Jackass Of The Week

There are little to no benefits to my injury right now. Spending ones down time doing absolutely nothing more than listening to the TV is pretty brutal. Of course you can hear some pretty funny and outrageous things.

For example did you know that last week the 13 City Council Members in the District of Columbia voted to recognize gay marriages from other states? Initially the vote was 13 yes and 0 no. But then one of the Council members realized what he was voting on and asked for a “do over”. So they re-voted and the new count was 12 – 1 in favor.

I know what you’re wondering. Who would actually go through the trouble of asking for a re-vote? And then have the audacity to vote against it. Why it’s the infamous Marion Barry of course. He of the moral high ground headed up an anti gay marriage rally shortly after the vote where he declared that, “Politicians ought to be moral” because they are “the moral leaders”. He says that he disagrees with the other Council members because he is a “politician who is moral”. He goes on for a little bit more and you can see the vid for yourself below.



Just to recap Mr. Barry’s history here are the highlights.
He was the Mayor of DC from 1979 to 1991. He was unable to run for reelection in 1992 because he was in jail. It seems our Mayoral Moral Compass had been caught in an FBI sting operation. He spent 6 months in jail for possession of cocaine. Way to go boss!

In 1995 he ran for Mayor again. To the surprise of many he won the election. This particular tenure ended in 1999.

In 2005 he was arrested for tax evasion. During this escapade he tested positive for both Mary Jane and (a big Gomer Pile surprise, surprise, surprise) cocaine. Nice!

Fast forward to present time and he’s voting against gay marriage because he is a moral politician.

Mr. Barry, not only are you a 3 time loser but you are an idiot. Not just for your vote on this issue and your complete inability to believe in equality for EVERYONE. You are an idiot for believing that we are stupid enough to look to you for moral leadership.

I’m proud to announce that you are the Jackass of the week! I’d give it to you for the entire year but I’m convinced that Dick Cheney will keep running his mouth.