Perdue shifts positions on drilling

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on August 13, 2008 - 12:39pm.
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Democratic candidate Beverly Perdue has been shifting her position on oil and gas drilling off the North Carolina coast.

Perdue, the lieutenant governor, had said she was "100 percent opposed" to drilling off the North Carolina coast, Rob Christensen reports.

But in a statement Wednesday, Perdue says if the federal ban on offshore driling is lifted, she would create a team of independent engineers and scientists "to analyze and make clear all the relevant evidence on drilling off our coast."

"North Carolina's policy should be based on science, not politics and polls," said Perdue spokesman Tim Crowley. "Bev Perdue supports efforts in Congrss to find common ground as part of a sensibile and comprehensive energy policy for our nation."

Perdue's Republican opponent, Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, has strongly supported drilling and criticized Perdue for opposing it. He began running a TV commercial on Wednesday criticizing Perdue on the issue.

Statewide polls have suggested that public opinion has moved in favor of supporting offshore drilling as gas prices have risen to record levels.

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Re: Perdue shifts positions on drilling

Submitted by j1c2kp on August 14, 2008 - 8:07am.

Does this surprise anyone? She blows with the wind.

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Re: Perdue shifts positions on drilling

Submitted by FFC1304 on August 14, 2008 - 7:26am.

People PLEEZE dont vote for this sister/daughter of MORE CORRUPTION WITHOUT INTERRUPTION!!!

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Twist and Shout

Submitted by JimBlaine on August 13, 2008 - 2:35pm.

Beverly may end up like this guy if she keeps up the flip flopping, twisting and contorting:


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Re: Perdue shifts positions on drilling

Submitted by dahedgehog on August 13, 2008 - 2:19pm.

That's a pathetic move on Perdue's part.

But this statement troubles me:

"Statewide polls have suggested that public opinion has moved in favor of supporting offshore drilling as gas prices have risen to record levels."

Perhaps public opinion favors offshore drilling because people haven't been told (consistently) that offshore drilling will have no effect on their gas prices.

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Re: Perdue shifts positions due to "politics" & public opinion!!

Submitted by concerned53 on August 13, 2008 - 2:09pm.

How can we believe anything that Bev says anymore as she was as rock solid on her drilling stand as anyone could be! Talk about shifting a position based on politics and public opinion when it was counter to your "never occur on my watch" stand. You are right Mayor McCrory, this is another example of something that should never occur on Bev's watch, but instead yours! She is ridiculous as she has no backbone! She must sway in the wind with lobbyists and big/crooked contributors as well!

my post on August 5th:
I can't wait to see Bev Perdue try to wiggle out of her clear cut position on off-shore drilling ("never occur on my watch") given that those in her own party are now supporting the "Gang of 10" plan. Heck, by election time, she will probably claim that she came up with the idea for off-shore drilling. But don't let her!

Mayor McCrory and other Republicans are the ones in North Carolina that have demonstrated the leadership and vision around off-shore drilling coupled with conservation, etc.

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Re: Perdue shifts positions on drilling

Submitted by wwf165 on August 13, 2008 - 1:26pm.

bev perdue is the epitome of a flip flop candidate. if polls are indeed showing that public support is moving in favor of supporting offshore drilling, isn't she in fact responding more to politics and polls than her own convictions?

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Re: Perdue shifts positions on drilling

Submitted by mickiep on August 13, 2008 - 12:53pm.

Sweet syrup and waffles....she gone make a gooooooooooood gov'nor!!!!

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