"Idiots," "kiss my butt," "the Gestapo," the use of intimidation to get his way — sound familiar? Those words and actions are not from a child or an uneducated adult but, rather, the governor of Maine.
Many would say that he is only speaking his mind. How would these people react if they, themselves, or family members were treated this way? What if your own family members treated you in this manner? I’m sure you would not tolerate it at all.
Not only have the people of Maine had to endure being the laughingstock of the nation, but lawmakers in our own state have done their best to enable the continuation of these kinds of abuses.
By defending and making excuses for his actions, many Republican legislators have said that it is OK to call people idiots, or to tell them to kiss their butts and to use intimidation to get one’s way is totally acceptable behavior of a governor — only because of his party affiliation.
News flash — abuse is abuse — whether domestic, friend, stranger or by elected officials, and should not be acceptable or defended. Those who try should be voted out of office, as it is apparent they believe that kind of abuse is good for them but no one else.
The voters of Maine deserve more and should demand more and can get it by standing up in November and not vote for those who justify abuse to make their point.
Remember, there is no excuse for abuse.
Joseph Mailey, Auburn
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I have no problem with hearing harsh realities, however, this governor is pushing a no tolerance domestic violence policy. Where does he think domestic violence stems from? Domestic violence abusers do not just start hitting the victims....they start with name calling, bullying, and emotional abuse and escalate from there. Mr. Governor you are a hypocrit. Your words and actions are no different from anyone who is a domestic violence abuser. While I applaud any attempt to bring attention to a matter that is more frequent than anyone would believe, I also believe you lead by example and name calling, threats, and bullying is not the example that leads to less domestic violence. This governor and his staunch defenders really need to be looked at closely before being re elected. We, the people of Maine, need to look at ourselves and ask ourselves if these are the people we want representing us.
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When I first started hearing this gentleman speak, I had to wonder how anyone with his obvious lack of education, got to where he is today. I hear everyone praise this idiots approach as taking action. He may be taking action, but at whose expense. All these supporters of this guy, I can guarantee are healthy. They have never been disabled, they have never experienced the fear of wondering if your support system will still be there tomorrow. I'm totally disabled, but I'm lucky. I had systems in place in the event of something like this happening. I don't need any help from the state. That being said, I ,can still say, nothing is ever etched in stone. I still have that fear of something going wrong, and not being able to do anything about it. When someone starts threatening the elderly or disabled with the loss of even one benefit, it pisses me off. Maybe I take this a little to personal, but when ever I hear this idiot spouting his pie hole, I have to remind myself, he's as educationally challenged as I am physically challenged.
Whether or not he succeeds at cutting benefits or not, he's still putting that fear into people who have enough to worry about already....
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