Paul LePage in The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism

On Civil Rights: Publicly insulted the NAACP

Governor Paul LePage made a point of publicly insulting the NAACP and ordering the removal of murals at the Maine Department of Labor that depicted scenes of working people in the state's past and honored figures such as Francis Perkins, the 1st female Secretary of Labor in America. Maine Governor LePage projects an in-your-face image that thrills his Tea Party backers. Similar pugnaciousness has been on display from many GOP Representatives and Senators in Washington DC. Source: The Remaking of Republican Conservatism, p.168 Jan 2, 2012

The above quotations are from The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism, by Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williams. Click here for other excerpts from The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism, by Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williams. Click here for other excerpts by Paul LePage. Click here for a profile of Paul LePage.
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