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The Mysterious Black People of Maine [Greg Laden's Blog]
I’ve not been to Maine in years, but there was a time when I frequented the state and knew it pretty well. And, my recollection is that almost everybody there is white or whitish. Hardly any black people. I looked it up just now: Maine is 12th from the bottom among us states in terms of percent “black” with about 1%.
Now, here’s the thing. Steve Benen at The Maddow Blog is reporting on comments mad by Maine Republican Party Chairman Charlie Webster’s concern that on election day, “Dozens of black people” showed up out of nowhere and voted. Here’s Charlie:
“Pat” is “Part” so that’s “Some parts of the state” not “Some pats of the state.”
That post card should trick those black people into not responding to the post card, and thus, be certain that they really weren’t there.
Bottom line: The guy who is in charge of a state political party is checking on people’s race. For that, we have THIS. Charlie’s activities need to be investigated by the FBI, and if he really is seeking ways to keep black people from voting in Maine (all 1% of them) he should be prosecuted. Mean time, the Maine GOP needs to fire him.
2012-11-15 15:05:35
Source: http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2012/11/15/the-mysterious-black-people-of-maine/
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