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Re: Perdue gets poor grades. Period.

Gosh — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:24:01 -0400

Oh wow.

Submitted by letsallthink@gm... on June 24, 2009 - 9:04pm.

This former supporter of "Bev 4 Gov" will forever regret the day that I cast my vote for her.

That rings so true.

And this is a blog so I KNOW it is!

Re: Perdue gets poor grades. Period.

letsallthink@gmail.com — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:04:54 -0400

When has the governor EVER given specific plans for how she will lead this State? She wasn't brave enough to put real tax reform or increases in her budget proposal.

She now wants the legislature to carry her water. And at what cost?

I once thought that her failure to attend debates or even offer a real budget was 'strategic' on her part, but now I realize that these ommissions were simply because she is not capable of offering solutions, specifics or suggestions.

Governor Perdue seems to be only capable of campaign rhetoric or poll response. Not only is she an awful leader, her staff is worse - it appears that her staff is not made up of policy makers, just campaign staffers. This former supporter of "Bev 4 Gov" will forever regret the day that I cast my vote for her. Sadly, Governor Perdue is unable to lead this state in this time of crisis. Governor Perdue is, indeed, worse than poor. She is pathetic. I only hope the Democratic Party is taking names and resumes for 2012. Perdue will be my perdon't in 2012.

Re: Quick Hits

BitterEXdemocrat — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:55:47 -0400

There was a NC teacher on the radio today just giving Bev a talkin to!

Did we ever figure out if Bev INVITED HERSELF to conduct these rallies?

Perdue gets poor grade in Wilmington

concerned53 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:12:35 -0400

Beverly's reception, according to the local paper was not lukewarm, but poor. She gave no substance, no specifics, no solutions, no suggestions. Just campaign rhetoric.

Just think what her reception would be from NC's non teachers if she was brave enough to speak to them about her proposed tax increases. What's worse than poor?

Re: Three spending bills have solid support

tangoz — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:13:38 -0500

I do not believe our state representatives have a needed mental skill called COMMON SENSE!. If we are $3 BILLION in the hole, where the blank are we getting $284 million?

And what shocks me more is the gimme gimme gimme voters of NC voted this people back into office. This will only get fixed by voting the Democrats out of Republican favored districts and beat a few Democrats in their favored districts.

LARRY SHAW is the one fool who is asking for $173 million in these bad economic times. Does he have a money printing press in his closet? You need to print these people names time and time again.

appropriations

PoliticalJunkie — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:43:25 -0500

I wouldn't assign the core function appropriation requests to a specific member.

However, if there are earmarks for new funding via appropriations in the budget, i think you should assign them.

Re: appropriations in eye of beholder

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:18:03 -0500

I think the state budget is a different thing. The purpose of this exercise is to look into special appropriations requested by a legislator. When the budget comes out, I'll look at that separately.

— RTB

appropriations in eye of beholder

gercohen — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:31:13 -0500

When the Governor's budget is introduced, will you assign in your spreadsheet the multi-billion dollars to run state government and the public schools to the member who files the bill or to the Governor?

Re: Bill would compensate sterilization victims

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:23:30 -0500

Now, here I spent all this time yesterday patiently asking you guys to keep the comment section civil, and someone goes and posts this shortly before midnight. This is vile and destructive to your own side in this debate. I am leaving it up as an example of what I was talking about earlier.

And comments are closed on this post.

— RTB

Re: Bill would enrage Neo-Nazi's

Gosh — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:32:53 -0500

While I do think this statement perfectly characterizes the, shall we say, Conservative opinion on this matter to a tee...

Sterilize Womble.

I'd just like to add that getting the collective common Conservative to admit there even was a Jewish Holocaust is a victory unto itself.

Thank you all for your participation in this focus group on crazy people and what you actually think while going through your daily routine of destroying humanity. There will be a check for $25 at the door as well as a yummy Subway sandwich and all the M&M's you can eat.

Bye now.

Re: Bill would compensate sterilization victims

PercyKution — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:32:04 -0500

Sterilize Womble.

Re: Bill would compensate sterilization victims

PercyKution — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:48:05 -0500

You are absolutely right. But the Polipigs can't say that because it won't get them any votes, even though they know it's the truth too.

Re: Bill would compensate sterilization victims

policyhound — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:58:09 -0500

Mr. Womble has in his statement disregarded the lives of the 6 million Jews who were murdered from 1933 to 1945 by Nazi Germany and their chohorts. To say that 2000 people sterilized is worse than the Nazi German atrocities is just asinine.
He wasn't comparing, he wasn't equating, he was totally negating historical fact just to try to make the eugenics program seem worse than the horrible deaths and torture inflicted upon the Jewish population. That is not acceptable, it is deplorable! Mr. Womble should offer a very public apology to the Jewish people.
Speaker Hackney, as the "boss" of the NC House, I challenge you to hold this man accountable for his insensitive, horrible, hurtful and quite frankly idiotic statement. This coming from Womble, a Democrat, at a time when we are supposed to be embracing each other not spitting on another group of human beings is disturbing.

Re: Bill would compensate sterilization victims

j1c2kp — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:01:26 -0500

Thank you lrgibson. Glad to know I'm not the only one offended by Womble's insensitivity.

Re: Bill would compensate sterilization victims

lrgibson — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:51:46 -0500

To compare this to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust is beyond hyperbole. I am very sorry that Mr. Womble is obviously very poorly educated about the actualities of the imprisonment, torture, and death of millions of innocent men, women, children, and babies. I am very offended by his insensitivity and ethnocentrism. I have friends who have severely mentally challenged children for whom they sought sterilization, and I think in that context it is a most thoughtful, humane and loving thing to do. Extremely mentally challenged young women often are incapable of associating the consequences of sexual behavior with pregnancy and childbirth, and would be extremely terrified to be put into a position to deal with this. Needless to say, they would be totally incapable of parenting this offspring. Why put them through it?