Word: cuomo
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Noam Cohen's September 29 criticism of Mario Cuomo as a "paper tiger" is a misguided conclusion based on two flimsy assertions superficially examined in eight paragraphs...
Cohen's foremost argument centers around Cuomo's involvement in the New York races for lieutenant governor and the U.S. Senate. Cohen's distaste for the candidates' "dull" and "boring" nature and lack of "discernible oratorical flair" seems ridiculous in a discussion which otherwise exhorts substance over "flash" as does Cohen's odd, death-wish request that Cuomo support for candidates which are a "threat to him" and "challenge his hold on the bully pulpit...
...Mario Cuomo has jumped on the heretofore conservative bandwagon to endorse "values education"--that is, telling kids what is right and not teaching them how to decide for themselves. He has limited his proposal to issues about which there is no dispute "in the community." Few such issues exist, however, and who is going to gauge the community's value system...
...BOTH CUOMO, the dyed-in-the-wool Democrat and D'Amato, the conservative who gained victory on Reagan's coat-tails in 1980, peacefully coexist in New York politics. Cuomo, along with the Democratic Party, has failed to challenge D'Amato's hold over the state. Hardly a flashy speaker, the senator has used back-room politicking to amass a $7-million war-chest, and judging from Cuomo's bungled attempt to have the party nominate Dyson, the governor doesn't squirm at having New York represented by an ardent conservative...
...public's fascination with Cuomo, who is perceived as the savior of American liberalism, reveals a style-over-substance trend in modern politics. Cuomo, the most cerebral of the present Presidential hopefuls--and the one most capable of articulating a liberal political vision--represents a packaging success as much as the well-financed D'Amato does...