Marion Barry, the former mayor of Washington DC who did time after being videotaped smoking crack cocaine, is now a District Councilmember. He has reportedly taken a stand against taxing yogurt, saying that a yogurt tax is "crazy," and pointing out that "Yogurt is really more healthy than some other things, as is cottage cheese."
However, there isn't actually a yogurt tax. Barry apparently misheard a reporter who asked him about a so-called "yoga tax," which is a proposed tax on gyms and health clubs.
Damien's note: For those of you too young or unhip to remember, Emily Litella was a character created by Gilda Radner. Emily was an elderly woman with a hearing problem, and she appeared on the Weekend Update's op-ed segment. Her schtick was to get all agitated about something that she had misheard.Eventually the news anchor would interrupt Litella to point out her error, along the lines of, "That's death penalty, Ms. Litella, not deaf ... death."
Litella would wrinkle her nose, say, "Oh, that's very different...." then meekly turn to the camera and say, "Never mind."
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