ME NAACP - Protest "Anti-Immigrant" LePage Order on MLK Day

....."Last week, Maine became less welcoming to immigrants and refugees when Governor Lepage signed an Executive Order...

Wait 'til next week. The sound of leftist heads exploding is beginning to sound like bubble wrap being squeezed.

They are starting the march at the Preble Street Resource Center. Is this where the lefties find volunteers to fill their movements?

My personal opinion is that Gov Lepage's decision to rescind the formers gov's lack of enforcement of immigration law is being silently applauded by the majority taxpayers on the left as well as those on the right. That the NAACP is leading the charge comes as no surprise if you think about it.

I hope ICE shows up

As I've noted elsewhere there are only two "sanctuary" states (last I looked)---Alaska and Washington. Only one habitually liberal state gives "sanctuary." Shouldn't they be targeting Mass., R.I., Vermont and CT?

I find it striking that they are using Martin Luther King Jr. as cover to march against the Governor of the state of Maine who simply issued an executive order to bring Maine in line with federal law. Truth be told, if the NAACP doesn't like current immigration law, they should be marching on the White House. Of course, there is a Youtube video of Rachel Talbot Ross saying 'Yes we can!' along with a bunch of other Maine Democrats, so I'm going to venture a guess that her goals are more focused on gaining political points than actually changing immigration law.

Quite frankly, I think MLK would be appalled at the NAACP supporting illegal immigration, since he was not only a Republican, he believed very strongly in our nation's system of laws.

After all, didn't he spend most of his life asking for "equal treatment" under the law?

Didn't he strongly espouse the same, for all his parishioners, followers, and the civil rights protesters?

Myself, I honor the man today, for what he accomplished in his (too brief) life, and his enduring message of equality, human rights, and fair treatment ---- according to the LAWS of the United States of America.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African American civil rights movement.... He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.

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I have admired Dr King most of my iife and have long had great admiration for his determination to endure whatever in his crusade for equal treatment of all. I remember well the LIFE magazine photos of dogs and firehoses being turned on him and his people by police and national guard units. IF he could see what Jesse Jackson, Sharpton, Jerermiah Wright, and a whole host of "pulpit pimps" are doing today I believe he would be appalled. In some areas we are more divided over race today than we were in 1965.

Since we are speaking of Rachel Talbot Ross in this thread, I wanted to post some more info on her for general consumption.

......"The tradition of civil rights activism is a proud one in Rachel's family; her father, Gerald Talbot, was the first African-American legislator in Maine history"......

......"Most recently, she helped craft the response to the outbreak of hate speech and related incidents that occurred here after the election of Barack Obama"........

Rachel T Ross

I can't help but wonder is she was active in Portland last week helping to tone down all the "hate speech" (their term!) that surrouded the lefties trying to blame Palin for the Tucson shootings? I would ask, but I would just be wasting my breath.

Speaking of Paul LePage, I suspect this kind of thing is what the NAACP expects Gov LePage in order to redeem himself

My brief excursion down Google lane turned up this beauty.

WHITE NOISE INSANITY

TEA BAGS ARE LIARS!

....."What is he teaching his Jamaican son by the way? That white people are UP HERE and black people are DOWN HERE? Someone needs to ask him that!"........

Nice comment to the above by "Elizabeth":

....."Just one more reason I want out of this state. Been stuck here 7 yrs and can’t wait for the economy to pick up enough to sell out. I’m so embarrassed to live in a state with Republican Senators and now a ReBubba Governor… I have been itching to leave since gay marriage was voted down"......

White Noise Insanity

I have concluded, from my little stroll that we have some extremely sick individuals in the State of Maine.

I take two kinds of blood pressure medication. My doc always chews on me for getting worked up, but this kind of stuff would work up a dead person. Good Grief!

WC

Received via email:

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Sent: Mon Jan 17 07:17:40 2011
Subject: Gov LePage attends MLK breakfast in Waterville

"For the past several years, I have attended the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast in Waterville.

I am continuing that tradition this morning, joining members of the greater Waterville Community in honoring the memory and work of Dr. King."

"Dr. King is someone who spent and ultimately gave his life making sure that people got a fair shake regardless of race. We have come far through the years, but the journey continues to make Dr. King's dreams a reality."

"I urge all Mainers to work as one for a better life for all."

- Maine Governor Paul LePage
January 17, 2011

Press Release

MEDIA ADVISORY
January 17, 2011

GOVERNOR LEPAGE HONORS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

WATERVILLE, ME - Monday morning, Governor Paul LePage celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during a community breakfast in Central Maine.

"For the past several years, I have attended the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast in Waterville," said Gov. LePage. "I am continuing that tradition this morning, joining members of the greater Waterville Community in honoring the memory and work of Dr. King."

Spectrum Generations and the Waterville Rotary Club hosted its 21st Annual Community Breakfast honoring the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Spectrum Generations Muskie Community Center in Waterville.

The Governor joined more than one-hundred people who took part in the event, which featured keynote speaker Reverend Effie McClain of the Oakland-Sidney United Methodist Church. African drummers, songs and music were also part of the festivities.

"Dr. King is someone who spent and ultimately gave his life making sure that people got a fair shake regardless of race. We have come far through the years, but the journey continues to make Dr. King's dreams a reality," said Gov. LePage. "I urge all Mainers to work as one for a better life for all."

