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BainsBane

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48. I'm not blaming him for Freddie Gray

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 08:06 PM

Apr 2015

I'm looking at his record and asking why I should feel compelled to consider him for President over Clinton or Sanders.
The Wire is a work of fiction, created by a former cop and journalist who knows Baltimore very well. It's also the best television program ever made, something I have often referred to as the Shakespeare of TV.

What Simon describes in the article is what he chronicles in The Wire. It's about rounding people up for no reason other than the Mayor's, then O'Malley, political prospects for becoming governor. Courts ruled that policy violated the Fourth Amendment. Police refused to take reports of rape and aggravated assault, tampered with crime stats so O'Malley could run for Governor by claiming he cracked down on crime. I see nothing in any of that to recommend him for the Presidency.

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O�Malley 2016 Just Committed Suicide in Baltimore - By Jackie Kucinich [View all] DonViejo Apr 2015 OP

I wouldn't call it a good week, but he can regroup BeyondGeography Apr 2015 #1

I don't think his visit to Baltimore is going to hurt him. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2015 #2

Yep. 840high Apr 2015 #54

No it won't Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2015 #78

Just a few days ago I saw a positive article here about this visit Mojorabbit Apr 2015 #86

I'd mentioned this before in another post but O'Malley may have been deemed the best governor justiceischeap Apr 2015 #3

I would need to read more marym625 Apr 2015 #4

RFK in Indianapolis he ain't. hifiguy Apr 2015 #5

red sky at dawn bigtree Apr 2015 #6

back home we used to say "red sky at night, sailor's delight. red sky in morning, sailors take dionysus May 2015 #96

I don't see that he fills a needed space in the primary contest BainsBane Apr 2015 #7

O'Malley is very popular in Baltimore. Don't believe the RW spin. n/t FSogol Apr 2015 #32

David Simon is critical of him BainsBane Apr 2015 #33

True, but he is someone who is a friend of the current administration and has a FSogol Apr 2015 #37

Did you read the article or BainsBane Apr 2015 #42

Yes, I read the article, you're the 3rd person who asked me that. FSogol Apr 2015 #45

I'm not blaming him for Freddie Gray BainsBane Apr 2015 #48

Every major city used that form of policing in the 1990-early 2000s. FSogol Apr 2015 #53

I might add that FSogol's replies are factually inaccurate. Vattel May 2015 #104

I read the whole article -- the praise as well as the criticism Jim Lane Apr 2015 #75

I'll vote for him if he is the nominee too BainsBane Apr 2015 #81

Good find Jim. O'Malley's biggest critic says, "I�m going to end up voting for him." FSogol May 2015 #101

Its too early to write him off DJ13 Apr 2015 #8

Yes. elleng Apr 2015 #16

Bernie jumping in has railroaded O'Malley's non-campaign wyldwolf Apr 2015 #9

So they're calling a Democrat "a root cause of Baltimore's problem." cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #10

Yup. elleng Apr 2015 #14

No, they just remember him for what he was to Baltimore as Mayor and Governor. nt Hutzpa Apr 2015 #17

I guess I simply pulled the quoted text out of my ass then... cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #22

A good question would be, what type of police commissioner and what type of law enforcement strategy Dragonfli Apr 2015 #44

Apparently he was the one that introduced Hutzpa Apr 2015 #49

I hope someone with knowledge will go into greater detail Dragonfli Apr 2015 #58

Unfortunately I don't have the full details as I caught the end of it Hutzpa Apr 2015 #61

Read David Simon's interview on O'Malley's policing policies brush Apr 2015 #92

A Democrat who stopped being Mayor of Baltimore 7-1/2 years ago. FSogol Apr 2015 #23

I'm NOT falling for it. I'm pissed someone is posting it here. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #26

My apologies. n/t FSogol Apr 2015 #28

Oh no problem. No problem at all. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #30

Good. elleng Apr 2015 #31

Like I told FSogol... It's gonna be a long, bumpy ride. Glad I'm not prone to motion sickness! n/t cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #34

Read this link to the David Simon interview on O'Malley brush Apr 2015 #91

B.S. headline, saw it elsewhere. elleng Apr 2015 #11

So you like Martin O'Malley, Ellen? "Martin O'Malley, Baltimore's Prodigal Mayor, Gets to Work" Cha Apr 2015 #76

Yes, Cha, I like him. elleng Apr 2015 #79

Good to know.. I respect your opinion! Cha Apr 2015 #84

FWIW, Jackie Kucinich, the author of this piece, is MADem Apr 2015 #12

You mean Democrat, Dennis Kucinich! There, fixed it for you. sabrina 1 Apr 2015 #25

