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MissKat

(243 posts)
39. take a breath take a breath
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 01:32 PM
6 hrs ago

I like Platner-- he's a good speaker.

That said, I'm remembering Al Franken. And I hated hated hated that. I still can't stand to listen to Kirsten Gillebrand.

I think the attacks on Graham Platner are nothing more than a hit job.

Why?

Because back, last century-- after soldiers came home from Viet Nam I remember being warned that a lot of these guys had been through brutal situations. Be careful. Give them room. They might be troubled. They've been through a lot.

So, the soldiers coming back from Iraq-- after seeing battle-- are they supposed to be perfect gentlemen?

It doesn't mean bad behavior should be ignored. But it has to be put into the category of maybe we need to give them some room.
Being rude isn't a crime.

I don't think Graham Platner is a perfect gentleman. But from his speeches, yes, he's a good candidate and let's not crucify him without taking the time to be thoughtful.

Now it's up to the voters in Maine.

I think he'll win.

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What about the guy who cheated on his pregnant wife with a porn star, then paid for her silence????? groundloop 22 hrs ago #1
Is that the bar? RandySF 22 hrs ago #3
Exactly PatSeg 22 hrs ago #7
Or is Susan Collins the bar? You want 6 more years of her? paleotn 21 hrs ago #12
Not true. SamuelAdams 8 hrs ago #34
THANK YOU Skittles 19 hrs ago #18
David Costello (D) RandySF 22 hrs ago #2
X1000 yorkster 22 hrs ago #5
Maine voters decide not DU pundits duckworth969 22 hrs ago #6
Where did I tell anyone how to vote? RandySF 21 hrs ago #10
Above. paleotn 21 hrs ago #13
I was informing RandySF 21 hrs ago #14
What you're advocating is 6 more years of Susan Collins. You just don't know it. paleotn 21 hrs ago #15
How SSJVegeta 10 hrs ago #31
yup Skittles 19 hrs ago #20
This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles 19 hrs ago #21
this is a POLITICAL BOARD Skittles 19 hrs ago #19
Uh no chernabogg 6 hrs ago #40
you can be judged on the opinion Skittles 5 hrs ago #41
And then that person gets to vote on decisions that affect all of us. niyad 11 hrs ago #25
I don't understand it PatSeg 22 hrs ago #9
No info on his stance on wars of choice by Israel questionseverything 10 hrs ago #30
K/R SSJVegeta 10 hrs ago #32
Many of us are in trouble if we accept the testimony of exes in the court of public opinion. bluedigger 22 hrs ago #4
Republican agents pulling out ALL the stops dave99 22 hrs ago #8
That's exactly what it oldmanlynn 20 hrs ago #16
He didn't know it was Nazi tatoo, I don't doc03 21 hrs ago #11
This is middle school Mickey Mouse shit NNguyenMD 20 hrs ago #17
Wow, so his attitudes and behaviours toward women are "mickey niyad 11 hrs ago #26
Yes the attitude could not be more clear. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #28
I got it, because he didn't have picture perfect views... NNguyenMD 7 hrs ago #35
Thank you for the confirmation. niyad 7 hrs ago #36
Priorities right NNguyenMD 7 hrs ago #37
Thank you for confirming that women are NOT a priority. Good to know. niyad 7 hrs ago #38
Democracy is kind of important, imho NNguyenMD 3 hrs ago #42
AND WITHOUT WOMEN THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY DEMOCRACY. niyad 2 hrs ago #44
This is the point we are making. Irish_Dem 10 hrs ago #29
YES !!!!! RB77 2 hrs ago #43
I agree that democracy is at risk. Irish_Dem 1 hr ago #45
What do I know, I am just a hatchet wound..... delisen 11 hrs ago #22
Exactly! niyad 10 hrs ago #27
This is in the Maine voters hands! bluestarone 11 hrs ago #23
Funny how allegations like this always come out of the woodwork MrsCheaplaugh 11 hrs ago #24
"Journalists were swarming, staking out his hometown." What man (maybe some women, too) would stand up to such scrutiny? sop 10 hrs ago #33
take a breath take a breath MissKat 6 hrs ago #39
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