council member, marion barry who complained a d. c. government contract to cut grass should not have been given to a white maryland contractor. yesterday i said barry is not a racist and not against white people, but he does favor the interest of blacks. i called that a subtle distinction. john said yeah, way too subtle. some people want to believe that individuals who are themselves, members of a minority cannot be racist. it's short sided of you to put yourself in that category. that type of subtle distinction that you see in marion barry could be used to defend all sorts of racism. as long as they can be seen with the subtle distinction of simply being in favor of white people. it is a sad and simple truth that marion barry's comment is racist. first of all, anybody can be a bigot. so, was his comment racist? sure on its own i'll give you that. my point was, having known barry for years, i don't think he meant it to be. that takes us to the subtle distinction i also talked about, it's all about the power of one group over another gr

marion barry is a racist. he made a comment a few years ago after regan called d.c. chocolate city. now he says white people/companies can't have contracts in the district. a legal contract is broken. where is your reporting outrage over this overt racist attitude? mike, it is about in the same place it was last time barry said something like this but it doesn't matter because this is marion barry and in his defense he did back off of that statement in our interview yesterday saying it was not about black or white but rather about keeping city money in the city and frankly i do not believe the man is a racist for all his flaws. he is not against white folks, he is, however, in favor of black people and i would tend to believe there is a subtle distinction there. you may disagree. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. >>> let's talk about the rescheduled dedication of the mlk jr. memorial coming up this weekend. we will bring you live coverage here on wusa weapon the live event. >>> topper is back with the forecast for the rest of the night and find out if you've got a we

loose lips, councilman marion barry here to talk about his comments regarding the city contract. plus, mass arrest. the occupy protesters now waiting the u.s. capital. and the virginia governor's invitation to president obama and they are not getting together for conversation. we are just learning of a first at dulles airport. customs agents say somebody tried to smuggle cocaine into this country hiding it inside bed post knobs. this happened on a last week's flight from al salvador. they cut a notch in the bed post and found half a pound of coke worth $17,000. we are learning more about the woman accused of stabbing another woman outside a target store in mitchellville and her past is pretty sorted. a similar accident back in 2005. and in that case, she served 16 months after chasing several women inside the montgomery county nordstroms and stabbing two of them. police tell us the victim in today's case is in stable condition. >>> women at the suitland metro station are breathing a lot easier tonight after they made an arrest in connection with the two recent sex assaults near t

. >> even my husband, marion barry, and we hope he will be able to make it. they are all teaming up with the kids? >> what time should they be there? >> everybody should be there 10:00 saturday morning, and it goes from 10:00 to 3:00. >> the cost? >> spectators, $50, and for players, $100. >> sounds like it's wonderful and benefits kids. >> don't worry about the rain. >> congratulations for all the hard work. it paid off for the kids. >> do you play? >> i can. maybe i will show up, just to watch. thanks a lot. good to see you. >>> a new government report shows the rich are getting richer. the congressional budget office says from 1997 to 2007 income for america's top 1% almost tripled. up 275%. income grew 40% for the middle class and 18% for the poor. washington, d.c. had the widest income gap. the high salaries for ceos and athletes and entertainers are as high as we thought they were. >>> if you plan to travel by air for the holidays and have not purchased your ticket yet, get ready to pay up. analysts say the prices have gone up $20 in the last two weeks.