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Maine Governor suggests he will use guns against those who won't allow him to run propaganda video
Maine governor: Might as well go home and ‘get our guns’ over alleged censorship
By Eric W. Dolan
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 18:32 EDT
Maine’s Republican governor Paul LePage has voiced new outrage over the alleged censorship of his speech in the Statehouse.
“It’s freedom of speech,” he told reporters on Wednesday, according to the Portland Press Herald. “You folks should understand that better than I. It is the First Amendment, then there is the Second and I love ‘em both.”
He added, “The minute we start stifling our speech, we might as well go home, roll up our sleeves and get our guns out.”
Last week, LePage was told to remove a television he placed outside his Statehouse office because it violated Statehouse rules. The television was reportedly airing campaign-style videos in support of the governor’s policy agenda.
By Eric W. Dolan
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 18:32 EDT
Maine’s Republican governor Paul LePage has voiced new outrage over the alleged censorship of his speech in the Statehouse.
“It’s freedom of speech,” he told reporters on Wednesday, according to the Portland Press Herald. “You folks should understand that better than I. It is the First Amendment, then there is the Second and I love ‘em both.”
He added, “The minute we start stifling our speech, we might as well go home, roll up our sleeves and get our guns out.”
Last week, LePage was told to remove a television he placed outside his Statehouse office because it violated Statehouse rules. The television was reportedly airing campaign-style videos in support of the governor’s policy agenda.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/29/maine-governor-might-as-well-go-home-and-get-our-guns-over-alleged-censorship/
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Last week, LePage was told to remove a television he placed outside his Statehouse office because it violated Statehouse rules. The television was reportedly airing campaign-style videos in support of the governor’s policy agenda.
In response, he threatened to permanently move his office to the governor’s mansion. Maine Democrats responded by saying “good riddance” and offered to “split the cost of a moving van.”
In response, he threatened to permanently move his office to the governor’s mansion. Maine Democrats responded by saying “good riddance” and offered to “split the cost of a moving van.”
His speech isn't being stifled, they just don't want his rambling videos playing all day long.
And in more recent news:
http://www.mpbn.net/Home/tabid/36/ctl/ViewItem/mid/5347/ItemId/28169/Default.aspx
The controversial 46-inch TV monitor outside Gov. Paul LePage's office has now moved inside the governor's office.
The TV - which flashes LePage-approved messages - is now secured to a window above a door. The governor's spokeswoman, Adrienne Bennett, says the message will vary day to day, but it will always contain what she calls "the facts."
The controversial 46-inch TV monitor outside Gov. Paul LePage's office has now moved inside the governor's office.
The TV - which flashes LePage-approved messages - is now secured to a window above a door. The governor's spokeswoman, Adrienne Bennett, says the message will vary day to day, but it will always contain what she calls "the facts."
From the classic Catch-22. 
