Republican governor says John Lewis should thank white politicians and understand history

Posted by | January 17, 2017 15:00 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics

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That would be Maine’s ignorant Paul LePage.

Asked about the dozens of House members who are boycotting Trump’s inauguration, Gov. Paul LePage (R-ME) fulminated that Lewis should be thanking Republicans instead of protesting against them.

“How ‘bout John Lewis last week, criticizing the president? I will just say this. John Lewis oughta look at history,” LePage said in his weekly radio interview with local station WVOM. “It was Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves. It was Rutherford B. Hayes and Ulysses S. Grant that fought against Jim Crow laws.”

“A simple ‘thank you’ would suffice,” the governor added.

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18 responses to Republican governor says John Lewis should thank white politicians and understand history

  1. labman57 January 17th, 2017 at 15:11

    Hey LePage,
    Wake up and smell the 21st century.

  2. robert January 17th, 2017 at 15:28

    Can’t do too much damage in Maine

    Now would be a good time to tear up that resume unless the south is hiring

  3. halfwayin January 17th, 2017 at 15:45

    It only took the south seven years to erase the results of the Civil war

  4. Larry Schmitt January 17th, 2017 at 16:17

    These people are completely tone deaf.

  5. William January 17th, 2017 at 16:28

    Every state at some times gets to have shame and embarrassment. It’s Maines turn. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/287cf5f05cb3ee1247fccfb69b570b92acbea0ebec6b5d63257776a046ef234a.jpg

    • The Original Just Me January 18th, 2017 at 11:23

      Somebody left the HOLE Out.

  6. Snick1946 January 17th, 2017 at 16:48

    ‘Lincoln freed the slaves’.

    I swear I actually heard a radio ad with that theme some years back, apparently from some local GOP organization, I think during the 2008 campaign. I was so stunned I couldn’t believe it, but that is the extent of GOP outreach to Black voters. Tell them something that happened 150 years ago and expect them to be SO grateful.

  7. Bunya January 17th, 2017 at 16:54

    Boy! What an ingrate! Instead of getting down on his knees and thanking the WHITE MAN for freeing the slaves that were enslaved by the WHITE MAN, he’s embarrassing the GOP with historical facts. Besides, facts are overrated. Ask tRump and Fox “news”.

    • Mensa Member January 17th, 2017 at 18:12

      John McCain should thank the North Vietnamese for giving him his freedom.

  8. Mensa Member January 17th, 2017 at 18:11

    LePage thinks that John Lewis hates whites as much as he hates blacks.

  9. Mensa Member January 17th, 2017 at 18:14

    Too bad those type of Republicans aren’t around anymore.

    • fahvel January 18th, 2017 at 02:04

      those repubs are ot even of the same species with what you have now.

  10. pinballsdoll January 17th, 2017 at 18:22

    The oppression of African Americans didn’t end with slavery, perhaps the governor is the one who needs to understand history

  11. amersham1046 January 17th, 2017 at 19:30

    Paul LePage , congratulations, you have just won the George Wallace Humanitarian Award

  12. bpollen January 18th, 2017 at 07:02

    Republicans? Lincoln, yes. But can you point out any civil rights icons that are Republicans since say… 1963?

    • bpollen January 18th, 2017 at 08:30

      Just for ships and grins, I googled “republican civil rights icon.”

      Got two results, both from some far-right 4chan lover’s twitter account.

      There’s a message for ya.

  13. The Original Just Me January 18th, 2017 at 11:24

    Why did you add; ” about History ” ???

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