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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Random Citizen on July 11, 2004, 01:06:00 pm
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Just watched the first episode of I Love the 90s on VH-1. (The series begins tomorrow night at 9pm.) They included a segment on Marion Barry's drug bust towards the beginning of the episode. The funniest comment was, "He was trying to put the Columbia (sic) back into District of Columbia."
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A man does crack and they make fun of him forever. A man does cocaine and we make him our president. Where's the justice in it?
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Barry got elected mayor after smoking crack, just as Bush for cocaine.
Who says we won't make fun of Bush forever? Could you imagine him getting all the positive attention Reagan has gotten in the last 5 weeks? hahahahaha
Originally posted by chelledc:
A man does crack and they make fun of him forever. A man does cocaine and we make him our president. Where's the justice in it?
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I might be mistaken, but didn't he announce that he'll be running for a city council position?
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Barry got elected mayor after smoking crack.
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Good point.....but things would be different if Bush had been filmed hitting the pipe with a hooker in some hotel....
I suppose that's the real difference here. Being a Bush doesn't hurt either.
Originally posted by chelledc:
A man does crack and they make fun of him forever. A man does cocaine and we make him our president. Where's the justice in it?
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Yeah, he's supposedly running for the Ward 8 council seat, but that isn't going too well. His campaign manager quit stating that Barry isn't in good shape to run for the seat. Plus, the manager said Barry owes him something like $3k so he's withholding a bunch of campaign materials until he gets his money.
Originally posted by thirsty moore:
[QB] I might be mistaken, but didn't he announce that he'll be running for a city council position?
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Yeah in ward 8 i think and he'll probably win. He looked rough on tv too....like he was minutes from his next hit.
Edit- didn't see the previous post and didn't know these new developments. I wonder if his campaign manager was referring to some drug issues.
Originally posted by thirsty moore:
I might be mistaken, but didn't he announce that he'll be running for a city council position?
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Barry got elected mayor after smoking crack.
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From the Post:
Ex-Campaign Manager Says Barry Isn't Up to Job
By Monte Reel
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, July 3, 2004; Page B03
The former manager of Marion Barry's D.C. Council campaign denied yesterday that he was fired and instead said he resigned because the former mayor is not physically or mentally strong enough to mount a political comeback.
On Thursday, Barry released a letter dated June 29 stating that he was firing Dion Jordan as his campaign manager because of poor performance. Yesterday, Jordan released his own letter, which he said was written before Barry's, that stated he intended to resign because "you are not physically and mentally healthy enough to represent" Ward 8.
Jordan also said that Barry owes him more than $3,000 in pay.
Rest of the article (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24571-2004Jul2.html)
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Originally posted by chaz:
Good point.....but things would be different if Bush had been filmed hitting the pipe with a hooker in some hotel....
I suppose that's the real difference here. Being a Bush doesn't hurt either.
i'm always up for making fun of dubya, but if you think about how many people do/did/have done coke at least once in their lives, you'd have to reevaulate your question. i'm not saying that everyone in the world has done it, but a lot of people have. i just laugh when i try to imagine georgie cutting a big fat line.. and then tipping the mirror over and slicing himself on the razorblade.
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Within the month or two that I moved to DC, I was driving across town with a friend and we passed by quite a scene -- huge sound booms, enormous lights and cameras everywhere. I said to my friend, "it's so cool to be in a big city -- look, they're filming a movie right here where we live and we just drove by!?!" We got home, turned on the news later that night and found that the "movie" we'd seen was the Barry bust. What a trip....And then the "Bitch set me up" t-shirts showed up at the sidewalk vendors. Within a day or two...
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Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
And then the "Bitch set me up" t-shirts showed up at the sidewalk vendors. Within a day or two...
The t-shirt vendors have definitely perfected the art of printing their shirts faster since that incident. I attended Clinton's second inauguration and during one of the speeches (forget who it was) the guy said "Hillary Rodman Clinton." Well, sure enough, as we're leaving, there was a t-shirt stand with a photo of HRC sporting Dennis Rodman's multi-colored hair on it!
