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	<title>Comments on: Was Marshall Brown Right About White Residents?</title>
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		<title>By: OhMyGoodness</title>
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		<dc:creator>OhMyGoodness</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I believe Marshall Brown was correct in his depiction of our newest residents.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I believe Marshall Brown was correct in his depiction of our newest residents.</p>
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		<title>By: Bluish Pen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bluish Pen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>About religion, that person is correct. If you mention God, people give you looks of concern (at least the honkies in NW). God is for the suburbs, countryside, and DC blacks. There is not much of a spiritual life among DC whites. 

At all.

And that&#039;s a real shame.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>About religion, that person is correct. If you mention God, people give you looks of concern (at least the honkies in NW). God is for the suburbs, countryside, and DC blacks. There is not much of a spiritual life among DC whites. </p>
<p>At all.</p>
<p>And that's a real shame.</p>
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		<title>By: GarbageMedia</title>
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		<dc:creator>GarbageMedia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Cherkis,

You arent allowed to be anyone&#039;s fan in DC politics. Moreover, you aren&#039;t allowed to voice this publicly. Where are the journalistic ethics? You don&#039;t think your being a Weaver fan impacts your coverage of this race? Do you disclose that you have a bias when you write on this race?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Cherkis,</p>
<p>You arent allowed to be anyone's fan in DC politics. Moreover, you aren't allowed to voice this publicly. Where are the journalistic ethics? You don't think your being a Weaver fan impacts your coverage of this race? Do you disclose that you have a bias when you write on this race?</p>
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		<title>By: JM</title>
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		<dc:creator>JM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Shepherd Park Ward 4... given that you mention Biddle&#039;s &quot;white wife&quot; four times in your message, you appear to have a great deal in common with the 49% of Mississippi Republicans who favor abolishing inter-racial marriage.  Or are only white folk racist?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shepherd Park Ward 4... given that you mention Biddle's "white wife" four times in your message, you appear to have a great deal in common with the 49% of Mississippi Republicans who favor abolishing inter-racial marriage.  Or are only white folk racist?</p>
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		<title>By: Really?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Really?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Shepherd Park Ward 4....I&#039;m writing in my name too. Damn shame aint one half way decent person running.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shepherd Park Ward 4....I'm writing in my name too. Damn shame aint one half way decent person running.</p>
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		<title>By: Really?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Really?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Still marginalizing the voters Jason? Just say it in plain English like Marshall. If your Weaver supporter and utilize your twitter account and promote Weaver to your followers and this is how you feel and if we go by the city-paper’s “guilt by association” theme, then I’m worried on why Weaver would want to be endorsed or supported by someone who thinks that voters who voted for Brown were “least engaged” in laymen terms ya’ll too stupid to know who ya’ll are voting for.

