Maine governor to stop talking to 3 newspapers

[steve2470]

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Maine-governor-to-stop-talking-to-3-newspapers-4610107.php

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's blunt-spoken governor doesn't mince words when opponents dare to cross him but he's saved some of his harshest criticism for newspapers, once telling schoolchildren he isn't a fan of papers and another time saying that reading one is "like paying somebody to tell you lies."

Now it's gone to an extreme, with Republican Gov. Paul LePage and his administration cutting off comments to three newspapers including one serving the state's biggest city.

Adrienne Bennett, the governor's press secretary, said Wednesday that it was her decision to give a blanket "no comment" to the Portland Press Herald, the Kennebec Journal in the state capital of Augusta and the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, where LePage once served as mayor. All three daily newspapers are part of MaineToday Media Inc.

"All we're asking for is objectivity and a balanced approach to reporting. We're not finding that MaineToday Media has done that with the LePage administration," she said.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. That should finish this nitwit off.

Not smart, Mr. LePage, not smart at all................

[Bjorn Against]

2. Great strategy, I hope all Teabaggers try this

Of course the media will still cover LePage, but because LePage's administration refuses to speak to them they will only cover what his opponents say about him.

[SoCalDem]

3. He should think twice about that

Never argue with a man who buys ink by the barrel

[dionysus]

4. i'm from Maine. LePage is a giant fucking douchebag. nt