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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 UpBarry ... 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 |
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