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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLabor mural removed by Maine gov. back on display
The mural that gov. Paul LePage claimed "presented a one-sided view that bowed to organized labor" was restored
BY CLARKE CANFIELD, ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A mural depicting scenes from Maines labor history returned to public display Monday, 22 months after the governor set off a political firestorm and spawned a federal lawsuit by ordering it removed.
Gov. Paul LePage caused an uproar in March 2011 when he ordered the mural removed from the Labor Department lobby, claiming it presented a one-sided view that bowed to organized labor and overlooked the contributions of job-creating entrepreneurs.
Beginning Monday, the mural was back on public view in an atrium that serves as the entryway to the Maine State Museum, Maine State Library and Maine State Archives. The space is open to the public six days a week.
Richard Bamforth, of Augusta, was angry when LePage first ordered the mural removed, calling it silly and petty. But he acknowledged the new venue seemed to be more appropriate than a hidden-away state office building.
This is a much more visually appealing setting, I think, he said as he, his wife and their 19-year-old granddaughter examined the mural in the spacious, well-lit atrium.
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http://www.salon.com/2013/01/14/labor_mural_removed_by_maine_gov_back_on_display_2/
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Labor mural removed by Maine gov. back on display (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jan 2013
OP
sweet! he wanted to hide labor's contribution which was hidden in a back room somewhere
Fresh_Start
Jan 2013
#2
mokawanis
(4,434 posts)1. Glad to hear it's back on display
Sounds like it's in a great location. Funny how LePage being such an asshole about it might result in more people seeing it.
Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)2. sweet! he wanted to hide labor's contribution which was hidden in a back room somewhere
now its on public display in a much more visible location.
louis c
(8,652 posts)3. Fuck Paul LePage
That crazy old bastard. He's political day of reckoning is coming. His throw out date is scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2014. We're counting the days here in New England.
Cha
(295,929 posts)4. Good for the country, too! Now if we can just get rid
of those other sick govs who rode the teabagger wave in 2010.
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)10. Chris Christie is one of those Governors...
I wish he were still polling in the low numbers.
Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)5. That's great location for the mural
but I hope someone pays for a plaque to explain how it ended up there.
spanone
(135,637 posts)6. republicans are such assholes.
lpbk2713
(42,696 posts)7. Hear! Hear!
A small victory is a victory nonetheless.
The Wizard
(12,482 posts)8. There's no nice way to say
LePage is a Nazi.
Smilo
(1,944 posts)9. Backfired on LePage beautifully
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)12. K & R