LePage names himself state education commissioner

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Source: Bangor Daily News

Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday he would forgo the state’s official nomination process in selecting a new commissioner for the state’s Department of Education and instead take on the role himself.

LePage said acting commissioner William Beardsley will remain in place for the remainder of the governor’s current term in office, which expires in 2018. LePage suggested Beardsley would serve out his term as acting commissioner and would remain in the department as the deputy commissioner.

“I will be the commissioner,” LePage said.

The statement comes just days after LePage withdrew Beardsley’s nomination before the Legislature for the position saying that decision was temporary.

Read more: http://bangordailynews.com/2016/02/11/news/state/lepage-names-himself-state-education-commissioner/

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Wow

[hobbit709]

1. Megalomania, anyone?

He really thinks he are somebody. Pretty soon he'll be using the royal "we"

[PotatoChip]

5. He's a tyrant, a bully, a liar

and incredibly stupid to boot. The man has been an extremely embarrassing disaster for this state.



Edited to add: A nasty racist too.

[Archae]

2. Lepage declares himself "El Presidente For Life" in 3-2-1...

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3. Leaves no option but impeachment

I'm not from Maine, but from what I've read there are impeachment proceedings already in motion.

This action, which shows signs that this man is mentally ill, leaves the Maine legislature with no options.

They have to impeach LePage. Or have him removed from office as being mentally unfit to serve (not sure what the Maine constitution provides for...).

While I'm not a mental health professional I'd say he's showing clear signs of being insane.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

15. Impeachment failed. He is in the clear. n/t

[Moral Compass]

20. Well that sucks...

Poor Mainer's.

[muntrv]

4. Hey Repukes! This is a tyrant, not Obama!

[Jack Rabbit]

6. Remember when we thought Bush and Cheney should be impeached, removed, indicted, convicted and

incarcerated?

LePage should be impeached, removed and hospitalized.

Seriously. That man is sick.

[turbinetree]

7. Good one Pepe Le Pew (no Offense to the cartoon show, which I thought was great)...................

and will show after my rant


Because after all it is heart awareness month....................


Yes Pepe Le Pew, Heart awareness month, but in your world,--------- heartless is your mantra, you even did one better--------------than this ----------------------you are now a total republican fascists-----------------and for all of the believers that voted you in to your office they really should look at themselves in the mirror and ask them selves -----------------really, I am just about as big of jerk and heartless as this tin foil hat ..and see what love is all about even if you don't know what you are chasing for in your world of recognizing that you and your little band of heartless ilk are really just a jerk(s)----a fascists jerk on top of that

So on that note---------enjoy and see if you fully understnad the blindness and outright devotion for LOVE.......................

Oh yeah.........................

Honk-----------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

It is about getting a Progressive President, U.S. Supreme Court, Congress and State and Local Legislatures

Democracy begins with you ---------------------tag your it----------------Bernise Sanders / Thom Hartman

Democary is not a specator sport--------------------get involved----------------Thom Hartmann

[Jack Rabbit]

12. It's really amaxing how Warner Bros got so much milage out of the same plot device

I'm sure I've seen dozens of Pepe LePew cartoons, all beginning with a black cat spilling white paint across her back.

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14. They were great-------------------

[Vinca]

8. Come on. This HAS to be the Onion.

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13. Looks like they've walked back the headline a bit

It's now "LePage says he’ll speak for Maine education department"

Still, it's absurd.

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19. The headline was accurate when it was posted.

It's just that LePage corrected himself after he was told that he couldn't actually be the commissioner.

[chapdrum]

9. The Maineiac strikes again.

Note to Maine voters: Don't forget to re-elect him.
Ditto Wisconsin, etc.

DU'ers notwithstanding, somebody keeps re-electing these thugs.

[crim son]

10. Read up on how he got elected.

It isn't as simple as the majority of Mainers are morons.

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18. Very true. He has never represented the majority of Mainers. n/t

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16. He has already been re-elected.

He cannot be re-elected to governor again at least because of term limits. We've got to put up him for another 3 years though.

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11. He didn't learn from Gov. Pence of Indiana, who tried to do the same. nt

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17. I don't think he learns from anything. n/t