HAPPY BIRTHDAY BREAK IT DOWN!
Tempest fugit (Time
Flies)! Yesterday was another significant milestone
in the life and development of “Break It
Down!” I initiated this blog
August 20, 2007, on a lark…almost a dare. That was Six years (and 320 editions) ago. Having related the story several times
over the past several years, I will not repeat the complete details today.
I will note that on that summer’s eve, I contemplated, in
five paragraphs, the
experience, in reality the lack thereof, of then Senator Barack Obama,
as he navigated
the early stages of his historic Presidential
Campaign. The prodigious parameters
of that history were not evident at the time. To be sure, over the next 14 ½ months, he bested the odds and won
not only the Democratic
Nomination, but also the Presidency.
In so doing, my lack of conviction, along with that of many others, in Mr. Obama’s ability to claim the nation’s
biggest political prize exposed for what it was; a patently
errant
assessment.
Briefly, before moving on to the gist of
today’s topic, I want to make one more note about the blog. In addition to this week
marking the Sixth Anniversary of Break It Down, this week’s post commemorates
the One-year Anniversary of my using WordPress as my primary Host Site. The link, http://TheSphinxofCharlotte.com
is simpler and more straightforward than the Blogger (Blogspot)
link, http://TheSphinxofCharlotte.blogspot.com.
The site design and presentation at Word
Press is cleaner, less busy than the one at Blogger. Please note, I may migrate
Break It Down exclusively to WordPress, the blog remains available at both sites for
the foreseeable
future.
Moving on to the topic du jour, Maine Maine
Imagine if some interloper had not taped those
remarks. Would Presidential candidate Romney ever have conceded he said
that? It is doubtful. It is possible that those comments changed
the trajectory of the campaign. In
retrospect, isn’t it funny how no one ever accused Mr. Romney of being an “Angry
White Man?” Alas, I digress. The reality is it is not surprising that Governor LePage has declined to take
ownership of his alleged colorful commentary.
Can you blame him? Really?
Two of the Governor’s fellow Republican lawmakers confirmed Mr.
LePage made the comments, but asked that the paper withhold their names,
out of fear of retribution. Would His
Honor really do something like that? I
will let you be the judge of that.
I do not know, beyond a
reasonable doubt, that the Governor
said what his colleagues-in-arms say he did.
Moreover, to be fair, there are people who were present at the event who
say they did not hear him say it.
In constructing and
presenting a defense for the Governor,
also known as the official response, Brent Littlefield issued a statement that
suggested it was farfetched for anyone to insinuate the Governor is racist, given his life history…a history that,
according to the Mr. Littlefield’s
statement, includes caring for Devon
Raymond, Jr., a Jamaican who
attended high school in Maine
After just reading that, I
find the accusation stunning. I mean,
how much more conclusive could evidence possibly be? Well, without rushing to judgment, it may be
worth noting that Governor LePage has
made a few controversial statements in his time. Earlier this month, he “joked” that he wanted
to blow up the headquarters of the Press
Herald.
According to the Sunlight Foundation, the paper’s
majority owner, billionaire Donald
Sussman, is a major donor to Democratic
Super PAC’s in 2012, and over the years.
Mr. Sussman is married to Maine Democrat, Rep. Chellie Pingree.
In June, the Governor made a
crude sexual reference having to
do with Vaseline (or the lack thereof), when speaking of a Democratic
lawmaker. Last year, he referred to the
Internal Revenue Service as the "Gestapo,"
in his weekly Radio Address. In other
words, even while not rushing to judgment, the alleged sequence of events is
conceivable.
If Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, or any of the Fox News analysts claim President Obama hates white people, it really
is not a story. The typical response is those
men do not operate as the Party’s “thought leaders.” In other words, the people did not elect
them. This is true, so I say, meet Paul LePage!
Naturally, the papers contacted the White House for a response. They did not provide a reply. Congress
members may be home for its five-week end
of summer break. In the interim, it
looks as though other GOP Office
holders are determined to ensure there is no deficit of inflammatory commentary. This week, we have…”Another Republican, Another Private Fundraiser, Another Perfect Storm of Controversy!”
I’m done; holla back!
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