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18. Not sure about that number, but

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 01:56 PM

Oct 2013

I will say that Maine can be a tough place to make a living. It's a fantastic place to live and raise a family. Having lived there for several years. Tourism, lobsters, paper, potatoes, navy warships, are pretty much it, and most of them are very seasonal in nature. Maine is not a financial center, industrial, or technology center. They've also got an aging population, retirees have come into the state whiles young people, including the state's college grads, are moving out. When things get bad in Maine, they can get really bad indeed. I do know that the state can be tough to read politically. It did surprise me that this foul-mouthed teabagger won the governors office.

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Maine governor says 47 percent of state�s residents choose not to work [View all] Galraedia Oct 2013 OP

I will repeat it for him... SoapBox Oct 2013 #1

I would say that 47% of LePage's brain doesn't work� regnaD kciN Oct 2013 #51

Must have got that from Mittwit. Historic NY Oct 2013 #2

My first thought too. tblue Oct 2013 #13

They all get their talking points... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #23

That is no exaggeration. tblue Oct 2013 #61

FYI: "Team" was the first thing I saw when I looked at your post. merrily Oct 2013 #62

Romney quote in all its stupid glory: Matariki Oct 2013 #66

Not in Maine, but in my household, it's 50% OnlinePoker Oct 2013 #3

Y'all need to have a talk. tblue Oct 2013 #14

+1 KentuckyWoman Oct 2013 #60

My Scairp Oct 2013 #48

I have worked full time for 38 years Skittles Oct 2013 #58

That's sound problematic... DaveJ Oct 2013 #68

Okay, I have to ask - do you folks have kids? IdaBriggs Oct 2013 #75

No kids, no health issues except she's a little overweight. n/t OnlinePoker Oct 2013 #78

Wow. Are you okay with this? IdaBriggs Oct 2013 #79

That pesky 47% again. Gormy Cuss Oct 2013 #4

My thought, as well ... Myrina Oct 2013 #10

Wow I was wondering how he got elected Scairp Oct 2013 #49

Too many Rolaids? Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #52

The scary thing is that it could happen again. PotatoChip Oct 2013 #83

Can Cutler beat Michaud? Gormy Cuss Oct 2013 #85

This message was self-deleted by its author PotatoChip Oct 2013 #86

Hope the able bodied teabaggers revolt against his accusations. lark Oct 2013 #5

I think he means children. (nt) Nine Oct 2013 #6

Nailed it, Nine. nt. Mc Mike Oct 2013 #69

He has OneCrazyDiamond Oct 2013 #7

Not as an adult, no. eShirl Oct 2013 #20

I live in Maine and know people who knew LePage as a young person. crim son Oct 2013 #50

You left out that he also has another family in Canada...... 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #54

Another Canadian! KamaAina Oct 2013 #82

A shoe shine boy? Really? Are you sure he didn't lift that off some eilen Oct 2013 #74

Every time I hear that song, I think back to when I was a kid. justice1 Oct 2013 #40

he's 100% Tea, no doubt about it eShirl Oct 2013 #8

After working since age 15.... AnneD Oct 2013 #9

you get who you vote for. madrchsod Oct 2013 #11

I didn't. eShirl Oct 2013 #16

My thought, too theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #25

they didn't. cali Oct 2013 #31

Believe me, the vast majority of voters did not vote for this clown. Only 38% did. Old and In the Way Oct 2013 #34

Maybe. Maybe not. We still have a plurality voting system, and we still have a strong Indy in the GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #76

So Maine has a 47% unemployment rate? Myrina Oct 2013 #12

Bingo! ctsnowman Oct 2013 #28

Tea Party? In Maine??? Way up North???!!! bvar22 Oct 2013 #15

I thought everyone at DU had heard of our lovely and talented governor by now. eShirl Oct 2013 #17

Hey, the KKK was quite popular in the State, back in the 20's/30's.... Old and In the Way Oct 2013 #35

Even bright blue Massachusetts has one. merrily Oct 2013 #63

There are teabaggers all over NewJeffCT Oct 2013 #64

Not sure about that number, but freethought Oct 2013 #18

He didn't exactly win it; the other 2 candidates split the non-wingnut vote. eShirl Oct 2013 #22

When It Costs $400 or More a Month to Heat Your Home Upward Oct 2013 #71

all of those able bodied middle schoolers better get off of the dole. olddad56 Oct 2013 #19

Christianity has the Cross, Judaism the Star of David, Islam the Crescent, and the Right has "47%" ck4829 Oct 2013 #21

Please proceed Governor.... blackspade Oct 2013 #24

Mike Tipping broke this story; he says "more to come" eShirl Oct 2013 #26

I went to his wiki pages.... Historic NY Oct 2013 #45

What an asshole. Mainers are some of the hardest working and most motivated people I know. MADem Oct 2013 #27

About 47 percent of his braincells don't work, either. kentauros Oct 2013 #29

lying S.O.B florida08 Oct 2013 #30

this seems to be a very popular right-wing theme going around - half or nearly half the population Douglas Carpenter Oct 2013 #32

And being a teabagger politician Turbineguy Oct 2013 #33

Sad thing is, this will be picked up by the Rightwing echo chamber and repeated ad infinitum! LongTomH Oct 2013 #36

When does he come up for re election? riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #37

I think he will be voted out 2014 riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #38

And a Governor who refuses to THINK and MAKE SENSE! amb123 Oct 2013 #39

Haha, even in that conservative audience, they're yelling "What???" mainer Oct 2013 #41

Undoubtedly there ARE some able bodied folks who don't work at a paid job, but then those paying IrishAyes Oct 2013 #42

more embarrasment from our 33% Gov...most Mainer's are proud and hardworking. this is insulting. BREMPRO Oct 2013 #43

dontcha know...he created 101 jobs so far.... magical thyme Oct 2013 #80

It's that damned coffee brandy! nt hack89 Oct 2013 #44

heh heh -- mainers know all about coffee brandy! mainer Oct 2013 #47

Live political suicide. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2013 #46

Maine's gov. is an assclown! gopiscrap Oct 2013 #53

So this suposed to be bad? nt bemildred Oct 2013 #55

lol. Michaud, currently a U.S. Representative who is the dem running cali Oct 2013 #56

He should beat him like a gong with it. bemildred Oct 2013 #57

We should have ditched plurality voting years ago. GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #77

Thats right folks. Veterans who cant find a job, the frail and elderly workinclasszero Oct 2013 #59

Wasn't that the magic number Mitt Romney used? Matariki Oct 2013 #65

You betcha. n/t cprise Oct 2013 #72

Paul LePage is literally your drunk, racist Uncle Carl Arkana Oct 2013 #67

The woman in the audience who said "What?" deserves a prize davidpdx Oct 2013 #70

LePage (GlueBoy) was elected by less than 39% in a 3 way, and he quickly got the nation's attention drynberg Oct 2013 #73

We need to get rid of these troglodytes! AAO Oct 2013 #81

47 percent...47 percent. Where have I heard that number before? Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2013 #84