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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
The sad fact remains, as a PP pointed out so well, that DCPS became absolutely atrocioius while Barry was mayor and took a very long time to get better, because of the sordid condition in which he and his political allies left the public schools.  [/quote]

It is probably worth pointing out that when Barry was mayor, DC had an elected school board which selected the superintendent. We didn't have mayoral control of schools. So, I'm not sure why Barry is being blamed for something over which he had no control (actually, I do know, but that's a separate issue).
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The racists and ignorant are out in full force!!! Most people writing didn't even live in DC prior to Barry or during the years Barry was mayor but can't help join in the bandwagon of hypocrisy. RIP Barry.[/quote]

In point of fact, those of us who lived ihere when Barry was mayor and when DC really was Dysfunctional City, know how much the Barry hagiography of the past couple weeks is not true.  I sympathize with Barry's family and friends over his death, but today's funeral and burial is a final turning of the page from the Barry era.  Most of Washington has moved on.[/quote]

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