Clayton and Clayton Weeks

Yesterday we reported on one of the League's Baldacci/Castro pictures making it onto YouTube, the popular internet video site.  Today we received a visit from Clayton and Clayton Weeks.  They are father and son, and hail from the late Senator Ed Muskie's neck of the woods.  They live in the Rumford/Mexico area.

They stopped into the League office today proudly sporting shirts with a picture face on of Fidel Castro talking with Governor John Baldacci.  The League obtained the pictures earlier this year after six freedom of information act requests.  The Governor's office did not want the pictures in the public domain.

The caption on the shirt says, "If this is going forward ... I'd rather go backwards.  I'm voting for Woodcock."  The slogan plays off the television advertising that John Baldacci is running against state Senator Chandler Woodcock.  The Republican Woodcock is trying to unseat the incumbent Baldacci.

Father Clayton created the first iron on transfer and provided one to his son.  He presented League director Mike Heath with about six of the iron on transfers today.

Clayton wears the shirt proudly wherever he goes.  He gets a lot of thumbs up.

Clayton is no stranger to taking a political stand.  He spoke at a pro marriage public hearing in Augusta last year.  He concluded his remarks to the Legislative Committee saying, "I hope you will honor YOUR mother AND father by supporting this legislation."  His remark drew strong applause.

Weeks joins thousands of Mainers in outrage over John Baldacci's outrageous and immoral violation of the spirit of democracy last year.  He pushed gay rights through the Legislature after the measure had been twice rejected by the voters.  He did not do the right thing at the time, which was to tell gay rights advocates to gather signatures to prove public support for the proposal.  The Governor's move cost the League a year's ministry and more than a quarter of a million dollars.  All so that he could honor homosexuality in Maine.

League director Mike Heath said, "He should lose the election on this issue alone."

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