Newly elected Governor of Maine Paul LePage had a bit of a spat with the local chapter of the NAACP when he refused to appear at a prison event for black inmates. LePage said he wouldn't appear unless the event was open to all inmates of all races. They refused to meet his conditions, and so he simply declined their invitation. That should have been all of it, but of course the NAACP moaned and bitched. LePage was questioned about it on a local radio station. Following is how he explained it.
"They are a special interest. End of story...and I'm not going to be held hostage by special interests.
He also told them to kiss his butt. Now that's the way all Republican politicians should act, and talk.
Well, I would have preferred that he tell them to kiss his ASS, but you know what they say-baby steps.
