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Powerful New York Lawmaker Voices Support for Kennedy, Despite Reservations (BARF Alert)
FOXNews.com ^ | January 1, 2009 | AP

Posted on 01/01/2009 3:33:26 PM PST by NCDragon

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Despite early reservations, New York state's most powerful legislative leader now says he'll support Caroline Kennedy for the U.S. Senate if the governor names her to the seat expected to be vacated by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told the New York Post he's rethinking his views on Kennedy because he feels Gov. David Paterson will soon pick her to replace Clinton, President-elect Barack Obama's choice as secretary of state.

If she is Paterson's choice, the Democratic lawmaker said he will "work strenuously for her election," the Post reported Thursday.

Two people close to Paterson told The Associated Press they believe the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy will be Paterson's choice. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak on the matter.

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This misguided millionaire has absotively NO political or executive experience....yet she's gonna have one of the 100 most powerful positions in the US. Palin? Anyone remember Palin? How is the MSM gonna 'splain this one away?
1 posted on 01/01/2009 3:33:26 PM PST by NCDragon
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To: NCDragon

Anyone, ya know, surprised by this?


2 posted on 01/01/2009 3:37:31 PM PST by cpanter (Babies, guns and Jesus. Hot Damn! - Rush on the Palin pick.)
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To: NCDragon

Yep they will explain it this way, you know, Caroline Kennedy, is a Kennedy, you know, and she is “informed” you know, went to two you know, ivy league schools, you know, meanwhile Sarah Palin, you know, she isn’t “informed” because you know, she went to 4 different schools, you know, including Idaho State University, you know, that isn’t an ivy league you know, school


3 posted on 01/01/2009 3:40:04 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: NCDragon; cpanter

Hark! I hear the sound of deals being cut in the night!


4 posted on 01/01/2009 3:40:33 PM PST by sinanju
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To: NCDragon

OK who got to Sheldon and with what?


5 posted on 01/01/2009 3:41:14 PM PST by rod1
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To: NCDragon; cpanter

She may have been remiss over the years in not spreading around the Kennedy loot to fellow dems, but something tells me she’s making up for it now.

With a vengeance.


6 posted on 01/01/2009 3:42:01 PM PST by sinanju
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To: NCDragon

Hell an Illinois senate seat goes for what a million plus a bucket of piss?
One from N.Y. being bought by a Kennedy should be worth what 10, 20 million?
And this air head has inherited 300 mil?
Easy deal.
Money Money Money Money.


7 posted on 01/01/2009 3:42:29 PM PST by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)
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To: NCDragon

Sounds like somebody told Mr. Silver to sit down and STFU. I suppose everybody has their price. Wonder what his was.


8 posted on 01/01/2009 3:54:36 PM PST by upchuck (Get ready for 2009: Pray; Raise/conserve cash; Pay your debts; Pray; Stockpile; Buy ammo; Pray)
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Schmelly is a powerful stink in NY.
9 posted on 01/01/2009 3:57:21 PM PST by xcamel (The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: NCDragon

Silver must have just received confirmation about the recent deposit in that Swiss bank account.


10 posted on 01/01/2009 3:57:37 PM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Joe Boucher
$$$
11 posted on 01/01/2009 3:59:11 PM PST by goodnesswins ("Dissent is the highest form of patriotism" said Hillary Clinton. I'll be REALLY patriotic!)
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I see some Kennedy money finally went to the right recipients. Politicians truly are pimps and whores.


12 posted on 01/01/2009 4:04:48 PM PST by headstamp 2 (Been here before)
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How is the MSM gonna 'splain this one away?

Well, you know, like, you know - Camelot Barbie is like, a lot smarter than Caribou Barbie, you know. Like.

13 posted on 01/01/2009 4:09:17 PM PST by an amused spectator (u)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Kathleen Parker has already explained it.

Palin goes for the oogeddy-boogedy, Kennedy doesn't.

Kennedy is a baby-killer - that's enough for Ms. "conservative" Parker, the MSM, and David Patterson.

14 posted on 01/01/2009 4:12:48 PM PST by Jim Noble (Long May Our Land Be Bright With Freedom's Holy Light)
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I wonder if as a pro-choice Catholic public official she’d open herself up to being denied Holy Communion? For the past few decades the RCC has been lax on this, but Pope Benedict seems to be tightening the rules.


15 posted on 01/01/2009 4:17:22 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: NCDragon

So can we assume that the check for Mr Silver cleared the bank?


16 posted on 01/01/2009 4:23:33 PM PST by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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Remember when the Democrat’s accused George Bush of being a drunk and of using dope? That was after Bill Clinton’s brother said Clinton had a nose like a Hoover and before they elected Barrack Obama who admitted to using Cocaine.

That’s the way they will handle it. Just ignore it.


17 posted on 01/01/2009 4:25:10 PM PST by Venturer
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To: sinanju

When told of her very low “loot spreadin” totals to fellow dems, Kennedy said she was “surprised and dismayed”.


18 posted on 01/01/2009 4:32:59 PM PST by cpanter (Babies, guns and Jesus. Hot Damn! - Rush on the Palin pick.)
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“Remember when the Democrat’s accused George Bush of being a drunk and of using dope? That was after Bill Clinton’s brother said Clinton had a nose like a Hoover and before they elected Barrack Obama who admitted to using Cocaine.”

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Defining deviancy down, in action.

For dems only. Remember the fact of Sarah Palin’s daughter’s boyfriend’s mother’s sister being a meth dealer is still front page news.


19 posted on 01/01/2009 4:37:13 PM PST by sinanju
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“When told of her very low “loot spreadin” totals to fellow dems, Kennedy said she was “surprised and dismayed”.”

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Then she said she’d have a word with accounting...


20 posted on 01/01/2009 4:38:06 PM PST by sinanju
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