Gov. Paul LePage leaves profanity-laced voicemail

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Washington (CNN)Maine Gov. Paul LePage left an expletive-laced voicemail for a state lawmaker that goaded him to "prove that I'm a racist" after a series of controversial comments once again put the governor in the news.

LePage left the message for Democratic State Rep. Drew Gattine on Thursday, according to the Portland Press Herald, which also was the first to obtain audio of the voicemail. The uncensored audio message, also shared with CNN, contains several explicit phrases.

The bombastic Republican governor is known for his loose style, which sometimes draws criticism. He is a strong supporter of Donald Trump, and Trump's campaign recently hired his daughter to work on the race in Maine.

Earlier this week, LePage had doubled down on comments he has made in the past about the racial background of drug dealers in his state, saying that "90-plus percent ... are black and Hispanic people."

Governor: '90-plus percent' of drug dealers arrested in Maine black or Hispanic

According to the Press Herald, Gattine was identified by local media as having called LePage racist, though Gattine denies doing so.

"Mr. Gattine, this is Gov. Paul Richard LePage," the audio recording says. "I would like to talk to you about your comments about my being a racist, you (obscene term). I want to talk to you. I want you to prove that I'm a racist. I've spent my life helping black people and you little (obscene term), socialist (obscene term). You -- I need you to -- just friggin'. I want you to record this and make it public because I am after you. Thank you."

LePage apologized for the voicemail in a statement on Friday, but justified his reaction saying the label of racist is "the absolute worst, most vile thing you can call a person."

"I didn't know Drew Gattine from a hole in the wall until yesterday," LePage said. "It made me enormously angry when a TV reporter asked me for my reaction about Gattine calling me a racist. ... So I called Gattine and used the worst word I could think of. I apologize for that to the people of Maine, but I make no apology for trying to end the drug epidemic that is ravaging our state."

On Thursday, the governor took credit for leaving the voicemail in a later interview at his home with local media, and said he would like to challenge Gattine to a duel.

"When a snot-nosed little guy from Westbrook calls me a racist, now I'd like him to come up here because, tell you right now, I wish it were 1825," LePage said, according to the Press Herald. "And we would have a duel, that's how angry I am, and I would not put my gun in the air, I guarantee you, I would not be (Alexander) Hamilton. I would point it right between his eyes, because he is a snot-nosed little runt and he has not done a damn thing since he's been in this Legislature to help move the state forward."

Friday, LePage walked back that rhetoric, saying he was purely making a historical reference.

"Obviously, it is illegal today; it was simply a metaphor and I meant no physical harm to Gattine," LePage said.

Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett called LePage's remarks a "threat."

"Gov. LePage's direct threat against Rep. Gattine is both erratic and disturbing, and he is clearly unfit to lead our state," Bartlett said in a statement. "Not only did the governor blatantly say he would take violent action against a sitting lawmaker, he also twice invoked a homophobic slur to drive home his point. Those reckless remarks may incite others to violence. ... Paul LePage is an increasingly menacing figure who does not reflect the values of our state."

Gattine did not respond to a request for comment.

 

 

[Dave]

5 minutes ago, ckf said:

 

 

Telling the truth makes you a racist...but lying makes you a president....interesting.

[Mainecat]

The guy needs to step down and shut his mouth.

[ckf]

 

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Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he's considering resignation after a string of controversies last week and that he plans to meet with a Democratic lawmaker to make amends for leaving an obscene rant on his voicemail that said, "I am after you."

Speaking on WVOM-FM radio Tuesday, LePage said his tirade was "unacceptable and totally my fault."

GOP Wants Closed-Door Meeting With LePage

Republicans in Maine are reeling after a series of controversial issues centering around Gov. Paul LePage. (Published Monday, Aug. 29, 2016)

He said he's going to meet with family and close advisers to decide what to do next. He says he hopes Maine residents will forgive him and say, "You clean up your act and let's move forward.'"

LePage had been angry with Democratic Rep. Drew Gattine because he thought Gattine called him a racist. Gattine denies it.

