Honor National Bullying Prevention Month By Saying No to Maine’s Biggest Bully: Paul LePage

At the beginning of National Bullying Prevention Month, Maine Democratic Party Chair Drew Gattine released the following statement:

“For eight years as governor, Paul LePage used the power of his office to bully Mainers. He called us names, threatened us with violence, and repeatedly prioritized settling personal scores over making progress for Mainers. This year, as LePage has campaigned for his old job, he’s shown that he hasn’t changed. This year for National Bullying Prevention Month, the Maine Democratic Party is calling on all Mainers to come together and say no to bullying by saying no to Paul LePage.”

Background on Paul LePage’s bullying past

Here is just a small selection of LePage’s past bullying:

• “Tell [the Maine NAACP] to kiss my butt”

• “You’ve been in uniform? You shoot at the enemy… and the enemy right now, the overwhelming majority of people coming in, are people of color or people of Hispanic origin.”

• “[Drew Gattine and I] would have a duel, that’s how angry I am, and I would not put my gun in the air…I would point it right between his eyes, because he is a snot-nosed little runt.”

• “I want to find the Portland Press Herald building and blow it up.”

• “The entire Lewiston delegation should be rounded up and executed in the public square”

• “Sen. Jackson claims to be for the people, but he’s the first one to give it to the people without providing Vaseline.”

• “In southern Maine, yes, there’s a lot of kooks down there.”

LePage began this year’s campaign by insisting that he had changed and cared about civil discourse, saying “if we don’t find a path to at least like each other and respect each other, our country is in for doom.” Since making those comments, LePage has reverted to his old ways, repeatedly insulting Governor Mills, blatantly lying about her record, and threatening to “deck” a Maine Democratic Party staffer.