And the dirty tricks begin...

A little birdie has informed me that the Barry campaign has accused the Charles Wilson campaign of "tearing down Barry's posters and putting his [Charles] posters up".

This isn't the first time that Barry has tried to cloud the issues at hand and make false accusations about someone - in this case Charles Wilson tearing down his signs. He made the same false accusations on the WAMU candidates forum last week when he was being pressed about Ward issues.

It's only fitting that now that Charles has challenged Barry to a debate instead of just accepting the challenge he is going to attempt to conjure what he does best - "smoke and mirrors".

Even assuming that someone is tearing down his signs (and that is a very big "IF"), considering Barry's LOW approval ratings in the ward and his poorly constructed signs has it ever occurred to him that perhaps the citizens of ward 8 are trying to tell him something? That perhaps people are tired of his false promises that it is just time for him to retire?

I've seen Barry's signs on the ground in my community and they just fall off the trees/poles. Much like the candidate himself they are thin, flimsy and hanging on by a thread.

Marion Barry accusing someone of dirty political tricks is like the (crack) pot calling the kettle black.

NOW LET'S GET BACK TO THE REAL ISSUES AT HAND!

Sounds like this could be resolved with a debate!

MAN AGAINST THE (Barry) MACHINE

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...








A sharp eyed resident took this picture this morning at the Anacostia metro stop. Says the eagle eyed resident,

"Charles Wilson and his volunteers have been campaigning and waving signs at this [Anacostia] metro stop for at least two weeks every morning. Today Marion Barry supporters arrived (late and disorganized) and tried to drum up some support for the ailing councilman. They must be REALLY, REALLY desperate. Marion Barry showed up later and stuck it out for a little bit before throwing in the towel. Funny thing is that this only worked in Charles Wilson's favor. Motorists began honking their horns for Charles and waving signs for him. It also illustrated the difference in the two campaigns. The grey haired set that is the Barry supporters vs. the youth and vitality of the Wilson campaign. Wouldn't be surprised if this swung some votes to Charles - just from people who don't like Barry."

Par for the course when dealing with Marion Barry. It must be really tiring "fighting for the people" - that must be why he can't come up with his own campaign ideas!

UPDATE: Found out that one of Barry Supporters was none other than past Barry challenger and criticizer Sandy Allen! Very odd that they would be working together considering that at one time Sandy accused Barry of voter fraud. Et tu Sandy?

Well they do say, "Imitation is the highest form of flattery".

For weeks Ward 8 residents and commuters have seen CHARLES WILSON and the Charles Wilson (definitely unpaid) supporters waving "Charles" signs and campaigning on the corner of Martin Luther King Ave. directly across from the Anacostia metro. Charles and his volunteers have been on the street faithfully Monday thru Friday from 7am - 8:30am, reaching out to the community and spreading the word one person at a time - "We set the tone!"

Well Barry MUST be feeling the heat and realizing that his usual "fighter for the people" propaganda is falling on deaf ears. He has now resorted in a DESPERATE attempt to appear "vital and active" by COPYING the actions of our NEXT Council member of Ward 8 - Charles Wilson.

Today a vigilant Charles Wilson supporter alerted TBSH that the self-professed "Mayor for Life" and his (allegedly uncompensated) supporters waiving signs and campaigning on a corner in Congress Heights.

Another example of Barry's "too little and too late" philosophy!