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EdmondDantes_

(1,997 posts)
89. Sorry, some principles go above party id
Sat May 2, 2026, 01:13 PM
5 hrs ago

I wasn't good with keeping Swalwell or Franken either.

That nobody can point to anything he's done over the last 20 years that demonstrates he either was never the sort of person who would knowingly get a nazi tattoo or if he used to be that he's changed is hard to ignore for me.

That he blamed women for being raped is hard to ignore for me.

That he used retarded as a slur during the campaign is hard to ignore for me

That he told an antisemitic YouTube host that he's a long time fan is hard to ignore for me.

Obviously your mileage varies and you believe his words today. Maybe I'm a cynic, but I have found actions are required to believe people have fundamentally changed. I haven't seen or heard of his actions demonstrating a change.

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Platner knows the truth about the robber barons and Wall Street. This is why the POB will oppose PatrickforB Yesterday #1
What does POB mean? ShazzieB Yesterday #15
I think they meant the PTB, ie (the) Powers That Be Celerity Yesterday #16
Okay, that makes sense! ShazzieB Yesterday #36
Jon Stewart with Graham Platner - 1 1/2 hr person to person interview. magicarpet Yesterday #55
That interview really impressed me. ShazzieB 7 hrs ago #72
Why Platner NOW.....? magicarpet 5 hrs ago #87
Let's make them the TPTSNB "The powers that should never be." GreenWave Yesterday #41
LOL, I'm sorry! That is me being full of you-know-what. I meant powers that be. As in PatrickforB Yesterday #23
Thanks! ShazzieB Yesterday #38
Also the nazi tattoo thing is misleading SSJVegeta Yesterday #2
Do they also know that millions of Americans have had tattoos removed TheProle Yesterday #5
He's had it covered with a new tattoo. Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #7
Thanks for the correction, FT TheProle Yesterday #8
Only when it became an election liability wackadoo wabbit 20 hrs ago #63
And Maine voters seem perfectly happy to elect him as the Democratic nominee. Nt Fiendish Thingy 19 hrs ago #64
70 million Americans voted for Trump, not sure how happily. displacedvermoter 6 hrs ago #78
People who served in the Marines knew in 2007 that a totenkopf was an unacceptable tattoo. Platner himself would have WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #12
Also unauthorized in the NG RetiredParatrooper Yesterday #14
Interesting, I was under the impression he had shopped around NG units until he found someone to write a very generous WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #28
Do you know what this is? RetiredParatrooper Yesterday #51
It does track. ShazzieB Yesterday #35
If he had the SS runes, it would be a different matter RetiredParatrooper Yesterday #49
Not really. No. Talk tonsomebody who served in his unit or an adjacent one. SSJVegeta Yesterday #17
"Talk tonsomebody who served in his unit or an adjacent one." Are there interviews with people he's served with? WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #30
There are plenty enough probably on this site (not necessarily from his unit) but SSJVegeta Yesterday #34
Oh I didn't mean culture-wise. I'm very familiar with that. I just meant is there was anyone who could vouch for him as WhiskeyGrinder Yesterday #39
Yeah in that case you are right. Nobody has publicly come out and endorsed him who served in his unit (AFAIK). SSJVegeta Yesterday #46
Shoot, Eko 21 hrs ago #62
Probably a nazi unfit for office and will never learn SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #69
Many years ago in my late 30's I went Tree Lady Yesterday #37
They have a very "work hard play hard" culture -especially the 3/8ths (3rd battallion 8th division) SSJVegeta Yesterday #42
Your making me think of lecture Tree Lady Yesterday #45
And if the reports that he referred to it as "my totenkopf" is true? EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #48
Yes. SSJVegeta Yesterday #50
Ah yes the ever funny "I'm a nazi" joke EdmondDantes_ 7 hrs ago #73
Yes. Totally. I guess it is better to let the GOP control the senate SSJVegeta 5 hrs ago #83
Sorry, some principles go above party id EdmondDantes_ 5 hrs ago #89
That's Politico for you. AloeVera 23 hrs ago #61
AloeVera you are always quite sharp mr715 4 hrs ago #93
My first duty station was at Montford Point, Camp Lejeune. Dyedinthewoolliberal 7 hrs ago #70
Anybody's better than "Concerned" Collins Ritabert Yesterday #3
To put it frankly, yes. SSJVegeta Yesterday #9
She needs to be voted out. Pathetic. Ritabert Yesterday #10
And despite the many complaints, Fetterman's a lot better than having Mehmet Oz in the Senate. sop Yesterday #21
Not much, but yes, he is. n/t PatrickforB Yesterday #24
From 'Progressive Punch': sop Yesterday #32
I have a feeling he's worried because his wife was an undocumented migrant from Brazil Ritabert Yesterday #44
His brain is pudding. mr715 1 hr ago #115
Angus King is not a Democrat he is an Independent. sheshe2 4 hrs ago #99
