You’re going to wish Paul LePage was governor of your state instead of Maine. He’s never been known for being reticent and certainly wasn’t on Thursday when he said exactly what we’ve all wanted to say once or twice.
WCSH6.com has details of the pucker heard ‘round the world:
While attending a meeting for business leaders in Sanford, Governor Paul LePage spoke out about why he would not attend Martin Luther King ceremonies on the upcoming holiday.
LePage has declined invitations from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The organization has already expressed its displeasure with the governor’s plans to not attend the events.
“They are a special interest. End of story…and I’m not going to be held hostage by special interests. And if they want, they can look at my family picture. My son happens to be black, so they can do whatever they’d like about it,” said LePage.
LePage has an adopted son who is from Jamaica.
When LePage was asked if his non-participation is more than one instance, and rather a pattern, he replied, “Tell ’em to kiss my butt. If they want to play the race card, come to dinner and my son will talk to them.”
Who among us hasn’t heard about some new nonsense from the NAACP and thought, “Kiss my butt.” Except, we must admit, “butt” has never been our word of choice.
Source: WCSH6.com