Is this how Weaver feels about the Ward 4, 5, 7, and 8 voters too?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Still marginalizing the voters Jason? Just say it in plain English like Marshall. If your Weaver supporter and utilize your twitter account and promote Weaver to your followers and this is how you feel and if we go by the city-paper’s “guilt by association” theme, then I’m worried on why Weaver would want to be endorsed or supported by someone who thinks that voters who voted for Brown were “least engaged” in laymen terms ya’ll too stupid to know who ya’ll are voting for.</p>
<p>Is this how Weaver feels about the Ward 4, 5, 7, and 8 voters too?</p>
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		<title>By: Shepherd Park Ward 4</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shepherd Park Ward 4</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sekou Brown knew he had to do collateral damage by getting rid of Marshall Brown, because Sekou is married to a white woman. Sekou has being showing his white wife off to the white constituency to get the white vote. On the issue of Marshall Brown, he&#039;s correct in regards to many white DC residents. Jason Cherkis is correct also. Most DC residents are apathetic and don&#039;t vote. Most DC residents will not be voting in the special election on April 26 and isn&#039;t aware they will be an election. I will vote, but I will write in my own name because none of the candidates aren&#039;t worth voting for. Most Ward 4 DC residents have never seen or heard of Sekou Biddle. I live in Shepherd Park in upper Northwest Ward 4 in the same neighborhood as this dude. I&#039;ve never seen this dude. His showing off his white wife to get the white vote by ignoring black DC voters is a turn off to many blacks citywide.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sekou Brown knew he had to do collateral damage by getting rid of Marshall Brown, because Sekou is married to a white woman. Sekou has being showing his white wife off to the white constituency to get the white vote. On the issue of Marshall Brown, he's correct in regards to many white DC residents. Jason Cherkis is correct also. Most DC residents are apathetic and don't vote. Most DC residents will not be voting in the special election on April 26 and isn't aware they will be an election. I will vote, but I will write in my own name because none of the candidates aren't worth voting for. Most Ward 4 DC residents have never seen or heard of Sekou Biddle. I live in Shepherd Park in upper Northwest Ward 4 in the same neighborhood as this dude. I've never seen this dude. His showing off his white wife to get the white vote by ignoring black DC voters is a turn off to many blacks citywide.</p>
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		<title>By: Jason Cherkis</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jason Cherkis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Drez: The only reason I brought up the white at-large candidates was to show that white, black whoever can be engaged in and have been engaged in city politics. Yes, I&#039;m a Weaver fan. But I do find it ironic that Brown was employed by a candidate who was elected to the council by the least engaging process.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Drez: The only reason I brought up the white at-large candidates was to show that white, black whoever can be engaged in and have been engaged in city politics. Yes, I'm a Weaver fan. But I do find it ironic that Brown was employed by a candidate who was elected to the council by the least engaging process.</p>
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		<title>By: Drez</title>
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		<dc:creator>Drez</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think Jason pretty well nailed it, with the exception of his endorsement of white persons A&amp;/orB part. I don&#039;t really see how that properly fits into the article.  Even if Brown Senior brought it to that level first, race is an unhelpful lens through which to view things.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think Jason pretty well nailed it, with the exception of his endorsement of white persons A&amp;/orB part. I don't really see how that properly fits into the article.  Even if Brown Senior brought it to that level first, race is an unhelpful lens through which to view things.</p>
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		<title>By: letter</title>
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		<dc:creator>letter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Are you kidding?  Cherkis hasn&#039;t been to city hall in years and my neighborhood EVER.  he&#039;s a FOIA journalist.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you kidding?  Cherkis hasn't been to city hall in years and my neighborhood EVER.  he's a FOIA journalist.</p>
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		<title>By: Joe</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jason, I don&#039;t think that you have really seen this city.  In all the things that you have written, you have missed something.  I guess you think this job is your audition for WAPO, or something.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jason, I don't think that you have really seen this city.  In all the things that you have written, you have missed something.  I guess you think this job is your audition for WAPO, or something.</p>
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		<title>By: Really?</title>
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		<dc:creator>Really?</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>GarbageMedia co-sign! What Marshall has done is hit a nerve. They are upset because he was able to give a narrative that is unflattering. 

It hurts. I know…welcome to our world.  And so far the response is weak and shows that they don&#039;t know how to respond expect with well who really wants to know why CFSA didn&#039;t receive the support from the former administration to deal with why the death of three little black girls slip through the cracks.

Weak...weak...weak!

And the last fire bomb had many hits of personal sting &quot;he&#039;s enriching him self and offspring&quot;

First if you werent in your feeling about Marshall you would know enriching to describe him is laughable, but this goes to the point that garbagemedia made because nobody on the staff does research beyond a Google search.

Second, in a society where we love to lynch black men for not participating in their son&#039;s lives we belittle Mr. Brown for participating in his son&#039;s.  Nope he’s belittled for using his political skills and experience to help him reach his goals.  But I guess he isn&#039;t the color of Joe Kennedy so he doesn’t deserve the same love and respect.  

Lastly Jason his takes shots at District voters with this comment “Taking advantage of a cynical and ambivalent citizenry?&quot;

Basically using the same narrative as the Washington Post and the rest of the national media that &quot;mostly those who were black and voted for Gray and Brown were too ignorant to know what&#039;s good for them&quot; 

It&#039;s sad because if the media did have a real pulse on the citizenry they would at the very least respect that many voters felt marginalized and unheard. I guess we need to moved to Egypt to get respect. Cheeks see&#039;s our grievances were considered marginal compared to the needs of the dog loving twits</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>GarbageMedia co-sign! What Marshall has done is hit a nerve. They are upset because he was able to give a narrative that is unflattering. </p>
<p>It hurts. I know…welcome to our world.  And so far the response is weak and shows that they don't know how to respond expect with well who really wants to know why CFSA didn't receive the support from the former administration to deal with why the death of three little black girls slip through the cracks.</p>
<p>Weak...weak...weak!</p>
<p>And the last fire bomb had many hits of personal sting "he's enriching him self and offspring"</p>
<p>First if you werent in your feeling about Marshall you would know enriching to describe him is laughable, but this goes to the point that garbagemedia made because nobody on the staff does research beyond a Google search.</p>
<p>Second, in a society where we love to lynch black men for not participating in their son's lives we belittle Mr. Brown for participating in his son's.  Nope he’s belittled for using his political skills and experience to help him reach his goals.  But I guess he isn't the color of Joe Kennedy so he doesn’t deserve the same love and respect.  </p>
<p>Lastly Jason his takes shots at District voters with this comment “Taking advantage of a cynical and ambivalent citizenry?"</p>
<p>Basically using the same narrative as the Washington Post and the rest of the national media that "mostly those who were black and voted for Gray and Brown were too ignorant to know what's good for them" </p>
<p>It's sad because if the media did have a real pulse on the citizenry they would at the very least respect that many voters felt marginalized and unheard. I guess we need to moved to Egypt to get respect. Cheeks see's our grievances were considered marginal compared to the needs of the dog loving twits</p>
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		<title>By: StrangeFruit</title>
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		<dc:creator>StrangeFruit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>George Orwell once said, “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”

