get the service, and you get all the blame in the press!” we said. How did that help Barry?
Barry agreed it was bad for him and he vowed that he would “get tough” on those contractors.
“No you won’t,” we replied.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Sherwoods-Notebook-Only-One-Marion-Barry—283707581.html
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posted on
03/03/2018 2:45:35 PM PST
by
blueplum
( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
To: sparklite2
There’s no accounting for human stupidity.
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posted on
03/03/2018 2:45:37 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: nickcarraway
Liar
Perjurer
Criminal
Doper
Convicted Criminal
Philanderer
Racist provocateur
Race Hustler
Bigot
etc.
He is not a man to be admired. He was pond scum and a force for evil things.
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posted on
03/03/2018 2:47:04 PM PST
by
cpdiii
To: nickcarraway
Donnie Simpson presided over the the dedication ceremony outside the John A. Wilson building on Pennsylvania Avenue, focusing on Barry's accomplishments and not his complicated legacy.That must have been tough.
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posted on
03/03/2018 2:48:30 PM PST
by
Rummyfan
(In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
To: nickcarraway
Hopefully, the pigeons of Washington will do the right thing.
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posted on
03/03/2018 2:52:10 PM PST
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: sparklite2
I see they left out the hookers, crack pipes and bundles of cash and coke that were in the original design.
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posted on
03/03/2018 2:53:16 PM PST
by
VanShuyten
("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
To: cpdiii
I forgot to add thief, via corrupt contracts and kickbacks.
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posted on
03/03/2018 2:53:53 PM PST
by
cpdiii
To: sparklite2
His arm is a good place to hang a bird feeder.
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posted on
03/03/2018 2:54:31 PM PST
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: mass55th
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posted on
03/03/2018 2:54:38 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: nickcarraway
So it is okay to put up a statue of this guy but not of President Andrew Jackson and scores of others who played an important role in the history of this country!
To: nickcarraway
Needs two shoes tied together hung over the top so people know where to score the crack.
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posted on
03/03/2018 2:56:19 PM PST
by
Yaelle
To: mass55th
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posted on
03/03/2018 2:58:03 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: nickcarraway
I hope to read about some multiple paint/feces/other excretus smears on the statue. Before it is pulled down, shat upon, and burned.
Time to start returning the favor to our friends, the progressives.
Smash it, burn it, take bodacious Obamas on it, destroy it.
This is war.
To: nickcarraway
My God, our country has rotted considerably.
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posted on
03/03/2018 3:14:37 PM PST
by
shanover
(...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/03/2018 3:22:47 PM PST
by
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
To: dragnet2
You posted word for word what I was thinking.
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posted on
03/03/2018 3:26:10 PM PST
by
Company Man
(SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
03/03/2018 3:26:54 PM PST
by
fruser1
To: nickcarraway
Is he wearing a colorful dashiki?
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posted on
03/03/2018 3:26:54 PM PST
by
higgmeister
( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)
To: nickcarraway
“He embodied the spirit of Washington,” Bowser said...........Maybe that remark ought to be explained. I don’t think we want that kind of “spirit” exemplified in a statue.
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posted on
03/03/2018 3:37:51 PM PST
by
oldtech
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