Last week, Gov. LePage signed a proclamation declaring January 17, 2011 "The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service" in Maine. Governor LePage signed the proclamation to honor Dr. King and to encourage Mainers to give back to their communities as King did. The King Day of Service is the only federal holiday commemorated as a national day of service.

Adrienne A. Bennett
Press Secretary
Maine Governor Paul R. LePage
Office: 207-287-2531
Cell: 207-592-3718

Office of the Governor
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Augusta, ME 04333-0001

Gov. Paul LePage dances briefly with the Rev. Effie McClain, Monday at the Waterville Rotary Club's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast in Waterville, Maine. Joel Page | AP

LePage makes unscheduled visit to King Day breakfast

By Kevin Miller, BDN Staff
Posted Jan. 17, 2011, at 9:45 a.m.

WATERVILLE, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage made an unannounced visit to a Waterville breakfast honoring Martin Luther King Jr.....

“For the past several years, I have attended the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast in Waterville,” LePage said in a statement. “I am continuing that tradition this morning, joining members of the greater Waterville Community in honoring the memory and work of Dr. King.”

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Maybe the drum industry can rescue Maine's economy.

Posted: 11:24 AM

Attendees reflect on LePage comments to NAACP

By Amy Calder acalder@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer

... others who know LePage said he is the furthest thing from a bigot that you can get.

...Rev. Effie McLain, guest speaker ... enlisted LePage to dance ...

... McClain and LePage hugged and the audience applauded....

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"Sometimes we say things without understanding fully the effect it has on people and the greater community," she said. "The whole thing is, the man has been beat up for saying something really foolish and it was foolish but I don't think that was his intent."

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Too bad Rev. McLain doesn't head Maine's NAACP.

I expect she will be hearing from the NAACP in the neaar future as it seems she is not down for the struggle.

From Olde Timer's other thread.

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AP Story by Glenn Adams on Gov. LePage's attendance at Waterville MLK Day breakfast leaves out one HUGE point and gives the impression that LePage reacted to an outcry.

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The MAJOR fact omitted by this article is that the NAACP invited him to Portland and Bangor breakfasts. The Waterville breakfast was sponsored by Spectrum Generations and the Waterville Rotary Club--NOT the NAACP. Even our local papers got that little fact correct.

A TOTALLY DIFFERENT group sponsored the Waterville breakfast, not the NAACP. LePage's "butt-kissing" comment was directed at the NAACP, who complained that he was not scheduled to attend the Bangor or Portland events. This is also an organization whose national governing body passed a resolution a while back that declared that the Tea Party is racist.

The NAACP resolution was not an off-hand comment meant to be funny (as was LePage's comment), but rather the result of the vote of a large deliberative body.

Too bad Mr. Adams is completely oblivious to the concept that Mr. LePage's difference was with the NAACP, not MLK Day. Unless he knew the Waterville event was not an NAACP-sponsored breakfast and chose to omit this important point.

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AOL.com moved the story. It was their national lead. Here's a better link:
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/17/maine-gov-changes-mlk-plans-after-tell...

meanwhile, another new GOP governor in Ohio hears from the diversity politboro

His Waterville visit at the invitation of Senior Spectrum was good politics for LePage. He is having a little trouble communicating his views with his reckless language (to say the least) but his selection of who to offend is commendable. The NAACP "racist" charge against Tea Party activists is just the latest among their racist charges and outrages. It's a stale act. They've been advocating for and getting race-based laws ("affirmative action" and "disparate impact") against white men for over forty years. It's good to see an elected official push back against their racist policies. But Dan Demeritt must be getting grayer faster than BHO.

I was just thinking that the recent instance was LePage's "Frankly, Scarlet, I don't give a damn" moment.

The NAACP's didn't accuse the Tea Party of being racist but said, quite accurately, that some of their followers were racists. That didn't surprise anyone quite frankly. For example when the Tea Party had a rally on Capitol Hill, followed by visiting Congressional offices, racists epithets were hurled at black members of Congress leaving a meeting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi. These members had to leave through back entrances not available to the public. Congressional staff have also said on numerous occasions that those advocating against amnesty, for foreigners in our country illegally, include some racists because they get the phone calls and e-mails. I believe most of the racists are from the deep south, but it is a fact. However it appeared that LePage was attempting to seek attention with his insult, suggesting that he has some kind of psychological issue.

Their are racists in the NAACP, so whats your point?

Lobster the lie about racial epithets was disproved because no-one could actually find any proof.

Al, That is correct. Further, there are indeed racists in the NAACP. Actually, their whole reason for being is race.

Dupe

Lobster, Lobster, Lobster. You are really being taken in by the lies spouted by the leftists. Do you really think that the congressvermin would march through the tea party and that racial epitaphs would be hurled and there would be NO VIDEO of it despite the whole thing being covered by the MSM???

As my buddy Foghorn Leghorn says, "Son, you're about as sharp as a bowling ball".

Not that walking through the crowd the way team Pelosi did wasn't provocative and hoping they could make something happen, sorry the Tea party dissapointed them. I do not recall them having to sneak out backdoors, it may have happened do you have a link?