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Clinton in 2008: Convicted Silver ‘A Stalwart Voice on Behalf of New Yorkers’
National Review ^ | December 1, 2015 | by JIM GERAGHTY

Posted on 12/01/2015 9:51:41 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines

In 2008, Hillary Clinton called Sheldon Silver 'a stalwart voice on behalf of the needs of New Yorkers.'

The news, yesterday: 'Silver, 71, a Manhattan Democrat, was convicted on all seven counts against him. The charges of honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering stemmed from schemes by which he obtained nearly $4 million in exchange for using his position to help benefit a cancer researcher and two real estate developers.'

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: clinton; hillary; newyork; sheldon; sheldonsilver; silver
Video of Hillary praising Silver at link above
1 posted on 12/01/2015 9:51:41 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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If those New Yorkers paid him.


2 posted on 12/01/2015 9:54:03 AM PST by TBP (Nous sommes tout Francais.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Shelly needs to sing like a canary.


3 posted on 12/01/2015 9:54:42 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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This goes on in New York all the time though, Democrap gets elected, Democrap gets busted, the sheeple elect a new Democrap, Demcrap gets busted, rinse repeat.


4 posted on 12/01/2015 10:03:16 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (B. Hussein Obama: 20 acts of Treason and counting.)
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Did someone say "Hillary Clinton" and "Silver" in the same sentence?

January 20, 2001 - The Clintons Leave The White House


5 posted on 12/01/2015 10:05:26 AM PST by Iron Munro (The wise have stores of choice food and oil but a foolish man devours all he has. Proverbs 21:20)
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He was a stalwart force for transferring taxpayer money into his own pockets and those of his family members and close friends.


6 posted on 12/01/2015 10:20:57 AM PST by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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If Silver starts to ‘sing’ there’s going to be A LOT of people coming down...including the Clintons....

(Gotta go get some popcorn for this one, it’s going to be a goooooood one this time!)

(Rubbing forehead, I wonder if Cuomo is pooping his panties about now?)


7 posted on 12/01/2015 10:32:57 AM PST by HarleyLady27 (I have such happy days, I hope you do too!!!)
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Birds of a Feather.

8 posted on 12/01/2015 10:54:49 AM PST by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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Corrupt thugs - birds of a feather.


9 posted on 12/01/2015 11:26:45 AM PST by GOPJ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKkckaZO4fw - bravest truth telling Muslim women in the world...)
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