Posted on 01/13/2015 9:20:20 AM PST by Timber Rattler
Muriel E. Bowser’s first week as mayor has not gone quite as smoothly as planned.
On Tuesday, she handled her first snowfall to mixed reviews, and on Thursday evening, she learned that one of the few concrete goals she laid out in her inaugural speech — winning the right to host the 2024 Olympics — would not come to pass.
Less than an hour later, she walked into a packed St. Augustine Catholic Church where she might have been brought even further down to earth.
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Bowser heard from anonymous residents of the D.C. General shelter for homeless families. She heard from a MetroAccess driver fighting for better wages from the WMATA contractor she works for. And she heard from a Brooklyn minister organizing a national campaign to end handgun violence by pressuring firearms manufacturers.
In the past, WIN’s “actions” have included asking elected officials or candidates to make specific pledges to create jobs, support affordable housing, or take action on other issues. On occasion, the group has taken steps to hold officials accountable for those pledges.
But Bowser was not asked to make any pledges this time, and she won sustained applause from the crowd after more than 20 minutes of remarks that included lines like this one, responding to WIN’s new focus on gun violence:
“You have a mayor who hates guns,” she said. “If it was up to me, we wouldn’t have any handguns in the District of Columbia. I swear to protect the Constitution and what the courts say, but I will do it in the most restrictive way as possible.”
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What a ‘Bowser’
I opened this for news on Sha-Na-Na, not Sha nay nay. My bad.
That has got to be one of the most unfortunate names for a woman to have. LOL (or a man for that matter)
How does a politician with the name ‘Bowser’ get elected to anything aside from maybe Dog Catcher? lol
Well, she IS a democrat in DC. A Black democrat in DC WILL get elected, it doesn’t matter what their name is, or what they’ve done.
If she swears to protect the Constitution,she must not have read it very well,if at all.
If she hates guns so much, I am sure she has instructed her security detail not to pack?
“If it was up to me, we wouldn’t have any handguns in the District of Columbia.”
Then take them away from the cops. She could do that today!
"D.C. stands for 'Dark Country'..."
~ Richard Pryor
Are local officials sworn to uphold the US Constitution or the locality in which they serve?
The next, new, most popular African American name for 2015!
“If it was up to me...” Well, it’s not! So shut your face, Bowser.*
*Bowser: A big, dumb oaf of a dog.
Here, opportunity lies in the direction of making tourists feel safer, upgrading housing to get some of the congress critters and senators to live closer to their jobs, cutting street crime and revitalizing the city.
There are a lot more jobs for poor people outside DC than inside, so train them for outside DC jobs and help them move. Same with elderly. Show them low cost of living places and how to get there. Renovate real estate to attract higher income residents.
Allow non-criminals to carry weapons. This increases safety.
I believe many problems could be solved in NO ONE were allowed to live in Washington. Think about it!
Disarm the police, disarm the citizens, disarm everyone. Go ahead, I double-dog dare you DC!
You’d see an influx of crime so great the lamentations of the women and children will be heard here in Fairbanks AK!
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