Stephen King calls Paul Lepage 'a bigot, a homophobe and a racist'

[jpak]

Source: Sun Journal

Maine horror writer Stephen King is chiming in on recent controversial remarks by Gov. Paul LePage, saying the Republican is "a bigot, a homophobe and a racist."

King made the comments on Twitter this weekend.

Last week, the governor said blacks and Hispanics make up the majority of drug arrests in the state. He also left an obscenity-laced tirade on a Democratic lawmaker's voicemail, calling him a vulgar name that can also be used as a gay slur.

LePage said he believed the lawmaker had called him a racist, which the lawmaker denies. LePage says he takes it "very seriously" when someone calls him a racist.

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[BumRushDaShow]

1. Good.

[radicalliberal]

2. Hooray for Stephen King!

I've admired Stephen King for decades. In addition to being a great writer, he's a first-class guy as well.

[Wednesdays]

3. LePage is easy for King to identify

because LePage seems like one of the characters from Stephen King's novels.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

4. Why doesn't King let bygones be bygones, and buy the governor a car?

[awoke_in_2003]

6. Those were beauties

I would give a testicle to have one.

[jpak]

9. That car would eat your remaining one

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

5. Now LePage will be looking up King's phone number

so he can leave a nasty message on his voicemail too.

[mrmpa]

7. but LePage should remember this about King.......

this is a direct quote from the author:

"People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk".

[democrattotheend]

8. Did Stephen King say anything about the presidential election?

His book 11.22.63 made me really superstitious about Trump winning. I would be very happy if he thinks Hillary is going to win.

[spiderpig]

10. Steve's used his fame to advocate progressive values for decades

He also is a generous donor to causes including his beloved home state of Maine.