Comments on: D.C. Council Riled Over TV Airing of Fire Truck Testimony

By: Kia from SE

Kia from SE — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:46:24 +0000

Mo will always put on a good show, whether he is fakin for the public, like he is always on call to "save kids" bs....You can never reach the peaceaholics on the phone! Why can't he get a passport??? Cause he owes money for Child support cause he doesn't take care of his own kids... He has alot of kids by alot of ghetto women, who must like thugs, why anyone would get involved with him I don't know! He has been lying and being dramatic and loud for a long time, it is only now in the public eye. The streets know what is up, he is defensive b/c he has things to hide like a prior for rape when he was a teen, his "down low" tastes, and all of the "business dealings" he has...of course all "legal" (yeah right) where his hands don't touch anything...... You recommend he goes to the FBI, I can assure you he has already talked to the law, a snitch who was caught with alot of drugs and only did a few years in jail?????? You do the math, a snitch who still talks to the police about all the kids he works with about what they are and arent' doing. He is a snitch! That dude is a joke, and most people know it already

By: Goodbye, Mother Harriette: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper

Goodbye, Mother Harriette: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:10:22 +0000

[...] designated for the council’s use under 2002 legislation.’ LL, as you’ll recall, broke the story Monday and followed up [...]

By: Q

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:00:38 +0000

Concernedaboutdc you've crossed the line in terms of your DCPS reference. As a DCPS graduate I was taught the correct parts of speech, proper pronunciation, enunciation, and taught not to use colloquial tones in a formal setting. Mentioning DCPS in general and Ward 8 in particular does nothing for your argument of Moten's testimony and should be discarded altogether. In other words, "So don't go labeling DCPS grads English a'ight." (Please refrain from negatively generalizing and using improper stereotypes for those whom matriculated and graduated from the District of Columbia Public School system). BTW, where did you go to school?

By: D.C. Council Asserts Control Over Channel 13 - City Desk - Washington City Paper

D.C. Council Asserts Control Over Channel 13 - City Desk - Washington City Paper — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:00:31 +0000

[...] LL first broke yesterday, the D.C. Council is embroiled in a dispute with Mayor Adrian M. Fenty over control of Channel 13—the District’s public access channel devoted to airing council [...]

By: Concernedaboutdc

Concernedaboutdc — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:13:44 +0000

Moten should have insisted that this deposition be taken in private. The only thing that was demonstrated here was his inability to communicate effectively, inability to exercise self control and poor command of enunciation and the English language (unless the notorious ward 8 substitution of "v" for "th" is considered acceptable). Well, nevermind, he was educated in D.C. Public Schools, that is the norm. Spectacles like this is why I am so very grateful that I won't have to live in this city much longer. But I will have an opportunity to vote one last time. Fenty's association with people like this is troubling. His arrogance and childish powerplays with the council suggest to me that he has no business in executive public leadership. Vincent Gray is, at best, weak and ineffective.

By: candycane1

candycane1 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:33:42 +0000

My tax dollars pay for channel 13!!! Air it again and again until all of the citizens have had a chance to see it and the circus of a government we have.

By: Terry Miller

Terry Miller — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:49:10 +0000

About a year ago, I heard that folks had attended a Council hearing in which Carol Schwartz berated a high ranking official from the Department of Human Resources over something or other. It sounded interesting so, I went to look for it on the "view past hearings" site on the Council web site. I could never find it. On that day, Carol had about six hearings, back to back, and you could see where that one would have fit it. Plus there were times when statements that apparently referred to the other hearing were bleeped out.

I looked for days, just because I was curious. I could never find it, but I know it happened because people were there who reported back on it.

Another thing I noticed is that hearings of Fenty supporters (Graham and Bowser) are telecast more frequently on channel 13.

By: Truth Hurts

Truth Hurts — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:12:33 +0000

fedup, I'm disappointed in Fenty, too. I had high hopes for him, and he's not delivering. But I never expected much of Gray or his fake, cynical "one city" campaign. Gray got what he asked for in this petty squabble, and that's the only reason I said Fenty's move was brilliant. I don't mean to imply that Fenty's blameless. He's making lots of boneheaded, arrogant moves. I never like Gray from the jump, that's all.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:17:05 +0000

After reviewing the entire "deposition" I am 100% in the anti-Fenty camp. He has not been a positive influence on this city at all. Fenty has been about Fenty. I blame LL (maybe not you at the time Debonis) for hyping a man, who's claim to fame is not paying attention during his council term and playing with his Blackberry. Now look what we have, Mayor Williams looks like the best Mayor on Earth in retrospect

By: fedupcitizen

fedupcitizen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:10:47 +0000

Hey Truth hurts Fenty didn't turn the tables he is still is an idiot, small setback for Mr. Gray

By: fedupcitizen

fedupcitizen — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:08:59 +0000

first of all this mayor is so secretative and corrupt he has been taking a course from the Kwame Kirkpatrick school of intimidation, and look what that got him. Secondly the council is also to blame they gave him to much power another boy king ie: george Bush and of course Nichols ie: Chaney lite is another corrupt crony, whom can't seem to tell the district residents if he lives in VA or D.C.

By: fedupcitizen

fedupcitizen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:57:07 +0000

First of all this may is so secretative and corupted his taking all his courses form the Kwame Kirkpatrick should of intimidation. Secondly I blame the council they gave him so much power the fool doesn't know when to stop. I can't wait until he has to go and defend himself how he has hurt all of the citizens and employees. Nichols is another corrupt crony, who can't seem to say whether he lives in VA or D.C.

By: daheyell_is_going_on_in_Ward4

daheyell_is_going_on_in_Ward4 — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:53:35 +0000

Fenty can be contrary for the sake of being contrary, even if it bites him in the ass, and especially if he wants to demonstrate that his authority supersedes all.

By: Truth Hurts

Truth Hurts — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:51:40 +0000

Brilliant move by Fenty. If Gray wants Grand Jury secrecy rules to cover sworn testimony of witnesses before the city council, he should've applied for the US Attorney vacancy. Any witness the city council forces to testify has the absolute right to release his testimony to the public. Gray wanted to embarrass Fenty, yet it's Fenty who turned the tables on the council. Sad state of affairs, but Fenty wins this round.

By: Wrack

Wrack — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:31:04 +0000

Q, if Fenty fires Richardson over this, the proverbial poop will hit the proverbial fan. Can you imagine how obvious that move would be? The accusations of pettiness would immediately --

Hmm.

Okay, fine, so Fenty isn't above that. Maybe you're right. But I hope not. Richardson is a decent person, unlike many of the Mayor's crony agency heads.

FWIW, I agree with the general consensus: foolish of the Council to hold a "public deposition" and not expect it to be broadcast, but shady of the Mayor to ignore the Council's order. Ahhh, politics.