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17. Some of those defending this candidate might as well be saying "well, boys will be boys".

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 08:30 PM

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I wish I could say I was shocked, but I am not. Between the homophobia and the Nazi tattoo, now all of this about his background does not bode well. Oh course, as soon as this all cropped up, so did the conspiracy theories, some which are actually being treated as "fact".

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How a Rich Kid Politician Was Spun as a Working Class 'Oysterman' [View all] sheshe2 Thursday OP

Thank you Keepthesoulalive Thursday #1

I think he's done. mr715 Thursday #2

Oh? Has Trump pardoned him for something? Orrex Thursday #38

Nazi tattoo is the new get out of jail free card nt mr715 Thursday #39

why is this guy a Dem? Skittles Thursday #3

I've been wondering that. yardwork Thursday #5

I've been wondering that. yardwork Thursday #6

Is he? Really? herding cats Thursday #10

Good question. sheshe2 Thursday #16

It's not unusual for Repug donors to back a spoiler candidate as a Dem, Green or Independent. hedda_foil Thursday #60

Why did Bernie Sanders endorse him? And campaign with him? thought crime 11 hrs ago #101

Damn it....... a kennedy Thursday #4

I'm glad he's been weeded out, or hope he has. babylonsister Thursday #7

Billed as an "oyster farmer' ... sheshe2 Thursday #11

I found this editorial on him earlier Quiet Em Thursday #8

Woah. sheshe2 Thursday #12

Some of those defending this candidate might as well be saying "well, boys will be boys". Behind the Aegis Thursday #17

Maybe not in so many words, but that is what is being said. sheshe2 Thursday #22

But he was drunk. herding cats Thursday #29

You are absolutely correct. sheshe2 Thursday #30

Yeah, right? herding cats Thursday #32

He was ahead in polls apparently. Heck, the Dem governor is running. What's wrong with her? Silent Type Thursday #9

Her age is the only thing mainer Thursday #21

Thanks. Sounds like my kind of candidate. And she's won before. Silent Type Thursday #40

Eve herself could have been her midwife dsc 14 hrs ago #97

What's wrong with her??? sheshe2 Thursday #34

Absolutely nothing, at this moment in our country's history. ReRe Yesterday #74

She just joined the race last week mcar Yesterday #90

a well known politician from Vermont is ok with all this so who are we to nitpick lol nt msongs Thursday #13

IKR?! sheshe2 Thursday #14

I still don't understand why Bernie endorsed Platner in the first place. PeaceWave Thursday #15

I think Planter said something about not taking corporate money iemanja Thursday #18

Bernie is not very good at picking people Keepthesoulalive Thursday #42

Gabbard. He was one of Fetterman's earliest supporters. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #72

Bronson Platner, Graham's father, was a major donor to Democrats, including ... Bernie Sanders, Abolishinist Yesterday #78

Aha... nt Blasphemer 11 hrs ago #109

So WHY are those pushing Planter Cha Thursday #19

It plays better than rich kid who was educated in prestigious schools. sheshe2 Thursday #24

Too Bad.. I'm So Sick of the Gaslighting! Better to Cha Thursday #27

Now that is interesting, signed NDAs. 🤔 sheshe2 Thursday #35

It's Telling.. It's Here in RandySF's OP... Cha Thursday #54

Ah... sheshe2 Thursday #56

Right? Everybody needs Cha Thursday #63

Hillary used nda's too, it's common questionseverything 20 hrs ago #91

lol... This guy needs them with all the Cha 18 hrs ago #92

The sources that have been posted are pretty much right wing scammers questionseverything 18 hrs ago #93

I suspect that whoever it was has done it before for others... QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #96

I thought he was the real deal. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #20

That's right, you are from Maine! sheshe2 Thursday #28

Well. thank you sheshe2 OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #33

It's been decades since I have been up there. sheshe2 Thursday #36

Platner is a plant. Kingofalldems Thursday #23

Good one! sheshe2 Thursday #25

If we criticize Hegseth's tattoos and Young Republicans's slurs RandySF Thursday #26

This. sheshe2 Thursday #37

But do you criticize those, or only the Dem violations? Prairie Gates Thursday #45

That is a stupid question. RandySF Thursday #51

Maybe Prairie Gates Thursday #55

Take a minute or two to look at HIS bio! nt cliffside Thursday #50

What does that have to do with anti-gay slurs? RandySF Thursday #52

One needs to know the source - His first book, Domestic Enemies: The Founding Fathers' Fight Against the Left cliffside Thursday #59

