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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Michael Barry Show. There were things that didn't get
to this week that I think were important, and we
will get to those now. The Schumer shutdown has been
going strong for let's see, it was thirty days on Thursday.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Is that right?
Speaker 1 (00:22):
And Democrats knew they had to give in. It was
bad right. Connecticut Congressman Johanna Hayes tried to convince people otherwise,
but this was not a compelling argument.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
One of your colleagues, Jared Golden, who's from Maine. He
says that the party's position your own party edition on
the shutdown is quote wrong. He criticized the decisions to
make the Obamacare subsidies temporary, adding quote I'm just uncomfortable
lying about the strategy to win and shutting down the government.
We've never been the party that does that. What do
(00:56):
you say to his suggestion that that is the motivation winning.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
We're still not the party who does it. The Republicans
have the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives,
so I refuse to accept the notion that Democrats are
responsible when we're in the majority and the minority.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
The Democrats thought they had leverage in the shutdown, but
they didn't. CNN's Harry Inton, this is CNN again. CNN's
polling says Republicans in Congress saw a bump in their
approval rating since the Schumer shutdown began. It turns out
it helped the Republicans, and I'll tell you why. It's
(01:35):
because Trump knows messaging.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Take a look here the shift in net popularity versus
pre shutdown among the g When we're looking at the
Republican Party overall, that brand actually up two points. That's
within the margin enviar, but clearly it hasn't dropped. Come
over this side of the screen, look at the net
approval ratings for Republicans in Congress. It's actually up five
points since pre shutdown. So what we're seeing here is
the Republican brand in Congress has actually improved somewhat compared
(02:00):
to where we were pre shutdown, despite the fact the
Republicans control. And that's the math that John Thune and
Mike Johnson are looking at, is, Hey, why should we
give an electorally speaking when our brand has actually improved
a little bit. Now we say their position is getting
better with whom, Yeah, okay, with whom? So I think
it's two groups that it's so important to keep an
eye out on all right, changing the Republican Congresses and
(02:21):
net approval rating versus pre shutdown. It's rallying the base,
for sure. Look at this, the net approval rating up
twelve points versus pre shutdown. But it's not just with
the base. It's also with the middle of the electorate.
Look at this among independents it's up eight points as well.
So we've got a situation here where Republicans with this
shutdown are actually rallying their base. But it's also something
that's not hurting them with the folks in the middle
(02:42):
of anything. It's helping them with folks in the middle.
And this is the type of math that if you're
Republicans you like to see, right, because something could rally
the base but alienate those in the middle, or something
could rally those in the middle but alienate the base.
But the truth is we're not seeing that. What we're
seeing is the Republican brand has actually gotten better among independents,
and it's also gotten among Republicans as well, that Republican
(03:02):
brand when it comes to those in Congress. So again,
what's what's the electoral reason that Republicans were given at
this point.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
The crazy things that men do for booty, A now
former New York State trooper shot himself in the leg
while on duty in order to gain sympathy from his
ex girlfriend. Nurse, Oh my, my, my, this is man.
You thought you thought old boy that shot Ronald Reagan
(03:32):
was bad, trying to get Jodie Foster's attention. CBS New
York City with the story.
Speaker 5 (03:38):
Last year, there was applause and support for a state
trooper who said that he was shot on Long Island.
But it turned out to be a lie, and today
he was sentenced for shooting himself and making the whole
thing up. As Carolyn Gusof reports, new evidence shows he
did his homework before the shooting.
Speaker 6 (03:59):
Sentencing day for former New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia,
and though he pleaded guilty, he said nothing when the
judge asked if he had a statement.
Speaker 7 (04:07):
It's mortified at his behavior. He regrets it, obviously, and
it was a mistake. He regrets it and he'll live
with it the rest of his life.
Speaker 6 (04:13):
His attorney said. Lifelong struggles with mental health led Massia
to shoot himself in the leg last year, then concoct
a story he was shot while on duty, setting off
a manhunt for a motorist he even described as dark skinned,
a planned and researched farce, say prosecutors to get attention
and sympathy.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
There was an ex girlfriend he was trying to impress,
and I we believe that he wanted the public to
see him as a hero.
Speaker 4 (04:39):
Shot.
