Political Quotes

“But this May has been unseasonably cold, and got a little colder earlier this week when Vermont lost Jack Barry--one of the true, enduring treasures of the most special State in the Union. Jack Barry left us on Sunday, May 4, at the age of 70, after a long struggle with cancer. He was in his third year as a senator, he was my first press secretary when I came to Washington as a 34-year-old Senator. But most of all he was an extraordinary and beloved broadcaster on radio and television whose ubiquitous presence on the Vermont airwaves has made thousands of Vermonters feel as though Jack Barry has been a member of the family. In fact, he really was a member of thousands of Vermont families, and more welcome in their homes than just about anybody else. Jack achieved legendary status among Vermont broadcasters. As an interviewer, he had an unparalleled ability to get to the essence of a person and an issue. Jack's life in radio and television makes any review of his achievements read like a broadcasting directory.”