(NC Gov) Perdue says her point was 'sarcasm'

Raleigh News & Observer ^ | September 29, 2011 | Rob Christensen and John Frank

[abb]

In politics, if you're explaining, you're losing.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

She meant every word she said. There is video to prove it. She’s a liar.

[wita]

“She is perfectly bright,” Munger said. “But she is not quick on her feet. George Bush had the same problem. He was a smart guy but he would sometimes come across as: What in the world is that?”

HO, HO, HO. yea right.

[Anti-Bubba182]

Lefties all over are trying real hard to spin that she was joking. She wasn’t.

[cripplecreek]

In a vacuum I could buy it but the overall behavior of the democrats has made it a lot more plausible that she’s serious.

[DarthVader]

She meant what she said. She said what she meant. All Democrats are liars 100%.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

What a load. My bet is that she is an airhead who was expressing frustration with the fact that politicians can’t make big decisions because of their fear of being voted out so in frustration she said we should suspend elections without having any clue what that means. Its more a sign of stupidity than a desire to overthrow the government, but it still doesn’t put her in a good light. And now she is clearly lying to cover up the gaffe.

[edpc]

"It was taken out of context from my perspective. But honest to goodness, who would think something like that would be said seriously. It's ridiculous to have this kind of discussion about it."

For the sake of discussion, I'll give her the benefit of the doubt she wasn't serious....though I am less than convinced it's the case.

Conservatives deal with this kind of distortion every day. Welcome to our world, Ms. Perdue.

[tgusa]

It puts her in the position of being a sarcastic imbecile.

[Pietro]

"... put it in the proper context"

So what's the proper context?

From where I sit, our elected officials are already too far removed from the public they supposedly represent. How does suspending elections, our only voice, improve that situation?

The truth is that this is not a sarcastic remark but is her genuine opinion, and it is the genuine opinion of all big gov. leftists. If only they didn't have to deal w/ the people they could really get alot done.

Just like Chavez and the ChiComs.

[Travis McGee]

Here is a purely sarcastic, humorous photo to go with the sarcastic story about suspending elections.

[Cincinatus]

A fool, a liar, and a Democrat. But I repeat myself.....

[rdcbn]

The Obama guys are all in and are not going to have the grace or smarts go quietly into the night like Gorbachev’s did.

We are dealing with Che wannabes

[commish]

HMm Who knew Bev Purdue was also a tap dancer.....

[abb]

Gov. Beverly “Sugar Dumplings” Perdue has stepped in it big time.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Purdue is full of...

...stuffing.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

her startling suggestion this week that Congress suspend its elections next year

OK, have it your way.

Let's just concentrate on the Senate and Presidential races.

[The Great RJ]

This should be no surprise as liberals sincerely believe that average Americans are too stupid to make the “right” decisions in their lives and that liberal elites must make these decisions for them.

[Mouton]

BS about this being sarcasm...it is a trial baloon sent out by the democrap in chief as he is now saying he is not going to leave if he loses the election, er, when he loses the election. Remember the line elections have consequences...he is going to take it one step farther, they have consequences when you don’t reelect a thug.

[Rummyfan]

Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue has long had a reputation for shoot-from-the-hip remarks that leave her audiences shaking their heads, part of her folksy, I'm-just-a -coal-miner's-daughter persona.

Loretta Lynn never suggested suspending elections. An elected official making such a suggestion, as a joke, or as a sarcastic aside, shows herself to be unfit for office.