[Marion] Barry apologizes for awarding contract to ex

Washington Post ^ | 2.22.10

[meandog]

D.C Council member Marion Barry (D) apologized Tuesday for causing "great embarrassment to the city and City Council" for awarding a city contract to a woman he had been dating.

Barry made his apology one week after Attorney Robert S. Bennett issued a report concluding that the councilman may have violated numerous laws when he hired Donna Watts-Brighthaupt.

[OldDeckHand]

Well, at least he didn't give her cocaine, on camera again.

[martin_fierro]

D.C Council member Marion Barry (D) apologized Tuesday for causing "great embarrassment to the city and City Council" for awarding a city contract to a woman he had been dating.

"I SET UP THE B*TCH!"

there. Someone had to say it.

[WOBBLY BOB]

[Pessimist]

“It raises many questions.”

Barry declined to answer questions fafter he read his statement.”

You can’t make this stuff up!

[RedMDer]

set me up again!

[ETL]

From CNN.com, 2005...

In 1990, the FBI busted Washington, D.C., Mayor Marion Barry for crack cocaine. Today, the 68-year-old self-proclaimed "mayor for life" is back in politics, serving on the D.C. City Council. ...

In January 1990 Barry's political reign came to an abrupt halt when he was caught on video in an FBI sting operation smoking crack cocaine with a woman at the Vista Hotel. The incident -- played over and over on cable television -- produced what is perhaps the most memorable quote of Barry's long career: "The bitch set me up."

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/02/CNN25.tan.barry/index.html
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An Example Waiting to Be Made
February 17, 2009
Should Marion Barry go to jail for failing -- yet again -- to file his tax returns?

His last stint in the clink didn't seem to have much of an impact on the former mayor. As recently as 2005, he tested positive for marijuana and cocaine use. And in 2002, U.S. Park Police said they found crack cocaine and pot in Barry's Jaguar.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/16/AR2009021601376.html

[GenXteacher]

This guy’s picture is next to political corruption in the encyclopedia. He should be occupying a cell somewhere.

[Rummyfan]

This man is a veritable political cat - he seems to have nine lives.

[manc]

do these rat voters actually know anything about who the vote for or is it s case of hey you vote for the D.

OK will do

[east1234]

Well at least he’s consistant, just a lifetime of felonies.

[EyeGuy]

I wonder just how big the landslide win would be for Barry among the educated voters and exemplary citizens of DC, if he ran for mayor again?

[randog]

LOL!! That’s hilarious!

[parthian shot]

This guy is real Czar material.

[gwilhelm56]

When do we, the citizens of USA get an Apology from the People of DC, for embarrassing the rest of us by electing and REelecting Marion “Gotatoke” Berry??

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Reconstruction II.

[highlander_UW]

Nothing to see here, just another example of the Democrat culture of corruption. The democrat party culture of corruption goes back a long way. A notable example in NY is known as the Tammany Hall society.

[w1andsodidwe]

Come on folks. This is probably the only way he can get anyone to date him now. Promise them a government job.

Have some compassion people.

[martin_fierro]

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks meandog.