a great reply to maines governor

[luckyleftyme2]

this is long over due!


Maine's Governor Orders Removal of Public Mural Depicting Workers
Submitted by Anne Landman on March 31, 2011 - 1:20pm
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ShareThe Governor of Maine, Paul LePage, ordered a commemorative public mural depicting Maine's labor history be removed from the state's Department of Labor, saying he had gotten complaints that the artwork was too pro-labor. The 36-feet long, 8-foot tall work by Judy Taylor of Tremont, Maine depicts workers like Rosie the Riveter, child laborers, shoemakers, textile workers, strikers and the first female American cabinet member, Frances Perkins, who served as U.S. Labor Secretary. The governor had the mural taken down in secrecy, over the weekend, and had it stored in an undisclosed location. The governor also plans to assign new names to the building's conference rooms, which are currently named after prominent labor leaders. In response to the mural's removal, Maine video producer Geoff Leighton proposed balancing out the mural by adding to it images of well-known recent American business moguls, like WorldCom's Bernard Ebbers, who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy, former Enron CEO Kenneth Lay, and ponzi-scheme investor Bernie Madoff, "who were significant in bringing wealth to the wealthy, despite onerous government regulations and pesky unions."

use geof-leighton utube on maine's workers mural-thats how i got it

[Scuba]

1. Really? He really said he ordered it removed because...

...he received complaints it was too pro-labor?

First, how much pro-labor is "too pro-labor"?

Second, if the citizens of Maine complain that the Bush compound is "too pro-corruption" will he order it taken down?

[Donnachaidh]

2. IIRC, it was actually *one* complaint

ONE.

[liberal N proud]

3. It was in the Labor Department - Correct?

:wtf: Too pro labor? :wtf:

[NYC_SKP]

4. LePage: It's those workers' fault that the state's economy is in such a poor state...

:crazy:

Unbelievable but that's what he's suggesting toward the end.

Watch for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAtYAIfwlJs

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K/R