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‘Very Bad Day’: Maine GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Swears at Reporter

Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:09pm by Scott Baker
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Monday for Paul Lepage did not go well. The New York Times echoed a famous book title calling it his “Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.”

He walked out of his own news conference Monday in Augusta after reporters asked whether his wife was a permanent state resident, saying, “I am running for governor, not my wife. I want to talk about the $1 billion shortfall we have, and if you guys want to do the Enquirer, I’m not playing.”

Later in the day a reporter asked Lepage whether his kids went to school in Florida on the “in-state” tuition rate:

The questions stemmed from a report in the Kennebec Journal last week that Mr. LePage’s wife, Ann, got permanent-resident tax exemptions on homes in both Maine and Florida last year, a violation of tax law.

This is where the profanity emerges:

By the end of the day a more contrite Lepage admitted the day had been an “absolute disaster.” Lepage has been leading a five-way Republican race.

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Mainecon
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 2:40pm
I said a few days ago, the attacks will be forth coming. Yup.

Lepage is a good man and a conservative, which we need here in Maine. Paul handled this question extremely poorly, and I hope he can learn from it, because more will be coming his way from the lib loon media here.

You who have posted should note that nearly every negative remark was from someone out of state. Those of here have a bteer understanding.
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Poetic Justice
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:27pm
We had a radio talk show host in Beckley, WV when i lived there. That was during the time that Tom Delay resigned over some nice remarks me made about Strom Thurmon. This talk show host refused to condemn Robert C. Byrd over his comments, but ranted on and on about Delay. Smae junk here with Lepage. It is nothing but a “Hurray for our side” thing. Nothing to worry about.
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Poetic Justice
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:23pm
My parents live near Skowhegan and mom went to college in Waterville at Colby. She has researched this guy and likes him. I say give him a chance.
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RestoreME
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:05pm
Maine desperately needs Paul LePage. We all know this is a ruse to ignite Mr. LePage and get a reaction. We are talking about $191. And does anyone honestly think they do their own taxes? Give the guy a break. The liberal media is really grasping at straws here. Unfortunately my local newspaper, The Sun Journal, deems this big front page headlines, while making our democratic nominee look “plu-purfect” (as Chris Matthews would say) I hope Mainers don’t let the media sway their opinion with this crap.
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verdonne
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:10am
In all honesty….I’m glad that the people in Maine are the ones to decide if he gets elected or not………
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yabblo
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:34am
Look, this guy is the only thing that can help our state right now. I am at work right now, and do not have the time, but if a fellow Mainer could post some true facts on Lepage it would give more insight to those who are judging the man but a couple sound clips. “Let those without sin cast the first stone………”
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hempstead1944
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 8:49am
He answered the questions which is more than I can say for any Dem who has been confronted by a Fox reporter under the same circumstances…..
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midcoastmainepatriot
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:55am
Paul is the last, best hope for Maine. He is a real man and believe it or not real men do get pissed off and real men do swear. He’ll be fine, and he will be the next Governor of the great state of Maine
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- TomBurpee
  Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:39am
  @MIDCOASTMAINEPATRIOT
  
  Eh, well, LePage had democrats voting for him. That irks me a little.
  
  I wish Mike Thibodeau would run for Governor..
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- midcoastmainepatriot
  Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:53pm
  TOM……You don’t like democrats voting for conservatives ???? That would be because why ???? That kind of thinking is not good……I want EVERYBODY to vote for Paul!!!!!
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Rev
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:04am
Me thinks they have struck a nerve.
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AirFiero
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 12:22am
If he’s a jerk, then good riddance. Time to find a new Republican.
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- jaytee
  Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:31am
  He is most certainly NOT a jerk. He is the best hope that we have in Maine right now to turn this me$$ed up state around. This piddly $200 tax issue is meaningless but it’s all they really have against LePage right now. While Mr. LePage should probably work on controlling his emotions a bit better, a little slip like this is no big deal in my opinion.
  
  Officials in FL say the tax issue is actually a very common oversight. Ann LePage was apparently caring for her sick mother when this all began. She was signing all sorts of forms & paperwork. I can understand how this might have happened.
  