Maine Gov. Addresses Profane Voicemail

Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage addressed members of the media on Friday following his obscene tirade on a state legislator, leaving him an expletive-laden and threatening message and telling reporters he wished he could point a gun between the lawmaker's eyes. (Published Friday, Aug. 26, 2016)

"I want you to prove that I'm a racist," LePage said in the voicemail, adding that he had spent his life helping black people and calling Gattine a vulgar name related to oral sex. "I want you to record this and make it public because I am after you."

Democratic lawmakers last week argued that LePage was coming unhinged and called for a political intervention with the governor. Some also asked for him to resign.

"If I've lost my ability to help Maine people, maybe it's time to move on," he said on WVOM-FM.

His comments on Tuesday came after he reportedly doubled down on some of his statements regarding race and drugs, even linking Maine's opioid epidemic to the cities of Lowell and Lawrence in Massachusetts.

 

 

[Mainecat]

His comments on Tuesday came after he reportedly doubled down on some of his statements regarding race and drugs, even linking Maine's opioid epidemic to the cities of Lowell and Lawrence in Massachusetts.

His problem is he always points fingers away and not to himself. The opioid crisis is not anyones "fault" except the user. H e continues to point fingers at others when its a problem of abuse and not supply.

He has been a embarrassment to Maine since the first day in office when he removed murals that depicted working men and women of Maine just because they were in a union and to this day it continues.

Maine can do so much better

 

[Highmark]

59 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

The guy needs to step down and shut his mouth.

Of course he does.  He's a Republican.  

[Highmark]

6 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

His comments on Tuesday came after he reportedly doubled down on some of his statements regarding race and drugs, even linking Maine's opioid epidemic to the cities of Lowell and Lawrence in Massachusetts.

His problem is he always points fingers away and not to himself. The opioid crisis is not anyones "fault" except the user. H e continues to point fingers at others when its a problem of abuse and not supply.

He has been a embarrassment to Maine since the first day in office when he removed murals that depicted working men and women of Maine just because they were in a union and to this day it continues.

Maine can do so much better

 

Your words or are you quoting someone?

[Mainecat]

1 hour ago, Highmark said:

Your words or are you quoting someone?

My words.

[Zambroski]

On 8/26/2016 at 2:46 PM, ckf said:

Washington (CNN)Maine Gov. Paul LePage left an expletive-laced voicemail for a state lawmaker that goaded him to "prove that I'm a racist" after a series of controversial comments once again put the governor in the news.

LePage left the message for Democratic State Rep. Drew Gattine on Thursday, according to the Portland Press Herald, which also was the first to obtain audio of the voicemail. The uncensored audio message, also shared with CNN, contains several explicit phrases.

The bombastic Republican governor is known for his loose style, which sometimes draws criticism. He is a strong supporter of Donald Trump, and Trump's campaign recently hired his daughter to work on the race in Maine.

Earlier this week, LePage had doubled down on comments he has made in the past about the racial background of drug dealers in his state, saying that "90-plus percent ... are black and Hispanic people."

Governor: '90-plus percent' of drug dealers arrested in Maine black or Hispanic

According to the Press Herald, Gattine was identified by local media as having called LePage racist, though Gattine denies doing so.

"Mr. Gattine, this is Gov. Paul Richard LePage," the audio recording says. "I would like to talk to you about your comments about my being a racist, you (obscene term). I want to talk to you. I want you to prove that I'm a racist. I've spent my life helping black people and you little (obscene term), socialist (obscene term). You -- I need you to -- just friggin'. I want you to record this and make it public because I am after you. Thank you."

LePage apologized for the voicemail in a statement on Friday, but justified his reaction saying the label of racist is "the absolute worst, most vile thing you can call a person."

"I didn't know Drew Gattine from a hole in the wall until yesterday," LePage said. "It made me enormously angry when a TV reporter asked me for my reaction about Gattine calling me a racist. ... So I called Gattine and used the worst word I could think of. I apologize for that to the people of Maine, but I make no apology for trying to end the drug epidemic that is ravaging our state."

