# Mario Cuomo has died.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-cuomo-has-died/708732>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 2, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-cuomo-has-died/708732 "2015-01-02T01:18:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-cuomo-has-died/708732/1 "2015-01-02T01:18:54Z")

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[Mario Cuomo, former New York governor, dead at 82](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/mario-cuomo-new-york-governor-dead-82-article-1.2063258)

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-cuomo-has-died/708732/2 "2015-01-02T01:37:36Z")

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Aww, sh-t. I’m so very sorry.

He was one of the NY politicians that I liked (besides Hilary). He seemed tough and no-nonsense, but fair. He probably would have hated me personally, but I liked him & I liked what he stood for.

#GoneTooSoonDammit

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2015, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-cuomo-has-died/708732/3 "2015-01-02T07:04:02Z")

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Damn. He was a great governor, and should have run for President.

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**Author:** ![The\_Holdsworth\_Effect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/848f3c/32.png) [@The\_Holdsworth\_Effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Holdsworth_Effect)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mario-cuomo-has-died/708732/4 "2015-01-03T06:39:49Z")

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Along the lines of “those who are qualified for the job are too smart to run”, RIP Mario. Good man, AFAIK.