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16. People didn't want to hear the truth about Platner. It was all out there. Especially on this site they didn't want to

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Wed Jul 8, 2026, 11:25 AM

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Platner, Platner Platner, Platner [View all] malaise 23 hrs ago OP

The Media people have an... Mike Nelson 23 hrs ago #1

Whelp GusBob 23 hrs ago #2

Same here bif 22 hrs ago #5

i see my weariness with this story barbtries 12 hrs ago #87

Way over 60 posts now GusBob 12 hrs ago #89

Seriously? WinningAgain 22 hrs ago #3

These two Manatee 22 hrs ago #4

The point is the media focus - TBF 22 hrs ago #7

sorry eShirl 22 hrs ago #6

I have no problem with that malaise 21 hrs ago #22

We know who the mainstream media works for - TBF 22 hrs ago #8

And they are determined to take down the democratic candidates who have BComplex 20 hrs ago #34

The Pope better have some good bodyguards. Wednesdays 19 hrs ago #49

Amen to that! BComplex 13 hrs ago #77

Yeah, we've got to be really careful w/candidates TBF 18 hrs ago #54

I can't with that tabloid crap MorbidButterflyTat 17 hrs ago #65

If the Catholic Church does this, it will be very good for this earth and all its people. n/t PatrickforB 14 hrs ago #74

Maybe just maybe we should've looked at the SS tattoo and the blog post blaming women who get drunk... nycbos 21 hrs ago #9

I see MakeThemCry 21 hrs ago #21

Exactly which part is good to know? lapucelle 20 hrs ago #29

Yes to the GIF MakeThemCry 20 hrs ago #39

Help me out here. lapucelle 20 hrs ago #42

In context, leftists MakeThemCry 13 hrs ago #78

That's not what the last sentence refers to in context or otherwise. lapucelle 13 hrs ago #80

I get your point, but MakeThemCry 12 hrs ago #81

All valid points malaise 21 hrs ago #23

And there's not much chatter about her on the M$M today, is there? Wednesdays 19 hrs ago #50

Of course not malaise 16 hrs ago #71

Actually, there was news about her case today. lapucelle 14 hrs ago #76

True nycbos 18 hrs ago #57

I am sorry... did you just say the words 'plan' and 'left' in the same sentence? (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 36 min ago #99

I don't think he is anti Semitic PCB66 20 hrs ago #31

So far there have been no proven "red flags" that have held water. BComplex 20 hrs ago #38

Cenk Uygur and The Young Turks? sheshe2 19 hrs ago #43

I was more focused on the MSNBC reporting on that post. BComplex 19 hrs ago #46

No problem. sheshe2 19 hrs ago #47

I don't listen to Cenk so can't speak on that bias but for what it's worth the Bangor Daily News had an article blue_jay 8 hrs ago #93

Thanks for the link, blue_jay! BComplex 8 hrs ago #94

YW, I thought it was a good find. Also, here's an interesting update, I just searched on the word blue_jay 7 hrs ago #95

You keep posting that like it means something MorbidButterflyTat 17 hrs ago #68

Hear, hear. Betty Boom 4 hrs ago #97

LOL, not long ago tattoos like that used to be called "youthful indiscretions" by the GOP. hadEnuf 19 hrs ago #53

is that our bar now? Skittles 12 hrs ago #88

We set our own bars. hadEnuf 10 hrs ago #90

that I agree with Skittles 10 hrs ago #91

"The left has long had a problem with antisemitism." BComplex 20 hrs ago #36

Did you read the part where I've been working on Democratic campaign since I was 13. nycbos 18 hrs ago #62

Explain October 8th sarisataka 17 hrs ago #63

Some folks will gaslight you about the anti-Semitism and others will be taking names, lapucelle 19 hrs ago #45

The gaslighting is why I prefer right wing antisemitism to left-wing antisemitism. nycbos 18 hrs ago #59

