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Botched Campaign Defers His Dream [Cuomo, Clintons, NY governor's race]
Newsday ^
| September 4, 2002
| Ellis Henican
Posted on 09/04/2002 5:41:54 PM PDT by syriacus
They stood in perfect profile against a high white wall, the master and the protege, here on somber business, dressed for a wake.
Same stern expressions, same circles beneath the eyes, same white dress shirts, same black suits. But as Bill Clinton helped to bury Andrew Cuomo yesterday, the pairing of these two big-name Democrats reminded us again: There's a reason some people win elections and other people don't. It's a whole lot more than intricate position papers and coordinated power suits.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...
TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: clinton; cuomo; election; governor; henican; hillary; mccall; newyork; pataki; wjc
I surprise myself when I say that Henican tells it like it is (at least he tells
part of the story)
The Clintons are the kingmakers of the Democratic party.
Andrew Cuomo currently is a political dunderhead who recently made a lot of mistakes.
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posted on
09/04/2002 5:41:55 PM PDT
by
syriacus
To: syriacus
They stood in perfect profile against a high white wall...That sentence has such promise!
To: Paul Atreides
They stood in perfect profile against a high white wall... That sentence has such promise!
Cigarette? Blindfold?
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posted on
09/04/2002 6:02:37 PM PDT
by
cardinal4
To: cardinal4
Black and white stripes or orange will do. But, yours sounds better.
To: syriacus
Wow.
That's probably the best-written political/campaign-related essay I've read since 2000.
To: Paul Atreides
Well, then....FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
09/04/2002 6:10:03 PM PDT
by
shiva
To: Paul Atreides
Oh, trust me, I would settle for a life sentence in Marion,Illinois for BillyJeff.
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posted on
09/04/2002 6:11:03 PM PDT
by
cardinal4
To: cardinal4
It would be the ultimate justice for Bubba to be sentenced to life and become his cellmate's Monica.
To: shiva
Not before he got to have his last cigar......personally "Monica-ized" by Janet Reno.
To: Paul Atreides
LOL!!!
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posted on
09/04/2002 6:32:27 PM PDT
by
shiva
To: syriacus
Surprisingly, Henican is right on the money with this column.
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