Is Politico and The Advocate okay with you? sheshe2 13 hrs ago #98

Get back to me when Hegseth changes his tattoos and stops actually acting like a Fascist. thought crime 11 hrs ago #102

Dan Greenfield, author of your OP's article, is a RW MAGAt racist, homophobic, Islamophobic, Democratic Party-hating POS Celerity Thursday #31

Well he sounds nice n/t leftstreet Thursday #41

Did you forget the sarcasm tag? :) nt cliffside Thursday #48

Shill-man fellow sounds about right (wing). TommyT139 Thursday #43

Just looked at the website myself, this is BS that many do not care to spend a minute or two to look at the source ... cliffside Thursday #49

Fetterman-esque Prairie Gates Thursday #44

Glad they outed him. I'm from South and have spent my life explaining to racists/bigots Silent Type Thursday #46

About Daniel Greenfield from the link - I have appeared on the shows of Tucker Carlson, Mark Levin, Glenn Beck and ... cliffside Thursday #47

Okay, so is lying or has he done the dig up real dirt on democrats Keepthesoulalive Thursday #53

Seriously, a little more - His first book, Domestic Enemies: The Founding Fathers' Fight Against the Left ... cliffside Thursday #58

And? sheshe2 Thursday #61

Please. His article about Platman is dripping with biased phrasing and word choices. LearnedHand Yesterday #82

His name is Platner not Platman. sheshe2 10 hrs ago #111

I prefer to look at the totality of what one says and does instead of one writing, Sanders backed him initially ... cliffside Yesterday #86

You lose credibility by posting items from right wing sources at DU. PufPuf23 Thursday #57

Exactly! And thank you, it only takes a minute or two to look at Daniel Greenfield's bio and their agenda. nt cliffside Thursday #62

What part isn't true? sheshe2 Thursday #66

Let's play 'What part isn't true?' games w/ some of your OP author's (Dem-hating MAGAt Daniel Greenfield) other articles Celerity Yesterday #83

You are admonishing me? sheshe2 Thursday #65

You haven't "lost any credibility".. That's Ridiculous.. Cha Thursday #67

Oh, I know. sheshe2 Thursday #68

I Thought David Horowitz Was a Joke--but He Foreshadowed the Trump Coalition Celerity Thursday #69

Kick dalton99a Thursday #64

The Editorial Board's John Stoehr is the real deal. summer_in_TX Thursday #70

Mahalo, summer_in_TX.. I read that... Cha Thursday #71

Yep. summer_in_TX Yesterday #76

I believe it with all the other revelations Cha Yesterday #79

Yes, no sign of remorse or any awareness of how hurtful his slurs were to vulnerable people. summer_in_TX Yesterday #80

Excellent point about "no sign of remorse or Cha Yesterday #87

Democratic Reawakening: With Al Franken's resignation, Democrats are holding their politics accountable to their values Celerity Yesterday #75

Interesting. summer_in_TX Yesterday #77

Al Franken was railroaded. markodochartaigh 11 hrs ago #103

I think so too. summer_in_TX 11 hrs ago #104

United States Senate election in Maine, 2026 - There are other candidates which we need to focus on ... cliffside Yesterday #73

How Trump Can Bust The Dem Money Machine Funding Antifa & Mamdani Will Unleash Violence Against Women cliffside Yesterday #81

I love the OP but check the provenance of that editorial. DemocratSinceBirth Yesterday #84

I have no opinion about Graham Platner - I don't live iin Maine, so, not my circus, not my monkey - Ocelot II Yesterday #85

I thought this Platner guy seemed a bit shrill LuvLoogie Yesterday #88

Typical for such candidates, there's a working class, no political experience purity requirement. betsuni Yesterday #89

Fetterman 2.0 vibe Hassler 15 hrs ago #94

Exactly. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #95

He's either lying about being too stupid to know he got a nazi tattoo... Iggo 12 hrs ago #99

Lol 🤣 sheshe2 12 hrs ago #100

Great article LetMyPeopleVote 11 hrs ago #105

Great article LetMyPeopleVote 11 hrs ago #106

Sounds like we're getting punked. Nixie 11 hrs ago #107

It sure does, Nixie. sheshe2 10 hrs ago #112

Ironically, this intended hit piece from a right-winger's site says a lot of good things about Platner. thought crime 11 hrs ago #108

Hit piece? sheshe2 10 hrs ago #110