On Thursday, the governor took credit for leaving the voicemail in a later interview at his home with local media, and said he would like to challenge Gattine to a duel.

"When a snot-nosed little guy from Westbrook calls me a racist, now I'd like him to come up here because, tell you right now, I wish it were 1825," LePage said, according to the Press Herald. "And we would have a duel, that's how angry I am, and I would not put my gun in the air, I guarantee you, I would not be (Alexander) Hamilton. I would point it right between his eyes, because he is a snot-nosed little runt and he has not done a damn thing since he's been in this Legislature to help move the state forward."

Friday, LePage walked back that rhetoric, saying he was purely making a historical reference.

"Obviously, it is illegal today; it was simply a metaphor and I meant no physical harm to Gattine," LePage said.

Maine Democratic Party Chairman Phil Bartlett called LePage's remarks a "threat."

"Gov. LePage's direct threat against Rep. Gattine is both erratic and disturbing, and he is clearly unfit to lead our state," Bartlett said in a statement. "Not only did the governor blatantly say he would take violent action against a sitting lawmaker, he also twice invoked a homophobic slur to drive home his point. Those reckless remarks may incite others to violence. ... Paul LePage is an increasingly menacing figure who does not reflect the values of our state."

Gattine did not respond to a request for comment.

 

1st BOLD: See, I now view that term as somewhat endearing meaning of "sound mind and intellect".  

2nd: And bravo to him for calling out a sniveling little whiny liberal and threatening him with a duel.  However, VM was stupid for a legislator.  That should be done in person with great tact to make that little sniveling lib look like the weak name calling piece of shit he is.

FUCK IT.....let's all just "throw hands" to see who has the nuts to hold their own convictions.  Let's see who really just wants to keep running their shitty little mouths as reckless as they want afterwords.

Edited August 30, 2016 by Zambroski

[Mainecat]

How Did Mild-Mannered Maine Get America’s Craziest Governor?

From Politico

He is skeptical of wind power—and sabotaged a $120 million offshore wind investment by Norwegian energy giant Statoil last year—perhaps in part because of a declared belief that some turbines “have a little electric motor that turns the blades … so that they can show people wind power works.” A champion of charter schools and voucher initiatives, he has advised students: “If you want a good education, go to private schools. If you can’t afford it, tough luck. You can go to the public school.”
As for President Barack Obama, LePage said on the campaign trail that the president could “ go to hell” and reportedly told supporters at a private fundraiser that Obama “hates white people,” a remark LePage later apologized for, even as—in a feat of gymnastic oratory—he declined to confirm or deny having said it.
In June, LePage denounced a Democratic state senator for always wanting to “give it to the people without Vaseline.” He has likened the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo and, when criticized for the remark, claimed the agency’s enforcement of Obamacare would cause a slaughter comparable to the Holocaust. He told schoolchildren that Maine’s newspapers are full of lies and joked about bombing the largest of them, the Portland Press Herald, where I work and have been covering LePage’s antics.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/01/paul-lepage-maine-governor-crazy-101923#ixzz4IpDcr65r

[Mainecat]

1 hour ago, Zambroski said:

1st BOLD: See, I now view that term as somewhat endearing meaning of "sound mind and intellect".  

2nd: And bravo to him for calling out a sniveling little whiny liberal and threatening him with a duel.  However, VM was stupid for a legislature.  That should be done in person with great tact to make that little sniveling lib look like the weak name calling piece of shit he is.

FUCK IT.....let's all just "throw hands" to see who has the nuts to hold their own convictions.  Let's see who really just wants to keep running their shitty little mouths as reckless as they want afterwords.

Gattine never called him a racist. This just show how a short fused clown he is.

[Highmark]

32 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

My words.

So someone who decides to purchase an illegal drug which often times is extremely dangerous, inject themselves with it knowing well it may kill them is their own fault yet someone who goes and buys a home of which any common sense tells them they cannot afford it and its the banks or someone elses fault?

