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Re: Diversity and Perdue's Cabinet

Taxpayer2008 — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:44:09 -0400

Cornbread and mountinman - what a comic team.

Bev should eliminate all white men from her cabinet. That would also be a first.

Re: Keller: Security lapses not tolerated

tangoz — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:45:04 -0500

You pay for what you get. Being a prison guard is not even a mediocre paying job. Our military servicemen and women plus even our teachers are paid better. You are paying barely above the poverty level for a entry level prison guard to guard the most dangerous people in this country.

Re: Diversity and Perdue's Cabinet

mountainman — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:30:26 -0500

We don't get much raleigh news out here in the applachian mountains. And we don't take to kindly to being called ignorant. FO

Re: Diversity and Perdue's Cabinet

cornbread — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:44:57 -0500

Mountainman, don't demonstrate your ignorance by posting without doing your research.

Perdue's head of DHHS is a Republican. It's been widely noted here and in the general media.

Re: Diversity and Perdue's Cabinet

mountainman — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:17:05 -0500

Is it diverse enough to include a republican or two????? I doubt it.

Reuben Young? Horrible... Easley Lacky- and lates example..

ThomasPaine — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:27:07 -0500

Beverly Perdue's decision to appoint Reuben Young as head of Crime Control and Public Safety is the latest example of a extremely disappointing attempt of transition. This has all the markings of pick made for other reasons beyond professional ability. Young carries the smell of covering up for Mike Easley for years on Easley's personal staff and completely lacks the professional credibility, ability and respect of the Highway Patrol, Emergency Management and National Guard professionals. This is a disaster waiting to happen....
Perdue's early salvo of appointments has taken on the air of team matching a profile rather than the best professional available to work collaboratively to move the State of North Carolina through these unprecedented difficult times.
The Perdue/Zack Ambrose tandem are giving the direct impression of a pair overwhelmed, lacking in grasp and unprepared to lead. At a point when Perdue needs all the best minds and strongest cohesive individuals who will give it to her straight... she has surrounded herself with shallow circle of light-weights and yes-people more condusive to insecurities than progress.
This administration will quickly be defined as the earliest lame duck on record. In a record time Perdue has proven completely unprofessional and has burned the trust and crediblity in her word to the majority of her backers. Might as well go ahead and crown Basnight as the de facto Governor. The Perdue support network have clearly already lost faith in Bev and will now move to consolidate in the Basnight camp.
You are overwhelmed and out of your league in office Mrs Perdue just as you were in your campaign. This time- you have burned your credibility and those folks won't be there to do all your work for you anymore. They are all now firmly on the Basnight team and will govern through the legislature and compensate for the empty office which now exists in the Gov's Mansion. Truly disappointing - you had it ALL there for you- and and you have already failed miserably. Enjoy figure head status.

Re: Perdue names cabinet picks

NCProsecutor — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:54:34 -0500

Wow. Al Keller is completely out of left field but a phenomenal choice. What a great pick.