Three cheers for Gov. Paul LePage for saying just what was on his mind. Granted, he shouldn’t have used obscenities, but he said exactly what was on his mind, and for that I am proud of him. I hate those people who pussyfoot around, saying this and that and then afterwards apologizing right and left […]
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LePage telling the truth
Gov. Paul LePage is right about the people who bring drugs into this country. Rep. Drew Gattine deserves everything he got. Liberals such as Gattine don’t like the truth. The only thing they use now is “you are a racist.” People should wake up and appreciate the truth instead of a lie. Gov. LePage and […]
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Paul LePage apologizes, promises to seek spiritual guidance but not resign
WGME video As top Democrats continued their calls for LePage’s resignation, a fissure has emerged between House and Senate Republicans over whether the self-described straight talker is taking enough responsibility for his remarks and whether legislative action should be ruled out. The governor has also gotten an earful from top Republicans across the country, including […]
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N.Y. comedian says he wanted to agitate Gov. Paul LePage at town hall
Vice News has a first-person story from the man who prompted Gov. Paul LePage’s remarks on drug dealers last week — Andrew Ritchie, a black comedian from Brooklyn. Ritchie was in Maine staying with his friend and fellow comedian Jamie Roux, who often attends LePage’s town halls to criticize LePage. On Wednesday, they found themselves in North Berwick. Ritchie said he got […]
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GOP leaders split on how to respond to Gov. Paul LePage
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s latest controversy involving remarks on black and Hispanic drug dealers and a subsequent profanity-laden voicemail to a Democratic lawmaker who criticized him shows no signs of slowing down and should continue to dominate political coverage today. LePage is set to meet with that lawmaker, Rep. Drew Gattine of Westbrook, this […]
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Paul LePage: ‘Reports of my political demise are greatly exaggerated’
WGME video AUGUSTA — Outspoken Republican Gov. Paul LePage, amid political pressure and calls for his resignation, on Tuesday suggested he might be considering stepping aside but hours later seemed to reject the idea, tweeting, “The reports of my political demise are greatly exaggerated.” Meanwhile, House Republicans gathered in Augusta to figure out potential punishments for […]
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Rally encourages Paul LePage to end verbal attacks or resign
The rally was organized in response to a string of public statements by LePage that have attracted negative national attention. Betsy Sweet of Hallowell, who is a bullying prevention counselor and lobbyist, began organizing the event on Sunday. “With all the kids I know who have been bullied, they say the hardest part is not […]
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LePage should redirect his life
Gov. Paul LePage should be ashamed of himself for his continuous racist remarks (Associated Press article, Sun Journal, Aug. 26). He is an instrument of the devil that spreads the disease of hate. Hate is Satan’s greatest gift to us, and LePage finds comfort in that gift. He needs to redirect his life and find […]
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FBI data contradict Gov. Paul LePage’s drug claims on race
Statewide data from the FBI casts doubt on Gov. Paul LePage’s recent claim that “90-plus percent” of drug dealers arrested in Maine are black or Hispanic. LePage reportedly said at a town hall forum in North Berwick last week that he kept a three-ring binder on “every single drug dealer who has been arrested in […]
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Gov. Paul LePage goes on air to apologize to Gattine, Maine
AUGUSTA — Republican Gov. Paul LePage is in full-throated apology mode for the now-infamous comments he directed at Democratic Rep. Drew Gattine of Westbrook last week. During his weekly radio appearance on WVOM, LePage said there are no excuses for the obscene voicemail he left for Gattine last week and that he wants to discuss […]