This is a question I've had for a while. mr715 2 hrs ago #114
Here is a chart you might find helpful. sheshe2 1 hr ago #116
But what of votes for leadership? mr715 1 hr ago #117
You are welcome. sheshe2 1 hr ago #118
Dan Osborne mr715 55 min ago #119
And Platner is better than Fetterman still SSJVegeta Yesterday #52
It's funny how they pick and choose who to apply their strict litmus tests to. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #4
Like The People, he's flawed, imperfect, passionate. Liberal elites "vilify" The People, "crass and offensive." betsuni Yesterday #11
like misogyny Skittles 23 hrs ago #59
Thanks for bringing facts and reason to the discussion. Nt Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #6
It's funny how the ones always screaming Purity Test Emile 23 hrs ago #56
Emile... they don't care about purity tests. mr715 4 hrs ago #97
Platner's not perfect, but there is no such thing as the perfect candidate. He is however, a strong candidate to oppose Fil1957 Yesterday #13
Shockingly, MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #18
Nothing about his comment about Blacks being bad tippers, either. He was 29 years old at the time... QueerDuck Yesterday #22
This is an insightful and important comment to consider. SSJVegeta Yesterday #54
Comments from social media forwarded to me excuse those revolting comments niyad Yesterday #26
or how he laughs at those who call him a liberal. mercuryblues Yesterday #43
of course not Skittles 23 hrs ago #58
Branko thinks he can gaslight people on Graham Platner Quiet Em 23 hrs ago #60
Agree - but that said, it is time accept that he is the Dem nominee RandomNumbers 7 hrs ago #71
I understand or accept that Platner is likely to be the Democratic nominee, he isn't yet, but he is likely Quiet Em 6 hrs ago #75
You don't have to accept or ignore ... but I would ask RandomNumbers 6 hrs ago #76
I absolutely understand the importance of flipping this Maine Senate seat blue Quiet Em 6 hrs ago #79
Agree. MorbidButterflyTat 5 hrs ago #81
Platner is the strong favorite, with one poll showing him leading with 46% support compared to 4% for Costello Emile 5 hrs ago #82
Wait-a-sec... mr715 4 hrs ago #94
Is this your understanding of what I wrote? Quiet Em 4 hrs ago #100
No, we should not. mr715 4 hrs ago #101
How many times do I have to say that I agree he is the likely nominee? Quiet Em 3 hrs ago #104
You are not the person I am taking issue with. mr715 3 hrs ago #105
there is another possibility here. nt msongs Yesterday #19
Jacobin. QueerDuck Yesterday #20
Just got an email from Bernie Sanders. "How did Graham win?" usonian Yesterday #25
There's always someone crafting their edges bucolic_frolic Yesterday #27
Jacobin helped get Trump elected in 2016. johnp3907 Yesterday #29
I don't want swong19104 Yesterday #31
Things are very seldom black/white good/bad. People need to be taken as a whole. Martin Eden Yesterday #33
Everyone needs to remain vigilant about Politicub Yesterday #40
The "VoteBlue no matter who" crowd certainly seems upset by him nt Rob H. Yesterday #47
Hmmm. I wonder if the Totenkopf tattoo has anything to do with it. Or the misogynistic comments, or the ... QueerDuck Yesterday #53
The Five Stages of Graham Sympthsical 16 hrs ago #65
I mean my acceptance started at the passive aggressive and quickly morphed into full fledged support SSJVegeta 15 hrs ago #66
It's kind of interesting to think about Sympthsical 14 hrs ago #67
Well said! SSJVegeta 13 hrs ago #68
The Real Five Stages of Platner MorbidButterflyTat 5 hrs ago #80
If I got a tattoo and didn't know what it meant or what it depicted SidneyR 5 hrs ago #84
Stage 6: Inauguration. mr715 4 hrs ago #92
Do you care more about that than health care for the poor and dying? Sympthsical 4 hrs ago #95
But but but purity tests. mr715 4 hrs ago #96
It's faux purity Sympthsical 3 hrs ago #106
See that is the thing... mr715 2 hrs ago #112
"My purity test is no purity tests!!" mr715 5 hrs ago #86
I'll agree his views "don't fit in a box" Skittles 23 hrs ago #57
Has he ever explained why he voted for Susan Collins? Nixie 7 hrs ago #74
Give it up. mr715 5 hrs ago #90
It was posted somewhere here. He thought she was a 'moderate'. RandomNumbers 4 hrs ago #102
Welcome to Maine ThreeNoSeep 4 hrs ago #103
Ayah. eShirl 2 hrs ago #111
I'm beginning to think some people would prefer conservative Susan over Platner. We have Emile 6 hrs ago #77
Having Fetterman (D) in the Senate is actually better than having Dr. Oz thought crime 5 hrs ago #85
Yes. mr715 5 hrs ago #88
Simultaneity Quanto Magnus 4 hrs ago #91
Got an email from Senator Wyden yesterday asking me to consider contributing to Platner. Good enough for me. Wyden's KPN 4 hrs ago #98
So somehow I've been out of the loop with this entire topic ecstatic 3 hrs ago #107
Thanks for this. nt LAS14 3 hrs ago #109
You don't gotta like it, but Platner is the Dem nominee duckworth969 3 hrs ago #108
If he were to lose... mr715 2 hrs ago #113
Wait a young Marine doing something really stupid when they were drunk? gay texan 2 hrs ago #110
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