Neal Boortz has been covering this story for years. He notes that CNN leaves out some major facts in the article.

While the article centers on the news of a racist group protesting the presence of more than 1100 Somalis in the small town of Lewiston, Maine, they leave out the reason the Somalis are there in the first place.

As Neal points out, most of the Somalis had lived in Atlanta. That is, until they found out about the wonderful welfare benefits in the small town of Lewiston, population 35,000.

A few years ago, Lewiston decided to use their governmental police powers and the threat of lethal force to get residents to cough up money for downtrodden Lewiston citizens. Atlanta Somalis found out how easy it was to claim money for food and housing, and the migration to Lewiston began. Now, two years and 1100 Somalis later, Lewiston is in financial trouble. Their generous welfare system is stretched to the limit, and tax increases are certain for the working folks of the small New England town. Of course, you won't hear about that on CNN.