By The Admin on January 19, 2011
Portland Press Herald
- Gov. Paul LePage lied last week when recounting an exchange with the NAACP concerning an invitation to a campaign forum at a Maine prison, the head of the state organization said Tuesday.
In his now-famous “kiss my butt” television interview, LePage said the NAACP had invited him to meet with black prisoners and [...]
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By The Admin on January 18, 2011
Embroiled in a racial controversy days after being sworn in as governor of Maine, Republican Paul LePage appeared to backtrack on Monday.
LePage attended a Martin Luther King Day breakfast in his home town of Waterville after earlier declining an invitation to events in Portland and Orono, and suggesting that critics “kiss my butt” if they [...]
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By The Admin on January 14, 2011
NBC WCSG 6
- While attending a meeting for business leaders in Sanford, Governor Paul LePage spoke out about why he would not attend Martin Luther King ceremonies on the upcoming holiday.
LePage has already declined invitations from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The organization has already expressed its displeasure with the [...]
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