Barry, a Democrat, served four terms as mayor of DC from 1979 to 1991 and again from 1995 to 1999. He served several terms as a member of the D.C. City Council and did so until his death in 2014.
Barry rose to national attention after the FBI filmed him in 1990 smoking crack cocaine with a former girlfriend, as part of a sting operation. His defense after being arrested was, "Bitch set me up."
After his release from prison in 1992, he ran again in 1994 and won in what was considered an impressive political comeback, the Associated Press reports.
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It is now official:
This country has completely lost it's mind.
I think this is a wonderful gesture.
It will show the kids in the ghetto that even though they may be a crack-smoking, wife-cheating, corrupt adult, that there is a good chance that you'll be praised and honored by a statue.
The statue should be erected on the same spot that once had a monument placed - now removed - that recognized a brave participant in the Civil War, a man that gave his life for his beliefs, his honor, and his country.
Now we'll have a statue worthy of being destroyed.
I'm offended. So save your money! Don't do it! Idiots!
Shouldn't surprise anyone. And then they wonder why their youth are blowing each other brains out like it's some kind of mystery or something. They have zero morals and no common decency. Animals are more civilized.
Memorializing thuggery at it's finest!
11:51 pm .Well said. Could Barry's estate pay his back taxes?
Here birdie, birdie, this is where you need to crap.
The Mayor Berry and the Obama's.....something for black folks to be proud of.
Only in America.
With a nose like that ...what else can you do with it except snort coke !
Other than benefiting himself what did he do for the community?
Between the Federal Government and the city Government that occupies DC, they are all ignorant. Ex mayor Barry is their hero worthy of a statue, in their ignorant minds. Most normal people would think that is irrational, but not to the blacks that make up the majority of the city inhabitants. Thugs like other thugs. They are their heroes.
Put one up for Berry, Clinton, and Obama and call it the three stooges.
Wtf??
He who throws the first stone.....lol
You guys idolize a dude who brags about adultery and sexual assault. Who clearly has made pay offs to high end prostitutes. Who clearly is using the oval office for personal profits for his family. If I were you I would hold off on the trash talk.
On top of that, have any of you been to DC? All the development that has lifted this city out of the ashes can be tracked back to the foundation laid by Marion Barry, whether you like it or not.
No different than a Ray Lewis statue in Baltimore.
Put one in for Farakon Cummings Lynch Sharpton !!!
Put one in for Billy Gram instead !! People come on
Clintons will pay for it !!
9:44 You are a special kind of stupid aren't you?
Where's my spray paint?
Put Barry statue at Maryland Division of Correction HQ !!!
money well spent...
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Marion Berry - "Mayor for Life" and the "Night Owl".
The year was 1987, January to be precise - 2 major snowstorm hit the DC area, where was Marion Berry? San Diego CA enjoying the Skins beating the Bronco's in the Super Bowl as well as spending an evening in the hospital after a night of partying, hooking and poker playing.
Mayor Berry didn't return to DC until 6 days after the snowfall.
Good man indeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!
That's so good to hear: ("...lifted this city out of the ashes...")
If you REALLY believe that, I challenge you to park your car in Anacostia (MB's old neighborhood) and take a stroll down the street one evening. Any time of day, actually.
Then get back to me...after you try to locate your car, and find another cell phone to use.
[BTW: Anacostia is still a hell-hole, even though this wonderful man (as a civilian) pledged all profits from a contract he received from DC to install trash cans on each corner, and sell the advertising on the cans along with uplifting words for the ghetto kids.
A grant for $1.7 MILLION dollars later, 17 (yes, SEVENTEEN!) cans were placed, none had any of the ads that were contracted and paid for, and the company (MB's company) went bankrupt after one year. Less than one year.
How do I know this? I lived in DC from 1972 'til 1994, and worked for the city, when Barry's corruption was at it's peak.]
Must be Maxine's brother.
944 here,
Dude. Chinatown, mt vernon sw, u st, h st., GA Petworth, Ivy City, navy yard, sw waterfront. All are prime examples that blow the one cherry picked example you have out the water. Really i domt care about a statue and am not here to say the man was perfect. Just pointed out how this crowd like to 1) bash people on topics they dont have a clue about, especially folks who like to cheery pick bits of information that fit their narrative and ignore info that goes against it and 2) tpotaaly try to bash someones record then choose to ignore the principles they claim to support whenever its convenient.
I think it would best with a confederate flag draped over it.
DC's Cocaine Cartel Leader , Racist Barry !!!
Racists like him, took over DC , the Nation's Capital ,
What a Discrace !!! He got caught & still he is treated
like a Hero , just like OJ & Bill Cosby ....Untouchable !!
He is INFAMOUS Not FAMOUS !!! Big Difference
"...not here to say the man was perfect..."
Understatement.
I guess I'm old-fashioned, but being a crack-smoking, whore-mongering Mayor in the Capitol city of our country is far, far, faraway, from perfect.
What a freaking Joke
Meh. Most people will perpetrate like they don't like him and not even know why.
Their preferred media outlet that strokes their confirmation bias says don't like that guy cause he's a lib, so they don't like that guy.
They'll say they like THEIR guy though.. not because their guy is the perfect politician, but because he's the opposite... he's real, not fake and polished... but mostly they'll say it cause their preferred media outlet says so and it strokes their confirmation bias.
They won't REALLY know... and what they'll miss is that the reason's they give for liking THEIR guy so much will be the same reason "those other folks" like that other guy so much.
And we keep getting dumber, and dumber, and dumber. All of us.
Rayful Edmond was on Barry's watch....look him up on your google machine. LOTS of info and youtube vids.
Then get back to me how Mayor for Life was a wonderful man while he allowed the Edmond's clan to control Washington, poison thousands and kill hundreds.
Everything else is wrong in DC why not add a pervert, racist, non tax paying, womanizing bafoon like this one, just over look all his past deeds we can't honor a Confederate Civil War leader because he's white, but this we can replace him with.
Common criminal in a suit. But totally in sync with the values of a majority of DC's residents. Sad testimonial to the 'leadership' in DC.
WOW 9:44 take the blinders off
Pres. Trump,
Please stop this absurd waste of public funds ASAP.
Nothing new. Sigmund Freud is considered the father of psychology and he is known to be a cocaine addict. If one of you think that there is a statue of a addict currently standing, you are living in fools paradise.
The only thing he was a real fool for is not dragging all of his political coke snorting cohorts down w/ him.
Why is yours shooting up schools? Hmm. They have zero morals and sense of decency. Wild animals are more civilized. Now how does it feel to be lumped in a box where u may not belong
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