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September 27, 2011 NC governor recommends suspending democracy to focus on jobs

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Posted by DarthVader 2011-09-27 17:33|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 I suspect that the White House is behind this, as a trial balloon, because at an almost identical time, Peter Orszag, former OMB director under Obama, now an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (SPECTRE), and a Vice Chairman of Global Banking at Citigroup, came out with a similar opinion in an op-ed in The Atlantic.

It also means that the WH thinks that the Democrats, and them in particular, are going to just get butchered in the next election.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-09-27 18:02|| 2011-09-27 18:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Ha ha ha. Just a joke. "Hyperbole", if you will...

Later Tuesday afternoon, Perdue's office clarified the remarks: "Come on," said spokeswoman Chris Mackey in a statement. "Gov. Perdue was obviously using hyperbole to highlight what we can all agree is a serious problem: Washington politicians who focus on their own election instead of whats best for the people they serve."

Ha ha ha...move it along, nuthin to see here...

Posted by tu3031 2011-09-27 18:36|| 2011-09-27 18:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Some "joke". She's the headline on Drudge.
Be prepared for a very busy few days, guvnah...

Posted by tu3031 2011-09-27 18:45|| 2011-09-27 18:45|| Front Page Top

#4 I have an amusing notion. Why don't we just round up all these Leftists and hang them from the nearest light poles. Tar and feathers first...of course.

Posted by Secret Asian Man (New Delhi) 2011-09-27 19:05|| 2011-09-27 19:05|| Front Page Top

#5 New Delhi? I'm envious, Secret Asian
Man!

Back on topic: the only punishment needed is to vote them out of office as soon as the opportunity presents itself. The next few years are going to be even more interesting than the last several...

Posted by trailing wife 2011-09-27 19:12|| 2011-09-27 19:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Sure, just a joke. You won't mind Beverly if we run your 'joke' in every ad next year, will you?

It's very clear that the Democrats are terrified of being held accountable for what they've done the last three years.

Posted by Steve White 2011-09-27 19:45|| 2011-09-27 19:45|| Front Page Top

#7 And Peter Orzag said we need less democracy in order to get things done.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2011-09-27 19:50|| 2011-09-27 19:50|| Front Page Top

#8 Well, less democrats would certainly be a help.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-09-27 19:56|| 2011-09-27 19:56|| Front Page Top

#9 A 'let's suspend elections' joke told by an elected official is about as funny as a bomb joke on an air plane.

Too bad that it isn't as illegal.

Posted by Snong Forkbeard7309 2011-09-27 20:16|| 2011-09-27 20:16|| Front Page Top

#10 That corrupt (democrat) enterprise needs to be purged from all levels of government before it conditionally revolts against the Citizens of this country. The leviathan will have nothing but political hacks in it bay the time this A-hole President is finished.

It is going to be dangerous and they will be treasonous. I have never seen it this bad in my lifetime.

Our governor is just one that has such thinking among armies squirreled away in Federal and State Government jobs.

Most are "party members".

Posted by newc 2011-09-27 20:43|| 2011-09-27 20:43|| Front Page Top

#11 Not surprising that the Democrat Governor of one of the states in the Confederacy suggested overthrowing democracy: that what her ancestors did in North Carolina from 1861-1865.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-09-27 21:06|| 2011-09-27 21:06|| Front Page Top

#12 And they were Democrats, as well.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2011-09-27 21:06|| 2011-09-27 21:06|| Front Page Top

#13 Grounds for impeachment / removal from office.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-09-27 22:01|| 2011-09-27 22:01|| Front Page Top

#14 So when do the people march on Raleigh? Anyone? Bueller?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-09-27 22:11|| 2011-09-27 22:11|| Front Page Top

#15

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-09-27 22:13|| 2011-09-27 22:13|| Front Page Top

#16 From the people who came up with 'Peoples Democratic Republic' which were neither democratic nor a republic. But hey, they're progressives, they simply 'reinterpret' the ~~Newspeak~~ language.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-09-27 22:19|| 2011-09-27 22:19|| Front Page Top

#17 #5 New Delhi? I'm envious, Secret Asian Man

Yes, TW, lovely New Delhi India. Still have another 5 weeks to go.

Back on topic, sort of. I see JUSTICE gnawed through his restraints again.

Posted by Secret Asian Man (New Delhi) 2011-09-27 22:58|| 2011-09-27 22:58|| Front Page Top

#18 Yes but the serious bug infestation is being taking care of as we speak.

Posted by European Conservative 2011-09-27 22:59|| 2011-09-27 22:59|| Front Page Top

#19 Looks like a whole lot of skinktrap for that there "justice", whatever that is.

Posted by newc 2011-09-27 23:14|| 2011-09-27 23:14|| Front Page Top

#20 More like a new sewage canal in Rafah

Posted by European Conservative 2011-09-27 23:14|| 2011-09-27 23:14|| Front Page Top