Martin O’Malley Hates The Wire
According to David Simon, the character of Tommy Carcetti, a young white Baltimore mayor who struggles to maintain his morals as he takes on the governor’s office, was partially based on Marin O’Malley. However, Martin O’Malley wasn’t flattered by the comparison.
O’Malley campaigned on the idea that he turned the city of Baltimore and then the state around, so it’s no surprise he takes issue with The Wire. “I would take issue with whether or not I’m the inspiration for The Wire. I’m the antidote to The Wire,” he told MSNBC in 2009. David Simon and O’Malley ended up meeting on an Amtrak train and taking a selfie together, though O’Malley stands by his view of the show.
