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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Jan 1, 2015, 08:37 PM Jan 2015

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Mario Cuomo has died.

http://www.ny1.com/content/news/221243/breaking--former-governor-mario-cuomo-dies-at-82/

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Mario Cuomo has died. (Original Post) hrmjustin Jan 2015 OP

A link braddy Jan 2015 #1

thanks. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #2

Calling out Reagan. rug Jan 2015 #3

Great speech! hrmjustin Jan 2015 #4

Unbelievably tragic! Rhiannon12866 Jan 2015 #5

. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #6

He was the one who made perfect sense on 9/11. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2015 #7

I remember him on 9/11 and wished he was on the court. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #8

He certainly would have been excellent and probably a leader there Rhiannon12866 Jan 2015 #9

Agreed! hrmjustin Jan 2015 #10

He possibly could have saved us John Roberts... Rhiannon12866 Jan 2015 #11

He would have been an excellent KMOD Jan 2015 #13

Memory eternal shenmue Jan 2015 #12

braddy

(3,585 posts)

1. A link

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 08:48 PM

Jan 2015

http://dyn.realclearpolitics.com/twitter/archive/message.php?message=550813415275773952&date=1420159126&t=RT+%40RussOnPolitics%3A+RIP+ex-NewYork+Gov.Mario+Cuomo.+A+true+legend.+He+died+on+the+day+his+son+was+inaugurated+for+his+second+term.+(Hat+tip%E2%80%A6

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. thanks.

Reply to braddy (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 08:49 PM

Jan 2015

rug

(82,333 posts)

3. Calling out Reagan.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 09:10 PM

Jan 2015

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

4. Great speech!

Reply to rug (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 09:21 PM

Jan 2015

Rhiannon12866

(205,513 posts)

5. Unbelievably tragic!

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 09:30 PM

Jan 2015

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

6. .

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 09:33 PM

Jan 2015

Rhiannon12866

(205,513 posts)

7. He was the one who made perfect sense on 9/11.

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 09:40 PM

Jan 2015

Others should take a lesson from him.

Did you know that he could have had an appointment to the Supreme Court? But he didn't want it, said it would prevent him from speaking out...

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

8. I remember him on 9/11 and wished he was on the court.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 09:42 PM

Jan 2015

Rhiannon12866

(205,513 posts)

9. He certainly would have been excellent and probably a leader there

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #8)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 09:43 PM

Jan 2015

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

10. Agreed!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #9)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 09:44 PM

Jan 2015

Rhiannon12866

(205,513 posts)

11. He possibly could have saved us John Roberts...

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #10)

Thu Jan 1, 2015, 10:13 PM

Jan 2015

Definitely would have made a difference.

KMOD

(7,906 posts)

13. He would have been an excellent

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 2, 2015, 01:18 AM

Jan 2015

Supreme Court Justice. Honesty, integrity, intelligence. Those three words perfectly define former Governor Mario Cuomo.

My heart is heavy and sad today.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

12. Memory eternal

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2015, 12:53 AM

Jan 2015

From a fellow Queens native.

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