After saying he wants to shoot cartoonist, LePage accused of threat to lawmakers
Source: Bangor News
AUGUSTA, Maine A day after Gov. Paul LePage told a group of high school students that he would like to shoot a Bangor Daily News cartoonist, a top advocate for expanding passenger rail to Lewiston-Auburn said that LePage earlier this month said state lawmakers from Lewiston should be rounded up and executed in the public square.
Tony Donovan, a Portland-based real estate developer and member of the executive council for the Sierra Club Maine, said Thursday that LePage made the statement during an hour-long meeting in LePages office at the State House on June 8.
Maybe I didnt hear right, but Im pretty sure I did hear right, Donovan said. He was pretty vulgar and said he thinks the entire Lewiston delegation should be rounded up and executed in the public square. He did say that to me.
Donovan said LePage seemed particularly angry with Rep. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, who is also the House chairwoman of the Legislatures budget-writing Appropriations Committee. Donovan said LePages vulgarity was aimed largely at Rotundo.
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Read more: http://bangordailynews.com/2015/06/25/politics/after-saying-he-wants-to-shoot-cartoonist-lepage-accused-of-threat-to-lawmakers/
The Penguin is in full meltdown
Stuart G
(38,445 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)How did this dickweed get elected in the first place (that's a question I ask myself about a lot of people these days)?
Spirochete
(5,264 posts)insisted upon running and splitting the non-wacko vote. The same guy put Lepage in ofice twice.
blm
(113,091 posts)do it and get away with it.
They feel entitled to their right to execute their perceived enemies. Why do you think 'stand your ground' laws are so popular with them? They want the right to shoot people they hate and claim they were in fear and HAD to shoot.
MADem
(135,425 posts)They want to impeach him for that stunt where he threatened the charter school if they hired one of his "enemies" -- after they already signed a contract with the guy.
He needs to GO.
jpak
(41,759 posts)MADem
(135,425 posts)He looks unwell, like he's coming off a bender. His blood pressure must be through the roof.
The pic on the permit looks nothing like him....
Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)Someone in the Maine legislature needs to bring forth impeachment charges to put crazy right wingers on notice that this type of speech will not be tolerated. What an asshole!
PotatoChip
(3,186 posts)I can't seem to copy/paste (again... grrr!) but The Bangor Daily has an article about several state legislators who are currently pursuing impeachment against LePage.
There is also a poll next to the article that currently has 76.77% in favor of impeachment.
Edit: MADem upthread has the link.
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)PotatoChip
(3,186 posts)I can't recall ever seeing that kind of unity on BDN polls!
I hope this is a sign marking the beginning of the end for The Penguin!
cab67
(3,007 posts)How, exactly, did someone like this get elected in the first place?
I'm not referring to his politics. Lots of states have a far-right-wing nutjob in the governor's residence.
I'm referring to his demeanor. He comes across as a middle-school bully. He's petty, vindictive, and classless.
Surely, even those who share his policy opinions would prefer to have someone who acts like an adult in that position.
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I've just learned that he wasn't just elected once, but twice. Wasn't his immaturity evident the first time? Who would watch someone who behaves like this and vote for him again?
PotatoChip
(3,186 posts)And though they are a minority, they still love the guy and his antics. In fact, I think they like him even more for it. Ugh!
Otoh, he is the first R Maine Governor in over 25 years (having been elected under unique circumstances). I think he'll be the last for a long time to come. At least I hope so!
cab67
(3,007 posts)'cause, seriously, I've seen angry gorillas with more dignity and class than this person.
jpak
(41,759 posts)An openly gay Democratic candidate.
and
A bear hunting referendum.
The last 2 brought the yahoos out of the woods and they voted for LePew.
LePew also gave the spoiler candidate a cushy government job after the election.
PotatoChip
(3,186 posts)PotatoChip
(3,186 posts)S/he said:
Some independent insisted upon running and splitting the non-wacko vote. The same guy put LePage in office twice.
cab67
(3,007 posts)
and won't run again.
I accept that irrational things sometimes happen, but I remain optimistic that, from time to time, they don't.
CBHagman
(16,987 posts)...wouldn't go amiss. Who's left standing when all the votes are counted matters very much indeed, especially when it comes to policy.
DebJ
(7,699 posts)after the election.........
magical thyme
(14,881 posts)dem candidate ended up really being the spoiler. She was never above 20%. It was LePage 38%, Cutler 37%, forgethername 20%, and 5% split across or 4 other also rans.
The last time Cutler never broke 20% and LePage had the same 38% who doesn't care how much damage this psycho-clown does to the state. Hopefully the results the last time will convince Cutler to go away.
will at least convince those who voted for him to think more carefully before going to the polls.
cannabis_flower
(3,765 posts)By a Harris County (Houston) Assistant District Attorney, while handing out flyers for NORML in front of the Houston jail that "people like you should be shot". He was waiting to cross the street. I very conspicuously stared at him, looking hard at him up and down. When he asked what I was looking at I said "I just want to make sure I can identify you if I have to". His face went white and he crossed the street as soon as he got the pedestrian crosswalk signal.
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)bad news.
olddots
(10,237 posts)Maine used to be about logic till the repukes bought summer homes there .