Loose Lips Daily: Won’t You Not Be My Valentine Edition
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Won't You Not Be My Valentine: The D.C. Council had its yearly retreat yesterday in an effort to come together and map out this year's long term agenda. Instead, Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry and At-Large Councilmember David Catania stole the show by nearly getting into a fight. The Washington Examiner's Alan Blinder was there for a front row seat: "Moments after the District's chief financial officer concluded a presentation to legislators at a meeting room in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Barry tried to ask a question about United Medical Center, the troubled hospital the city took over in 2010. Catania immediately unloaded. 'F you, Marion,' Catania shouted before rising to his feet to continue the verbal brawl. Your agenda is so transparent.' Catania went on to say Barry is 'full of s–t' and 'a despicable human being.' Barry's responses were largely drowned out—and interrupted—by Catania's verbal attacks as other lawmakers sought to quell the dispute. Ward 7 Councilwoman Yvette Alexander tried to intervene by pointing out that a Washington Examiner reporter was in the room. Barry and Catania ignored the other legislators, including Council Chairman Kwame Brown." Per the Post: "Barry added he nearly came to blows with Catania, but restrained himself because he respects the council. 'If I wasn’t on the council, there would be fisticuffs,' Barry said."
Band-Aid Solution: Lydia DePillis takes up where Jason Cherkis left off in covering the District's problems with housing the homeless. "Since at least the beginning of January, the city says it has put up between 185 and 210 families per night in motels, at a rate of $100 per room. So renting rooms costs about $20,000 per night, and there's about half again on top of that for food, transportation, and other associated costs. That adds up really fast: at least a million bucks since the beginning of the year out of the city's homelessness budget."
In Other News:
- Councilmember Phil Mendelson, still not Tweeting.
- Park Service didn't know what to do with Occupy protestors, emails show.
- Comparing this Einstein to The Wire is a stretch.
- Metro admits what we've all known for two years.
- Post editorial board gives Gray administration an attaboy for firing double-dipping bus drivers.
- Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, still raising money.
- Robberies continue in Northwest.
Gray sked: 12:20 p.m. – 12:50 pm.: Federal City Council Executive Committee Meeting.
Council sked: Aging and community affairs oversight at 11 a.m.; DC public library oversight at 2 p.m. Barry and Catania to fight outside at 4 p.m.
3:43 pm
Yvette should have taken the pearls from around her neck and threw them at Marion. I would have said to throw'em at Catania but he would have caught them and wore'em.
11:00 am
Who can be more despicacle for a man suck another man's penis or srew another man in the ass which is against the law of God! Who can be more despicable to figth and cure out a senior citizen on the council. Yet you white folks think it amusing to insult blacks. Some of you are sick and twisted.
11:29 am
Too match the disgusting appalling statements of our councilmembers. I have lost all respect for Catania for initiating that brawl--but look at the backwards homophobic comments here.
The only thing that makes me feel better is that what you say hear is not really anonymous. If someone really wanted to they could look up the IP posting left behind.
2:57 pm
Marion Barry is absolutely correct when it comes to David Catania. Catania is very arrogant and he has very little respect for black men. Unfortunately, Catania's attitude towards black men is only a reflection of how most white men view black men in this society.
Secondly, the notion that Catania is responsible for the progress in healthcare for African-Americans in this city is laughable. Catania by himself can't do anything. Every councilmember on the committee that oversees healthcare issues deserves equal credit for whatever progress that was made.
Moreover, someone need to tell Catania that United Medical Center and the people of Ward 8 do not need a white overseer!
IT NOW SEEMS THAT THIS BLOG IS IN THE BUSINESS OF CENSURING COMMENTS THAT THEY DO NOT AGREE WITH. IT AMAZES ME THAT WHITE COMMENTERS CAN COME ON THIS BLOG AND WRITE SOME OF THE MOST EVIL THINGS ABOUT BLACK FOLKS AND SOMEHOW IT'S OK. BUT AS SOON AS SOMEONE CRITICIZES WHITE FOLKS OR GAYS, THEN THE WORLD IS ABOUT TO END. RULES FOR Y'ALL AND RULES FOR US.