Marion Barry: Sorry for 'dirty' remark He says he could have worded opinion differently. Marion Barry and the Left's Hatred of Asian Entrepreneurs Marion Barry's mouth set him up. The disgraced former mayor of Washington, D.C., who was caught on tape in a 1987 crack cocaine sting, made an even bigger disgrace of himself and his city on Tuesday. Celebrating a Democratic primary victory, the city councilman attacked small businesses owned by "Asians" in his district. Then the race-baiting clown doubled down. Marion Barry Apologizes For Comments Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry is once again attracting the wrong kind of attention, after he used his election-night victory speech to decry Asian-owned stores. But the D.C. council member has now apologized for those comments. D.C.'s Marion Barry widely rebuked for comments about Asian business owners Most politicians try to keep their victory speeches short, sweet and platitudinous. But most politicians aren't Marion Barry. The D.C. Council member and former four-term mayor used the moments after learning of his Ward 8 primary win Tuesday to criticize Asian owners of businesses in his ward, suggesting that they close their "dirty shops." His racially loaded remarks prompted a torrent of ... Marion Barry stands by remark that Asian businesses 'ought to go' from Ward 8 UPDATED 2:35 P.M. Marion Barry is mostly refusing to back down from remarks Tuesday that Asian business owners in his ward "ought to go." Read full article >> Barry Apologizes for Comment on Asian Businesses DC Councilman Marion Barry apologizes for remark disparaging Asian businesses Editorial Board: Marion Barry's racist remarks OVER THE YEARS, Marion Barry has said and done so many questionable things that the city whose politics he long dominated has become inured to his behavior. But his racist remarks this week about Asian Americans — and his oblivious response — are too ugly to ignore. On Tuesday Ward 8 Democrats looked past his failings to nominate him to a third consecutive term on the D.C. Council, but that ... UPDATE: Marion Barry apologizes for anti-Asian remarks UPDATE, 4:40 P.M: Faced with a torrent of criticism from his colleagues and other city residents, Marion Barry apologized Thursday afternoon for his Election Day suggestion that Asian business owners in his ward "ought to go." Read full article >> Marion Barry Keeps Digging What's the best way for a politician to handle making ridiculously insensitive remarks about Asians? Who knows? But observe the Marion Barry way. Outrage over Marion Barry: "Do Something About Asians Coming In" Just spotted this facebook page condemning Marion Barry's call to stop Asians from starting "dirty" businesses in DC and replacing them with properly colored owners. That's what they did in Russia and Germany when they got annoyed with Jewish neighbors, where they called it a...
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