|
THIS IS A STORY IN THE BANGOR NEWS PAPER: The New York Times editorializes against LePage’s mural removal order Posted March 28, 2011, at 12:39 a.m. Last modified March 28, 2011, at 10:54 a.m. Print | E-mail | Facebook | Tweet The New York Times editorial board added its voice to the national criticism aimed at Maine Gov. Paul LePage’s order to remove a mural of the state’s labor history from the Maine Department of Labor.
In a Monday editorial titled, The Times said: “Gov. Paul LePage of Maine has stooped to behavior worthy of the pharaohs’ chiseling historic truth from Egyptian monuments.”
Titled “He Dreamed He Saw Jong-il,” a reference to the letter sent to LePage urging the removal that likened the mural to propaganda out of North Korea, the editorial also took a jab at the governor’s decision to hire his daughter to serve as assistant to the chief of staff.
“To be fair, Mr. LePage does retain a sense of workplace opportunity,” the editorial said. “After his election last November, he named Lauren, his 22-year-old, fresh-from-college daughter, to what was termed an entry-level job as assistant to the governor’s chief of staff.”
“At $41,000 a year, the post offers $10,000 more than the pay for workers who pass the teacher and police tests. That’s on top of Ms. LePage’s free room and board at the governor’s mansion.”
LIKE MOST REPUKES : HIS THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS TO LOWER STATE SPENDING STOP AT HIS DOOR STEP! I'VE DEALT WITH THESE PEOPLE ALL MY LIFE= WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FILL THE POT HOLES ON MY STREET? SAME PERSON =WELL WHY THE HELL ARE YOU REBUILDING THE STREET IN THE SUMMER TIME?(ITS MAINE YOU IDIOT)SAME PERSON=WHAT ARE YOU DOING TEARING UP MY LAWN(CUZ UR LAWN IS 6FEET ON STATE RIGHT OF WAY IDIOT)HOW MUCH IS THE STATE PAYING YOU TO INTERFER IN MY LIFE(NOT ENOUGH TO PUT UP WITH UR B.S,)THIS IS HIS MENTALITY-HIS THINKING-YOU'VE MET THESE PEOPLE ALL FOR ME AND FU! REMEMBER ONE THING -THE BIGGEST POT OF MONEY IS YOUR TAX DOLLAR=THE HOGS THAT FEED OF THIS BE IT LOCAL,STATE OR FEDERAL CAN'T WAIT TO GET THEIR GREEDY MITTS INTO IT-THEY ARE CONSTANTLY TRYING NEW ANGLES TO DIVERT TAX DOLLARS AWAY FROM THE DESTINATION THEY WERE COLLECTED FOR! I'LL BET THE FARM THAT AFTER HIS BUDGET IS PASSED THEIR WILL BE NO SAVINGS;BUT AN INCREASE WHICH WILL CAUSE A SHORTFALL THE FOLLOWING BUDGET!
|