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By Brooks A. Mick, M.D.
Feb. 8, 2006 Someone asked Marion Barry, former mayor of Washington, D.C., if he wanted to take another crack at politics, and so he took a little more crack. That was quite enough of a jam to get into, but now it appears he has evaded paying taxes. One is never quite so in a jam until one gets into trouble with the IRS, as Al Capone found out. The Feds never got Scarface on any of the murders or bootlegging or other crimes he committed. He was sent up the river on tax evasion. Perhaps, to earn money to pay off his tax bill, Marion Barry could start selling Marionberry Jam. It would be a logical, clever tie-in with his name and his legal situation. I can imagine the commercials now. “Hi, I’m Marion Berry, and am I in a jam! No, not that tax evasion case, but here’s a case of Marionberry Jam. I’m really into this jam. It leaves a much better taste in my mouth than a court case. Go out and buy some Marionberry Jam right now. Buy a whole case. Help me outa my jam by getting into my Jam! I thank you, my mother thanks you, and the IRS will thank you when I pay up. If I get this legal monkey off my back, perhaps I can really take another crack at politics. Or at least afford a little crack…” http://www.oregonjam.com/webfront/marionberry-jam/marionberry-jam.php http://www.nbc4.com/news/6805790/detail.html ------------ About the author Brooks A. Mick: Physician, still practicing medicine but retired from the US Army. Write just for the fun of it, but working on novel in the vein of Tom Clancy's politico-military genre. Email: brooks15@cox.net Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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