I know what you mean. It is just so disturbing that Marion Barry gets re-elected while still on drugs and getting into other kinds of trouble.

I considered living in DC after graduating from Bowie University in the early seventies (state college back then). There is no way I could have voted for Barry in his post drug conviction and continual drug using state.

Stupid has got to be the descriptor for people who continue to vote for him.

At least he hasn’t stepped so low as to take on the Clinton “atonement” tour or to call the Reverend Jessie Jackson to come by for a laying on of hands.

He is a clown and his followers are no different from the vermin who trailed after the Pied Piper of Hamlin in fairly tale times.

One day, Marion Barry will turn toes up and what will the obituary say? Perhaps: “Here lies a man who……………finally quit trying to escape the gallows. In all things he was a cheat and a charlatan until he met death.”

As a lifelong DC resident, I can tell you the explanation for his incredible political longevity is simple: the race card. When he took office in 1979, DC government’s bond rating was top. By 1987 it was junk bond status. Not a peep for the hundreds of churches, “civil rights” activists, or the cosmic justice crowd the entire time. He, with quiet support of DC Council, ran the city like a Third World country – right into the ground. We are still trying to dig ourselves out of the massive waste, fraud, and cronyism he got us into.

In addition, the people he hurt most are his biggest supporters. They have been fed a continuous stream of victimhood pathology (whenever I hear “it’s racism” or “the Man”, I always ask “what’s his name, phone number, address?” to no response). Quite simply, it’s a severe case of battered-wife syndrome. And, sadly, I haven’t seen a bit of progress in my 30 yr lifetime, nor do I ever expect to live to see it change. Simply, the socialist exploitation of black people and white guilt are far too profitable as socialists know if the poor in DC ever were to become happy, productive citizens, they’d be out of their 6 to 8 digit salaries.

Too bad I don’t do drugs ‘cuz me and the mayor could probably party together without fear of prosecution.

That appears to be true, but as a black woman I will never understand why this druggie continues to be elected to public office.

Never be acceptable? This jackass has broken the law many times and has been accepted to the point that he has served as mayor again and as a city councilman. Disobeying the law apparently is an insignificant matter to DC voters.

AND he gets away w/ the cocaine charge.

So. Apparently, the best way to get out of paying taxes is to become a DC council member, load up on crack, and violate parole. Then the IRS will cut you a break and give you a 50% tax credit.