What People Are Saying About Gov. O’Malley on Meet the Press: “Impassioned,” “Fired Up,” “Isn’t Relenting”, “More Determined”
Washington Times Headline: “Martin O’Malley: Washington Has Abandoned U.S. Cities”
Baltimore Sun Headline: “O'Malley would make Baltimore central to campaign”
National Journal: “O’Malley isn’t relenting.”
Tom Brokaw: "I agree with the governor, that this is a time that we need to have a 'Marshall Plan,' if you will, for cities."
Baltimore Sun: "A fired up Martin O'Malley said Sunday he will make what happened in Baltimore a central theme of his would-be presidential campaign….O'Malley used the interview to point to his administration's efforts to increase drug treatment funding and also noted he was reelected as mayor with strong support from African-American precincts.”
The Weekly Standard:"We need an agenda for American cities. We need to stop ignoring especially people of color and act like they are disposable citizens in this nation. That's not how our economy is supposed to work, it's not how or our country works," an impassioned O'Malley said. "
USA Today: "He said the civil unrest in Baltimore had made him more determined to focus national attention on cities and on poverty."
Washington Post: “Though O’Malley no longer has any official role — he left City Hall eight years ago and his tenure in Annapolis ended in January — he surfaced amid the protesters, visited churches, participated in a food drive and drove himself around the city where he lives trying to reconnect with old friends and allies.”
Washington Post: “O’Malley has stayed the course. By the end of the week, he was incorporating Baltimore’s unrest into his campaign narrative and arguing that the upheaval highlighted the need for a national urban agenda on issues well beyond policing.”
Boyd Brown @HBoydBrown You won't find a stronger interview than @GovernorOMalley's on Meet the Press. No dancing around, he addressed those issues head on.
James Fallows @JamesFallows Worth watching MT @Richard_Florida "We have not had an agenda for US cities for 2 decades" @GovernorOMalley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucKpx2Hwi68&feature=youtu.be …
