This is the second angry ‘comment of the day,’ see previous one here. The comment below came from a woman (A.O.) professing to speak for the state of Maine on the issue of immigrants and refugees flooding into the state.
She said the following in an e-mail to me:
I recently discovered your “refugee blog”.
I live in Maine. I am here every single day. This state is dying out, if you were to count native-born Mainers, and (the lack of) American citizens moving here. We are too rural and too far away to appeal to most people aside from vacationers.
The only population growth happening here is in the immigrant and refugee communities.
Ann Cocoran, while you sit there and type your little words in Maryland, I am here living in Maine and I will tell you flat out that the majority of us are perfectly FINE with immigrants and refugees moving here. I’d wager to guess you haven’t been here, or don’t know any of the immigrants and refugees who you SLANDER on a daily basis on your little blog. Well, I DO. M.O. (initials substituted at the request of the author), a naturalized American citizen born and raised in Somalia who recently ran for state legislature. A brilliant person who is well versed in American and Maine history and LOVES the WHOLE community here. I know he wouldn’t fit into your slanderous, bigoted diatribes, and other selected tales….. You don’t know and don’t talk about the refugee farmers growing food for their neighborhoods and for local food pantries, or any of the other immigrants and refugees contributing to our state. No, that wouldn’t fit in well with your victimhood hand-wringing cowardly anti-American blog posts.
I know my state, you don’t; your lies and fear mongering are ridiculous and transparent.
As I mentioned in my previous ‘comment worth noting’ the rage seems to be building among those who are promoting open borders. What gives? The only thing I can point to is that the Far Left is coming to the realization that their one great hope—the Presidency of Barack Obama—is not bringing their dreams of multicultural nirvana to fruition.
Ms. O. please indicate specifically in which posts I am lying. And, any folks from Maine out there who disagree with Ms O’ s assessment of the mood in Maine?