Comments on: Marion Barry Arrest: The Brighthaupt Memo

By: Marion Barry Apologized For Wilson Building Incident - City Desk - Washington City Paper

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:54:09 +0000

[...] June 30, Councilmember Marion Barry used his office to bounce his on-again-off-again girlfriend’s ex-husband from the Wilson Building. At the time, he claimed that Delonta Brighthaupt had threatened him on the phone and in [...]

By: lillie

lillie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:05:18 +0000

I can't beleive this crap! It appears to me that Donna's ex-husband is no good for her or thier children. Didn't she have a restraining order against him for physically abusing her in the past? DBrighthaught is no saint! How did he get access to the tapes? He later turns them over to the media? I truly beleive Donna is unstable, insecure and has a low self-esteem and needs to seek some professional help. How can you still be involved with your ex-husband after he released these tapes to the media causing her family shame unless she agreed to it and was consipiring against MB for personal gain? I feel sorry for her 16-year old daughter. Neither Donna or her ex-husband thought about the impact it would have on their family. It appears as if this was a lovers quarrel who's business should've have been kept private. How could she be on a trip heading to the beach with the Mayor one moment and on the same evening attend a fireworks display with her ex-husband? If you listen to her interviews you get the feeling that she craved the attention. Sounds like an unstable golddigger to me. MB sounds as if he was in love with this woman and trying to help her as well as her family. Shame on you Donna, this is how you repay him! God doesn't like ugly.

By: DBrighthaupt

DBrighthaupt — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:14:01 +0000

@JD - Have you seen this woman's resume?

By: J.D.

J.D. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:27:46 +0000

He should've put her out! What did she think she was on the trip for?!

Has anyone seen this broad's resume?

By: ME&YOU

ME&YOU — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:46:19 +0000

well, anybody but fenty has wrapped it up in a nutshell. downtown rez ... wow , u said a lot !!

By: StopThePlaya

StopThePlaya — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:49:17 +0000

Hey ANYBODY BUT FENTY, elsewhere on this blog you were commenting in defense of the woman, saying she got her "consulting contracts" on her own connections. Now, you're saying she was on the take from Barry in exchange for certain, um, favors. And now we have the Washington Post reporting that the woman was given a "consulting contract" directly by Barry (oh, in addition to an $800 jacket when he didn't seem to be able to pay up on the taxes). When are you going to realize it is Barry who has to "stop this madness"?

By: Downtown Rez

Downtown Rez — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:58:17 +0000

Yes, it's objectively far more appropriate here. :)

By: KCinDC

KCinDC — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:39:39 +0000

Downtown Rez, are you sure that comment doesn't belong on the post about the Fenty-Bloomberg fundraiser?

By: Downtown Rez

Downtown Rez — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:07:36 +0000

wow. two damaged people with horrible judgment using eachother.

By: ANYBODY BUT FENTY

ANYBODY BUT FENTY — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:59:40 +0000

Donna needs to stop this madness after she had told everyone how her ex husband has beat her over and over again...now she wants to make him sound like a saint. PLEASE. Marion met a young woman gave her gifts, trips, etc. in exchange for ehat she provided him.

By: DV

DV — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:32:25 +0000

Angry Al, the Court is NOT open 24/7 for restraining orders. In fact, a victim can't get protection unless she arrives at the courthouse (or Greater Southeast, to get the order via video conferencing) by 4 pm on M-F. There is a small, virtually-meaningless exception, in that it is possible after-hours to obtain a 24-hour restraining order at two police stations (6D and 7D, I think). It's a meaningless exception, though, because no one -- I'm talking about the police, 911, and the court, leave aside the public -- knows it's available. I know it exists, and still couldn't find information about it on the internet or by calling 911, etc.

By: Angry Al Gonzales

Angry Al Gonzales — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:05:11 +0000

There is no evidence of stalking. How could Marion cancel this woman's flight? Silly, ridiculous charges - case dismissed.

She could've got a civil TRO - 24/7 the court is open. All she had to do was walk in & get one; there is no opposition allowed. Bizarre, bizarre behavior, but, that's Marion's life.

By: Angry Al Gonzales

Angry Al Gonzales — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:01:54 +0000

Mayor Barry is no better or worse than Jack Evans. I like the Mayor; he's a good guy. This woman attacking him has some problems, plus we have a deranged US Attorney office with a lust to put him behind bars.

The charge will never stick. She's denying it. Also, reports say that he was in front of her when the police got involved. How can you stalk someone from the front? Anyway, the stalking statute has a lot of problems, & y'all will never get Mayor Barry on this one.

Leave the old man alone. Let him serve out his remaining years with dignity & as much fun as he can handle.

By: Mike DeBonis

Mike DeBonis — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:40:49 +0000

You're right Q; didn't even notice the phone number. Have removed it.

By: Liberty

Liberty — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:38:38 +0000

Looks like its just another case of "That god damned bitch set me up!"