LePage visits the hood, talks to local children in poverty

[compromise]

PORTLAND — Wellesley Estate families who turned out for a community cleanup got a surprise pep talk when Gov. Paul LePage showed up to cheer them on.

The governor appeared Saturday morning at the low-income housing development off Forest Avenue in Portland where he urged a crowd of about 25 children to pay attention to their educations before sending them on their cleanup tasks.

"Going to school is very, very important. You might even become governor," said LePage.

LePage said he showed up at the cleanup day at the invitation of the children. "The kids, they asked me if I could come down. It worked out," said LePage.

About 25 adults also helped pick up trash.

The cleanup was organized by the Portland Minority Health Program, part of the Health and Human Service’s Department’s Public Health Division, the Opportunity Alliance’s Community Partnerships for Protecting Children and Wellesley Estates Housing’s property manager, Foreside Real Estate Management.

 

[TaftFan]

Paul/LePage?

 

[McBell]

Paul/LePage?

yes, that is his name

 

[Brian4Liberty]

If that was Christie, it would be a major fluff news story.

 

[Mr.NoSmile]

If that was Christie, it would be a major fluff news story.

Christie has national name recognition, especially after things like giving the Keynote at the RNC, meeting with the President after Sandy and being cordial about it and so on. LePage doesn't have that name recognition.

 

[Smart3]

There are black people in Maine?




jk

 

[FSP-Rebel]

I'd like to see LePage in the Senate.

 

[T.hill]

Who's the best current governor? This guy?

 

[compromise]

Who's the best current governor? This guy?

Pretty much.

After him, maybe Walker.

 

[T.hill]

How about Nikki Haley?

 

[TaftFan]

How about Nikki Haley?

Largely a disappointment.

From what I've heard Sam Brownback in Kansas has been pretty good.

 

[compromise]

How about Nikki Haley?

She was fairly average the first 2 years. Has improved this year, but we can't say how long that will last.

Parnell of Alaska is good.