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Re: What's Perdue's first name?

AwakeReader — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:27:25 -0400

What would we do without the wise members of our press? How could we ever decide who to elect Governor if we did'nt know the nick name issue? Thanks N&O.

Re: What's Perdue's first name?

Proctor — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:12:04 -0400

Now if the Lieutenant Governor were to add an initial at the front of her name--let's see, picking one out of the air, how about "I."--then she could be I. Beverly Perdue and maybe pick up some votes from admirers of I. Beverly Lake Jr.

Re: A rose by any other name......

domewatcher — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:17:45 -0400

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."

Juliet

Re: What's Perdue's first name?

FFC1304 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:41:29 -0400

Love the new Charles Barkley Quote being sent around the Internets...

"Poor people have been voting for democrats for 50 years...and they're STILL POOR!!!"

classic! LOL...

Re: What's Perdue's first name?

FFC1304 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:38:12 -0400

We all call her 'Sugar Dumplin' cause she's so sickeningly 'sweet' to the point of making us vomit...

Beverly Perdue = MORE CORRUPTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

What's Perdue's first name?

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:12:59 -0400

Quick: What's the first name of the Democratic gubernatorial nominee?

If you said "Beverly," you'd be correct. But if you said "Bev," you'd also be correct.

Lieutenant Governor Perdue has gone by both names in her time in office, but her campaign currently seems to be promoting "Bev" over "Beverly."

Both her campaign and official Web sites list her as "Bev," as have a number of mailers and e-mails. (Her official lieutenant governor's Web site, however, has more than a few references to "Beverly" on it.)

Perdue has gone back and forth professionally. In 1996, she was on the ballot as "Beverly M. Perdue," a reference to her maiden name. In 2000, she was on the ballot as "Beverly Perdue" and in 2004, she was listed as "Beverly Eaves Perdue," adopting her second husband's last name.

But she was on the May 6 primary ballot as "Bev Perdue."

More after the jump.