Maine's governor throws another tantrum...

[Archae]

"Those newspapers are critical of me! Wahhhh!!!"



Maine's blunt-spoken governor doesn't mince words when opponents dare to cross him but he's saved some of his harshest criticism for newspapers, once telling schoolchildren he isn't a fan of papers and another time saying that reading one is "like paying somebody to tell you lies."

Now it's gone to an extreme, with Republican Gov. Paul LePage and his administration cutting off comments to three newspapers including one serving the state's biggest city.

Adrienne Bennett, the governor's press secretary, said Wednesday that it was her decision to give a blanket "no comment" to the Portland Press Herald, the Kennebec Journal in the state capital of Augusta and the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, where LePage once served as mayor. All three daily newspapers are part of MaineToday Media Inc.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/maine-governor-stop-talking-newspapers-19441585#.UcJD4Z8o601

[niyad]

1. arrogant little sob, isn't he?

[Archae]

2. We've got our own little arrogant SOB here in Wisconsin too.

Scott Walker, our "esteemed" fuhrur...I mean governor.

Him and his cronies are making Wisconsin into a laughing stock.

[niyad]

4. the mayor here is also an arrogant little sob. unfortunately, barring a miracle, this community

is stuck with him until 2015. elected under the new "strong mayor" concept, he is under the mistaken impression that it means "stronger than god, dictator and emperor combined"

[bluestate10]

3. Le Page won't be throwing tantrums in office after November 2014. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. k&r