Marion Barry Doubles Down on "Dirty Asians"

Marion Barry was D.C.'s mayor for sixteen years (1979-91 and 1995-99), and currently he's a city council member representing Ward 8, a section of D.C. that's overwhelmingly African-American.

Barry, who popularized the phrase "Bitch set me up!" during an FBI sting operation that sent him to prison, is back in the news for declaring that Asian business owners in his district should be driven out.

"We got to do something about these Asians coming in and opening up businesses and dirty shops," he said at an April 3rd campaign event. "They ought to go. I'm going to say that right now."

Reason.tv Correspondent Kennedy caught up with Barry at D.C.'s City Hall to discuss his comments.

Produced by Jim Epstein.

Approximately 2.30 minutes.

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[3506Dodge]

God, this man is truly horrible.

[xp0lym4thx]

GO BACK AND SMOKE UR COCAINE NIGAR

if africans are not competitive, then JUST admit it

[Juno K]

The Black Man's reference.

They elect what they're familiar with. This is why they are who they are.

[xp0lym4thx]

GREAT standards of blacks? how ironic.

non english speaking and poorly educated? then why are blacks considered underrepresented minorities in academia, but not the asians?

[coco pie]

the bottom line is hygiene. American great stanards of Blacks and Whites will truly be destroyed by the poor practice of poorly educated non english speaking oriental/latinos

[coco pie]

u definitely a top class all white american fool.

[coco pie]

He is a clown for speaking up against Asian massage parlour fronts for brothels and shit smelling Chinese/oriental restaurants with filthy bathrooms that are cleaner than the kitchen floor that they pick your food from?

[coco pie]

he is telling the truth

[coco pie]

fuck you albino nigger

[Orion Maybs]

How is this fuck still in government.

[MyDormantSoul]

It's not racism because he's black and he wants "African American businesses"