Maines Gov

[tombogan03884]

In case you haven't heard about this guy before, his name will stick
in your mind! The new Maine governor, Paul LePage, is making New Jersey 's
Chris Christie look like an enabler. He isn't afraid to say what he thinks.
Judging by the comments, every time he opens his mouth, his popularity goes
up.
       
        He brought down the house at his inauguration when he shook his fist
toward the media box and said, "You're on notice! I've inherited a
financially-troubled State to run.  Observe...cover what we do...but don't
whine if I don't waste time responding to your every whim for your
amusement."
       
        During his campaign for Governor, he was talking to commercial
fishermen who are struggling because of federal fisheries rules. They
complained that 0bama brought his family to Bar Harbor and Acadia National
Park for a long Labor Day holiday and found time to meet with union leaders,
but wouldn't talk to the fishermen.  LePage replied, "I'd tell him to go to
hell and get out of my State." The Lame Stream Media crucified LePage, but
he jumped 6 points in the pre-election poll.
       
        The Martin Luther King incident was a political sandbag which
brought him National exposure. The "lame stream" media crucified him, but
word on the street is very positive. The NAACP specifically asked LePage to
spend MLK Day visiting black inmates at the Maine State Prison. He told them
that he would meet with ALL inmates, regardless of race, if he were to visit
the prison. The NAACP balked and then put out a news release claiming
falsely that he refused to participate in any MLK events.  He read it in the
paper for the 1st time the next morning while being driven to an event and
went ballistic because none of the reporters had called him for comment
before running the NAACP release.
       
        He arrived at that event & said in front of a TV camera, "If they
want to play the race card on me, they can kiss my ass!" And then he
reminded them that he has an adopted black son from Jamaica , and that he
attended the local MLK Breakfast every year that he was mayor of Waterville
. (He started his morning there on MLK Day.)
       
        He then stated that there's a right way and a wrong way to meet with
the Governor, and he put all special interests on notice that press
releases, media leaks, and all demonstrations would prove to be the wrong
way. He said any other group which acted like the NAACP could expect to be
at the bottom of the Governor's priority list!
       
        He then did the following, and judging from local radio talk show
callers, his popularity increased even more:


            The State employees union complained because he waited until 3 P.M.
    before closing State offices and facilities and sending non-emergency
    personnel home during the last blizzard. The prior Governor would often
    close offices for the day with just a forecast before the first flakes.
    (Each time the State closes for snow, it costs the taxpayers about $1
    million in wages for no work in return.)
           
            LePage was CEO of the Marden's chain of discount family bargain
    retail stores before election as governor. He noted that State employees
    getting off work early could still find lots of retail stores open to shop.
    So, he put the State employees on notice by announcing, "If Marden's is
    open, Maine is open!" He told State employees, "We live in Maine in the
    winter, for heaven's sake, and should know how to drive in it. Otherwise,
    apply for a State job in Florida !"
           
            Governor LePage symbolizes what America needs; refreshing
    politicians who aren't self-serving and who exhibit common sense!

[david86440]

I used to do a lot of shopping at Mardens.

[tombogan03884]

My stepmother did too. There was one in Sanford.
I always shopped in NH, for one thing it was only 3 miles. 

[david86440]

We used to go to the Sanford one once in a while, but in Lewiston they had a lot more inventory.

My wife would really like to move back to ME now that we have a grandson.

[r_w]

Now send someone like that to DC. 

[Sponsor]

[david86440]

 I would vote for the guy. He likes to stir things up.


Uncle Sam Tells Maine Governor to Repay Cost of Removed Mural of Labor History

Maine Gov. Paul LePage, who ignited a storm of protest by removing a labor-themed mural from a state office building last month, is now facing demands from the U.S. Department of Labor to restore the artwork or repay the $60,000 federal grant used to create it.

LePage, who took office in January, has come under fierce criticism from union supporters and even members of his own party for removing the 36-foot mural. LePage said he did it to stay consistent with the department's pro-business goals. He also renamed the departmental conference rooms that formerly carried the names of labor organizers, including Cesar Chavez.
Union supporters have accused LePage of picking a fight with the state's working class. Several hundred people reportedly attended a rally in the State House on Monday demanding the return of the labor mural to the state Labor Department headquarters.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/04/05/uncle-sam-tells-maine-governor-repay-cost-removed-mural-labor-history/#ixzz1StSwCLYk



 

[tombogan03884]

He should agree to pay it back as long as it is refunded to the taxpayers where it originated, or put toward the debt. 

[dkingjr]

I voted for the man and pleasantly surprised when he won the election.  The television and print media in Maine take every  opportunity to attack him and have from day one, I hope he stays the course and does what we elected him to do.  So far so good.

[alfsauve]

The fed's had better be careful pushing him.   He's liable to send them the painting back and tell them where to put it.

[tt11758]

I voted for the man and pleasantly surprised when he won the election.  The television and print media in Maine take every  opportunity to attack him and have from day one, I hope he stays the course and does what we elected him to do.  So far so good.

In that case he must be doing something right.