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Jack Valentino

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4. I personally rank this speech as a tie with Ted Kennedy's 1980 speech

Reply to H2O Man (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 07:37 PM

Nov 5

"but the dream shall never die"

Maybe even slightly better, on the delivery of it....

Certainly miss BOTH of them, on what they would be saying about Trump if they were still with us!

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Mario Cuomo's Legnedary Keynote Speech to the 1984 Dem convention--- which still resonates TODAY! [View all] Jack Valentino Nov 5 OP

Recommended. H2O Man Nov 5 #1

Thank you amigo Jack Valentino Nov 5 #2

I personally rank this speech as a tie with Ted Kennedy's 1980 speech Jack Valentino Nov 5 #4

"Lion of the Senate" H2O Man Nov 5 #10

Mario was impressive kwolf68 Nov 5 #3

John Glenn Justice Brandeis Nov 5 #5

"Heh!" ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Jack Valentino Nov 5 #7

Dunno that Mario could have won the election, probably not... Jack Valentino Nov 5 #6

I don't think any Democrat had a chance in 1984. cab67 Nov 5 #8

His 1992 nomination speech for Bill Clinton was even better. valleyrogue Nov 5 #9

I remember hearing that Cuomo had a lot of skeletons in his closet Buckeyeblue Nov 6 #11

Gary Hart would have been interesting if Monkey Biz hadn't of happened. 617Blue Nov 6 #13

I wanted him to run in 92 sooo badly. He didn't really want to be Prez. 617Blue Nov 6 #12