Paul Lepage had his foot in mouth problem again last week. An offhand comment that the NAACP could " kiss his butt" brought about the predictable response from groups all over the state.
It was a stupid statement. I did not vote for the Governor nor will I ever see myself voting for him. However he is the governor for the next four years and he has a terrible job of balancing the budget on his shoulders. My wife teaches , I receive Social Security and I have friends and family in education or government work. Budget cuts could hit those in my circle dramatically.
With all that I cannot spare any anger over this stupid comment that I think was just stupid and not evil. The governor should know however that the excuse that he has a black son is not always going to give him a free pass to say stupid or insensitive things about minorities. We have all heard about the man who says " I am not prejuidiced some of my best friends are ( fill in the blank.)
For now though lets give him a pass and wait until we have something to really be angry about. Unfortunately I am sure that opportunity will soon be here.
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