Honestly I think they both are responsible for their own actions.  

Its funny hearing you blame the individual for anything.   Quite rare for a liberal and I'm sure its only because of this Lepage thing. 

Edited August 30, 2016 by Highmark

[Zambroski]

 

5 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Gattine never called him a racist. This just show how a short fused clown he is.

Maybe not but this came from the article:  LePage said. "It made me enormously angry when a TV reporter asked me for my reaction about Gattine calling me a racist "

So what was he supposed to think?  At what point do we stop giving the media a free pass to manipulate anything and everything to fit their agenda?

[Snake]

LePage killing a baby would be worth it just to see Abe's head explode.

[racer254]

27 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Gattine never called him a racist. This just show how a short fused clown he is.

So why is the reporter lying then? 

[SnowRider]

Freeloader254.....in your opinion one party has personal responsibility  Do the actions of the governor fall under 'personal responsibility' or are you giving him a pass?  

Edited August 30, 2016 by SnowRider

[racer254]

7 minutes ago, SnowRider said:

Freeloader254.....in your opinion one party has personal responsibility Do the actions of the governor fall under 'personal responsibility' or are you giving him a pass? 

Answer my question dumbass.

Edited August 30, 2016 by racer254

[SnowRider]

12 minutes ago, SnowRider said:

Freeloader254.....in your opinion one party has personal responsibility  Do the actions of the governor fall under 'personal responsibility' or are you giving him a pass?  

 

4 minutes ago, racer254 said:

Answer my question dumbass.

Giving another R a pass eh Freeloader?  

Edited August 30, 2016 by SnowRider

[racer254]

2 minutes ago, SnowRider said:

 

Giving another R a pass eh Freeloader?  

I see you are using the usual bullshit pussy liberal tactics.  Can't answer my question, can you?

Maybe you should take your head out of your ass and question why the reporter was lying to LePage?

Is that what you want from reporters?

Edited August 30, 2016 by racer254

[SnowRider]

2 minutes ago, racer254 said:

I see you are using the usual bullshit pussy liberal tactics.  Can't answer my question, can you?

I don't care about your juvenile questions.....  I'm wondering about this personal responsibility rhetoric you were flapping your lips about yesterday  How does that apply to LePage?   

 

 

Edited August 30, 2016 by SnowRider

[SnowRider]

On August 29, 2016 at 10:37 AM, racer254 said:

He isn't required to "learn" anything.  Just take a look at his party.   They don't care when this type of thing happens.  They require zero personal responsibility.

 

On August 16, 2016 at 0:12 PM, racer254 said:

They want ZERO personal responsibility. 

 

On June 9, 2016 at 10:28 AM, racer254 said:

As with all democrats, Franken blamed that on someone else.  Personal responsibility does not apply to the left.

 

 

 

[racer254]

Reading comprehension isn't your strong point.

Did you miss the part where LePage gave an apology?

I apologize for that to the people of Maine, but I make no apology for trying to end the drug epidemic that is ravaging our state.

On Thursday, the governor took credit for leaving the voicemail.

 

FFS you are stupid.

[racer254]

DAMN you fail to understand shit:

Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage says he's considering resignation after a string of controversies last week and that he plans to meet with a Democratic lawmaker to make amends for leaving an obscene rant on his voicemail that said, "I am after you."

Speaking on WVOM-FM radio Tuesday, LePage said his tirade was "unacceptable and totally my fault."

[Cold War]

Just make heroin illegal.  problem solved.

 

[SnowRider]

1 minute ago, racer254 said:

Reading comprehension isn't your strong point.

Did you miss the part where LePage gave an apology?

I apologize for that to the people of Maine, but I make no apology for trying to end the drug epidemic that is ravaging our state.

On Thursday, the governor took credit for leaving the voicemail.

 

FFS you are stupid.

Of course he apologized - but where was the responsibility for his actions before he left the message?