Speaker 6 (04:41):
Just released evidence shows the bullet casings. Massia admits he
scattered on the Southern State Parkway at a stage of
fake crime scene, a highway he allegedly chose because of
its lack of cameras. Internet searches show research into which
body part to shoot and what temporary new jersey plates
look like so he could describe a fleeing car. Following
(05:03):
the shooting, everyone started out rooting for you, the judge
told Massia, calling the wild goose chase he set off
dangerous and outrageous, sentencing Massi out to six months in jail,
five years probation, two hundred and eighty nine thousand dollars
in restitution for the manhunt for a phantom shooter, and
mental health treatment.
Speaker 7 (05:23):
Why did this occur? Doesn't just occur out of the blue.
It occurs because it was a result of many years
of the mental health issues that were never treated.
Speaker 6 (05:31):
His parents will serve no time charged with illegal gun
possession during a search of their home. Of the six
month sentence, Massia is only required to serve four and
he'll spend that time in protective custody for his own
safety in Mineola, Long Island. Carolyn GOTSOFFCIBAS News, New York.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
If you liked the Michael Berry Show in podcast, please
tell one friend and if you're so inclined, write a
nice review of our podcast. Comments, suggestions, questions, and interest
in being a corporate sponsor and partner can be communicated
directly to the show at our email address, Michael at
(06:11):
Michael Berryshow dot com, or simply by clicking on our website,
Michael Berryshow dot com. The Michael Berry Show and Podcast
is produced by Ramon Roeblis, the King of Ding. Executive
producer is Chad Knakanishi. Jim Mudd is the creative director.
(06:35):
Voices Jingles, Tomfoolery and Shenanigans are provided by Chance McLean.
Director of Research is Sandy Peterson. Emily Bull is our
assistant listener and superfan. Contributions are appreciated and often incorporated
into our production. Where possible, we give credit. Where not,
(06:58):
we take all the credit for ourselves. God bless the
memory of Rush Limbaugh. Long live Elvis, be a simple
man like Leonard Skinnard told you, and God bless America. Finally,
if you know a veteran suffering from PTSD, call Camp
Hope at eight seven seven seven one seven PTSD and
(07:23):
a combat veteran will answer the phone to provide free counseling.
The Michael Barry Show. There were things that didn't get
to this week that I think were important, and we
will get to those now. The Schumer shutdown has been
going strong for let's see, it was thirty days on Thursday.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Is that right?
Speaker 1 (00:22):
And Democrats knew they had to give in. It was
bad right. Connecticut Congressman Johanna Hayes tried to convince people otherwise,
but this was not a compelling argument.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
One of your colleagues, Jared Golden, who's from Maine. He
says that the party's position your own party edition on
the shutdown is quote wrong. He criticized the decisions to
make the Obamacare subsidies temporary, adding quote I'm just uncomfortable
lying about the strategy to win and shutting down the government.
We've never been the party that does that. What do
(00:56):
you say to his suggestion that that is the motivation winning.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
We're still not the party who does it. The Republicans
have the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives,
so I refuse to accept the notion that Democrats are
responsible when we're in the majority and the minority.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
The Democrats thought they had leverage in the shutdown, but
they didn't. CNN's Harry Inton, this is CNN again. CNN's
polling says Republicans in Congress saw a bump in their
approval rating since the Schumer shutdown began. It turns out
it helped the Republicans, and I'll tell you why. It's
(01:35):
because Trump knows messaging.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Take a look here the shift in net popularity versus
pre shutdown among the g When we're looking at the
Republican Party overall, that brand actually up two points. That's
within the margin enviar, but clearly it hasn't dropped. Come
over this side of the screen, look at the net
approval ratings for Republicans in Congress. It's actually up five
points since pre shutdown. So what we're seeing here is
the Republican brand in Congress has actually improved somewhat compared
(02:00):
to where we were pre shutdown, despite the fact the
Republicans control. And that's the math that John Thune and
Mike Johnson are looking at, is, Hey, why should we
give an electorally speaking when our brand has actually improved
a little bit. Now we say their position is getting
better with whom, Yeah, okay, with whom? So I think
it's two groups that it's so important to keep an
eye out on all right, changing the Republican Congresses and
(02:21):
net approval rating versus pre shutdown. It's rallying the base,
for sure. Look at this, the net approval rating up
twelve points versus pre shutdown. But it's not just with
the base. It's also with the middle of the electorate.
