The Racism of a Professional Politician

City Councillor Lukes is a Racist Professional Politician

Konnie Lukes has been a professional politician for almost 40 years. She is also a whining racist. In September 2016 at a City Council meeting she said the following

“We see signs here basically accusing us of being racist. I have yet to hear anybody tell me what I have done that is racist…  Give me names, dates, times.”

Two months later on November 15, 2016 Councillor Lukes voted to harass and terrorize immigrants and refugees. She targeted Muslims and Hispanic people. Lukes voted in favor of a petitions regarding the “financial” and “crime” impact  of newcomers to Worcester.

“…information from the city administration on the financial impact incurred by the city for processing refugees or asylum seekers during the past five years, including the location of housing provided for them and the source of funding for that housing.”

She was the sole Councillor who voted to seek the records of immigrants arrested by City police.

Mrs. Lukes could have sought the positive impact that immigrants and refugees have made to this City, including her relatives. She could have sought the number of hate crimes committed against immigrants. Instead she sought the opposite.

The petitions were made to the City Council by the long time racist bully, Billy Breault.  Mr. Breault is also known for trying to stop a funeral home from conducting the preparation of a Muslim man body for burial.

On November 17, 2016 the racist Mr. Breault tried to get support for his racist bullying and harassment of Muslim and Hispanic people at a neighborhood meeting. Incredibly instead of Councillor Lukes backing off the overtly racist petitions, she doubled down in her support of what some have called Nazis policies.

There was some pushback by many people in the community, including Show Up Against Racism, Progressive Labor Party, and Catholic Worker. These groups and other held signs.  One sign read “Stop Nazis’ Hate and Lies”; another sign read “ No Racist Immigration Laws”.  Inside the meeting some people engaged Mr. Breault and Councillor Lukes in heated discussion.

Councillor Lukes reminds me  of the recent racist rants made by the Governor of Maine, Paul LePage.  Governor LePage has stated that Maine’s opioid crisis is caused by Black and Hispanic people moving to Maine from Massachusetts. He has used the word “niggers” and “cunts” in his rants.

Like Mrs. Lukes, Governor LePage has asserted that he is not a racist, but the people who call him a racist are racist. A reporter in Maine, Gattine, said the followinng

LePage floated the remarkable notion that calling out racism is equivalent to using racist and sexist slurs during his radio interview Tuesday, saying that being called racist is “like calling a black man the ‘N’ word or a woman the ‘C’ word. It just absolutely knocked me off my feet.”

After 40 years of living on her racist sensationalism and riding the wave of racist Trump like bullying, it is likely the time for Mrs. Lukes to step down and retire before she does more harm to the City of Worcester.

In response to Mrs. Lukes racism, many of her opponents are preparing to resists her and Mr. Tump’s fascist policies of mass deportations and Muslim registry.