Comments on: Marion Barry Arrest: Barry Camp Says Accuser Is Nuts

By: ME&YOU

ME&YOU — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:40:35 +0000

I LIKE CANDYCANE MESSAGE .....

By: ME&YOU

ME&YOU — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:39:20 +0000

WONDERING IF DONNA IS BACK WITH THE HUSBAMD ?

By: candycane1

candycane1 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:31:52 +0000

Like I said before, get a woman with a job, drug free, closer to your age and one that is sane. If the woman was crazy and under psychiatric care then Barry should have left her alone. He is too old for this drama. He got played! She used him for the things she couldn't get with the ex and the ex evidently has never been quite the ex.

By: Marion Barry’s Late-Night Press Circus: Loose Lips Daily - City Desk - Washington City Paper

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:10:10 +0000

[...] CASE YOU MISSED IT—Marion Barry Arrest: Barry Camp Says Accuser Is Nuts; “D.C. Medical Marijuana Passes Another Hurdle; “$20K in D.C. Council Contracts for [...]

By: DCBob

DCBob — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:57:49 +0000

@KC, probably me, Bob Summersgill.

The conflict of interest law (sec 1-1106.01) prevents a public official from hiring their wife, but not their mistress; and prohibits hiring their brother's wife, but not their wife's brother.

It is a very poorly written law.

By: KCinDC

KCinDC — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:44:02 +0000

So DCBob (same as BobinDC?), is Williams partly incorrect when she says "For the record, it is not unusual, nor is it illegal, to award contracts to friends or family members who qualify and can provide the services required"? I guess as long as the family members are not immediate it's true.

By: DCBob

DCBob — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:21:27 +0000

@KC, it looks like the conflict of interest law Sec. 1-1106.01 does not apply to paramours. Only immeadiate family: spouse, domestic partner, sibilings, parents children and the spouses and DPs of the same. We'll have to expand that to intimate relationships. Definitions may be tricky, but the workplace harrassment rules may offer guidance.

I think that the law can be fixed fairly easily, but barry maybe off the hook, legally, on this one.

By: Angry Al Gonzales

Angry Al Gonzales — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:17:44 +0000

I wish Mary Cheh would pay me $20,000 to sex her up - she is one foxy council member. Note to people who are upset about Mayor Barry using $20,000 in taxpayer money to pay for sex - fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice - well - as Pres Bush said - well, we won't get fooled again.

Anybody surprised that Barry was using taxpayer money to pay for sex should look in the mirror. Giving Barry control of money is like giving a pile of meat to a dog - the money & the meat are soon devoured.

No one on the city council should have any discretionary money whatsoever. Period. Except for Cheh, the rest of them steal & loot & pay their friends.

By: StopthePlaya

StopthePlaya — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:35:35 +0000

Good question, Skipper. Where is Gray and Cheh and the rest of Council's investigatory zeal now?

And people wonder why Fenty rolls right past Council.

The media action is informative and entertaining, but let's see some ethical leadership from the city government.

By: Skipper

Skipper — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:28:53 +0000

When can we expect our esteemed members of the City Council to ask for a DC Auditor or Inspector General review of this issue since taxpayer dollars were funneled to a person who was romantically involved with Barry?

Surely Vince Gray will hold a hearing on the matter, right?

After all, there's no doubt he wouldn't be clamoring for hearings if the Mayor had done something similar to what Barry did.

Or does Vince Gray's concept of good government not apply when it's one of his colleagues that openly admits to unethical awarding of taxpayer money to a lover?

By: Barry Press Conference: Political Science 101 For Ex-Girlfriend’s Daughter - City Desk - Washington City Paper

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:05:16 +0000

[...] night, Marion Barry’s spokesperson Natalie Williams had assembled the media throng for a quickie press conference to address allegations concerning the councilmember giving lucrative contract work to ex-girlfriend [...]

By: KCinDC

KCinDC — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:25:32 +0000

Hear, hear, Bob! If changes to the laws are needed, that sounds like your next project after marriage equality is achieved.

By: BobinDC

BobinDC — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:59:45 +0000

“'For the record, it is not unusual, nor is it illegal, to award contracts to friends or family members who qualify and can provide the services required,' said Williams, who went on to say that a bidding process is not required." Let's be clear that if hiring your friends, family, and paramours isn't illegal, it certainly is unethical and is exactly the sort of thing that needs to end.

By: Angry Al Gonzales

Angry Al Gonzales — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:30:05 +0000

I hope Mayor Barry got some good sex for the $20,000 we taxpayers paid. This woman seems crazy enough, & as we all know, it's the crazy chicks who are the best at sex.

By: Jacques Chevalier

Jacques Chevalier — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:52:56 +0000

Now, I must pause and ponder the real/r.e.e.l. truth, ummm?
Seems a lot has to be revealed and all records of contracts,cell phones,meal bills at the restaurant, criminal probes,and yes we should hope the Marion Barry and The Donna Watts-Brighthaupt work it out with success.