Frances Perkins...Did You Know??

Frances Perkins, the first female member of the Presidential cabinet, had an unenviable challenge: she had to be as capable, as fearless, as tactful, as politically astute as the other Washington politicians, in order to make it possible for other women to be accepted into the halls of power after her Perkins would have been famous simply by being the first woman cabinet member, but her legacy stems from her accomplishments. She was largely responsible for the U.S. adoption of social security, unemployment insurance, federal laws regulating child labor, and adoption of the federal minimum wage. Perkins is depicted in a mural displayed in Maine's Department of Labor.Maine's Republican governor, Paul LePage, has ordered the removal of the mural. A spokesperson for the governor said they received complaints about the mural from state business officials and from an anonymous fax charging that it was reminiscent of “communist North Korea where they use these murals to brainwash the masses.” Paul LePage also ordered that the names of seven conference rooms in the Department of Labor, including one named after Perkins, be changed. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Perkins

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We are now living in a State that is being run by an individual that has NO respect for the citizens he is working for. Remember, your money along with mine pay his wages, he is OUR employee. Last week in an interview in reference to his having a mural removed from the Department of Labor’s hallway, when a protestor mentioned peaceful protest when it came time, Lepage said, he would like to see the idiots try it.. This man is our Governor, granted the past one was no winner, but I refuse to let this individual call himself my Governor. His supporters say ‘look how well Marden’s turned out under his rule’..sorry folks but I live in the State of Maine, not some surplus salvage yard. NOW, over the weekend, Lepage had the mural removed because “citing complaints from several members of the public, including one who said the images were reminiscent of “communist North Korea, where they use these murals to brainwash the masses.” “ OK now, just how stupid does this dolt think the people of Maine really are!? “several members of the public’ were upset? Any wages that IF there were complaints it was some greasy wheels that walk the halls of Augusta and not the guy making minimum wages? He did not have the cajones to have it done when someone was around. This is not a democratic society we are dealing with here, and please save me the blah blah rehotoric of this it what Maine really needs. I thought Maine might stand a chance of becoming a progressive state…..nope, get back to work at Slate Rock and Gravel with Fred. It’s where we are all headed. .