Via The Last Refuge
Passage of a constitutional amendment defining marriage as solely between a man and a woman makes North Carolina "look like Mississippi," Gov. Beverly Perdue said Friday.
Perdue was in Greenville as part of her tour to tout her proposed state budget for 2012-2013. The governor was responding to a question on the amendment from a reporter from WITN-TV in Washington.
"I think it's wrong for North Carolina, clearly and simply," she said. "People around the country are watching us and they're really confused, to have been such a progressive, forward-thinking, economically driven state that invested in education and that stood up for the civil rights of people, including the civil rights marches back in the '50s and '60s and '70s.
"Folks are saying, 'What in the world is going on in North Carolina?' We look like Mississippi."
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant took offense at Perdue's comment.
"I am certainly disappointed by Gov. Perdue's statement regarding North Carolina's 'looking like Mississippi,'" Bryant said in a statement. "Apparently, North Carolina's voters are much more in line with Mississippi's traditional values on marriage than those of Gov. Perdue."
The chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party also issued a statement, saying his state is proud to stand with those who voted for the amendment in North Carolina and people in other states who support traditional marriage.
"Gov. Perdue is obviously out of touch with the voters of her own state and is trying to change the subject by attacking Mississippi," Mississippi GOP chairman Joe Nosef said.
On Tuesday, North Carolina became the 30th state to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. The amendment passed with nearly 61 percent of voters supporting it.More @ WRAL
She certainly won't be missed.
ReplyDeleteGood riddance to bad rubbish.
ReplyDeleteNot to worry ,I`m sure she has a home with - in her own word`s "North Carolina`s number one trade partner". Anyone around here who travel`s the U.S.29+70 highway`s thru the Thomasville,High Point area can clearly see what this government is all about.The above quoted idiotic remark can be filed with Al Gore`s "This is a good deal for our country Larry!" and William Jefferson Clinton`s (the first black President!) "NAFTA will bring job`s to the U.S.,good paying job`s!".This entire cabal of thieves and rogues has got to go.Mr.Brock even as I type these word`s thousand`s of people across this nation are rising to their feet,with one word on their lip`s "ENOUGH !."
ReplyDelete"ENOUGH !."
ReplyDeletePayback's a bitch.