Last Saturday during his weekly radio address Gov. Lepage called the IRS the new Gestapo. This was not an off-the-cuff remark. Admittedly he had intentionally added to the script and choose not to pull it out despite pleas from his PR Manager. The remark made national news (personally I think that was his plan all along). Locally he backed off a with a statement about his remark being misconstrued, etc, etc, but didn't go as far as tp apologize to any of the various groups demanding it.
Next Lepage receives this letter from the President of the Tax-collectors union (I thought it was a pretty good letter). The next bit is where I'm think Lepage has hung himself, but who knows. We did elect him once. (). Today, while campaigning in Vermont for some other republican, a local Vermont reporter interviews him....
Quote:
"What I am trying to say is the Holocaust was a horrific crime against humanity and, frankly, I would never want to see that repeated," LePage said. "Maybe the IRS is not quite as bad — yet."
Seven Days reporter Paul Heintz asked, "But they're headed in that direction?"
LePage responded, "They're headed in that direction."
Heintz then asked LePage if he knew what the Gestapo did during World War II. LePage said, "Yeah, they killed a lot of people." Heintz asked if he thought the IRS was going to kill a lot of people.
"Yeah," LePage said.
"They're headed in the direction of killing a lot of people? Are you serious?" Heintz asked.
LePage said he was "very serious," adding that the agency would be rationing health care.
"They ration health care in Canada," LePage said. "That's why they a lot of people come down to the U.S."
Seven Days reporter Paul Heintz asked, "But they're headed in that direction?"
LePage responded, "They're headed in that direction."
Heintz then asked LePage if he knew what the Gestapo did during World War II. LePage said, "Yeah, they killed a lot of people." Heintz asked if he thought the IRS was going to kill a lot of people.
"Yeah," LePage said.
"They're headed in the direction of killing a lot of people? Are you serious?" Heintz asked.
LePage said he was "very serious," adding that the agency would be rationing health care.
"They ration health care in Canada," LePage said. "That's why they a lot of people come down to the U.S."
Anyways, I think he's going to be a one-term governor.......
Here's the full article about the interview in Vermont. Apparently the reporter was asking bad questions.
Edited, Jul 12th 2012 9:11pm by Elinda