He gets paid for being a Democrat? OilemFirchen Apr 2015 #40

Well, I have no knowledge if he's changed his party affiliation, or not, so unlike MADem Apr 2015 #43

Oh yeah.. Kucinich and his fondness for Ron Paul.. quite sickening. Cha Apr 2015 #72

Bi-partisanship, to try to stop a war or forward legislation to stop sabrina 1 May 2015 #94

Ans what's also known about him is that he is and always was a Democrat. sabrina 1 May 2015 #95

You're the one who seems "upset"--so quick to interject your little MADem May 2015 #97

No you're the one who seems upset that a Democrat worked with Republicans whenever he sabrina 1 May 2015 #98

Listen to yourself!!! MADem May 2015 #99

I never knew that. Thanks for the info. nt Tarheel_Dem Apr 2015 #39

She worked for THE HILL for quite a while, as I recall. She also did a run at the WAPO. MADem Apr 2015 #46

when i first saw her i thought his first wife JI7 Apr 2015 #56

He has a "type" I suspect. MADem Apr 2015 #59

He was told to GTFO Hutzpa Apr 2015 #13

Actually Fox News was told to GTFO, not O'Malley. FSogol Apr 2015 #19

YES, THANK YOU, FSogol! elleng Apr 2015 #27

I'm reading what the OP stated Hutzpa Apr 2015 #35

What is stated in that OP is full of BS. It is a RW hit piece that copies a slew FSogol Apr 2015 #38

It was written by Dennis Kucinich's daughter. She works for the Daily Beast. MADem Apr 2015 #47

She didn't necessarily write the headline ucrdem Apr 2015 #57

It's mostly narrative and quotes. It doesn't seem necessarily "hit piece-y" to me, to be honest. MADem Apr 2015 #63

Well... "O�Malley�s failure to take hold of this moment" sounds hit-piecey to me. ucrdem Apr 2015 #65

I think it sounds like an assessment by someone who is familiar with the terrain. MADem Apr 2015 #69

Well . . . let's just say that media reality is mediated and leave it at that. nt ucrdem Apr 2015 #70

Dyslexia acting up today? DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2015 #60

Quoting republican governors should give you a clue. n/t FSogol Apr 2015 #62

Oh, you're one of those people. You're not reachable. But here's something to ponder anyway: DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2015 #64

Blam.. door shuts. nt Hutzpa Apr 2015 #67

Sounds like someone took their parents praise too seriously. FSogol Apr 2015 #68

Post removed Post removed Apr 2015 #71

You're just mouthing off and acting condescending. My head in real life seldom FSogol Apr 2015 #73

See my previous statement about cowardice. It neatly explains your situation. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2015 #74

Bite me, anonymous internet tough guy. Your threats are a joke. n/t FSogol Apr 2015 #77

I haven't threatened you, but I'll be glad to insult your lack of comprehension. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2015 #80

Yawn. FSogol Apr 2015 #82

You made a false accusation, you were called on it, and your response is a yawn. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2015 #85

Keep telling yourself that. nt Hutzpa Apr 2015 #66

Third rate hit piece on O'Malley, From the Wash post article, the heckler, FSogol Apr 2015 #15

Thank you. nt Cali_Democrat Apr 2015 #18

They even quoted the current ReTHUG governor malaise Apr 2015 #24

exactly! Duppers May 2015 #100

Governor Larry Hogan said .... left-of-center2012 Apr 2015 #20

Hogan looks like a scared kid. When the problem is the police, he wants more police. FSogol Apr 2015 #21

President Obama has been blamed, the Baltimore mayor has been blamed, KMOD Apr 2015 #29

omalley decriminalized mj questionseverything Apr 2015 #36

Sounds like a one issue voter Hutzpa Apr 2015 #41

not at all but questionseverything Apr 2015 #50

Lettuce prey upon the minerals and chemistry we require seveneyes Apr 2015 #51

sounds like hit piece JI7 Apr 2015 #52

Written by Dennis Kucinich's daughter? nt MADem Apr 2015 #83

Politics are not genetic. (nt) jeff47 Apr 2015 #87

You're suggesting she's a right winger? MADem Apr 2015 #88

Nope, I'm suggesting that citing her father is about the worst possible way jeff47 Apr 2015 #89

I can find you a dozen more "liberal" links that are saying the same thing about O'Malley. MADem Apr 2015 #90

Kick, will read later. Agschmid Apr 2015 #55

What utter crap. Good on him for wading into the fray. TwilightGardener Apr 2015 #93

At least he didn't give Wall Street banksters all they wanted. Octafish May 2015 #102

Too bad fadedrose May 2015 #103

OFFS, what a load of tripe. Tommy_Carcetti May 2015 #105