Edward Koch, Former Mayor of New York, Dies

NY Times ^ | 2/1/13 | ROBERT D. McFADDEN

[jimbo123]

Edward I. Koch, the master showman of City Hall, who parlayed shrewd political instincts and plenty of chutzpah into three tumultuous terms as mayor of New York with all the tenacity, zest and combativeness that personified his city of golden dreams, died Friday morning at age 88.

Mr. Koch’s spokesman, George Arzt, said the former mayor died at 2 a.m. from congestive heart failure. He was being treated at New York-Presbyterian Columbia Hospital.

[IbJensen]

While mayor, the city sank lower and lower into disrepair and morality.

How many American Jews can squander opportunities to lead to the right side, but sink into the cesspool of leftist politics is mind boggling.

[oh8eleven]

A classic "New Yawker" and a man who truly loved his city. RIP sir ...

[stuartcr]

Touching, do you do a lot of eulogies?

[albie]

Some are saying that he was “a liberal with common sense”. How does that happen? He was a gun grabber and he wasn’t a gun grabber because he believed that would help the crime rate.

[wiggen]

I didn’t always agree with him but he was a true New Yorker and the citizens responded to that.

[BO Stinkss]

Endorsed and voted for Obama twice. That’s what I’ll remember him for.

[MestaMachine]

Well, my grandma always told me if you can’t say something nice...which I can’t, let it be.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I agree. Let’s shelve the political critiques on the day he passed from this life. It’s not as if he were Pol Pot or Robert Mugabe or anything.

[oh8eleven]

While mayor, the city sank lower and lower into disrepair and morality.
Interesting comment - I thought he was elected mayor, not social director. Despite your "astute" powers of observation (and bigotry), most see it otherwise:

• "Under his watch from 1978-89, the city climbed out of near-financial ruin thanks to Koch's tough fiscal policies and razor-sharp budget cuts, and subway service improved enormously."
• "Through his tough, determined leadership and responsible fiscal stewardship, Ed helped lift the city out of its darkest days and set it on course for an incredible comeback."
• "Most important, he is credited with leading the city government back from near bankruptcy in the 1970s to prosperity in the 1980s. "

You sir, are full of krap.

[PLD]

RIP!!!

[capt B]

a “self promoter” who watched the city go downhill

[laweeks]

How many American Jews can squander opportunities to lead to the right side,

Why he affiliated himself with the democratic party of abortions, homosexuality, and racism was always beyond me. I personally will not miss him.

[freefdny]

“How am I doing?” as he used to like to call out to the crowd at any parade he marched at. RIP Ed

[Flash Bazbeaux]

What an eerie coincidence. Just the other day I was thinking about Grandpa Al Lewis.

[Exit148]

Under Koch and Dinkins, graffiti,street corner panhandlers, and car-window washer bums increased terribly. It took Giuliani to clean it up.

[Exit148]

Under Koch and Dinkins, graffiti,street corner panhandlers, and car-window washer bums increased terribly. It took Giuliani to clean it up.

[longfellow]

He voted twice for a man bent on destroying Israel. And he claims to be jewish.another brilliant lib.hey ed, how are you doing? Not too well.

[Dick Vomer]

uh.... what?...who?.... Oh (roll over in bed...) Uh... don’t wake me up for stupid crap anymore. I care more about a frog farting in the jungles of the Amazon than some old lib assuming room temperature. Yawn...

HEY!!!! I got something... Make congestive heart failure illegal and he wouldn’t have died. If you get CHF then you should be fined and maybe face federal prosecution. This is a crisis!!!! Why didn’t anybody think of that?

[DUMBGRUNT]

Didn’t agree on many subjects but there was something very likeable about him.

And a fellow grunt!

From wiki
He was drafted[9] into the United States Armyin 1943 where he served as an infantryman with the 104th Infantry Division, landing in Cherbourg, France in September 1944. He earned two Battle Stars as a combat infantryman. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant in 1946

Rank Sergeant
Unit 104th Infantry Division
Battles/warsBattle of Hurtgen Forest
Battle of the Bulge

AwardsCombat Infantryman Badge
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
National Defense Service Medal