Look at this among independents it's up eight points as well.
So we've got a situation here where Republicans with this
shutdown are actually rallying their base. But it's also something
that's not hurting them with the folks in the middle
(02:42):
of anything. It's helping them with folks in the middle.
And this is the type of math that if you're
Republicans you like to see, right, because something could rally
the base but alienate those in the middle, or something
could rally those in the middle but alienate the base.
But the truth is we're not seeing that. What we're
seeing is the Republican brand has actually gotten better among independents,
and it's also gotten among Republicans as well, that Republican
(03:02):
brand when it comes to those in Congress. So again,
what's what's the electoral reason that Republicans were given at
this point.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
The crazy things that men do for booty, A now
former New York State trooper shot himself in the leg
while on duty in order to gain sympathy from his
ex girlfriend. Nurse, Oh my, my, my, this is man.
You thought you thought old boy that shot Ronald Reagan
(03:32):
was bad, trying to get Jodie Foster's attention. CBS New
York City with the story.
Speaker 5 (03:38):
Last year, there was applause and support for a state
trooper who said that he was shot on Long Island.
But it turned out to be a lie, and today
he was sentenced for shooting himself and making the whole
thing up. As Carolyn Gusof reports, new evidence shows he
did his homework before the shooting.
Speaker 6 (03:59):
Sentencing day for former New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia,
and though he pleaded guilty, he said nothing when the
judge asked if he had a statement.
Speaker 7 (04:07):
It's mortified at his behavior. He regrets it, obviously, and
it was a mistake. He regrets it and he'll live
with it the rest of his life.
Speaker 6 (04:13):
His attorney said. Lifelong struggles with mental health led Massia
to shoot himself in the leg last year, then concoct
a story he was shot while on duty, setting off
a manhunt for a motorist he even described as dark skinned,
a planned and researched farce, say prosecutors to get attention
and sympathy.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
There was an ex girlfriend he was trying to impress,
and I we believe that he wanted the public to
see him as a hero.
Speaker 4 (04:39):
Shot.
Speaker 6 (04:41):
Just released evidence shows the bullet casings. Massia admits he
scattered on the Southern State Parkway at a stage of
fake crime scene, a highway he allegedly chose because of
its lack of cameras. Internet searches show research into which
body part to shoot and what temporary new jersey plates
look like so he could describe a fleeing car. Following
(05:03):
the shooting, everyone started out rooting for you, the judge
told Massia, calling the wild goose chase he set off
dangerous and outrageous, sentencing Massi out to six months in jail,
five years probation, two hundred and eighty nine thousand dollars
in restitution for the manhunt for a phantom shooter, and
mental health treatment.
Speaker 7 (05:23):
Why did this occur? Doesn't just occur out of the blue.
It occurs because it was a result of many years
of the mental health issues that were never treated.
Speaker 6 (05:31):
His parents will serve no time charged with illegal gun
possession during a search of their home. Of the six
month sentence, Massia is only required to serve four and
he'll spend that time in protective custody for his own
safety in Mineola, Long Island. Carolyn GOTSOFFCIBAS News, New York.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
If you liked the Michael Berry Show in podcast, please
tell one friend and if you're so inclined, write a
nice review of our podcast. Comments, suggestions, questions, and interest
in being a corporate sponsor and partner can be communicated
directly to the show at our email address, Michael at
(06:11):
Michael Berryshow dot com, or simply by clicking on our website,
Michael Berryshow dot com. The Michael Berry Show and Podcast
is produced by Ramon Roeblis, the King of Ding. Executive
producer is Chad Knakanishi. Jim Mudd is the creative director.
(06:35):
Voices Jingles, Tomfoolery and Shenanigans are provided by Chance McLean.
Director of Research is Sandy Peterson. Emily Bull is our
assistant listener and superfan. Contributions are appreciated and often incorporated
into our production. Where possible, we give credit. Where not,
(06:58):
we take all the credit for ourselves. God bless the
memory of Rush Limbaugh. Long live Elvis, be a simple
man like Leonard Skinnard told you, and God bless America. Finally,
if you know a veteran suffering from PTSD, call Camp
Hope at eight seven seven seven one seven PTSD and
(07:23):
a combat veteran will answer the phone to provide free counseling.
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