[Lewiston mayoral candidate] Ben Chin's response to racist attacks perfect

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(In case you missed what he's responding to, http://mainebeacon.com/racist-signs-target-mayoral-candidate-ben-chin-in-lewiston/ )

http://mainebeacon.com/ben-chins-response-to-racist-attacks-is-just-perfect/

“As hard as this day has been for us, it is harder to live in a building right now that doesn’t have heat,” said Chin. “We are not going to back off an inch from our commitment to stand up for what is right and continue to tell the truth.”

According to the Sun Journal, Chin’s opponent, incumbent mayor Bob Macdonald, knew about the plans for the signs a week before they went up. He claims to have opposed them, saying “I asked them, ‘Please don’t do this,’ and told them it is only going to come back on me and people are going to think I’m responsible for it and I am not.”

Macdonald did not clarify who “them” was in this context. He also didn’t explain why he hasn’t denounced the content of the signs and why he didn’t warn Chin of what his supporters were planning to do.

According to Chin campaign manager Gen Lysen, the best way for those who find these attacks offensive to express their support is to make a contribution to the campaign.

Chin is running against the mayor who wants to post the names and personal information of welfare recipients on the internet for all too see, similar to sex offenders.

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1. I will be voting for Ben Chin.

I hope he wins and not McDonald again. I did not see those signs. Looks like they were placed on some apartment buildings. Pretty shitty thing to do, whoever put them up there. I see more Chin signs than McDonald around here. I have a Chin sign on my property (talking about the white Chin campaign sign, not this racist anti-Chin sign).