Story highlights Maine governor blames drug epidemic on men with names like "Shifty" and "D-Money"

Says dealers come from out of state, then "impregnate a young, white girl before they leave"

Clinton campaign calls comments "racist rants"

(CNN) Less than 48 hours after using racially-charged language to explain his state's drug epidemic, Maine Gov. Paul LePage at a Friday news conference semi-apologized for his wording "slip-up" but accused the press of trying to twist his words.

"I made one slip-up," LePage conceded. "I may have made many slip-ups. I was going impromptu in my brain, didn't catch up to my mouth. Instead of saying, 'Maine women,' I said, 'White women.' I'm not going to apologize to the Maine women for that because if you go to Maine you will see we are essentially 95 percent white."

Later he clarified, "If I slipped up and used the wrong word, then I apologize to all the Maine women."

Alluding to one of the "Rocky" movies, LePage told reporters at the press conference, "Yous don't like me and I don't like you."

"You're in the back pocket of Maine bloggers," he continued, referencing the site that first highlighted his remarks. That blog, called Get Right Maine, is run by Lance Dutson, a Republican operative.

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