Tag Archives: Howie Carr

Dueling Trump, Obama speeches show just how different they are

Good morning from my couch in Gardiner, where I’m recovering after the much-anticipated day of Donald Trump in Bangor. Here are our reports from inside the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s rally and outside, where there were confrontations between supporters and protesters and a Trump-unrelated fight between passers-by near the Paul Bunyan statue. A few demonstrators were removed […]

LePage’s ‘white girl’ remarks are a national sensation. They almost weren’t a story

Well, Gov. Paul LePage is again an overnight national sensation, and how his racial remarks became a story and gave rise to a wave of responses is a story in itself. Let me recap: At a Wednesday town hall meeting in Bridgton, the Republican said that drug dealers from Connecticut and New York named “D-Money,” “Smoothie,” and […]