STATEMENT FROM REV. AL SHARPTON ON THE PASSING OF NEW YORK GOVERNOR MARIO CUOMO

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Jan 01, 2015

NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK

Reverend Al Sharpton, President

Thursday, January 1, 2015

STATEMENT FROM REV. AL SHARPTON ON THE PASSING OF NEW YORK GOVERNOR MARIO CUOMO

“The passing of Governor Mario Cuomo is a true loss to the nation, the state and lovers of civil rights and liberties. He was the last liberal giant of New York politics and was a true statesman/politician. We debated often but he never would reduce our disagreements to petty personal grudges. He was a philosopher at heart that always saw the bigger picture. Even when we would engage in debate I felt he was playing chess while I was playing checkers. His legacy is a better New York and a better nation. It seems ironic he died on his son’s inauguration address day, he would have wanted to pass the torch on a day that we were all paying attention. Rest well Governor. Mario, you have earned it and your place in history is secure. You can now sleep with the greats.”

-Reverend Al Sharpton, President, National Action Network

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