Maine governor sorry for 'young white' girls remark Patrick Whittle, Associated
Press Augusta, Maine Maine Gov. Paul LePage has apologized for his remark
about out-of-state drug dealers impregnating "young white" girls, saying it was
a slip of the tongue. At times defiant, the Republican governor told reporters
Friday that he never intended to inject race into the debate over Maine's
heroin epidemic. He says, "My brain was slower than my mouth. He says he meant
to say "Maine women. LePage is white. On Wednesday, he described out-of-state
drug dealers as "guys with the name D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty" and said,
"Half the time they impregnate a young white girl before they leave. The
comment drew immediate criticism. The state Senate Democratic leader says the
comments were at best "careless or poorly stated. The president of the NAACP's
Bangor chapter called the remarks "sad" and "foolish. Copyright 2016 The
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