Comments on: Marion Barry Directed City Funds To Nonprofits Under His Control

By: sharon w

sharon w — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:22:42 +0000

thank you Q.

By: hey

hey — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:08:17 +0000

I wish they would send some of the earmark money my way. I sure could use it.

By: Nonstop 80s in Weekend in Review! - City Desk - Washington City Paper

Nonstop 80s in Weekend in Review! - City Desk - Washington City Paper — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:50:18 +0000

[...] starting with Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry. What’s up with his ex-girlfriend and his nonprofit dealings? Well, on the GF front, that’s quieting down a touch, what with the pending council [...]

By: Angry Al Gonzales

Angry Al Gonzales — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:11:31 +0000

Suzy is brilliant! Each member should publish his earmarks & account for how the money was spent. A full accounting of each dollar is only proper & should be mandatory.

Earmarks should be banned. However, as long as the DC city council has earmark power, strict & full oversight of each dollar is essential. Anyone who believes in "good government" should agree.

More coverage of earmarks & Barry's apparent fraud, corruption, conspiracy, & RICO crimes please.

By: suzy

suzy — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:00:04 +0000

Could the City Paper publish the names of the non-profits and the relationship to specific staff members?

Also, I think there should be a cry from DC residents to have the DC Council publish on their web site every Council Member's earmark and why it was given...as is now done with federal earmarks.

By: hey

hey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:34:05 +0000

Why can't we all JUST get along?

By: Marion Barry allegedly funneled city funds to nonprofits before they existed « JVA’s Nonprofit Street

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:47:33 +0000

[...] @ 9:47 am Tags: CityPaper, David Cantania, Marion Barry, Washington Examiner A recent CityPaper article says that Marion Barry, the former mayor of Washington D.C., who is most famous for his arrest and [...]

By: Q

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:19:09 +0000

Angry Al, Wise is the person making the most complaint about being cheated out of her money. Do you really think she would put herself in jeopardy of arrest just to get some token grant money back? That makes no sense.

Much like, "My people were here in 1540." And what did they do once they got here --- they were colonizers, conquerers, culture destroyers, murderers, etc. of the NATIVE AMERICAN people. If that ain't a CRIMINAL HISTORY I don't know what is.

By: Angry Al Gonzales

Angry Al Gonzales — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:14:16 +0000

The person on the "hot seat" here is Sharon Wise. She should find a good criminal defense attorney ASAP.

Her name is all over these documents. Odds are, she'll be the first person the prosecutor looks to get.

By: Angry Al Gonzales

Angry Al Gonzales — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:11:26 +0000

Hi Babs! My people were here in 1540 - when did your people come? Racist bitch.

That said, it does not matter when people come here. What matters is what they do here. Criminals should go to prison.

By: Babs

Babs — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:23:37 +0000

Angry Gonzales, how about you go back to your fuc---- country, free loader, over here getting free foodstamps and medicaid, who do you think you are talking to. asshhh.

By: Q

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:10:53 +0000

"huh?" thanks for pointing out his racism. I wonder if that 1% is counted based on LEGAL immigrants, MS-13 Members, illegal immigrants or all combined. In as much as he says Barry is an embarassment to the Race, likewise Angry Al is to latinos. Sotomayor must be proud of his rhetoric.

As for this mythical 50% of Blacks that are up to no good, I'd really like to see his statistics/evidence.

By: huh?

huh? — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:35:03 +0000

Taken from a previous Angry Al post:

Latin people come to this country, work 80 hours a week, work work work. We get ahead. Yes, we have some bad elements & gangs, but that’s about 1% of our population, & the other 99% are good hardworking people. With black people, it’s about 50-50.

So you're saying that calling half of all black people gangsters isn't racist? Come on. Admit it and/or apologize, or stop posting stupid shit like this. Your post isn't part of a conversation about race, it's ignorant and repulsive.

By: Q

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:22:19 +0000

"Not a Barry fan..." thanks for reminding folks of the hypocrisy. This is much about maligning Barry than recovering any misappropriated monies. True, Barry (by proxy of his staff) is playing the part and surely looking like the bad guy here, but we all know that it takes more than a politicians influence to get this type of stuff done. As Glynis said, ALL need to be investigated without the "race" filter. Barry is just the 'Fall Guy' because it is far too easy to beat up on him than take on Fenty, Thomas, Brown, or others with earmarks. Heck, roll back some of the TIF spending as these 'gifts' inhibit far more corruption than Council earmarks. Angry Al, I'm not a racist. I'm all for justice. Just as it was unjust for those earmarks to be inappropriately disseminated, it is just as unjust to label an entire ward of constituents.

By: Angry Al Gonzales

Angry Al Gonzales — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:04:08 +0000

This article/investigation is worth a Pulitzer Prize. It's Barry's Watergate - only President Ford isn't around to pardon him. If a full & fair investigation is done here, Barry and several of his co-conspirators will be convicted of several felonies & go to prison for a long, long time. Woodward & Bernstein. DeBonis & Cherkis. What about the movie version? Who will be the new Redford & Hoffman? PS Throw your "racist" attacks at true racists like Barry & Q & the others. Talking about race does not make one a "racist" - but ignoring it makes one an idiot. People who think that Barry's race & the race of his supporters are not key to understanding why a lowlife thug like Barry can have so many supporters are foolish. That's not reality.