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Maine Governor Apologizes To Lawmaker, Vows Never To Speak To Press Again
Source: NPR
Maine Governor Apologizes To Lawmaker, Vows Never To Speak To Press Again
August 31, 2016 2:11 PM ET
CAMILA DOMONOSKE
After leaving an obscene voicemail for a state legislator, Maine Gov. Paul LePage has apologized to that lawmaker, waffled on whether he would consider resigning, and stood by his widely criticized comments characterizing drug dealers as overwhelmingly black and Hispanic.
LePage also has told reporters he will never again speak to the press.
You might remember that the Republican governor left a remarkably vulgar message for Democratic Maine Rep. Drew Gattine last week.
LePage has repeatedly characterized Maine's drug problem as being caused by people of color coming into the state to sell drugs — invoking offensive stereotypes and non sequitur references to "white girls" as he does so. Gattine had described these remarks as racially charged and unhelpful.
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August 31, 2016 2:11 PM ET
CAMILA DOMONOSKE
After leaving an obscene voicemail for a state legislator, Maine Gov. Paul LePage has apologized to that lawmaker, waffled on whether he would consider resigning, and stood by his widely criticized comments characterizing drug dealers as overwhelmingly black and Hispanic.
LePage also has told reporters he will never again speak to the press.
You might remember that the Republican governor left a remarkably vulgar message for Democratic Maine Rep. Drew Gattine last week.
LePage has repeatedly characterized Maine's drug problem as being caused by people of color coming into the state to sell drugs — invoking offensive stereotypes and non sequitur references to "white girls" as he does so. Gattine had described these remarks as racially charged and unhelpful.
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Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/31/492096543/maine-governor-apologizes-to-lawmaker-vows-never-to-speak-to-press-again
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Response to Eugene (Original post)
Response to Eugene (Original post)
That shouldn't be that hard to do. 
