You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
-Land of the Free
Camera catches Baltimore mayor’s surprise & disgust as she tours her own city: ‘You can smell the rats’
2018-09-16
[BIZPACREVIEW] [BIZPACREVIEW] Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was captured on camera saying "you can smell the rats" among other derogatory remarks as she toured a low-income neighborhood in the crime-ridden city.

The Democrat mayor was slammed for being offensive and out-of-touch after touring an East Baltimore neighborhood with other city officials, which included vacant homes, the Baltimore Sun reported.

"What the hell? We should just take all this sh*t down," Pugh is heard saying in the clip, clearly overwhelmed by the scene. "Whoa, you can smell the rats."

"Whew, Jesus. Oh, my God, you can smell the dead animals," she added, according to the Sun,

Posted by:Fred

#14  The rats help out with the high cost of meat. See, every cloud has a silver lining. :)
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2018-09-16 22:44  

#13  "Um, Madam Mayor, we're still in the car."
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2018-09-16 17:37  

#12  I can remember the days down there with no air conditioners. Roaches were bad enough. Rats?, that's a story for Hollywood.
Posted by: Dale   2018-09-16 13:48  

#11  The voters get what they vote for.
Posted by: DarthVader   2018-09-16 13:28  

#10  s/derogatory/candid/
Posted by: KBK   2018-09-16 13:21  

#9  Since 1967
Posted by: Frank G   2018-09-16 10:28  

#8  The Donks have run Baltimore for how many years?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-09-16 09:49  

#7  At least she knows what rats smell like. That's a must in her line of work.
Posted by: jpal   2018-09-16 09:07  

#6  The Wire appears to have been a documentary
Posted by: Frank G   2018-09-16 08:46  

#5  Looks like. Obvious searches yield one very-low-view "screener."

"Historical houses, adieu!"
How come? "Cuz you stink," sez la Pugh,
"Like your resident rats
And my hesitant cats,"
To developers yelling "Woo-hoo!"
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2018-09-16 06:11  

#4  In keeping with the Google mindset, Ah'm assuming the video has been pulled from youtube already.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-09-16 05:07  

#3  "What the hell? We should just take all this sh*t down," Pugh is heard saying in the clip...

Broken clock rule applies. Please send for the D9 before she changes her mind.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-09-16 03:12  

#2  "Whew, Jesus. Oh, my God, you can smell the dead animals,"

Given the venue, it could be dead people.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-09-16 03:06  

#1  And that was only a tour down the hall from her Office at City Hall.
Or perhaps an impromptu attempt to purchase a can of Coke from the drink machine in the Lounge at the local Police Station.
Posted by: Bubba Spomose6236   2018-09-16 01:53  

00:00