Barry's Political Advisor Tyrone Biggums was said to be crucial in the GOTV effort.
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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Did you know if you were caught,
And you were smokin' crack,
McDonalds wouldn't even wanna take you back,
You could always just run for mayor of D.C.
This alone it showes the IQ level of D.C.
Crack the Vote!
Ok, I looked and nobody has posted it ...
Get ready .....
"Will they give him the kilo tothe city?"
Hehehe
Barry's Political Advisor Tyrone Biggums was said to be crucial in the GOTV effort.
Well there is another product of the Memphis City Schools.!
Wont this assclown Barry ever just go away?
They must all be hittin on the,"Majestic Crack Pipe" with Marion Baby.
Clap your hands and pass the crack pipe!!
One for the Bolivians
Why is this not a surprise...?
The people that live in Washington DC are too stupid to vote. Dummer than sh@t, what do you expect for these idiots?
As one of the DC Freepers (I live in Arlington County, just across the river) I know Mr. Barry for what he is, one of the "Black Emperors"; former sixties activists who gained power, worked their way into public office and proved that activists make terrible administrators. Everything they say about him is true. Drugs, sex-capades, cronyism, corruption, waving the bloody shirt of racism whenever he got into trouble... it's all a fact. He could of accomplished great things, but he chose to aim low. I never met the man but from all I have read his once tireless constitution has finally broken under his decades of self-abuse and he is now a sick, tottering, old wreck. His reinstatement to the D.C. City Council was basically a sympathy gift from the same faithful, tribal voters who wanted to stick it to the "man."
No one expects him to live out his term. But, who knows, in his twilight years he might actually try doing his job for a change and accomplish something.
I request that we observe a moment of silence.
Like NYC, DC has to hit rock bottom before it can improve. Of course, like NYC, it will turn around and go right back into the sewer, but these things happen.
I lived in that insane asylum. They deserve Marion.
Someone need to pimp slap you.
Save your pimp slap for current mayor Tony Williams for pouring out $450 million taxpayer bucks to play the stadium building game to bring the Expos baseball team to DC.
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