Despite Claims, Audio Shows NC Gov's 'Suspend Election' Comment Not a Joke

NewsObserver.com:

Gov. Bev Perdue’s off-the-cuff remark about suspending Congressional elections to focus on the economy went viral. Her aides tried to walk it back, calling it “hyperbole” and suggesting she was joking.

Was she? You decide.

If that was a “joke” then Gov. Perdue may have the worst sense of comic tone and timing in history.