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- Video above, courtesy FOX 5, of Marion Barry speaking at his press conference today. The gist: he's happy the stalking charges were dropped, thinks he never should have been arrested, and refused to answer any of the many, many questions he got about the propriety of hiring his ex-girlfriend for a job she may have never done. Also: Barry was worried his poor 92-year-old mother might have succumbed to the stress of finding out about this latest arrest. Something tells us if Barry's mother survived all his previous arrests, she probably handled this one just fine.
- The Sexist covers today's arrest of 26 AIDS activists at the Capitol, at least four of whom are part of the local HIV/AIDS community.
- Echoditto labs has resurrected the long lost Meenster iPhone app for Metro train arrivals.
- Northeast is losing its only DMV service location: the Brentwood Service Center will close permanently Aug. 14, the Post reports.
- Breaking with its previously stated policy, DCPS has decided to review the recent firings of some 60 first or second-year teachers, D.C. Wire reports.
- Washington Kaleidoscope provides an update on the future of Central Union Mission.
- The Onion spoofs the Kiss Cam and the lackluster crowds at Nationals Park, in the instant classic: "Baseball Fans Delighted By New Between-Innings Fuck-Cams."
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How hard must it be to be Marion Barry's spokesperson.
How hard must it be to Marion Barry's mom. She's still ALIVE? My hat is off to her, she must be as tough as nails. It's also a good indication that we'll have May Mar Bar for at least 20 more years.
Except I bet his mom hasn't done as many... y'know... drugs.
Except I bet his mom hasn't done as many... y'know... drugs.
I was just thinking to myself, you know, there are just too many DMV service locations in DC! It'll be great having only one service center in the Northern quads of DC, and that one being all the way up in Georgetown. Super convenient!
Man, the Brentwood DMV was a nice little secret. Barely ever too crowded and, while it was kinda weird passing through a metal detector to get into what used to be a Wendy's or Bob's Big Boy or something, I usually could get in and out of there in 30 minutes.
I can't wait to use the WMATA app in a tunnel with NO SERVICE on my iPhone
But if you're already in the tunnel, why in the world would you need to use an app that tells you when the next train is arriving? If you're on the platform, you can just look up at the display, and if you're already on the train and checking on your connection's arrival, it would just be idle information you can't really do anything about.
Hmmmm, touche.
But how do I know if I'm supposed to tear through Metro Center like a flaming douchebag bat out of hell, or if I can casually stroll to the upper platform like a civilized human being?
Marion Barry for President in 2012.
Mars, bitches.
Barry looks like a black Mr. Magoo with that hat on.
And what exactly is an "AIDS/HIV community"?
Once again "Marion" becomes the central news issue and DC becomes a national laughingstock. It's not the nation's capital, or the place of taxation without representation: it's the place where "the mayor smoked crack" and now has hired his ho' as a "consultant." And the worst he will likely face is censure and being stripped of his committee chairmanship. In the bizarre third-world kleptocracy that is the DC Gubmint it appears that there is no rule against hiring a friend, or relative (or even the woman who must have eventually s***ed his d**k)if they're 'qualified' for the job. Oh, and guess what? That qualification rests in the hands of the person making the hiring decision. Just makes me wonder whether the DC taxpayer hired his kidney donor as some kind of consultant as well. I think Hilda Mason is dead but I bet Barry would hire her as a consultant on the state of the funeral industry in DC if given the chance.
Y'all who implicitly condone this cronyism, nepotism and rascalism as "oh, it's just Marion" have no one but yourselves to blame. Want some national respect? Clean up your act first.
Ten bucks says as soon as he's dead, DC gets statehood. Mark my words.