"I am tired of being caught"

Yes, The governor of Maine actually said that. Gov Lepage left a profanity laced voice mail for a Maine legislator, which he followed up with a death threat.
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Oh yea, he's a big time Trump supporter.  


Maine Governor Apologizes To Lawmaker, Vows Never To Speak To Press Again



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.

In response, LePage repeatedly deployed a vulgarity referencing fellatio, called the lawmaker a "little son-of-a-bitch socialist" and said, "I am after you." He instructed Gattine to record the voicemail and make it public. LePage also told reporters he wished it were 1825 so he could shoot Gattine in a duel.
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Since the voicemail became public, LePage has addressed his behavior in several — sometimes contradictory — ways. Here's a sample:

LePage has apologized to Gattine
He has doubled down on his remarks on race, while denying they are racist
He said being called racist is "enormously hurtful"
LePage has apologized to the people of Maine
He said he would consider resigning ...
... or, well, maybe not
LePage said he doesn't have mental health issues
He blamed a reporter for his current situation
He swore off conversations with the media,
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This is far from the first time LePage's behavior has crossed a line of civility, as Steve Mistler of Maine Public Radio reported on Morning Edition:

"LePage's tenure as governor has been a six-year odyssey of the impolitic — from crude sexual references about a Democratic senator to his granting an audience to anti-government extremists who suggested the public execution of two Democratic legislative leaders".


Asked on Wednesday whether he would change any of his behavior moving forward, the governor said, "I will no longer speak to the press ever again after today. And I'm serious. Everything will be put in writing.

"I am tired of being caught — the gotcha moments," he said.

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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