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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]- and Donald Sterling once made donations to liberal democrats and was nominated by the NAACP for a civil rights award- so should we look the other way towards his racist comments the way you suggest we ignore Barry's bigotry?

24 years of racist bigotry?  Decades of public corruption?  Violations of DC hate speech laws within the last few years??

C'mon! How big of a hipocrit are you?  Why are you trying so hard to defend someone who has damage our city as much as Barry has??[/quote]

Apparently we have a new tradition in which we compare anyone we don't like to Donald Sterling. I actually shouldn't say "we", because this is not my tradition. Rather, it seems limited to reading comprehension-challenged blowhards. Every poster who has acknowledged positive aspects to Barry had also agreed that there are negative aspects. I understand that you do not want your one-dimensional image of Barry to be complicated by facts that don't fit your preferred narrative. One dimension is probably enough of a challenge for you in any case. But, why are do you mischaracterizing the views of those of us capable of observing more than one dimension? Is this an accidental result of your inability to read simple English, or an intentional distortion that is simply your style of argument? 
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Oh please - spare us the drama.  It's obvious: Donald Sterling is under attack for his racist comments;  Marion Barry has repeatedly made racist comments - just like Sterling.  It has nothing to do with "anyone we don't like" now does it?

And sterling isn't an elected leader - he just a rich guy who bought a team.

On the other hand, Barry is part of our city's leadership.  His job is to represent the people.  Do you honestly think someone who repeatedly makes racist comments is a suitable representative of D.C.'s citizens? Seriously?

Would you vote for him if he were in he mayors race?  Serious question - would you?  Because you certainly seem to admire him and go to great lengths to defend his record of public service to our city.[/quote]

Why should I respond to someone who repeatedly ignores what I have to say? I'll waste my time on something more productive.
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I need no response.

As for Barry's history of racist comments - and your attempts to minimize them - well, you decide.  Apparently, his bigotry is somehow, some way, justified by something he did in the 60s.

If that's your position, then so be it.  And - btw - nice job ignoring what I have said repeatedly in this thread:

- Barry is an unrepentant bigot and an elected leader of our city.  That is not OK with me.  And you?
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Not ok with me,  Barry is both a continuing embarrassment and a political liability to DC.  Whether DC ever becomes a state is debatable.  However, one thing is clear:  statehood won't even be conceivable until at least 50 years after the ex-Mayor-for-Life has gone on to be the Mayor-for-EternalLife![/quote]

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