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nydailynews.com - 10/26/2009

Benjamin: Erie County exec regrets comparing Sheldon Silver to Hitler, anti-Christ

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An upstate Republican who's eying a run for governor has compared Shelly Silver, the Orthodox Jewish speaker of the state Assembly, with Adolf Hitler and the anti-Christ. And now Erie County Executive Chris Collins says he's really, really sorry.

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Capitol Confidential — ... Elizabeth Benjamin writes that potential GOP gubernatorial candidate says he’s sorry for calling Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver the “anti-Christ” along with Napoleon and Hitler. (DN) ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — BUT WHEN I SAY "ANTICHRIST," I MEAN IT IN THE NICEST POSSIBLE WAY D'oh: An upstate Republican who's eying a run for governor has compared Shelly Silver, the Orthodox Jewish speaker of the state Assembly, with Adolf Hitler and the anti-Christ. And now Erie County Executive Chris Collins says he's really, really sorry. The slur came during a speech Saturday night to fellow Republicans in Buffalo, while slamming Albany's notorious "three men in a room" budget process - in which the governor and legislative leaders make deals in private. ...