Liberal Ideology, full summary by Mario Cuomo.

Found the full text on DNC's site | 1996 | Mario Cuomo

[LtLFtP]

One of the scaries speeches I've ever heard.

Quoted from a 1996 DNC speech by NY Governor Cuomo's thoughts on republicans:

-------------------------------------- They are the real threat to our women. They are the real threat to our children. They are the real threat to clean water, clean air, and the rich landscape of America. They are the real threat to fairness. They are the real threat to equality. The Republicans are the real threat to an enlightened Supreme Court, and don't you remember that - don't you forget that - the Republicans.

And this now is the most important idea of all, in all of this welter of sophisticated notions, in all of this quarreling and quibbling politically, keep your eye on the one big idea: The Republicans are the real threat to the most fundamental of all the ideas, the idea that this nation is at its best only when we see ourselves, all of us, as one family.

That is the heart of the matter. That has always been the heart of the matter. That will always be the heart of the matter. Those children in pain are our children. All of them, no matter what their color, they are our children.

Those middle-class workers - they are our workers. Those people anxious about those futures - they are our people, they are our elderly Americans, skipping meals to pay for a prescription. They are our life force, America. They are our life force - those legal immigrants, those legal immigrants who are here eager to help us build America for themselves and for us. --------------------------------------

[LtLFtP]

In short: Give us your guns, children, and money... after all; you can trust us. We know what's best for you. Sing Hail, comrade.

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[netmilsmom]

Is that the man himself?

[Dan(9698)]

One word.

Paternalistic.

[LtLFtP]

Good call.

For the Fatherland.

[Blood of Tyrants]

It appears that "enlightened" has replaced "progressive" as the code word for Marxism/socialism/communism.

[boris]

"One of the scaries speeches I've ever heard."

This is series.

I once had an article in which Cuomo gave a speech to a group of Girl Scouts and in which he made the remarkable admission that "I've always wanted to be a Girl Scout."

--Boris

[LtLFtP]

sorry guys; meant to type scariest but my fingers were shaking.

Hey; i'll be right back, there's some thought police at my door.