Perdue "Jokes" About Suspending Congressional Elections for Two Years

The Raleigh News & Observer ^ | 9-27-11 | JB Frank

[fabjr60]

Speaking to a Cary rotary club today, N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue suggested suspending Congressional elections for two years so that Congress can focus on economic recovery and not the next election. "I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover."

[fabjr60]

OMG! In my neck of the woods, they have a word for that kind of talk, Governor: SEDITION! If it was anybody else but Purdue, I'd say this was calculated for effect. But since this blithering idiot says the first thing that pops into her vacuous mind, I'll chalk it up to plain stupidity.

[Arm_Bears]

My opinion of Rotarians just dropped significantly.

[ColdOne]

I have no doubt she really thinks this. Any relation to Sonny Perdue?

[RC one]

smells like fear. They have good cause to be afraid.

[dangus]

Talk about the media covering asses. News & Observer (the main NC paper) has already changed headline from "discusses" to "jokes." Does this sound like a joke to anyone?

"You have to have more ability from Congress, I think, to work together and to get over the partisan bickering and focus on fixing things. I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that. The one good thing about Raleigh is that for so many years we worked across party lines. It's a little bit more contentious now but it's not impossible to try to do what's right in this state. You want people who don't worry about the next election."

[TomGuy]

Now they are trying to make it seem like a joke. Probably because:

Perdue’s press secretary, Chris Mackey, claims the Governor was joking when she made the comment.

Gov must be ducking and covering from INCOMING for making such a stupid 'joke'.

Gov must have learned that skill from a class or two at the John Kerry School of Joke Telling.

[Lazamataz]

The article went on to have a spokesman say something like, "Oh come on. This is obviously hyperbole."

You don't joke about bombs in airports, either.

[Proud2BeRight]

If they could only get around that pesky Constitution.

[Doogle]

...it becomes a "joke" after her switchboard lit up like fweakin broadway...typical balloon floating libtard a&&hole....hope the people of North Carolina DON'T FORGET" this "joke"

[C. Edmund Wright]

You are so right, this is N and O bullsh-t.

Neither Bev Perdue nor the N and O have ever shown any kind of sense of humor.....and they expect us to believe this?

As Herman Cain says, “that dog won’t hunt...”

[grumpygresh]

Joke. Trial balloon. Proposal. Study. Bill. Law. Statists’ jokes evolve.

[Future Snake Eater]

Wow, the N&O just broke the Propaganda World Record!

[tomkat]

Is it just me, or is the party affliation of this blithering statist moron curiously not mentioned n the lead ?

[Lazamataz]

"You have to have more ability from Congress, I think, to work together and to get over the partisan bickering and focus on fixing things. I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that. The one good thing about Raleigh is that for so many years we worked across party lines. It's a little bit more contentious now but it's not impossible to try to do what's right in this state. You want people who don't worry about the next election."

That is NOT A JOKE, that is a SERIOUS PROPOSAL.

THIS LADY NEEDS ARRESTED, STAT!!!!!

[hometoroost]

If they need something to take their mind off the next election then perhaps it's time to joke about bringing back "tar and feathers." The text does nothing to indicate that she's joking. But who knows how she said it.

Still if they're interested in doing the right thing they should do it and face the consequences as real leaders and statesmen would. But, we are know there are few if any of those left in politics today.

[funfan]

No

[BubbaJunebug]

no relation. Perdue is her married name from a previous marital victim

[Snickering Hound]

The comment -- which came during a discussion of the economy -- perked more than a few ears. It's unclear whether Perdue, a Democrat, is serious -- but her tone was level and she asked others to support her on the idea.

Paragraph 3 of the article. So she wasn't joking? Who writes the headlines for this fishwrap/birdcage liner?

[fabjr60]

To the best of my knowledge, the RAT Bev Perdue is not related to Sonny Perdue, the Republican Governor of Georgia. He did play the East Carolina University football coach in the film “We Are Marshall, ” though. I think that’s his only Tarheel connection.