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Ex-Mayor Marion Barry Wins D.C. Council Seat
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| 11.02.04
Posted on 11/02/2004 7:35:02 PM PST by 4kevin
Marion Barry, the former mayor who was videotaped by the FBI smoking crack and wound up in jail, resurrected his political career for a second time Tuesday. Residents of one of the District of Columbia's poorest sections picked Barry to be their new councilman.
"Oh, my God!" Barry exclaimed when told of his lopsided win. The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics reported that Barry, a Democrat, won 95 percent of the vote against a token Republican opponent. "We're going to be the best ward in the city, we're going to turn things around," Barry promised.
Barry, 68, served six months in prison for a federal drug conviction, then went on to win the same Ward 8 seat in southeast Washington in 1992. That led to a fourth term as mayor, which he won in 1994. Barry did not seek re-election in 1998.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: crack; dc; formermayor; marionbarry
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:35:03 PM PST
by
4kevin
To: 4kevin
Every chance given to the average Dem just proves that the hardcore Dems are absolutely insane.
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:35:41 PM PST
by
Bogey78O
(MoveOn Can't)
To: 4kevin
Good! A Rat for the Rat's nest!!
To: 4kevin
To: 4kevin
It is utterly incredible what some people will vote for!
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:36:26 PM PST
by
arjay
(If the NYT is against it, it must be good for America.)
To: 4kevin
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:36:34 PM PST
by
dr_who_2
To: 4kevin
Says everything about what is wrong with the Democratic party.
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:37:11 PM PST
by
tdewey10
(The democratic party is on the verge of starting a new civil war.)
To: 4kevin
We're going to be the best ward crackheads in the city,
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:37:52 PM PST
by
MediaMole
(Candy and Bourbon -- the secret to surviving election night -- and I'm running out of candy.)
To: 4kevin
Are you kidding me...BWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
To: 4kevin
DC sure loves its crackheads.
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:39:21 PM PST
by
flashbunny
(Every thought that enters my head requires its own vanity thread.)
To: 4kevin
Here's an authentic billboard from Marion's campaign:
To: 4kevin
Doesn't a DC council seat come with a stipend for crack?
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:40:24 PM PST
by
Bosco
(Remember how you felt on September 11?)
To: 4kevin
Oh my God I am shocked. Shocked I tell you. Next you will tell me that Kerry one Rhode Island.
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:41:18 PM PST
by
Sthitch
To: 4kevin
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:41:18 PM PST
by
Rebelbase
(Indiscriminate reprisals strengthen the terrorists. Targeted ones weaken them. Aim is everything.)
To: Bosco
Victory for crackheads everywhere!!!!
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To: 4kevin
Well if nobody else is going to say it:
B!+ch set me up!
To: 4kevin
One walkum talkie, two walkum talkie.
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:42:43 PM PST
by
Stentor
To: AmishDude
To: Rebelbase
DC Republicans after a win;
Crack open the champagne.
DC Democrats after a win;
Crack
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:43:14 PM PST
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
("I hate going to places like Austin and Dubuque to raise large sums of money. But I have to," Kerry)
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