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20 Reasons To Dislike The Democrat Party

My latest Townhall column is called, 20 Reasons To Dislike The Democrat Party. Here’s an excerpt from the column. 1) Ted Kennedy. Barney Frank. Rod Blagojevich. Eric Massa. Marion Barry. Dan Rostenkowski. Eliot Spitzer. John Murtha. Alcee Hastings. Show More Summary

Go Home Already: Tomato Blossom

Yeah, Marion Barry weighed in on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. [City Desk] Headed to College Park for graduation this weekend? Don't take Metro. [WAMU] D.C. unemployment rate drops slightly to 8.5 percent in April. [BLS] [ more › ]

Barry and Wells Want to Lessen Pot Penalties

Marion Barry and Tommy Wells are hoping to introduce the bill this summer. [ more › ]

Marion Barry Totally Loves 'Scandal'

The success of ABC's Scandal is widely known, and if you have a Twitter account, you know how popular the show is. It turns out that it's not just your mom, barber and kid's preschool teacher who are watching -- black icons are tuning...Show More Summary

Reliable Source live discussion: Chris Christie; Carla Bruni; Justin Bieber; Marion Barry; Led Zeppelin; Demi Lovato; Reese Witherspoon

Please join the Reliable Source weekly online live discussion today at noon. There’ll soon be a whole lot of less of Chris Christie to love — when did we get tired of fat presidents? Did Henry Kissinger just endorse Hillary … Continue reading ?

Marion Barry Gets Into ‘Scandal’ on Twitter

The former mayor of Washington, D.C. appears to be a big fan of the TV show "Scandal."

Why I Was Rooting For Mark Sanford To Lose Yesterday

Voting for Mark Sanford would be the Republican equivalent of voting for Marion Barry, Barney Frank or Jesse Jackson Jr. #Weshouldbebetter — John Hawkins (@johnhawkinsrwn) March 25, 2013 For whatever it’s worth, key GOP movers & shakers...Show More Summary

Quoted: Marion Barry recaps ‘Scandal’ on Twitter

“You can’t tell me that Fitz’s heart wasn’t about to beat out of his chest while watching that clock wind down.” – Marion Barry excitedly live-tweeting a key plot point in Thursday night’s episode of “Scandal.” He went on a … Continue reading ?

How Michael Steele learned at the foot of a D.C. political legend

At Joseph P. Yeldell‘s Saturday funeral, which packed the pews of Springfield Baptist Church in Shaw, there were many expected tributes to a man who did as much as anyone except Marion Barry to define and direct the first three … Continue reading ?

Phil Perrier: Political Comebacks From Hell

Politics is a fickle game; one minute you are riding high, and the next minute, you are John Edwards. But it is also a game of tremendous comebacks, like Richard Nixon and Marion "Bitch Set Me Up" Barry.

'An Icon, a Hero Who Rose From Zero': Head-Roc Records Tribute to Marion Barry

Local hip-hop heavyweight Head-Roc has recorded a tribute to mayor-for-life Marion Barry. [ more › ]

Read this: Patrick Mara’s interesting career; Marion Barry’s health tips; Gio Gonzalez romances the hand

Also in The Washington Post: Who knew you could make a living this way? Patrick Mara, the Republican in the race for D.C. Council at large, says he makes much of his income from selling sports and political memorabilia on … Continue reading ?

Barry Released From Hospital Following Diabetes Scare

Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) was released from Howard University Hospital today after checking in yesterday with low blood sugar. [ more › ]

Former DC mayor Marion Barry hospitalized

2 months agoNews : The Newsroom

The longtime councilmember tweeted that he was going to the hospital.

Marion Barry Hospitalized With Low Blood Sugar

Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) entered a local hospital Tuesday after suffering from low blood sugar. [ more › ]

Barry Refers to National Park Service as 'MOFO' Over Deer Hunt

Marion Barry loves deer and thinks that the National Park Services are a bunch of mofos for shooting them. [ more › ]

The Amazing Comeback of Susan Rice

(The Root) -- There have been plenty of second acts in politics, from former president Bill Clinton surviving a sex-turned-impeachment scandal, to Marion Barry returning public life from a crack and prostitute scandal. But rarely do political comebacks happen in the span of a few short months; yet, that appears to be the case for U.S. Show More Summary

Barry Wants to Make D.C. Pre-School Mandatory

Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) wants to make pre-school attendance mandatory, even though D.C. is already way ahead of the curve. [ more › ]

Go Home Already: Staffers

In today's Go Home Already: plenty of Metro track work, Georgetown is haunted by a public masturbator and Marion Barry and Tommy Wells stump for a Maryland bag tax. [ more › ]

Bag tax roadshow

The District’s political odd couple road-tripped to Annapolis Thursday: D.C. Council members Marion Barry and Tommy Wells hit Route 50 to tell the Maryland statehouse black caucus about the boons of a plastic bag tax, like the one the District has … Continue reading ?

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