Maine Democratic Party

Press Releases

For Immediate Release:
July 20, 2010

Contact:
Mary Erin Casale
mecasale@mainedems.org
(207) 622-6233

LePage Statements Show He Is Not Ready to Lead

AUGUSTA- Republican nominee for governor, Paul LePage, has a history of making outlandish and extreme statements. The following are unedited quotes that clearly display Mayor LePage is unprepared to speak on behalf of our state. A LePage administration could damage Maine's credibility nationally and make a mockery of the Blaine House.

LePage on Foreign Relations:
"I am embarrassed of my country" http://recordings.talkshoe.com/rss52956.xml At: 43:39 (Podcast 157)
"After having been to Russia a few times. If you go to a local city you see a lot more individual freedoms that quite frankly I'm seeing right here in our country." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFpx6qOK0FI
 
LePage on supposed illegal water dumping?
"It's illegal to put Poland Spring water into the Kennebec River." http://www.insidemainebusiness.tv/blog/post/paul-lepage-r
 
LePage on the GOP Platform, Bible and Constitution (all working documents):
"Am I one hundred percent in favor of the platform? I'm not 100 percent in favor of anything. It's a working document, like the Constitution is a working document. The bible is a working document." http://colinwoodard.blogspot.com/2010/07/maine-lepage-on-tea-party-staffer.html
 
LePage on Education:
 "Foxcroft Academy brought the math scores way up because they bring kids from the, from Asia. And they've brought their verbals up because and the languages up because they brings kids from the Asia." http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid35031947001?bctid=88807453001
 
LePage on the Environment:
"I am deathly against preservation." http://www.insidemainebusiness.tv/blog/post/paul-lepage-r
 
LePage on Representing all of Maine:
"Southern Maine has a lot of 'kooks..." http://www.kjonline.com/news/sunday-hunting-splits-candidates.html
 
"We need a governor for all Mainers, who will represent our state in a positive way. It is clear that Mr. LePage is not ready to be this leader, "said Arden Manning, Victory 2010 campaign manager. "Tactless statements, name calling and extreme remarks send the wrong message about Maine and could even deter business investment in our state. The stakes are too high for Mainers to put their economic future in the hands of a man who thinks our State is full of a lot of 'kooks' and would prefer the freedoms afforded to Russian citizens." 

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