Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
It’s March Madness! D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty may be an early favorite to pull off an electoral repeat. But two dark horse candidates are warming up and hoping to break the bracket of political odds-makers. Plus, Virginia’s Republican Attorney General considers a “full court press”- plotting legal challenges to President Obama’s national healthcare plan. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Guests
- Tom Sherwood Resident Analyst; NBC 4 reporter; and Columnist for the Current Newspapers
- David Alpert Founder, Editor-in-Chief, "Greater Greater Washington"
- Omar Karim Founder and Principle, Banneker Ventures LLC
- Peter Benjamin Chairman, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors; Former Chief Financial Officer, WMATA
- David Albo Member, Virginia House of Delegates (R-Springfield)
Politics Hour Extra###
Omar Karim, founder and principle of Banneker Ventures, denied that he went to school with D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and defended himself against recent allegations that Banneker received more than its fair share of contracts awarded by the city due to his relationship with the mayor. Karim said that he had a successful firm before Mayor Fenty was elected and that there has never been any insinuation that the firm’s work is sub-par:
Omar Karim denied allegations as reported in the Washington Post that he told developer R. Donahue Peebles on the campus of Howard University back in 2007 that he would have to go through him to be granted any projects in the city:
Peter Benjamin, Chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors, discusses recent Metro fare increases. Benjamin and David Alpert (Greater Greater Washington) discuss how WMATA compares to systems in New York City and Paris:
Virginia House of Delegates member David Albo (R-Springfield) defended state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s statements that he will challenge any federal mandate requiring Virginia residents to buy health insurance coverage because it conflicts with existing state law:
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