Some Maine residents don’t need to open their mouths to express their feelings about blowhard Gov. Paul LePage.
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The mural also included the words “Dump LePage”, according to the Press Herald.
“I do not want it up there; it is not reflective of our values”, Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling told the newspaper.
“As much as we are all infuriated by the governor’s statements, equating his language to the systemic terrorism and murder Grand Wizards inflicted upon African Americans (and Catholics) trivializes the KKK”, Strimling said.
At first, the site notes, officials with the water district seemed to agree that the mural should remain, however later Tuesday, water district spokeswoman Michelle Clements said that the district’s general manager would be discussing the issue with the city to determine what, if anything, should be done. “If it was hate speech, it would be illegal”. But later that night, two people tried to use white paint to do that before anyone could take action. LePage said he doesn’t intend to talk to the media anymore, a claim he has made before.
Graffiti painted on a public art space depicts Gov. Paul LePage in a white hood and robe with a red Ku Klux Klan insignia, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, in Portland, Maine. The legislature can not censure a co-equal branch of government, and when Democrats pushed for impeachment in January they did not have the votes within their own party, Poindexter said, so that makes any special session a waste of time.
“It doesn’t have to stay but it does have to get the message out”, said Erica Hall, who helped take the paint off the wall. The letter also states that LePage has encouraged vigilantism, such as when he said in January that because ME has constitutional carry, citizens could “Load up and get rid of drug dealers”. I didn’t make up the rules.
“Let me tell you this, explain to you, I made the comment that black people are trafficking in our state”.
Mr. Secretary, these are not isolated instances, they are perverse statements of mental instability, characterized by pervasive threatening behavior that has memorialized Governor LePage’s tenure in office.
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LePage’s office did not return emails seeking comment late Tuesday.
