Yes, He Said It: Marion Barry's Greatest Gaffes

The politician refuses to let time change him.

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At It Again - With another primary win on Tuesday, D.C. Councilman Marion Barry has proven that it takes more than a few personal scandals to boot him from the Washington juggernaut. But it's his controversial comments that cement him as one of Washington's most infamous political leaders. Most recently, Barry was slammed for saying that something needed to be done - about these Asians coming in, opening up businesses, those dirty shops - in his low-income Ward 8 district. Keep reading for even more of his jaw-dropping remarks.-Britt Middleton(Photo: Twitter)

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The Video - Barry: During an FBI sting in 1990, Barry, while mayor of the nation's capitol, was caught on video smoking crack in a Washington hotel room.Ford: For months, allegations have been made about a video in which Ford is seen smoking the addictive substance. He denied a video existed, but Toronto police discovered it during an investigation of one of the mayor's friends.  (Photo: Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department)

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Most Memorable Line - "B**** set me up," Barry uttered during his arrest for drug possession in 1990, as seen in this survelliance video still. FBI agents busted him smoking crack cocaine with a former girlfriend at a hotel. The incident added a layer of infamy to Barry's already buzzed-about reputation; he later served six months in prison stemming from those charges. Barry's political career in the District spans more than three decades; he served four terms as mayor in addition to his extensive district council work. (Photo: Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department)

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Gone, Baby Gone? - "I'm not gonna worry about it like I used to, not gonna pray about it, not gonna do nothing.... You don't even exist. Goodbye, good luck, God bless you," Barry said in one of numerous voicemails left for the girlfriend he was arrested for stalking in 2009. He is pictured at a press conference denying stalking claims above. (Photo: Washington Post/Getty Images)

The Infamous Night Owl?  - "First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I'm a night owl," Barry said of his taste in nighttime entertainment. (Photo: Karin Cooper)

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The Infamous Night Owl?  - "First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I'm a night owl," Barry said of his taste in nighttime entertainment. (Photo: Karin Cooper)

Uneven Playing Field - "Why should Blacks rejoice when two white Americans land on the moon, when white America's money and technology have not even reached" the inner city, Barry said following the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. (Photo: The Washington Post/Getty Images)

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Uneven Playing Field - "Why should Blacks rejoice when two white Americans land on the moon, when white America's money and technology have not even reached" the inner city, Barry said following the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. (Photo: The Washington Post/Getty Images)

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No Grudges Here - "There is a sort of an unwritten code in Washington, among the underworld and the hustlers and these other guys, that I am their friend," the politician said after two young men robbed him at gunpoint in 2006.   (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)  

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No Grudges Here - "There is a sort of an unwritten code in Washington, among the underworld and the hustlers and these other guys, that I am their friend," the politician said after two young men robbed him at gunpoint in 2006.   (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)  

Political Comeback  - "Get over it," the political veteran said to white voters after his reelection in 1994.  (Photo: UPI/Laura Cavanaugh /Landov)

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Political Comeback  - "Get over it," the political veteran said to white voters after his reelection in 1994.  (Photo: UPI/Laura Cavanaugh /Landov)

Future Outlook - "In four years, when you look back at it, you'll see that the conditions in the lives at the people of the District, by and large - not everybody - will be better off," Barry said after he was elected to his first mayoral term in 1979.  (Photo: REUTERS/Howard Burditt /Landov)

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Future Outlook - "In four years, when you look back at it, you'll see that the conditions in the lives at the people of the District, by and large - not everybody - will be better off," Barry said after he was elected to his first mayoral term in 1979.  (Photo: REUTERS/Howard Burditt /Landov)

Sad - Washington, D.C.'s infamous former mayor Marion Barry is not happy with the writers HBO hired to script an upcoming biopic on him. His main beef is that Tom Sherwood, a local reporter, and crime novelist George Pelecanosto are white. “Some white people really do think they should tell the history of black experiences. Sad paternalists. We can speak for ourselves,” Barry wrote in one of a series of tweets to express his dissatisfaction.(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBO)

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Conflicts of Interest - "You all think it is inappropriate to hire a girlfriend. I don't think it is." Barry was criticized in 2010 for hiring girlfriend Donna Watts-Brighthaupt for a $5,000-per-month city contract job two months after they got started dating.(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBO)

Not the Same Thing - When news of the existence of a video documenting Ford smoking crack was first disclosed, Barry denied any parallels. “Unless he was entrapped by the government, it’s not similar," he told the Washington City Paper.   (Photo: Dominic Bracco II/Getty Images)

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Model Citizen? - "I'll be among the greats of the world," Barry said of being honored with a wax stature of himself in Washington's Madame Tussauds wax museum in 1997. Barry's statue stood with President Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln among other historical figures.(Photo: UPI Photo/Dominic Bracco II/Landov)