School chief blames Trump for attack, drawing the ire of GOP

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

School chief blames Trump for attack, drawing the ire of GOP
Patrick Whittle and Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press Updated 8:00 pm, Friday, February 3, 2017



PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's Republican party is accusing a school superintendent of pushing a political agenda after he suggested an attack on several black students was the result of President Donald Trump's stance on immigrants and minorities.

Maine GOP said Friday that Portland Public Schools Superintendent Xavier Botana's actions in the wake of the Jan. 27 attack were inappropriate, and it vowed to investigate him.

Police arrested 20-year-old Jamie Hoffman of Portland on Friday on charges stemming from the attack.

Botana, a Cuban immigrant, issued a statement after the attack calling the incident a product of a "noxious environment" caused by the Republican president and his executive order barring immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries. He also announced student rallies would be held promoting diversity, which the GOP said amounts to forcing students and teachers to use school time to engage in his "partisan agenda."





Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/education/article/Police-arrest-man-in-bias-attack-outside-high-10907054.php

[Dustlawyer]

1. Since when do programs at school promoting diversity and understanding

constitute a "partisan agenda?" Oh yea, since Trump!

[Soxfan58]

4. Actually

Since LePage. We've had Trump Jr. for 6 long, frustrating years.

[Dustlawyer]

5. I can see that, he is horrible.

Try having George "W" Bush, Rick Perry, and then Greg Abbott!

[Skittles]

6. all three of them are absolute scum

Ms. Richards seems like 100 years ago now

[Soxfan58]

7. Yes

RIP Gov. Richards. We could use you right now.

[Dustlawyer]

8. +1!!! and Molly Ivans!

[delisen]

9. How did LePage get elected and re-elected?

Who are his supporters?

[jpak]

10. LePage got the most votes in 3-way races - more people voted against him - each time

His supporters are assholes just like him.

yup

[delisen]

11. Thanks, glad to know a majority did not vote for him. Must be hell to have

a governor that weird.

[jpak]

12. We will have ranked-choice voting next election

So this doesn't happen again.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

20. He got elected because too many people voted for third party candidates

Kinda like how Trump got elected.

I think the GOP pays people like Stein to help them win and some people always seem to get fooled into helping elect tyrants.

[heaven05]

22. Stein another Nader

plus that other 3rd party candidate....they knew the danger of a trump...they didn't care just wanted to be spoilers against HRC...and now look what THEY gave ameriKKKa. Nice.....

[Sunlei]

23. 3rds know full well the extra 2% of votes they attracted- alone, handed republicans the election.

That's why RW medias like fox, (for one example) gave more press coverage to stein spray painting the pipeline bulldozer.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

19. I used to live in Maine...LePage was such a disgusting idiot I moved away

I couldn't stand it anymore. Took my tax dollars to another state.

[Soxfan58]

2. Diversity

Is a partisan agenda?

[Cha]

3. STFU gop.. you're nothing but a gd broken record

[riversedge]

13. We do have a "noxious environment"--now in the U.S. Diversity is being seen as the 'evil'

by the WH and so so so many more people.



....Botana, a Cuban immigrant, issued a statement after the attack calling the incident a product of a "noxious environment" caused by the Republican president and his executive order barring immigrants from predominantly Muslim countries. He also announced student rallies would be held promoting diversity, which the GOP said amounts to forcing students and teachers to use school time to engage in his "partisan agenda."

[Bernardo de La Paz]

14. Diversity is NOT partisan! Only Republicons could twist language into something so illogical ! . nt

[bucolic_frolic]

15. The truth shall set ye free

but the GOP sure don't like it

[dchill]

18. But who will set the truth free?

[sinkingfeeling]

16. This GOP is now full blown fascist.

[ck4829]

25. Indeed

[IronLionZion]

17. Mainers are better than this

Make Maine liberal again!

[heaven05]

21. It's just beginning

.......good for Botana...see how long his courage to stand against the racists GOP of Maine can last. The trumpchumps are probably already threatening bodily harm to him and, if he has one, family. Dangerous times starting for all not white, male, KKKristian and their supporters. President bannon and his sock puppet boy-potus who would be king ARE responsible....SPLC will have all the numbers, I'm sure.

[ck4829]

24. If the jackboots fit...

[itcfish]

26. Wow Surprising Since

Cuban Americans tend to be very republican. Good for Xavier Botana!