Marion Barry Thanks Filipino Nurses, Insults Polish Community

By Jasmine | Thursday, May 31, 2012 | 2 Comments

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8a barry Marion Barry Thanks Filipino Nurses, Insults Polish Community

So remember how former Washington DC mayor/current councilman Marion Barry had an issue with “dirty Asian shops” and then beefed with Filipino nurses?

It appears he had a change of heart last week when, after being afflicted with a blood clot in Las Vegas, he was looked after by some Filipino nurses.

I also thank outstanding medical staff, incl. kind professional Filipino staff. I stand corrected; I truly didn’t mean 2 hurt or offend.

— Marion S. Barry, Jr. (@marionbarryjr) May 21, 2012

Hurray! Adobo and lumpia for everybody, right?

Not so fast.

A few days later, when addressing issues of diversity in his home ward in a city council meeting, he said “The Irish caught hell, the Jews caught hell, the Polacks caught hell…. We want Ward 8 to be the model of diversity.”

That sound you hear is the sound of my head slamming repeatedly against my desk.

Well, at least he retracted the statement later, saying “I meant Poles.”

Baby steps, Mr. Barry, baby steps.

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http://www.littleyellowdifferent.com ErnieAtLYD

Wow, this guy needs his own laugh track for the imaginary sitcom he’s clearly starring in.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Tishawn-Fortner/1722802281 Tishawn Fortner

This man is allowed to make a few forgivable mistakes or two,arent all politicians? That happens when you live in a country with variuos different ethnic groups that dont think or feel or even respond the same to anything at any one given time.I believe we’ve all been guilty of saying a few unkind words regarding others just to go home and indulge in the actual experience of one anothers culture without having to be with that particular group.

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