Sekou Judas Biddle just placed a wedge between him and African American voters for canning Marshall Brown for speaking an absolute and indisputable truth!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>George Orwell once said, “During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.”</p>
<p>Sekou Judas Biddle just placed a wedge between him and African American voters for canning Marshall Brown for speaking an absolute and indisputable truth!</p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
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		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There is one huge cultural disconnect in Marshall&#039;s screed...churches. Its also related to the constant squabble over the MD inbound on Sundays. On the Marshall side, there is a sense that folks aren&#039;t reaching out by being involved in the churches. On the other side...well...is a bunch of people who don&#039;t go to church much period.

After reading this I really thought through all of the friends I made in DC since moving here in 94 for grad school, excluding the recent longtime residents I&#039;ve gotten to know in local politics. Exactly one, _one_ is serious about religion. Out of a lot. Most people I know are either indifferent, agnostics like me (or the harder core atheist), or downright hostile to organized religion.

You&#039;d be more likely to see them using the term &quot;Flying Spaghetti Monster&quot;. If church support is an expectation for &quot;outreach&#039;, it will never be met, because a lot of the new arrivals simply don&#039;t care about religion.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is one huge cultural disconnect in Marshall's screed...churches. Its also related to the constant squabble over the MD inbound on Sundays. On the Marshall side, there is a sense that folks aren't reaching out by being involved in the churches. On the other side...well...is a bunch of people who don't go to church much period.</p>
<p>After reading this I really thought through all of the friends I made in DC since moving here in 94 for grad school, excluding the recent longtime residents I've gotten to know in local politics. Exactly one, _one_ is serious about religion. Out of a lot. Most people I know are either indifferent, agnostics like me (or the harder core atheist), or downright hostile to organized religion.</p>
<p>You'd be more likely to see them using the term "Flying Spaghetti Monster". If church support is an expectation for "outreach', it will never be met, because a lot of the new arrivals simply don't care about religion.</p>
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		<title>By: GarbageMedia</title>
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		<dc:creator>GarbageMedia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jason,

&quot;I can think of at least two very engaged white people running in the at-large race that deserve way more attention than Brown&#039;s candidate and now former employer.&quot;

Can you explain this further? How do you determine that they deserve way more attention than Sekou Biddle? I would assert that this is definitely untrue. Sekou Biddle is a Councilmember, someone will actual power and a say on what goes on this city. To suggest that others deserve more coverage than them because of their positions on issues or solely because they are white is ludicrous.

Moreover, your tweeting in support of Bryan Weaver severely undermines your credibility as a journalist covering politics. It is totally unethical, and makes you seem like a hypocrite when you critique the ethics of others. Much like Chuck Thies (the consultant who does 89.3) tweeting against CM Kwame Brown incessantly, when everyone knows that he has a bone to pick with CM Brown. 
We need ethical journalists in D.C., and definitely more black journalists to cover a city where blacks have are overrepresented politically.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jason,</p>
<p>"I can think of at least two very engaged white people running in the at-large race that deserve way more attention than Brown's candidate and now former employer."</p>
<p>Can you explain this further? How do you determine that they deserve way more attention than Sekou Biddle? I would assert that this is definitely untrue. Sekou Biddle is a Councilmember, someone will actual power and a say on what goes on this city. To suggest that others deserve more coverage than them because of their positions on issues or solely because they are white is ludicrous.</p>
<p>Moreover, your tweeting in support of Bryan Weaver severely undermines your credibility as a journalist covering politics. It is totally unethical, and makes you seem like a hypocrite when you critique the ethics of others. Much like Chuck Thies (the consultant who does 89.3) tweeting against CM Kwame Brown incessantly, when everyone knows that he has a bone to pick with CM Brown.<br />
We need ethical journalists in D.C., and definitely more black journalists to cover a city where blacks have are overrepresented politically.</p>
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