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Regardless of your political standings, DC is the perfect town for intellectual comedy.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I would absolutely LOVE to see a serious debate between Ross Perot and Louis Farrokkan(sp?). Why has this not happened yet!? SNL would try but could never top them.
Several years ago when I had cable tv, I use to love to watch on Sunday mornings the station from Howard University. They had their radio station set up for tv broadcasting and would televise some call in radio show with Marion Barry. Stumbled across it one morning and then looked for it intentionally often afterwards. This was while he was still mayor. It was great!!! All these people would call in to talk with him. Every single one of them; Black, White, whatever; would tell him off about how horrible he was at being mayor. Somehow, they'd always include pot holes into their arguement. Barry would always reply with some 'thank you' kind of comment with a smile. In the meantime, I would sit on my sofa laughing my ass off. What pure comedy!
Random Citizen, ever consider changing your name to Rodman Citizen? :p
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Marion Barry used to live in my apartment building on 13th st. He used to hit on all the ladies in the building. Including those with husbands. He loves the females.
At the same time, he was a good mayor. Always made sure the city kids had summer jobs and shit.
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Originally posted by sm4269a:
At the same time, he was a good mayor. Always made sure the city kids had summer jobs and shit.
and that none of the city services functioned at all
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Oh yeah I totally agree with you. My point was just that W will obviously have an easier time outrunning that legacy then Barry....for a # of reasons. Being a Bush, being white, not bing filmed in the act etc. Personally I don't think it's a big deal at all. Having done drugs a few times in one's past would never sway me from a candidate...an active coke habit, well that's another story of course.
It's just so ironic though with W's Bush Sr./Reagan/Just Say No! pedigree.
Originally posted by i do not heart your balls:
Originally posted by chaz:
Good point.....but things would be different if Bush had been filmed hitting the pipe with a hooker in some hotel....
I suppose that's the real difference here. Being a Bush doesn't hurt either.
i'm always up for making fun of dubya, but if you think about how many people do/did/have done coke at least once in their lives, you'd have to reevaulate your question. i'm not saying that everyone in the world has done it, but a lot of people have. i just laugh when i try to imagine georgie cutting a big fat line.. and then tipping the mirror over and slicing himself on the razorblade. [/b]
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Originally posted by pollard:
and that none of the city services functioned at all [/b]
Yeah I've got a few friends that work for the city and they all say it's like working for a 3rd world government...so freaking dysfunctional.
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Originally posted by chaz:
Yeah I've got a few friends that work for the city and they all say it's like working for a 3rd world government...so freaking dysfunctional.
i would think that under the current administration it feels like some utopian world from the future compared to the Barry days, thats how it is when I go to the DMV these days
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To delve deeply into drug addled politicos is an exciting adventure. I really, really like drug addled politicos. While much has been written on its influence on contemporary living, there are just not enough blues songs written about drug addled politicos. It still has the power to shock the over 50, obviously. At the heart of the subject are a number of key factors. I plan to examine each of these factors in detail and and asses their importance.
Social Factors
As Reflected in classical mythology society is complicated. When Sir Bernard Chivilary said 'hounds will feast on society' [1] he could have been making a reference to drug addled politicos, but probably not. Both tyranny and democracy are tried and questioned. Yet drug addled politicos bravely illustrates what we are most afraid of, what we all know deep down in our hearts.
Did I mention how lovely drug addled politicos is? It breaks the mould, shattering man's misunderstanding of man.
Economic Factors
Increasingly economic growth and innovation are being attributed to drug addled politicos. We shall examine the JTB-Guide-Dog model. Taking special care to highlight the role of drug addled politicos within the vast framework which this provides.
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Drug Addled Politicos
There is no longer a need to argue the importance of drug addled politicos, it is clear to see that the results speak for themselves. The question which surfaces now is, how? Even a child could work out that the market value of gold sings a very different tune. A sharp down turn in middle class investment may lead to changes in the market.
