...not a potted plant
In notes on Maryland campaigns in today's Post, U.S. House Minority Whip (not Leader yet, as the Post wrote) said defended the potential diversity of the Democratic ticket, even as he backed Senate candidate, Rep. Ben Cardin. In particular he focused on LG candidate/O'Malley running mate state Del. Anthony Brown, saying "I am really outraged at the press's treatment of Anthony Brown. Anthony Brown is not a potted plant. This is not some throwaway guy." Powerful words.
posted by OnBackground at 10:29 AM
3 Comments:
I assume you mean Steny Hoyer?
Good statement, but it will take more than that to heal the wounds in the MD Democratic party's relationship with AA voters.
Mfume and Simms could be a good start...
To me, it sounds like damning him with faint praise. Not "he's great and you are missing out" but rather "he is something more than (literally) a vegetable."
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