Living in Washington, DC makes one a political animal whether one likes it or not. On Saturday, your dj and the Long-Suffering One attended a meet-and-greet for Marie Johns, candidate for DC mayor. If you happen to be lucky enough to be a DC resident, and are confused about who you'd like to vote for (since everyone in the city seems to be running this time), you might want to give Marie Johns a look.
Like most sensible people, I'm generally skeptical about anyone who wants to be mayor of DC. But after meeting her, and talking to her (the people at the meet and greet -- including me -- really grilled her), I think Ms. Johns stands head and shoulders above Fenty, Cropp, and the rest.
Fenty has no experience, and Cropp acts like it's her turn to be mayor. Orange, Brown, and all the rest don't have single new idea between them. I was impressed with Johns' considerable experience, dedication to the city, and her eagerness to answer frankly the tough questions on crime, the income gap, affordable housing, public health, HIV/AIDS, marriage equality, locally-owned business, and homelessness that we put to her. (See, I told you we grilled her) She seems to have real ideas and plans, not the polished and carefully crafted soundbites that you usually get from politicians. She also doesn't change her answers based on whether she's talking to 40 gay men at a cocktail party or a congregation at an African American church.
I know this sounds like a commercial, but I really was impressed. I urge you to stop by Ms. Johns' website and learn about her.
http://www.johnsformayor.com/ Oh, and by the way, she's funny too.
Deedlecast returns to its regular musical format on Friday, just in time for the holiday.
