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96. I suspect that whoever it was has done it before for others...

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #24)

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 07:53 PM

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... successfully, I'll bet. I wonder how much it pays.

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How a Rich Kid Politician Was Spun as a Working Class 'Oysterman' [View all] sheshe2 Oct 23 OP

Thank you Keepthesoulalive Oct 23 #1

I think he's done. mr715 Oct 23 #2

Oh? Has Trump pardoned him for something? Orrex Oct 23 #38

Nazi tattoo is the new get out of jail free card nt mr715 Oct 23 #39

Yeah, stick a fork in this guy.... democratsruletheday Saturday #114

why is this guy a Dem? Skittles Oct 23 #3

I've been wondering that. yardwork Oct 23 #5

I've been wondering that. yardwork Oct 23 #6

Is he? Really? herding cats Oct 23 #10

Good question. sheshe2 Oct 23 #16

It's not unusual for Repug donors to back a spoiler candidate as a Dem, Green or Independent. hedda_foil Oct 23 #60

Why did Bernie Sanders endorse him? And campaign with him? thought crime Friday #101

Fake Rebl2 Sunday #122

Damn it....... a kennedy Oct 23 #4

I'm glad he's been weeded out, or hope he has. babylonsister Oct 23 #7

Billed as an "oyster farmer' ... sheshe2 Oct 23 #11

I found this editorial on him earlier Quiet Em Oct 23 #8

Woah. sheshe2 Oct 23 #12

Some of those defending this candidate might as well be saying "well, boys will be boys". Behind the Aegis Oct 23 #17

Maybe not in so many words, but that is what is being said. sheshe2 Oct 23 #22

But he was drunk. herding cats Oct 23 #29

You are absolutely correct. sheshe2 Oct 23 #30

Yeah, right? herding cats Oct 23 #32

He was ahead in polls apparently. Heck, the Dem governor is running. What's wrong with her? Silent Type Oct 23 #9

Her age is the only thing mainer Oct 23 #21

Thanks. Sounds like my kind of candidate. And she's won before. Silent Type Oct 23 #40

Eve herself could have been her midwife dsc Friday #97

What's wrong with her??? sheshe2 Oct 23 #34

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

She just joined the race last week mcar Friday #90

a well known politician from Vermont is ok with all this so who are we to nitpick lol nt msongs Oct 23 #13

IKR?! sheshe2 Oct 23 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Oct 23 #15

I think Planter said something about not taking corporate money iemanja Oct 23 #18

Bernie is not very good at picking people Keepthesoulalive Oct 23 #42

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

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

Aha... nt Blasphemer Friday #109

So WHY are those pushing Planter Cha Oct 23 #19

It plays better than rich kid who was educated in prestigious schools. sheshe2 Oct 23 #24

Too Bad.. I'm So Sick of the Gaslighting! Better to Cha Oct 23 #27

Now that is interesting, signed NDAs. 🤔 sheshe2 Oct 23 #35

It's Telling.. It's Here in RandySF's OP... Cha Oct 23 #54

Ah... sheshe2 Oct 23 #56

Right? Everybody needs Cha Oct 23 #63

Hillary used nda's too, it's common questionseverything Friday #91

lol... This guy needs them with all the Cha Friday #92

The sources that have been posted are pretty much right wing scammers questionseverything Friday #93

I suspect that whoever it was has done it before for others... QueerDuck Friday #96

Exactly, she-she peggysue2 Saturday #116

I thought he was the real deal. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 23 #20

That's right, you are from Maine! sheshe2 Oct 23 #28

Well. thank you sheshe2 OAITW r.2.0 Oct 23 #33

It's been decades since I have been up there. sheshe2 Oct 23 #36

Butting in briefly... MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #119

Where did you go? OAITW r.2.0 Sunday #121

Platner is a plant. Kingofalldems Oct 23 #23

Good one! sheshe2 Oct 23 #25

If we criticize Hegseth's tattoos and Young Republicans's slurs RandySF Oct 23 #26

This. sheshe2 Oct 23 #37

But do you criticize those, or only the Dem violations? Prairie Gates Oct 23 #45

That is a stupid question. RandySF Oct 23 #51

Maybe Prairie Gates Oct 23 #55

Take a minute or two to look at HIS bio! nt cliffside Oct 23 #50

What does that have to do with anti-gay slurs? RandySF Oct 23 #52

One needs to know the source - His first book, Domestic Enemies: The Founding Fathers' Fight Against the Left cliffside Oct 23 #59

Is Politico and The Advocate okay with you? sheshe2 Friday #98

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

Dan Greenfield, author of your OP's article, is a RW MAGAt racist, homophobic, Islamophobic, Democratic Party-hating POS Celerity Oct 23 #31

Well he sounds nice n/t leftstreet Oct 23 #41

Did you forget the sarcasm tag? :) nt cliffside Oct 23 #48

Shill-man fellow sounds about right (wing). TommyT139 Oct 23 #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 Oct 23 #49

Can probably file it under "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" nt Rob H. Saturday #118

Fetterman-esque Prairie Gates Oct 23 #44

Glad they outed him. I'm from South and have spent my life explaining to racists/bigots Silent Type Oct 23 #46

About Daniel Greenfield from the link - I have appeared on the shows of Tucker Carlson, Mark Levin, Glenn Beck and ... cliffside Oct 23 #47

Okay, so is lying or has he done the dig up real dirt on democrats Keepthesoulalive Oct 23 #53

Seriously, a little more - His first book, Domestic Enemies: The Founding Fathers' Fight Against the Left ... cliffside Oct 23 #58

And? sheshe2 Oct 23 #61

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

His name is Platner not Platman. sheshe2 Saturday #111

Sorry that was a typo LearnedHand Saturday #113

Read The Advocate, he is quoted there. sheshe2 Saturday #115

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

You lose credibility by posting items from right wing sources at DU. PufPuf23 Oct 23 #57

Exactly! And thank you, it only takes a minute or two to look at Daniel Greenfield's bio and their agenda. nt cliffside Oct 23 #62

What part isn't true? sheshe2 Oct 23 #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 Friday #83

You are admonishing me? sheshe2 Oct 23 #65

You haven't "lost any credibility".. That's Ridiculous.. Cha Oct 23 #67

Oh, I know. sheshe2 Oct 23 #68

I Thought David Horowitz Was a Joke--but He Foreshadowed the Trump Coalition Celerity Oct 23 #69

Kick dalton99a Oct 23 #64

The Editorial Board's John Stoehr is the real deal. summer_in_TX Oct 23 #70

Mahalo, summer_in_TX.. I read that... Cha Oct 23 #71

Yep. summer_in_TX Friday #76

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

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

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

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

Interesting. summer_in_TX Friday #77

Al Franken was railroaded. markodochartaigh Friday #103

I think so too. summer_in_TX Friday #104

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fetterman 2.0 vibe Hassler Friday #94

Exactly. sheshe2 Friday #95

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

Lol 🤣 sheshe2 Friday #100

Great article LetMyPeopleVote Friday #105

Great article LetMyPeopleVote Friday #106

Sounds like we're getting punked. Nixie Friday #107

It sure does, Nixie. sheshe2 Saturday #112

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

Hit piece? sheshe2 Friday #110

But the article You linked to "accuses" him of being a Progressive activist. thought crime Saturday #117

Saying you're "progressive" Doesn't excuse Planter's Slurs.. Cha Saturday #120