Political Factors
Posturing as concerned patriarchs, many politicians guide the electorate herd to the inevitable cattle shed of 'equal opportunity.' Comparing the general view of politics held by the poor of the west with those of the east can be like comparing the two, equally popular approaches to drug addled politicos. If the reader is unaware of these, they need only to turn on the television, or pick up a newspaper or popular magazine.
Let us consider the words of that silver tongued orator, the star of stage and screen Xaviera Woodpecker 'A man must have his cake and eat it in order to justify his actions.' [2] I couldn't have put it better my self. When it comes to drug addled politicos this is clearly true. I feel strongly that if politicians spent less time thinking about drug addled politicos and put more effort into their family life, that we would have a very different country.
I wait anxiously. What will the next few years bring for drug addled politicos?
Conclusion
To reiterate, drug addled politicos has a special place in the heart of mankind. It replenishes the self, brings glamour to an unglamorous time and never hides.
I'll leave you with this quote from Mariah Love Hewitt: 'At first I was afraid I was petrified. Thinking I could never live without drug addled politicos by my side.' [3]
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[1] Sir Bernard Chivilary - Interestingly... - 1904 Badger Books
[2] Woodpecker - Serving The Greats - 1990 Palmerston House Publishing
[3] Your guide to drug addled politicos - Issue 98 - T36 Publishing
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Originally posted by pollard:
Originally posted by chaz:
Yeah I've got a few friends that work for the city and they all say it's like working for a 3rd world government...so freaking dysfunctional.
i would think that under the current administration it feels like some utopian world from the future compared to the Barry days, thats how it is when I go to the DMV these days [/b]
Yes I'm sure it's better now than back then...although reports I hear are that it still has a long way to go.
Anyone here work for the city? Care to share?
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Originally posted by pollard:
Originally posted by chaz:
Yeah I've got a few friends that work for the city and they all say it's like working for a 3rd world government...so freaking dysfunctional.
i would think that under the current administration it feels like some utopian world from the future compared to the Barry days, thats how it is when I go to the DMV these days [/b]
I agree. Also, I've done extensive volunteer work with the public schools for years, and the school system infrastructure has improved exponentially, as well as some of the bureaucracy. I'm not saying it's a stellar system yet, but it's far better than it was.
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Speaking of the 90's...I just burned myself a CD of a lot of the early 90's stuff that came out of the UK. Wow...it must be nostalgia or something, but good GOD do I miss the Stone Roses (I know, technically 1989), Catherine Wheel, the House of Love, Ride, Lush, and Pop Will Eat Itself. I never got to see Ride or the House of Love, but I did manage to see the Stone Roses in 1995...sigh. Even early Charlatans UK stuff is insanely good. They were a superb live band back in the day, better than a lot of their peers. Rob Collins was amazing.
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bush didn't get caught, but barry did.
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okay enough with this debating of "important issues."
let's talk about how funny michael ian black is.
fucking high-larious.
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Originally posted by granita:
let's talk about how funny michael ian black is.
fucking high-larious.
That is no exaggeration. Fabu-luss.
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Actually, I'm more keen on Hal Sparks. Black strikes me as a little too arrogant. :)
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michael ian black is the most funny man on earth. mo rocca and hal sparks come in a close second and third. beth littleford and rachael harris are pretty funny too.
but man, michael ian black. gets me every time. i think that he was funnier on i love the 80s but maybe just because i've watched them so many times.
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Mo Rocca as Waldo was great. :D
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mr. black was deffo funnier in the 80's series... for some reason he's coming of as bitter and angry this time around. craig ferguson is the really funny one this time out. his babe rant was gut busting funny.
it's funny when the debut clips with mr. black & mr. sparks came up...
who doesn't just want to slap jason marz everytime he pops up.
it should also be noted that 95 marked the downturn in alternative rock... bush, stp
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
who doesn't just want to slap jason marz everytime he pops up.
<img src="http://pages.prodigy.net/indianahawkeye/newpage23/20.gif" alt=" - " /> I do, I do!!