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jpak

(41,757 posts)
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:07 PM Aug 2016

Gov. Paul LePage apologizes for obscene language in voicemail

Source: Sun Journal

AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage is apologizing to "the people of Maine" for leaving a vulgar voicemail for a Democratic legislator and says he was using a metaphor when he said he wished he could challenge the lawmaker to a duel and point his gun "right between his eyes."

LePage said in a written statement Friday that he takes it "very seriously" when someone calls him a racist and that it made him "enormously angry" when he heard from a reporter that Rep. Drew Gattine, D-Westbrook, had called him one.

LePage says being called a racist is "the absolute worst, most vile thing you can call a person." So he says he referred to Gattine as a vulgar name involving oral sex because it was the "worst word" he could think of.

The governor then held a news conference Friday in Augusta where he again defended himself for leaving the vulgar voicemail on Gattine's phone.

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Read more: http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2016/08/26/gov-paul-lepage-apologizes-obscene-language-voicemail/1983074#comments



no he did not

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Gov. Paul LePage apologizes for obscene language in voicemail (Original Post) jpak Aug 2016 OP
You only apologized Coolest Ranger Aug 2016 #1
I have decided not to accept this apology bluestateguy Aug 2016 #2
Well. That makes perfect sense. mahina Aug 2016 #3
Really, Governor LePage? ladym55 Aug 2016 #4
serious question - cab67 Aug 2016 #5
You know what's worse than being called a racist? Being a racist Renew Deal Aug 2016 #6
^^^^^^^^^^^^ Lochloosa Aug 2016 #10
Trump's life coach? nt geek tragedy Aug 2016 #7
when is he going to apologize for his racist remarks from this week and from January? n/t JustinL Aug 2016 #8
"he takes it "very seriously" when someone calls him a racist" Botany Aug 2016 #9
would publicly love to see his mouth washed out with soap allan01 Aug 2016 #11
Correction: Paul LePage's PR guy writes an apology. Initech Aug 2016 #12
What apology? He didn't apologize to Rep. Gattine. Eugene Aug 2016 #13
Yeah he doesn't like to be called out over his inner child. Rex Aug 2016 #14

ladym55

(2,577 posts)
4. Really, Governor LePage?
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:16 PM
Aug 2016

So glad to see you are the grown-up in the room. Not. I heard earlier today about his comments about drug dealers of color coming to Maine and impregnating the white women.

What an a$$hat!

Botany

(70,449 posts)
9. "he takes it "very seriously" when someone calls him a racist"
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:38 PM
Aug 2016

Black and hispanic drug dealers come to Maine w/names like D-money and Shifty and
sell their stuff and get impregnate young white girls. Gov. LePage. Now how could anybody
think he is a rasict?

Eugene

(61,821 posts)
13. What apology? He didn't apologize to Rep. Gattine.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 07:15 PM
Aug 2016

He says he didn't literally mean the things he said
and then he further tries to justify himself.

He says his brain didn't keep up with his mouth, that's all.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/lepage-issues-apology-maine-voicemail-rant-lawmaker/story?id=41676376

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