Posted on 09/08/2009 6:20:33 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
DC Councilman and former Mayor Marion Barry is likely to be arrested today.
Barry, a convert to the voucher cause, will be blocking the entrance to the Department of Education building during President Obama's speech to protest the gradual phasing out of the DC school voucher program, according to organizers.
The event, organized by Parents for DC Choice, along with Councilman Kevin Chavous, and Dr. Howard Fuller, will target DOE Secretary Arne Duncan, who won't be in the building.
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Gee, even Marion Berry has more sense of what’s good for his local fellow citizens than Obama and the unions.
hmmm....sounds like the DC Dems have a CRACK developing in the facade (sorry, couldn’t resist that)
Barry, a convert to the voucher cause,
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Convert?.....Hardly!
Like most politicians he is responding the demands of his constituents. The parents of Washington are driving the voucher bus and Barry has jumped in their lap!
The bitch set-me up! Sorry,I couldn’t resist,either!
AP Headline
Police: Crack found in man’s buttocks
So a crackhead thug likes vouchers, huh? Wonder why?
Of all the insults that Zero has thrown at the american people, the DC voucher cancelation is the most cynical hypocritical action that he has taken.
He has kids going to one of the most expensive exclusive schools in the country..or DC and he kills off a program for some of their classmates who come from poor inner city families. This should turn everyone against him..rich..poor..liberal..conservative. It just proves that political pay offs top any other concern that he has.
Vouchers in DC helped poor black families get their kids out of the crappy schools.
Reminds me of the time he told off the lady with 14 kids and no source of income.
Just because he’s a laughingstock doesn’t change the fact that sometimes Hizzoner is right.
I saw,of course,on Fox a story about these children and their parents.They were excellent role models for this program. Disgusting that they want to terminate the program!!
Strange bedfellows indeed!!!
A pig just flew by my window!
How much of the voucher money was ripped off by Barry and his cronies? He is probably ticked off that the gravy train is over.
That could be.
Politicians of a certain cultural background/demographic seem to think that being elected becomes license for graft.
It threatens the Commie unions...the teachers unions.
We must eliminate all unions associated with our government.
....D.C. already has one of the highest levels of per-student spending in the nation....yet their schools are terrible...maybe some cultures just don’t value education....no matter how much money is spent.
agreed—it does take parents or relatives to instill some values and appreciation for education.
Exactly. THE PEOPLE like vouchers, the NEA and Government don’t.
Hey Marion......YOUR President and YOUR COngress and YOUR Teachers Unions TOOK the VOUCHERS AWAY FROM YOUR POOR KIDS!!!
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