I miss Jerry. He was a hard liberal who gradually became a moderate--he HATED Dukakis. I really like Rush, but Jerry was much different--his knowledge of Massachusetts government was enormous and he could be funny and cranky but he had a solid grasp of how government works on the street-level. Sure, he wasn't a conservative but he had some surprisingly conservative ideas for a former liberal icon. He was a very strong anti-tax-hike crusader, and when confronted by liberals for not voting for Dukakis said "I'm voting for the guy who's gonna do the least amount of damage." He's probably the guy responsible for me going from a young liberal to a conservative, because he showed that if your REALLY cared about a better America, the left wasn't for you.
I agree.
>>he HATED Dukakis
He may have helped to get the word out about the Duke and perhaps contributed to his defeat. 16 years later Howie's
protege Howie Carr may have helped, in some way, to do the
same to Kerry. I remember a woman calling up Jerry and singing "Unelectable" to the tune of "Unforgettable"...
I have a little snippet of Jerry's induction into the Radio Hall of Fame (it was broadcast on WRKO), put together I think by his producer Nancy Shack (these days known as
"Sandy" on Howie's show). It had everything from the famed
call by the Vietnam veteran to the "washing machine lady"
during the sex survey.
"I'm definitely getting OUT of the business."