Mario Cuomo’s 1984 Convention Speech

February 27th, 2010 | by admin |

One of the best rhetorical performances ever given, at a time when people didn’t want to hear it.

Duration : 0:7:48


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  1. 25 Responses to “Mario Cuomo’s 1984 Convention Speech”

  2. By h4KK on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    Watching these …
    Watching these older Democratic party speeches makes me both sad and hopeful – today’s Democratic party has little regard for strong progressives. But if the party leadership believed in these things once before, surely it can return to these positions, someday.

  3. By jgrisso07 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    This is why I am …
    This is why I am proud to be a democrat.

  4. By klabkebash on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    Hey Giuliani backed …
    Hey Giuliani backed this guy in 1994. He voted for a Democrat!!! Then he lost.. such a looser Rudy is..

  5. By Keither9 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    king of the hill …
    king of the hill huh?

  6. By RichieD814 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    Great speech. …
    Great speech. Reminds me of Michael Corleone a little bit.

  7. By davidab23 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    Yep, at least they …
    Yep, at least they got Minnesota… the same place that later gave us Jesse Ventura and Al Fraken.. Way to go Mario!

  8. By skieskipper on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    wow, i really love …
    wow, i really love this speech… Great rhetorical performance..

  9. By manbearpig8402 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    Man, why the …
    Man, why the did Cuomo not run in ’88?!

  10. By hazmat70666 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    Sadly, they “loss” …
    Sadly, they “loss” that election to illiterates.

    The word is LOST.

  11. By Triumphit1 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    They loss that …
    They loss that election right

  12. By harlem0987 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    1,000,000,000 agree …
    1,000,000,000 agree with ya. And the american dumb wants another bush in office.

  13. By harlem0987 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    He was a great GOV …
    He was a great GOV and I hope his son gets elected and clean up New York for good.

  14. By harlem0987 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    I hope his son gets …
    I hope his son gets in as governor of New York.

  15. By harlem0987 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    Why we don’t have …
    Why we don’t have BRIGHT people like you who’s not quick to kiss and bend over? Wonderful comment you made.

  16. By JakeMorrisonMusic on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    Brilliant! Where …
    Brilliant! Where are my generation’s RFK’s and Mario Cuomo’s!?! Cmon, we can do better!

  17. By kickplus on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    god bless the ones …
    god bless the ones that cant afford help and I hope you do feel comfort in your future

  18. By fenderboy88 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    Australia has ” …
    Australia has ”boring Kevin Rudd as P.M

  19. By youvebeenthunderstru on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    The problem with …
    The problem with politics is mainly that the candidates refuse to address the actual issues – one thing Bush was actually good at even if he was an evil satanic president – and just speak rhetoric… nobody has any sense any more, politics has honestly turned into a game.

  20. By ro3ox on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    Brilliant speech, …
    Brilliant speech, powerful, moving and true.

  21. By 1970ralph on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    This speech still …
    This speech still rings true, 25 years later.

  22. By kickplus on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    you yanks are lucky …
    you yanks are lucky we haven’t had a great rhetorical speech since Churchill. Must admit this in my top 10, what is your problemo’s you have Obamo giving great speeches we have boring Brown.

  23. By Amiel912 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    You suck Mario!
    You suck Mario!

  24. By NickJCL07 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    Cause he was a …
    Cause he was a leader and he was willing to lead unlike any of the nominees against Reagan. Carter was to honest and people don’t want total honesty and Regan knew how to lead even if his ideas were backwards. I am 20 and wasn’t even alive but this what my Dad has told me for years and when you look at it you know that is the fact.

  25. By NickJCL07 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    I wasn’t even born …
    I wasn’t even born until 1989 but my Dad went to that convention. Sounds like a blast for sure!

  26. By SEMAT56 on Feb 27, 2010 | Reply

    my grandfather ( …
    my grandfather (Richard P. Charles) gave him his first gig. no bullshit

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