Sentences with phrase «liberal lion»
The phrase "liberal lion" refers to a person who strongly supports progressive or liberal ideas and fights passionately for them. They are known for their courage, strength, and determination in promoting liberal causes. Full definition
Cuomo, son of liberal lion Mario Cuomo, touts a list of accomplishments for the left during his seven - plus years in office: Legalizing of same - sex marriage, expanding opportunities for «free» college tuition and imposing a $ 15 - per - hour minimum wage downstate.
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He grew up with that great liberal lion.»
It's a message the onetime Federal Prosecutor and Ulster County Democratic Committee Chairman hopes will resonate in a newly drawn congressional district that includes large swaths of voters who, for the past two decades have been represented by Liberal Lion Maurice Hinchey.
Casting liberal lion Redford against type as a hawk with his finger on the button works out nicely, and implicitly nods to one of this film's inspirations, the superior Three Days of the Condor.
The question is whether a small corps of candidates backed by a half - dozen vocal liberal leaders means there is widespread dissatisfaction among progressives for the son of liberal lion Mario Cuomo.
And, the chairman — as many underdog Republicans have before him — likes to remind everyone that a little - known state senator named Pataki came out of nowhere back in 1994 and defeated the liberal lion, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, in a major upset victory.
Another theory is that Cuomo is paranoid about not being the «liberal lion» that his father, Gov. Mario Cuomo, was.
Two years later, with the help of then - state GOP Chairman Bill Powers and Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, Pataki defeated Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo in an upset election, denying the liberal lion a fourth term.
Cuomo, son of former Gov. Mario Cuomo, a liberal lion, was set to join Molinaro at a press conference this morning at the St. George Ferry Terminal to announce the endorsement.
Democratic operatives in Philadelphia said the tone is part of Leach's boisterous personality — Leach describes himself as a «liberal lion» and has the endorsement of a similarly outspoken progressive in Rep. Alan Grayson, D - Fla.
There's state Sen. Daylin Leach, a liberal lion who supports marijuana legalization, state Rep. Brendan Boyle, who boasts support from Rep. Bob Brady, D - Pa., and University of Pennsylvania medical professor Valerie Arkoosh, a Schwartz ally.
That speech catapulted Mario Cuomo into the national consciousness, solidified his reputation as a liberal lion, and also kickstarted speculation that he might some day run for president.
He was a liberal lion who gave us hope.
The liberal lion of the Supreme Court (and second woman ever to be confirmed to the position) is presented in Betsy West and Julie Cohen's film as equal parts civil - rights pioneer and pop culture icon, with loving scenes of her lifting weights, cracking wise, and being turned into a meme spliced alongside original interviews and archival footage.
The short answer lies, I think, in the hubris typical of a freshly elected president, the passionate commitment of the liberal lions Kennedy and Miller to social justice (that is, closing the achievement gap), and the pride that John Boehner took in collaborating with these titans.
It was signed into law in January 2002 by George W. Bush, with the liberal lion of the Senate, Ted Kennedy, by his side.