He used the drunk card multiple times as an excuse for his crap MorbidButterflyTat 17 hrs ago #67

I'm tired of hearing about Platner. I'm over the guy. CaptainTruth 21 hrs ago #10

The Platner revelations are a gift from the gods Pinback 21 hrs ago #11

We're on the same page malaise 21 hrs ago #15

If the Repukes can't find something, they will make it up Gum Logger 21 hrs ago #12

We're all sick of Platner. SamuelAdams 21 hrs ago #13

No. I'm not sick of Platner. I'm sick of lynch mobs. BComplex 20 hrs ago #41

My personal opinion is that AIPAC wants either TBF 18 hrs ago #55

The timing of this is truly suspect - at best. notinkansas 18 hrs ago #61

I've been seriously questioning Platner all along. johnp3907 14 hrs ago #75

Platner is a problem that needs to be solved. LeftInTX 21 hrs ago #14

You know I agree with you malaise 21 hrs ago #17

People are waiting for Platner to resign. Hopefully he will. LeftInTX 21 hrs ago #19

Cornyn asked Paxton to resign numerous times. It didn't work.. LOL LeftInTX 19 hrs ago #51

People didn't want to hear the truth about Platner. It was all out there. Especially on this site they didn't want to Raftergirl 21 hrs ago #16

Some of us let ourselves get carried away by our excitement at the possibility of unseating Collins. 😕 ShazzieB 21 hrs ago #24

When I heard that he had a Nazi tattoo, I thought LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #40

Some still don't MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #69

I've read multiple articles and saw 3 tv stories in the last 24 hours about the turd refusing to pay E Jean krawhitham 21 hrs ago #18

Links? Wednesdays 19 hrs ago #52

Deflecting well from the EPSTEIN FILES. republianmushroom 21 hrs ago #20

I was offended by the Washington Post putting a headline about Platner's failure to use a condom at the top of the Martin68 21 hrs ago #25

Precisely malaise 20 hrs ago #27

This message was self-deleted by its author malaise 20 hrs ago #28

Platner is in the news WinningAgain 21 hrs ago #26

And his accuser went out with him AFTER the alleged rape, and just like the previous BComplex 20 hrs ago #30

Yes, Al-Sayed is next. It will start with the NYT. And then... AloeVera 19 hrs ago #48

wtf obamanut2012 18 hrs ago #60

Gross and sickening MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #70

The Platner story is hot. It's today's news. maxsolomon 20 hrs ago #32

No Paxton, no Epstein, no Piss..... BlueTsunami2018 20 hrs ago #33

The media has been out of control since at least the OJ trial. OC375 20 hrs ago #35

No shit, right? Joinfortmill 20 hrs ago #37

Why wouldn't it be covered? themaguffin 19 hrs ago #44

We have the best media money can buy Retrograde 18 hrs ago #56

You expect them to call out the PROVEN sexual abuse of the CURRENT president? senseandsensibility 18 hrs ago #58

I saw it MorbidButterflyTat 17 hrs ago #64

Alleged sexual assault vs. adjudicated rapist AdamGG 17 hrs ago #66

we never want repukes to set the bar for who we accept as candidates Skittles 12 hrs ago #85

malaise slightlv 15 hrs ago #72

Great post malaise 13 hrs ago #79

Deadline White House Nicole Wallace discussing now MorbidButterflyTat 15 hrs ago #73

doesn't affect the Senate Skittles 12 hrs ago #82

He withdrew from the race malaise 12 hrs ago #83

hopefully he remains in the dustbin of political history Skittles 12 hrs ago #84

no shit. barbtries 12 hrs ago #86

The lede story in most major newspapers today Locutusofborg 10 hrs ago #92

What's with all the MS now bashing on here lately? Betty Boom 4 hrs ago #96

Maybe "Platner" seems more urgent, because of the time limits ... JustABozoOnThisBus 2 hrs ago #98