Marion Barry Digs a Deeper Hole

Washington, D.C. Council member Marion Barry “stepped up his campaign to mend relations with Asians, apologizing again for disparaging remarks he made about Koreans and Filipinos,” noting the United States “has had racial tensions since it was founded,” the Washington Post reports.

Said Barry: “The Irish caught hell, the Jews caught hell, the Polacks caught hell.”

Asked later about his reference to “Polacks,” Barry at first denied using the word, then retracted it. “I meant Poles.”