Comments on: D.C. Council reprimands Graham, strips him of committee duties http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/02/25/d-c-council-reprimands-graham-strips-him-of-committee-duties/ the gay community's news source Thu, 23 May 2013 10:09:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Feedback: In defense of Jim Graham | Washington Blade - America's Leading Gay News Source http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/02/25/d-c-council-reprimands-graham-strips-him-of-committee-duties/#comment-95823 Feedback: In defense of Jim Graham | Washington Blade - America's Leading Gay News Source Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:10:20 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=60106#comment-95823 [...] Blade’s Lou Chibbaro, Jr. recently reported that the D.C. Council voted 11 to 2 on Feb. 25 to reprimand Coun… on the grounds that he violated a Council ethics rule in 2008 by “improperly intervening in a [...]

]]> By: brian http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/02/25/d-c-council-reprimands-graham-strips-him-of-committee-duties/#comment-94353 brian Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:46:29 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=60106#comment-94353 Many LGBTs all across our city remain grateful for Jim Graham’s tireless work on behalf of LGBT public health, LGBT civil rights and LGBT public safety.

Only people feeble in mind and spirit fail to learn from their mistaken choices. Here’s wishing the best to the young man who is Jim Graham, and to all the public service he has yet to give.

]]> By: Jim Graham is reprimanded http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/02/25/d-c-council-reprimands-graham-strips-him-of-committee-duties/#comment-94296 Jim Graham is reprimanded Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:01:52 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=60106#comment-94296 [...] human services, and all that work I can continue now,” he said. More from Loose Lips, WaTimes, Blade, DCist, WJLA-TV, [...]

]]> By: Rick Rosendall http://www.washingtonblade.com/2013/02/25/d-c-council-reprimands-graham-strips-him-of-committee-duties/#comment-94245 Rick Rosendall Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:30:06 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=60106#comment-94245 Just to be clear, I did not say that the ethics charges were unimportant. Indeed, I was critical of Mr. Graham for comments in the past week that appeared to equate ethics with non-criminality. Ethical standards must be about more than that. But when I criticize a public official, I also give credit where due; and Jim has a strong record on LGBT issues. And unlike Marion Barry (his sole defender at Monday’s hearing), he has presided over a thriving ward. BTW, I entirely agree with Dvid Catania that Barry’s due process complaint is absurd. Also, it’s hard to believe that Graham would want yet another investigation. It is very much in his interest at this point to take his lumps and move on. There appears little prospect at this point of his not being re-elected next year. One might like to see more effective challengers for elected offices in DC, but they are few and far between.

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