  As a resident of Maine and a definite voter on Nov 2, I put my full support behind Paul LePage because he has a proven record of fiscal responsibility and conservative values. He is also a leader that I would be honored to follow. Paul cited a quote in the debate last night that was something like “He who governs least governs best”. He doesn’t want government to stick its nose into every aspect of our lives. He is a true leader that will create conditions for business growth & personal liberty and that’s exactly what we need up here.
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redskins1999
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:49pm
I say it again Progressive Light. That is all they are, not real conservatives
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- midcoastmainepatriot
  Posted on September 15, 2010 at 8:02am
  You have no idea what you are talking about !!!!!!!! HE IS THE TEA PARTY FAVORITE !!!! TRUE BLUE CONSERVATIVE !!!!!!!!!!!! this is all the dems got!!!!!!!!!!! THEY WILL NOT TALK POLICY WITH PAUL BECAUSE THEY LOSE~!~!~!~!~!~!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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carol m
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:38pm
If you can’t stand the heat get out of the frying pan. Hello you and your wife are clearly doing things underhandedly, you knew these questions were going to arise. Instead of getting perturbed with the questions, it might have been a good idea to have a straight forward answer and it might have been dismissed. Now you only look more guilty and you can kiss the governorship goodbye.
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Craig Harriman
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:32pm
I am from Maine and an Active Duty Member of the Military, EVERYBODY needs to research and get a history of Lepage. Something smells fishy….. I can not wait for November….. RESTORE America, GET your FAM and Friends to vote this November….. GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. And I just got married to my HS Sweetheart on 9/12…. I wonder why we choose that date ????? ( ;
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- MattyFos
  Posted on September 15, 2010 at 8:56am
  Thank you for your service, congratulations on your marriage.
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The Rainmaker
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:32pm
It’s not always the making of mistakes that are the test of a person, more important can be the person’s reaction to the mistake.
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Awakened One
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:28pm
Sounds like more house cleaning coming.
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smartypoop
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:27pm
Sucks to be him.
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keipie
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:25pm
Hopefully this revealing outburst will end his run for Gov. We don’t need anymore sleazy elitists to run our states and our country. They seem to feel that no one should question their political records or their character. What a loser!
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- Lethality
  Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:33pm
  Well said. I cuss all the time and actually it would be quite refreshing to see politicians acting like real people, so I could careless if they do cuss, but the second they start trying to hide anything they need to go. Term limits in the Senate and House would solve the problems we are having with our politicians today. We would get citizens that are looking to make things better for their states VS career politicians looking to save their own skins.
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- oneinmaine
  Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:46pm
  Neither “sleazy” nor “elitist” applies even remotely to Paul LePage. Do a little research and find out about him. In my opinion, this is a good example of the meatgrinder of our political system that average people will encounter as we try to restore citizen legislators and get rid of the slick, career politicians. This is a mistake that neither a Snowe or Collins would make. They just sell the country down the road in a polished, professional manner. Hopefully LePage will learn, explain, correct and move on. We need his ideas and experience in this state.
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- KM
  Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:59pm
  reveal what? you have never said bullsheit? I think that is bull sheit Keipie.
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- BehindBlueEyes
  Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:38am
  Maine is full of tax and spend progressive/democrats. That’s why the state is in a mess. Elect Lepage and let’s get rid of the RINOs Snowe and Collins when the time comes. My family and the rest of us are going to pay for Snowe and Collins mistakes (can you say stimulus) for the rest of our lives. Email these 2 dopes and let them know.
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- Buck Bagaw
  Posted on September 15, 2010 at 12:06pm
  These “reporters” were digging for ammunition to fire back at him. They, and not Lepage are the idiots in this arguement. And as for the loser?, Keipie, step up to the mirror.
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t00nces2
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:21pm
No worse than what Biden said…
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Dustyluv
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:17pm
Stopping the BS in politics? How??
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- watchmany2k
  Posted on September 15, 2010 at 6:48am
  By Electing Lepage !
  You have to remember, our largest paper on 9-11 talked ONLY about the end of ramadan.
  Maine is more than one half of the population on welfare.
  He already said he has a plan for that.
  In this democrat run state, we are more than 1 billion in the hole, the main bridge OUT of maine/nh is in dire need of repair.
  He has run many successful biz in Maine, he ran one of our large cities to a surplus.
  The lefties HATE him and are trying to dig ANY kind of dirt on him.
  I kinda like him, the more they hate him the more I am convinced to vote for him.
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- BehindBlueEyes
  Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:29am
  @watchmany2k
  You’ve got it right. The way to stop the BS is to elect Lepage!
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- Madcat
  Posted on September 15, 2010 at 8:04pm
  Politics = BS .. they mainly go together these days `snicker` typical Day in the cesspool ..
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