What it Means to be a Democrat: Mario Cuomo's Rousing 1992 DNC Speech/ Parts 1-4

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This is the famous Cuomo nominating speech for Clinton. Watching it is a fascinating look back in time to what was viewed as important by our Party in 1992. After the Reagan Bush I years in 1992...we were "Fired Up and Ready to Go." In 2008 we were "Fired Up and Ready to Go." But, something has fundamentally changed in our Party Governance in the intervening years. We've morphed from the "Party of the People" to something else.

Was it Neo-Lib/DLC policies that got us off track from from the policies of FDR and the Labor Movement? Or was it pressure on Clinton to go too far in deregulation in his second term because of his impending impeachment? Why has Obama seemed to go so "off track" in his own Presidency by being so insistent in working with Republicans?

Re-listening to Cuomo's speech might offer us hope for repositioning going forward.

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Mario Cuomo gives an amazing speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. In nominating Bill Clinton, he also laid down the party platform (which many Democrats seem to forget these days). This speech is even more relevant today.

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Cuomo Nominates Clinton 1992 - Part 2
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Part 2 of 4. Mario Cuomo gives an amazing speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. In nominating Bill Clinton, he also laid down the party platform (which many Democrats seem to forget these days). This speech is even more relevant today.

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Cuomo Nominates Clinton 1992 - Part 3
Mario Cuomo gives an amazing speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. In nominating Bill Clinton, he also laid down the party platform (which many Democrats seem to forget these days). This speech is even more relevant today.

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Cuomo Nominates Clinton 1992 - Part 4
Mario Cuomo gives an amazing speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention. In nominating Bill Clinton, he also laid down the party platform (which many Democrats seem to forget these days). This speech is even more relevant today.