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Gov. LePage declares “war” on minimum wage, mocks restaurant workers and immigrants
http://mainebeacon.com/gov-lepage-declares-war-on-minimum-wage-mocks-restaurant-workers-and-immigrants/Remarks from a speech to the state Republican Party convention this weekend by Maine Governor Paul LePage have already begun making national and international news.
During his speech, LePage declared that he would be waging a “little war” against the referendum on the ballot this November to gradually increase Maine’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020. He also claimed that restaurant workers in Maine don’t need a raise, joking that his wife would be starting a second career as a waitress....
What prompted the most media attention, however, was LePage’s comments mocking immigrants, a frequent target of his attacks.
“Already our restaurants in the summer, if you go on the coast, it’s hard to hear what they’re saying. You ever try to say ‘what’s the special today?’ to somebody from Bulgaria? And the worst ones, they’re from India. I mean they’re all lovely people, but it takes some – you’ve got to have an interpreter. Or how many of you have gone and tried to return something from Amazon on a telephone?” said LePage.
During his speech, LePage declared that he would be waging a “little war” against the referendum on the ballot this November to gradually increase Maine’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020. He also claimed that restaurant workers in Maine don’t need a raise, joking that his wife would be starting a second career as a waitress....
What prompted the most media attention, however, was LePage’s comments mocking immigrants, a frequent target of his attacks.
“Already our restaurants in the summer, if you go on the coast, it’s hard to hear what they’re saying. You ever try to say ‘what’s the special today?’ to somebody from Bulgaria? And the worst ones, they’re from India. I mean they’re all lovely people, but it takes some – you’ve got to have an interpreter. Or how many of you have gone and tried to return something from Amazon on a telephone?” said LePage.
Enjoy your meal, LePew. I hope nobody spit in it -- or worse!
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