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DC Councilman Seeks To Name College After Marion Barry

[DAILYCALLER] A city councilman in Washington D.C. is pushing to have the city's only public university renamed after former mayor Marion The Bitch Set Me Up Barry
... the worst administrator, with the possible exception of Boss Tweed, ever elected to public office and then reelected and reelected when he got out of jail... No. That's not true. Boss Tweed wasn't elected to anything...
Councilman Vincent Orange, a Democrat, argues that Barry is a worthy namesake for the University of the District of Columbia because he was the school's "biggest champion" during his life.

"Marion Barry is an individual who should be properly honored, but also should be studied, should be researched, just like you would with Ronald Reagan or [George W.] Bush," Orange said on Tuesday, according to The Washington Post. "For the District of Columbia, this guy really had a major footprint in the city."

His proposal wouldn't just rename the school, but would also try to make it tuition-free, in line with a similar national proposal made by Barack Obama
Dreams of My Sainted Father...
during his most recent State of the Union address.

Barry is one of the most notable figures in D.C. history, serving two stints as mayor from 1979 to 1991 and from 1995 to 1999. He died last November at the age of 78, while still serving on D.C.'s city council.

Posted by Fred 2015-02-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Maybe name the drug treatment wing at the local penitentiary after him - but nothing higher.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2015-02-07 01:46|| 2015-02-07 01:46|| Front Page Top

#2 "MarionBarry is an individual who ... should be studied, should be researched, just like you would with Ronald Reagan or Bush,"

Or Jessie James. Or Idi Amin.

His proposal wouldn't just rename the school, but would also try to make it tuition-free,

Why can't we just make everything free? Think of the boost to the economy!

Posted by SteveS 2015-02-07 02:44|| 2015-02-07 02:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Appears we're getting an early start to re-writing history.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-02-07 03:23|| 2015-02-07 03:23|| Front Page Top

#4 We gonna call it "High School"?

Posted by BrerRabbit 2015-02-07 06:09|| 2015-02-07 06:09|| Front Page Top

#5 If they can name schools after Obama, why not Marion Barry (a much smaller evil)?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-02-07 07:02|| 2015-02-07 07:02|| Front Page Top

#6 "Our Mission? A Crack Education"

Posted by Frank G 2015-02-07 09:45|| 2015-02-07 09:45|| Front Page Top

#7 "Hey, I'll even throw in my Jaguar!" - M. Barry

Posted by Raj 2015-02-07 10:50|| 2015-02-07 10:50|| Front Page Top

#8 That is what happens when you locate the nation's capital in a swamp.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2015-02-07 11:39|| 2015-02-07 11:39|| Front Page Top

#9 It has been long past time to abolish DC and return its territory and governance to MD and VA. Make the federal territory more like Vatican City.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-02-07 12:27|| 2015-02-07 12:27|| Front Page Top

#10 "Set you up, bitch"

Posted by Grunter 2015-02-07 12:31|| 2015-02-07 12:31|| Front Page Top

#11 Anguper -- what about the natives? They won't give up their troughs without a fight.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2015-02-07 13:11|| 2015-02-07 13:11|| Front Page Top

#12 "won't give up their troughs without a fight" - the troughs will go empty when the money runs out. I guess there will be a lot of fighting when that happens.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-02-07 15:39|| 2015-02-07 15:39|| Front Page Top

#13 What is the source of this great man's greatness?

Posted by JohnQC 2015-02-07 16:10|| 2015-02-07 16:10|| Front Page Top

#14 "It has been long past time to abolish DC and return its territory and governance to MD and VA."

We (Va.) got our part back, AH. (Extrapolate the straight lines of this map to complete the lower left-hand side of the diamond outlining DC's borders - that would show DC's original borders before they returned the VA. portion and took the Potomac as the border on that side.) I'd like for Md. to take back the Md. portion, but good luck getting them to do it if it includes the inhabitants. Even they're not that stupid. :-(

Posted by Barbara 2015-02-07 16:20|| 2015-02-07 16:20|| Front Page Top

#15 At least if they gave DC back to Maryland, the DC residents could stop whining about taxation without representation.

I agree with Barbara, though - most of the successful DC residents have moved out of DC to Maryland already. (Except the northwest section of DC - Georgetown, etc.)

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2015-02-07 16:36|| 2015-02-07 16:36|| Front Page Top

#16 At Midnight Community College,
The faculty always acknowledge
Youths shoot, pass and dribble
But won't read or scribble,
Much less pursue all-around knowledge.

Er... haulage?

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2015-02-07 17:23|| 2015-02-07 17:23|| Front Page Top

#17 For even suggesting such a boneheaded idea Councilman Vincent Orange, you deserve a fork.

Posted by Galactic Coordinator Big Foot6933 2015-02-07 18:13|| 2015-02-07 18:13|| Front Page Top

#18 The "Fuck Off And Die" name seems appropiate, you WON'T graduate. (It's a White thang, ya kno.)

I can hear the commencement speaker now, " And for scoring the ost dope in class, the award oes to......

Posted by Redneck Jim 2015-02-07 18:46|| 2015-02-07 18:46|| Front Page Top

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