[ppaul]

"It sends a message that Maine is inclusive..."

No.
It sends a message that Maine is well on its way to third-worldism.

[Catspaw]

This from the Boston Globe.  It's the only story I've seen so far about what the Nazis said:

The message of the World Church was confined to a small out-building at the armory, where about 45 supporters filled a room ringed by police. Church leader Matthew Hale was arrested in Chicago last week for allegedly soliciting the murder of a federal judge, but his chief deputy, Jon Fox, replaced him.

Fox and two other speakers used the meeting to vilify the 1,100 Somali refugees who have migrated to Lewiston, as well as Jews, top US leaders, and most established churches.

''Bringing these Somalians here is another Jewish plan to divide and conquer,'' said David Stearns of Portland, who wore a white beret as he delivered a nervous, rambling speech. ''We will propagate our religion in any way possible. There is no stopping us. Do not bother.''

The World Church of the Creator seeks a whites-only United States that would remove all minorities and Jews, and bar immigration.

[angkor]

It sends a message that on any given Saturday, you can get 4,000 college students from Bowdoin College, Bates, and Colby (as well as the lefties from Portland) to show up for a protest.

The real Mainers are icefishing for smelt on the Kennebec.

[Edward Watson]

Of course, we all know the tolerant and inclusive Mainers will eventually change their mind at large-scale Somali immigration if the Somali 80%+ welfare rates bankrupt Lewiston and the city can't pay the salaries of its civil servants or fill the potholes in the streets.

Why in the world must our societies allow freeloaders into our midst? If inclusive diversity is what we want, why then don't we substitute Somali Muslim welfare basket cases with Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Ghanian or Nigerian immigrants? At least these folk will WORK and give a positive benefit to any community they move into.

Oooohh! I'm a racist for even suggesting it ...

[scouse]

to show support for recent Somali immigrants,

I do believe that most of these recent immigrants have been living in Atlanta, Ga. for many years.

[NewHampshireDuo]

From the Portland Press Herald http://www.pressherald.com/news/state/030112lewiston.shtml :

Jamal pointed out that most Somali residents were also missing from the rally. "We have handfuls of immigrants who are very fearful," he said. "Nobody is supposed to be fearful here."

[Voice in your head]

"Matt Hale, leader of the World Church of the Creator, was supposed to direct Saturday's white supremacist gathering, but he spent the weekend in an Illinois jail on charges that he tried to arrange the murder of a federal judge.

Instead, a subdued audience of 32 people, excluding police and reporters, listened as three animated members offered an introduction to their views. While most arrived under police escort, seven showed up on their own.

A majority of the attendees were young men, some wearing black satin jackets, white berets with the group's logo, black pants and boots. Police officers lined the perimeter of the classroom, and the muffled voices of protesters could be heard in the room."

These people are so pathetic that it's funny.