Magox Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 Talk about having a huge ego. Holy ****, this is off the charts. http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/...d_94_is_me.html Berry: Obama said "big difference" between '10 and '94 is "me" Rep. Marion Berry's parting shot, published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette [no link, subscription only] offers a warning to moderate Democrats and border state moderates — warning of a midterm bloodbath comparable to the 54-seat D-to-R swing in 1994. But the jaw-dropper is Berry's claim that President Obama personally dismissed any comparison between Democrats now and under Bill Clinton 16 years ago — by saying his personal popularity would bail everybody out. The retiring Berry, who doesn't say when the remarks were made, now scoffs at Obama's 50-or-below approval rating: Writes ADG reporter Jane Fullerton: Berry recounted meetings with White House officials, reminiscent of some during the Clinton days, where he and others urged them not to force Blue Dogs “off into that swamp” of supporting bills that would be unpopular with voters back home. “I’ve been doing that with this White House, and they just don’t seem to give it any credibility at all,” Berry said. “They just kept telling us how good it was going to be. The president himself, when that was brought up in one group, said, ‘Well, the big difference here and in ’94 was you’ve got me.’ We’re going to see how much difference that makes now.” [snip] “I began to preach last January that we had already seen this movie and we didn’t want to see it again because we know how it comes out,” said Arkansas’ 1st District congressman, who worked in the Clinton administration before being elected to the House in 1996... "I just began to have flashbacks to 1993 and ’94. No one that was here in ’94, or at the day after the election felt like. It certainly wasn’t a good feeling.” This should get alot of attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Talk about having a huge ego. Holy ****, this is off the charts. http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/...d_94_is_me.html This should get alot of attention. That actually doesn't surprise me. It's not all that big a step from "this is what you need for health care, I know what's best for you, trust me" to "you like me, I know what's best for you, trust me". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 That actually doesn't surprise me. It's not all that big a step from "this is what you need for health care, I know what's best for you, trust me" to "you like me, I know what's best for you, trust me". Love that Berry is now a source for news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Love that Berry is now a source for news. Pretty sure that's not DC's Marion Berry, though...if only because City Council members were on the radio this morning bitching about how Obama won't even condescend to talk to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Love that Berry is now a source for news. "said Arkansas’ 1st District congressman, who worked in the Clinton administration before being elected to the House in 1996...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 "said Arkansas' 1st District congressman, who worked in the Clinton administration before being elected to the House in 1996...' Phew--thanks for the correction! I wish the other Berry was the source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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