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Thursday, January 05, 2012

At 75, Marion Barry Gears Up For Another Campaign

WASHINGTON - As HBO considers making a movie about Marion Barry with Eddie Murphy in the title role, the real Barry is doing something that comes naturally: running for re-election in the nation's capital.

Barry, the former four-term District of Columbia mayor whose legacy will always be tainted by his 1990 arrest after being caught on video smoking crack cocaine in an FBI sting operation, now plays the role of elder statesman on the D.C. Council, where he represents a poor, predominantly black ward.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

May God have mercy on D.C..
A real good competitor for obama , stupid is as stupid does!!
Entitlement at it's best!

Anonymous said...

My goodness, his nasal linings must be completely gone by now.

Anonymous said...

Marion Barry is an absolute disgrace, capitalizing on poor and under-educated constituents.